The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-20
W.C.T.U. OPPOSED
TO P0LYGAMY
National Convention Demands
Constitutional Amendment.
ADOPT OTHER RESOLUTIONS
QUESTION OF POLITICS RESULTS
IN A WARM DEBATE.

Fort Worth, Tex, Nov. 19.-Three
prominent features marked the pro
cecdings Of the national convention Of
the W. c. T. L., the last but one Of
the session, viz: The election of Of
iicers, the final deliverance of a plat
form. of principles and d decision in re-
spect to political action. The last was
moi accomplished without considerabI
debate the extremists contending that
IS the convention had declared in its
resolutions for Christian citizenship,
constitutional enactment concerning
pOlygamy and monOgamistic mar
riages, and the necessity for prohibit
irg the manufacture, sale and distribu-
ton of alcoholic liquors by law, it
would only be Consistent to cast it,
fortunes with the political party
pledged to all of these reforms.
The conservative portion of the con
vention, however, held that as the
cause of opposition to the liquor traf
fic had so far prospered through nom
partisan action. Let we'll enough
alone should continue to be the mot
To- The latter view prevailed.
The national banner of the local tenn
pelance legion was won by Arkansas.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted as follows:
Resolutions Adopted.
advocating total abstinence az The
only safe rule for each man and
WCman's habit of life.
Z-Upholding the great principle Of
prohibition as the only righteous pro-
tectlon against the most unscruoulous
and demoralizing traffic on earth.
S-Reafirming the statement that
the American army is far better OF
without intOXicantS of any kind" ard
Indorsing the anti-cateen law.
believing in a revival of Christian
citizenship founded on divine ideals of
Righteousness.
CDeploring the death of the late
President Mckinley at the hands of a
cruel assassin, and especially that he
should have fallen a victim to that in2
sensate hatred. of law and government
which is represented in anarchy.
6-Favoring the peaceful solution of
labor troubles by arbitration and call
lng upon wOrkmen to join in the battle
against the saloon.
Calling for perfect equality Of men
and women before the law.
standing UnqUalifedIy for a white
49, AOA pune ltAdtiiloou ana protected
WomanhOOd, demanding an amendment
TO the constitution defining marriage
as homogeneous and furnishing plural
marriages by disqualification to vot
OF hold office, in addition to severe pen
Officers Are Elected.
The election Of officers resulted in the
selection of the following.
President-MTs. Lillian n stevens.
Corresponding secretary Susanna NJ.
D. Frye.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Clara c.
Hoffman
Treasurer-Mrs. Helen Morton Bar
ker.
Vice president at Iarge-Miss Anna
v Gordon.
Al the afternoon session the follow
.1g memorial was ordered wired 10
President Roosevelt.
In behalf of the Indians Of the In
dian territory, the w. G. T. T.. in con-
Yention assembled, representing 300.-
600 women, earnestly entreat that in
your forthcoming message TO congress
you recommend that no measures be
taken which can imperiI the existing
prohibitory law or party rights granted
TO the Indians by a solemn treaty of
the United States government