The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 7, 1887, Page 2

Miss Willard After Blaine. “Frances E. Willard versus James G. Blaine” as title of a case to be argued in the political arena would certain'y arouse the interest of every politician in this broad land. Only about a year ago such a case was ripe almost to fruition, and who may say that the great whirlpool of American national politics will not briag it to the surface soon! The fact is that the great advocate of prohibition and of woman's suffrage, during one of her trips of last year, became cognizant of some of tke dealings of the magnetic states- man in Little Rock railroad se- curities more damaging than any- thing heretofore published—even worse than the interesting notes to “Dear Fisher.” The story goes that Miss Willard, while stopping at the residence of « friend in Arkansas, was shown an autograph letter of James G. Blaine, in which the latter made the most damaging admissions concerning his investments in Little Rock. This story is not the truth but comes very near it. Miss Willard was called upon by the Herald reporter at her beautiful home on Chicago avenue, Evanston, yesterday, and very affably accorded an interview. The lgdy does not live in grand style, but her home—a two-story cottage modeled after the Swiss fashion, with plenty of pictur- esqe gables and mansards—is so overgrown with woodbine and hon eysuckle in the midst of superb shrubbery, right under the shadow of stately elms, that it makes the most charming impression. So does the lady herself, for that matter. Like many prominent agitgtors in political, social or ethical field, she does not indicate by her appearance the work she has accomplished. Not above the medium height, attired in the most unpretentious style of dress of some gray, clinging materi- al; with finely cut features marked by a pair of eyeglasses upon a slight- iy aquiline nose; the light-brown ‘hair beginning to show traces of time. she looks more like atypical “school- marm” than like a lady whose name has been identified for years with the most arduous and earnest work in the sterile field of prohibition. It is only when Miss Willard speaks upon the topics nearest and dearest to her heart that the expression of most unpretentious modesty fades from her features and she assumes the character of the uncompromising intellectual leader which she is. “No,” she remarked, when the Blaine matter was mentioned, “I have not seen such a letter as you apeak of, and I don’t think that it will be quite opportune at this time , to touch upon the subject. But, since you mention it, I see no reason , Why I should not state just what I know about it. A year orso ago, on one of my trips through Kansas, I stopped at the home of a gentleman .who from a republican had become an avowed prohibitionist. He stat- ed in conversation that he knew every detail of Blaine’s connection with the Little Rock affair; that he bad actu- al proof—no second-han@ informa- tion—and what I heard convinced me so clearly that Blaine in these dealings did not act the part of an upright man that I asked my host to reduce his statement’ to writing. This he did. It wasintended to use this statement either in the Voice— our paper—or in some manifesto. Now, while every fact touching on Blaine’s culpability was clearly au- thenticated, the statement was not properly attested. I did not use it, ‘bat sent it back for thorough attes- tation. It has never been returned to me, but I can say that the testi- mony was even stronger than any admission on the part of Blaine could possibly be.” Turning to the position which “woman in politics” is likely to oc- cupy in the coming national cam- paign, Miss Willard said: “I hope that this position will be a prominent ene. The W. C. T. U. in all the northern states is pronouncedly in favor of woman’s ballot—in political elections as well as municipal. I re. gard female suffrage as the best method not only of enacting prohi- bition, but of enforcing it. Accord- ing,to all the latest analysis, law— Prehibitory or otherwise—is a pere 7 fect negation unless there are good | men back of it.” “Then I understand you,” ventur- ed the reporter, “that female suffrage is to be employed simply in the di- rection of electing good men.” “QO, no!” was the quick and em- phatie reply. “I would have women everywhere, in national as well as municipal councils. Any place con- sidered to be proper for men ought | to be fit for women to go. I don't believe in two worlds—one for wom- an, the other for man. I think men ought to stay more at home and women ought to go out more into the world; it would make men purer and women stronger.” “Is anything tangible being done in this direction?” Miss Willard was asked. “I went before the last four nat tional conventions,” replied, “the republican, democratic, green- back and prohibition, with a mani- festo asking that our position be recognized in the platforms. The result you know. The accusation has been brought in relation to me” —and here Miss Willard grew very distinct in her accentuation—“that my interest in the prohibition move- ment was simply to bring the wom- an’s ballot to the front. Thisis sur- prising, in view of the fact that I have worked earnestly and uncom- promisingly in the cause of prohibi- tion for thirteen years. Many of the prohibitionists are not favorable to woman's ballot, and they are she those who take the ground that I} and others are in the prohibition party simply for the woman's ballot. We claim that the latter is simply an object to reach the aimm—prohibition, pure and absolute. We believe that the prohibition party is largely in favor of woman's ballot, and will so declare.” “Is not that somewhat contradic- tory?” asked the reporter. “Not at all,” replied Miss Willard. “The 500 delegates of the Nebraska convention unanimously indorsed woman's ballot. The Ohio conven- tion did not—much to my surprise. That body virtually declared, how- ever: ‘Since some people favor wom- an’s ballot, we will—if in our power —submit an amendment to that ef- fect.’ ” In the further course of her re- marks Miss Willard said that there was a very strong feeling in her party in favor of General Clinton B. Fisk, of New Jersey, and Colonel Bain, of Kentucky, as standard- bearers for 1888, though St. John had many advocates because he had been so villainously abused. No- vember 30 and December 1, of the present year, a conference of prohi- bitionists will be held in Chicago to fix the date for the next national convention. “To show you what prohibitionists think of women in polities,” she continued, “let me in- form you that of the seven members of the executive committee two are women—aimyself and Mrs. Brown of the Woman's college in Cincinnati. Women are admitted to all councils.” Inconelusion Miss Willard touched upon the labor question. “I hardly know whether it is right to speak of a ‘labor’ party.” she said. We are all laborers and wage-.workers—at least we ought to be. I should pre- fer the expression ‘tool-workers’ for what is now called labor party. I hope and believe that our party will show a progressive spirit toward the mighty unrest in society. 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Lamon, private Secretary | of President Lincoln, gives a dream, as related by President Lineoln, “I retired very late. I had bees up waiting for important dispatehes from the I could not have been long in bed when I fell into a slumber, for I was weary. 1T soon began to dream. There iseemed to be a death like stillness Then I heard subdued ' front. jabout me. | sobs, as if a number of people were | weeping. Ithought I left my bed /and wandered down stairs. There | \ the silence was broken by the same | pitiful sobbing. but the mourners | were invisible. I went from room \toroom. No living person was in | | sight, but the same mournful sounds | | of distress met me as I passed along. | | It was light in all the rooms; every | | object was familiar to me; but where | were all the people who were griev- | ing as if their hearts would break? | |I was puzzled and alarmed. What | |could be the meaning of all this? | Determined to find the cause of a} | state of things so mysterious and so | shocking, I kept on until I arrived | at the “End Room,” which I entered. | There I met with a sickening sur-| prise. Before me was a catafalque, on which rested a corpse wrapped in | funeral vestments. Around it were | stationed soldiers who were acting as | | guards, and there was a throng of people, some gazing mournfully up- on the corpse, whose face was cover- ed; others weeping pitifully. ‘Who is dead in the White House?” I de- ‘The | manded of one of the soldiers. President,” answer. ‘He was killed by an assassin! Then came a loud burst of grief from the was his crowd which awoke me from my dream. I slept no more that night; and although it was only a dream, I} | | | | have been strangely annoyed by it ever since.” “That is horrid!” said Mrs. Lin- coln. “I wish you had not told it. Wants the Earth. To say the least of it, the platform which Henry George wrote for the Syracuse convention is not lacking in either greed, assurance. or encom- passment. It about absorbs every- | thing worth having. and what is more, county labor conventions are being held daily in New York to in- dorse the mother convention—the Syracuse one—composed of every element known to political disaffec- tion and chaos. The first declaration is a very plain one, if it is somewhat extend- ed. It is to the effect that the Gerorce party is in favor of assuming public control and ownership of all the railroads. But how? Where is the rat among them who is going to bell the cat? Is it to be a dona fide purchase or a wholesale confiscation? | Even at a low estimate the railroad property is worth to-day in the Tnited States over $6,000,000,000. If purchase is meant, who is to raise this vast sum for the purchase mon- ey? If confiscation is meant, what is to become of the 2,000,000 men who own the stocks and bonds of these roads, to say nothing Zof the investment of millions upon millions of foreign money, which foreign governments will not willingly nor silently let their subjects lose? Admitting, however, that all the roads have to be purchased, then what? Are state governments to buy or the general ‘government? What would Missouri do, for exam- ple, with the roads that run through almost every portion of her territory? How could she pay forthem? Hold a constitutional convention, change her organic law, and issue more bonds? That would be the only way, and as the people of Missouri now feel this only way would be al- so an utterly impossible way. If the federal government buys, how are the $6,000,000,000 fo be raised to do the buying with? More bonds I am glad I don’t believe in dreams, or I should be in terror from this forth.” “Well,” responded Mr. Lincoln, thoughtfully, “it is only a dream, Mary. 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A man in Buffalo, who supported Mr. Cleve- land as a candidate for sheriff, desired a public office when Mr. Cleveland became president. He did not get it, being in poor health and unable to earn enough in private life to support his family in comfort. Upon learning that he was sick and poor in Washington, the president sent him $50 and a supply of provisions, and, upon learning of his death, as- sumed the funeral expenses and assured the family that he would supply their immediate needs. This f | is painful enough, but the Sun’s ac- count adds that “this treatment of McComber by the president is not an isolated case.” This is simply revolting. A president who, when his old friends are in distress, puts his hands into his own pocket instead of putting it into the treasury of the United States isa man whese cold- blooded perfidy will array against him every hungry Jeffersonian in the | Tinted States—New York Times. | Baroness Coutts will visit this! country this fall. 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