The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-27

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prehend that there are persons In this
audience who know that II has been VIC.
lated by the keepers Of saloons. Il u
your duty as citizens 70 bring them to
Judgment Just as truly as 1t Is that Of q
Judge 10 pronounce sentence upon them.
Strive to enlighten and educate public
sentiment. There are great subjects such
as the revenue derived from taxes on
liquors, licenses and prohibition, malt
liquors as distinguished from those which
are distilled, and many others, about
which The people at large are not properly
instructed. Ii would be well for some OIL
your speakers todevote themselves 10
these topics.
Ia conclusion, let me say to any liquor
dealer Of any kind, within the sound oil
my voice, give up your business. II Is by
reason oil is consequences sinful before
God. II Is running your fellow men phys,
ically, morally, and eternally. II will
curse you and your children alter you.
Your friends, in oil kindness, urge you 10
abandon IT, They would lar rather that
you would yield BY persuasion than by
compulsloD. They resort 10 the latter
method only as matter Of sell.protec.
ton. Give up your trade. Do the right
and God will provide for you some other
way oil worldly support.
To the drunkaEd would say, abandon
your evil habit. Resolve tonight that
from this time onward you will with
Gods help live sober, upright life.
This will bring to you health and peace
here, and through Christ place Of last
In that home, into which no drunkArd
ever shall be admitted.
Ladies and gentlemen, consider your.
selves as enlisted in this cause for life.
To this many OF you are now pledged.
The forms Of the conflict will change.
The methods Of conducting the warfare
will be altered. But come what may,
never lay down the.arms which you have
raised against this evil until you are call.
ed 10 your rest in heaven.
REMARKS BY REV. ]. T. MLURE.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Fishers sd-
dress, and after singing 3 hymn, the Presi.
dent requested Rev. ]. T. Mcclure, who
was present on the floor, 10 come forward
and make q few remarks. In response TO
this invitation, Mr.. Mcclure came upon
the platform and remarked that he ielt
some hesitation in complying with the
request extended TO him because Of the
lack Of preparation such as his good
brother Fisher had evidently given the
sub ect 10 the able remarks 70 which the
audience had listened. His health was 30
broken that he felt the need Of husband
ing his resources in that way for the
church duties that devolved upon him. Il
had occurred 10 his mind, however, 70 ask
the question as 10 what was the ultimate
object OF the movement in which they
were engaged. There Is, as We all know,
q diversity Of views In regard to the means
TO be employed in prosecuting the move
ment, but not, he presumed, as 10 the
grand result to be attained. Our first OBJ.
ject should be 10 reach our immediate sur.
roundingS. And that means TO bring all
legitimate influences and instrumentalities
to bear, and to keep them bearing, on this
traffic in intoxicating liquors until the
business becomes odious 10 the public es.
tlmation. BE said that he used the word
"odious" Intentionally, because no milder
term was applicable. He meant that 1t
should be our object TO make the liquor
traffic odious in the eyes OF all the people.
Last summer he was out In the interior
Of the State, and in walking through the
country came upon rhttlesnake that
struck at him and that threatened
TO strike him with It's fangs. He
didn't stop TO be over nice about the
means that he employed TO fight back at
that raiIlesnake. His object was TO deal
with 1t summarily and efectuslly, &C.
c0rdlng 10 the exigencies Of the situation.
And so in regard TO the liquor traffic, his
object was 10 call that traffic by It's right
name; to characterize II properly; 10 make
II appear as II really is before the world;
to make il so odious and intolerable in the
public estimation that no one will at
length be found with brass enough, even
in this brszen age, 10 engage in The bust.
ness. To do this is not the work Of q day.
And it Is a work that needs the power Of
God for its guidance and assistance. But
It is work that calls upon all good citi-
zens lor support and encouragement, and
that, Tor the following reasons, should en-.
iist them in this movement: First, the
traffic is never followed by good hut al
ways by bad results. The audience did not
need TO be told oil Its usual and natural re.
suits. Pictures Of these dreadful results
had been drawn I'D nauseam, and there
was no need for their repetition al this
time. The second reason why all good
citizens should cooperate in a movement
against this traffic was because Of the
shame that rested upon society for having
Tor revenues sake, sold the license to carry
ii on in the community. He regarded the
selling oil such privilege TO set Of men Just
as he regarded the sale that Judas made
when he sold his Lord. Il was the price
Of blood. 1t became us 10 wipe out the
deep and bloody shame that rested upon
us IN consequence of such sale.
Mr. Mcclure referred 10 The incredible
amount Of money that was spent every
year ior Intoxicating drinks. He quoted
from the census returns OF 1870 to show
that about one billion and half of dol. |
lars, or, in other words, fifteen hundred |
millions Of dollars, were spent every year |
to1 spirituous and malt liquors The en-.
tire currency Of the country changed
hands nearly twice for such beverages. |
He was aware Of the TACT that traffic 80 |
vast as this-involving such immense
rauiications of trade, including such tire. |
mendous amounts oil capital, could not be |
suddenly checked or changed in its oper-
ationa without affecting the business Of |
the country from Its centre TO Its circum.
ference. He appreciated that fact. But
at the same time he was ready to say, let
right be done and let wrong be put down,
even although 1t did involve great shak.
ing up Of the country.
In conclusion, he would ask what are
the means proper TO be used 10 effect the
great reform that was needed. We are
using some Of the proper means tonight
Prayer and discussion were legitimate
means and we should avail ourselves Of
them. But they were not all. He yield.
cd 10 no one in his belief in the power OF