The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18

, Cincinnati, Nov. 1S.-The- election
of officers in the national convention
of the Womens Christian Temper
ance Union resulted i'll the following
choice, which was practically unan-
President Mrs. Lillian M N, Stevens,
Portland. Me-; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Susan M. D. Fry. Evanston. ILL.,; re-
cordins secretary, Mrs. Clara G. Hoffman,
Kansas City, Mo-. treasurer Mrs. Helen
Morton Barker, Evanston, III.
Owing to a quite large vote cast
for Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp of
Lexington, KY. OH the first ballot, d
second ballot was taken for record
ing secretary. Mrs. Clara Parrish
Wright Paris, ILL.,, was elected branch
secretary of the Young Women's
branch. and Mrs. Helen G.. Rice, Rox-
bury, Mass, of the Loyal Temperance
Legion. "
The president named Miss Anna A.
Gordon of Evanston, ILL.,, as vice
president at large. The recording
secretary nominated Mrs. Frances E..
Beauchamp as assisting recording
secretary and both nominations We're
confirmed.
The discussion of the resolutions
which form in large part the platform
of the union, occupied the afternoon
and was moderate and judicious in
tone, care being taken to make eff
fective declarations The principal
discussion was on the polygamy
clauses and one point proposed that
no new states should be admitted I'M
til an antj-polygamy amendment to
the national constitution had been
secured, was dropped. The polygamy
sections were adopted as follows:
We believe that polygamy is both taught
and practiced in the United States and
that there is abundant proof to substan-
tiate the claim that Utah has broken faith
with the United States in this matter. We
ask congress to provide for an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
states forever prohibiting polygamy. We
also declare that an apostle of the Mormon
hierarchy cannot be a loyal citizen Of this
republic because of his VOWS to another
organization, separate and distinct from
the United States of America, and not
subordinate to 1t, but claiming superiority
over 1t. We, therefore, ask that ReeC
Smoot be excluded from the United States
senate on the ground that his highest al
1egiance is given to a government other
than that of the United States We believe
this to be a civil question which should
not be obscured by religious or ecclesias
tica1 claims.
Resolved. That we authorize our presi-
dent and secretary to memorabilia con-
gress for an antipolygamy amendment tC
the constitution of the United States ir
furthefance of which we urge educa tiona
methods in every state as looking toward
the confirma ton of this congressional act
The union reaffirmed it's funda-
mental principles as follows:
Since our work is one of formation as
well as one of reformation, we stand firm
ly for total abstinence for the Individual.
Believing that the liquor traffic is moral
1y wrong and therefore can never be made
legally right, we oppose all forms of regu-
lation, and again pledge ourselves to en-
deavor TO secure such legislation as shall
result in complete prohibition.
We stand for equal code of morals fol
women and men, and empha tically con
denim every system for the regulation Of
vice.
The worlds fair closing on Sunday
called for a strong commentator and
at the same time the mayor and city
council were memorialized to make
special effort to enforce the laws OF
the city against houses used for i'm
moral purposes during the time OF
the fair. Congress will be memoir
ialized to prohibit the Importation OF
opium into the Philippines. Equa
suffrage was Endorsed.