Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-14

seasc; that il affects and destroys the
tissues of the body. injuring the nerve
cells and destroying the Ssenti;u nerve
| elements ana nucici: that it impairs
| the function ana nutrition Of
| the entire nervous apparatus; that
1T attacks the higher cerebral centerS
causing Il weakness of will power and
blunted moral sense that degrade man
| bod: that to totally abstain from it is
to bring it into disuse and thus to
make it unprocurable to those who, I'M
der its influence. diShOnor the home.
mother and father. bring shame upon
| their names, commit crime and sui
eide, practice profanity. unkindness and
brutally, causing unhappiness and mis-
cry and transmitting deGenerating in
tiucnceS to their offspring"
[ would review all of our 30 or more
departments of work were it not that
the great part of the convention pro-
gram is given up for their presentation
and discussion. Suffice it to say that
the Crusade spirit is alive; that the
work is. today, more widely than ever
before recognized by those who have
an interest in the moral and spiritual
Ntil'tle VI lHe people. II is rel1ldGka-
bic that amid the multiplicity of soci-
etics that a reform organization like
the W. G. T. L. should go straight on
increasing in numbers and influence.
Mr. BOX in the Ladies' Home Journal,
expresses his disappointment that since
tn" organization has done so much.
that it cannot and does not stop all re-
liSious papers from advertising in their
columns anything that contains alcO-
hOl. For many years we have had
department of nOn-alcOhol medication
and for years we have been advocating
the non use of medicine of anything
that contains alcohol. We exclude from
the columns of our official paper, The
Union Signal, all advertisements of al
coholic patent medicines or question
able business schemes. There is hardly
a Week that some advertisement is not
offered us at a large price which we are
obliged to turn away and years ago
we gave out a table containing the
amount of alcohol found in certain pat
ent medicines similar to that which has
lately been given in the The Ladies'
Home journal. l refer to This because
some Of our friends outside the w. c.
l I. It'tuliS tllt ltllltlly 'ttlNlCt given
by the young editor of The Ladies'
Home Journal might not be aware that
he IS dealing with that which is an old
subject to us and upon which we have
u large and valuable collection of liter
atWe. Our department of non-alcOhOl-
il medication has an able national SUI
p"rintendent and out ten thousand To-
cal unions are alive to the Importance
Of this division of our work. The most
pitiful drunkard | have ever known ac-
quircd the appetite through taking beer
on . Doctors prescription. This was 90
years ago when beer was more fire.
quently given as a medicine than it is
at the present time.
In recommending that all Of our de-
partmentS of our work be continued, |
wish to make special mention of the eff
fort to secure a reformatory prison for
women.
The prison system in Maine is dcfec-
tiv" in its method of caring for the
women prisoners. Efforts have been
made for % years to secure a separate
prison for women. where at least some
of the women who now vibrate between
tho police station and the Jail could be
i'''' W. Will Spiilt lCts''iifipit iI'It
of reformation. The United States Con-
gross IN response to a request. gave to
the state large building on Widows
island. which might be used for this
purpose The building was built by the
United States government for marine
purposes hut was never used. 1t is to
n" hopcd that the State will soon de-
eide 70 establish woman's reforma-
tory. Last Year. 5115 men and 2s2 women
We're committed to the jails of the
state. The State prison has an average
of 200 men and women.
UNDOUBTEDLY the convention will vote
ana nope it will. to continue effort to
secure the full Suffrage for the women
OF Name The strongest objection now
offered by the opponents among the
goo" people is that the women do not
want the ballot. This objection is to a
great extent unfounded and untrue. To
De sure al women do not want the hal
iot' pu' claim that il is far more nm
reasonable and unjust to deprive the
women who do want it than it would
De 10 thrust it upon the women who
do NOT care for it. We should nj far-
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