The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-20
WOMEN IN WARM DEBATE.
w. C. t. U. DISCUSSES POfiTICAL
QUESTIONS.


Mrs. Lillian NJ. Stevens Unanimously
Elected President-The ResoIu-
tions Agreed Upon Adopted-They
Advocate Total Abstinence, Up
hold Prohibition, Endorse Anti
Canteen Law, DepIore Death of
President Mckinley. Favor Arbi-
tration of Labor Troubles and
Equality of Men and Women Be-
fore the Law.
Fort Worth Tex, Nov. 19.-The SAL
lent feature of to-day's session of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
national convention was the debate
over the adoption of resolutions con-
corning statehood for Oklahoma and
Indian Territory and the endorsement
of the prohibition party. The debate
was long and spirited.
The Oklahoma statehood resolution
was finally referred in a memorial and
telegram to President Roosevelt, ask
ing him not to recommend statehood in
his forthcoming message. The reso-
luton favoring the national prohibition
party was defeated.
Mrs. Lillian M. Stevens was unani-
mously elected president of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union for
the coming year; Mrs. Susannah Fry
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Clara
Hoffman recording secretary and Mrs.
Helen Morton Barker treasurer.
The resolutions agreed upon last
night were adopted to-day with slight
changes, viz:
First. Advocating total abstinence
as the only safe rule for each man
and womans habit of life.
Second. UNFOLDING the great prin-
ciple of prohibition as the only right
eous protection against the most I'M
scrupulous and demoralizing traffic on
earth.
Third. Reaffirming the statement
that the American army is far better
off without intoxicants of any kind,
and endorsing the anti-canteen law.
Fourth. Believing in a revival of
Christian citizenship founded on divine
ideals of righteousness.
Fifth. Deploring the death of the
late President Mckinley at the hands
of cruel assassin and especially that
he should have fallen a victim to that
inensate hatred of law or government
which is represented in anarchy.
Sixth. Favoring the peaceful solu-
ton of labor troubles by arbitration
and calling upon workmen to join in
the battle against the saloon.
Seventh. Calling for perfect equality
of men and women before the law.
Eighth. Standing unqualifiedly for
white life, for pure manhood and pro-
tected womanhood, demanding an
amendment to the constitution defining
marriage as homogeneous and pun
ishing plural marriage by disqualified
ton to vote or to hold office in addi-
ton to severe penalties.
The Conservatives Prevailed.
A decision in respect to political ac-
ton was not accomplished without con-
siderable debate, the extremists con-
tending that as the convention had de-
clared in it's resolutions for Christian
citizenship. constitutional enactment
concerning polygamy and monoga-
mistic marriage, and the necessity OF
prohibiting the manufacture, sale and
distribution of alcoholic liquor by law,
II would only be consistent to cast its
fortunes with the present party pledged
to all Of these reforms.
The conservative portion OF the con-
NenllODt however, Nlidt a. TIC
cause of opposition to the liquor traf-
&c had so far prospered through nom
partisan action. "let well enough
alone" should continue to be the mot
to. This prevailed.
The national banner OF the Loyal
Temperance Legion was won by Ar
kansas.
Last year IL was held by PepnsyI-
yanis.
At the afternoon session the fol-
lowing memorial was ordered wired 10
President Roosevelt:
TO Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Presl-
dent Of the United States. IN behalf
0f the Indians 81 the Indian Territory
the w. r. r. ~. IN convention assem-
blsd. representing 50e,gN women. earn
eefly eDtFeat that iu your forthcoming
message - Congress yen recommend
thar no measures ~ taken which can
lmperil the existing probibifofy Law o.
property rights granted % the Indiana
by d solemn treaty " taf lnltfq
EfHtef government"
Tonight che convention Engaged IN
faily work
90 Aassnss plsef GHg Pesfgnies.