The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-11-20
Gleanings From National Convention
Report i'm Union Signal. e..

GIeanings From National Convention
Report in Union Signal. .
At least 1900 people were pres
ent in the Jefferson opera house,
Portland to listen to President
Stevens first words. Because, :"
she said ''we are patriots, because
we are striving to make our coun-
try a better country. Let us
stand while we sing America
Forty-fve states and territories
responded to roll call. H.. , T.: ..-.-
Rev. Mr.. Sanders of London,
who accompanied Lady Henry
Somerset, to Portland, was intro
duced. He said that be had TO-
900 Of the poorest people in Lon
don in his parish and they were
in charge Of ''Our Worlds Presi-
dent. - ''Is it any wonder that the
w. G.. T. U. women are held in
high esteem by the thousands who
are benefited by such women as
our leader in more than fifty coun-
tries?'
1 wish it was possible / to
give the presidents address in
full. I can only quote a few of
Mrs. Stevens words: ''Our gains
are marvelously encouraging" she
said. ''Their is ample evidence
that the law prohibiting liquor
selling in the army canteen is ac-
comprising all that it's advocates
had hoped. It is we'll known that
there is a beer hall in each national
soldiers home, with one exception.
To fight prohibition in every form
is and also has been the watch
word of all papers edited in the
interests of the liquor dealers.
The Wine and Spirit News said
not long ago that never before in
the history of temperance agitation
has there been such widespread
and continuous attack upon the
liquor traffic as at the present
time" Eyes, they fight prohibi-
ton because prohibition prohibits
in spite of their cry to the con-
trary. The law against murder
does not fully stop that crime,
but shame on the man who would
vote to have that law repealed.
Mississippi lacked only one vote
of securing state prohibition, and
who cannot imagine the fathers in
that state who are following their
sons to a drunkards' graves, and
the cry that should penetrate the
heart of every Christian voter
in the land. Do you not hear it,
my brother? Oh, if I had only
cast that one vote, but it's too late,
too late. [ pray you hear and
heed.)
Several license and liquor manu-
featuring states pay from $1.OO to
1890 per capita to the United
States government for internal
revenue. Prohibition Maine pays
less than five cents per capita and
yet thousands seem to think that
the nation would 60 to smash
financially if 1t was not for the
liquor license money.
The amount of liquor sold con-
stantly increases under the dispen-
sary plan system. The defeat of
the Georgia dispensary bill was
brought about by the w. G. T.
IT,, as was also the scheme to
fasten that law upon the people of
Florida. An increasing number
of corporations call for total alb
stinence among their employees.
President Roosevelt said in his
message: ''In dealing with the
aboriginal races few things are
more important than to preserve
them from terrible physical and
moral degradation resulting from
the liquor traffic. Out of this
came the bill forbidding any
American to sell intoxicants, opium
or fire arms in any island of. the
Pacific which is not under the
government of a civilized power.
The w. c. T. U. fought and
won the battle for the quarterly
temperance lessons and are receiv-
ing words Of praise from Sunday
school workers everywhere.
During the past year 4,702 new
members were added to the rolls,
while the l.. T. L. report 6,928
new members.
Miss Rena Mosier, a Y. organ
izer, found in the state prison at
Auburn, N. Y, 1900 men and
100 women. OF the latter thirty
nine were banded together in a
w. C. T. U. The Auburn Y.
volunteers pay state dues and help
them in their work, and also find
homes for each one when they are