![]() Both are making active preparations for the second campaign and, with the same end in view, Ohio and other states are also doing preparatory work. None has as yet achieved its purpose but Massachusetts secured a majority of one in the Senate last winter and Illinois lacked one of a majority in the House (two-thirds being essential to success). It will be seen that, while the reason for seeking this added weapon in women's hands is in each case that it may be used against the rum power, in defense of Home, there is much latitude in the methods by which it is sought, as also in the extent to which the idea is carried out and in the progress which different states have made. Several other states have signified their purpose to take up the new method ere long. In Illinois and Massachusetts the ballot on the single question of license is all that has been asked but Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota ask for the ballot in general while Ohio desires it "on all temperance questions." Maine and Rhode Island have both endorsed the Illinois phase of the movement, though the women of Maine (where prohibitory law is in full force) did this rather as a token of sympathy than with a view to active work. Unions of eight states, the object of which is to secure for all women above the age of twenty-one years the ballot as one means for the protection of their homes from the devastation caused by the legalized traffic in strong drink. HOME PROTECTION" is the general name given to a movement already endorsed by the W. Unions are "waiting."Ĭhicago, September, 1879. But we invite comparison between states active in the petition battle for the temperance vote and those which have excluded this method of work, and claim that activity along this line would be an incalculable blessing to communities where, though the legalized dram-shop never closes its doors and politicians work steadily to advance its interests, our W.C.T. Some of our sisters have feared lest attention to this branch of work might interfere with our holding Gospel meetings, circulating temperance literature, and training the children to right habits. But as steam can be applied to locomotion only through an engine, and as electricity can be utilized only through a battery, so, in a Republic, we can condense the opinion of this majority of women into law only through the magical little paper which falls We want that ballot because the liquor traffic is entrenched in law, and law grows out of the will of majorities, and majorities of women are against the liquor traffic. The Right of Petition, its purpose and its power, will be treated of, in the pages that follow, with emphatic but not exclusive reference to the temperance ballot for woman. We only know what we have lived and in the last five years I have witnessed a cheering march of public opinion along a road always open to our feet, but not mapped upon our usual plans of the campaign as clearly as I am convinced it ought to be. "Well, we - are - waiting" is the very frequent answer, quickly followed by the earnest inquiry: "What can be done?" doing?" is my most natural question to the dear women who welcome me on almost each new day to some new locality. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using a product.ĭistributed by: C&A Marketing, Inc."WHAT is your W.C.T.U. Legal Disclaimer: Actual product packaging and materials may contain more and different information than what is shown on our website. All other products, brand names, company names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners, used merely to identify their respective products, and are not meant to connote any sponsorship, endorsement or approval. microSD is a trademark of SD-3C LLC in the U.S. ZINK, Zero Ink, and the ZINK logo are trademarks of ZINK Holdings, LLC, registered in the U.S. PRINTOMATIC is a trademark of C&A IP Holdings, LLC in the U.S., the European Union and the United Kingdom. ![]() The Kodak trademark, logo and trade dress are used under license from Kodak.
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