, 1874-05-30

,Adtreaacs by tho Enon. William Nu1-
fer+ Author OF the Inlfanit Liquor


,Adtreaacs by tho Enon. William Nu1-
ter, Author OF the Inlfann Liquor
Law. - 's,' -
Correspondence Of Tbs C:.icaqo Tribune.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May %, 1B7A.
The Hon. William Baxter, author Of the India
IN Temperance Inv, spoke hero TN Tuesday
evening, yesterday afternoon and evening, and
drew large crowds to hear him. Tho agitation
which has been in progress for tho past few
months has made him Bomowhst famous, and
curiosity had boon aroused to SOC tho man who
bad becn instrumental In causing 80 much CON-
motion aud antagonistio fcolings among the peo-
ple, orraTiug the temperance-advooRten and tue
saloon-kceping md imbibing elomenta against
each other, until point has boon reached which
will probably nuke tho temperance-lssucB tho
leading feature OF tho tall-campaign.
Baxter lives at Richmond aud Ia Quaker
preacher when the Spirit moves him, but is
ready to act o. legislator, lecturer, or In auch
other capacities as will bo likoly to koep him fa-
yorably aud prominently. bofore tho people.
Though claiming birth in tho north Of England,
lila Scotch origin is plainly manifest in Ills foat-
ures and accent. He is highly entertaining, and
will rank III eioquaneo with Cough, ana, IN the
lecturer, who, whilo the exoitemont continues,
will undoubtedly bo in great demand. He is
particularly happy in tho application Of Ills Hto-
sase slla ~ ss,n;nnt r. eiad1en ti,e Tonrt
o. t,',a mat vaincloious actor, Hia
~ et<,o 'n ~ .rr,,,mcnt ia morgeI into this par-
tieular faculty, which. for the tn tine
bt boios' 'atrnned or. Of story apd Illustration. iii
o are,,nnnt.wonld hardly pags muster before .
m5dopn ,saa,t ! p Ho declared 4 tho auoation Of
''1 that {ara IL M o,as,;o iofora
'nae ~ a. w er9at
snu ,a1s psGo ~ ia s a. sto"s ~ th ~
isting iutemp;ssaaso, ; In twenty soars w' shall
NJ Baxter complains t} Gf tho great ignorance =;
shat no mus ,' among tho People it, tnas .nss
Tho next breath, ho praisod tho arangors for
thels intellsenco. ana exhostea them 70 20
!oln ~ .,a.; tno tomneranee 3 naoyement. ha
highly sat1atae,ory t1dt to msot IT, ana ost ot h;a
auaence, taas tho seoppase OF tno Hale OF inLoxl-
eaata ean ny %onia saye 20 tho country nearly
II ~. t ss s,r, ~
prosooa'oa n3, anu main,enancS ht @ o. pro.ecsol
9eatnss clame. eto;; put; "auo the legerehe
Ieg,aator t W. !; mating tnoso o .;a tnt
bookkaepne onlv ny eoWe as ono aido I Gu af ta ao
no,,nt@faiIoa 10 sbow m t1e orot e;da s hv cy
s amo W ro; noteS H. ~ aso ao'
.ne etoms!!E ~ ~ ktt'a e!uluyoo ~ ~ naau'ao u
rnre u KY .he SaIo o @ npt sfa,s
dor,~oI II Natoa,p1 al 4nc31 @
@ Tel.Sou ~ Nasohat a ano ' Loca1 governments
Lae onoeonfo M ~ psor Moula DO tho n;, aoua. u
.uer " onu ~ ~ ~ tno nnen ~
1ge,a - Go t11e WY " a3'pR u VIE
aa. asenng nnf tne Eent1oman aanouncs;o th,
tha 1aw a villa III ' 70 at Iin Is a an
nnniinr hfta iii tho way thrnuph' yet III erno @
sitlon Of what ho intoudod tIle iiaw should eo:
cotnplisb, and Ills argument as. to it's powors
wore in j legal pnint Of yiaw. a failure. : He an.
nol,ncol. at 9lo outset. that lie went to tho Log
isluturo for tho purpose Of getting through i
| prohihitory law: but fading that he could no
Eat that. ho got 4 law aB noar prohibition as pos
Hiblo; and ha thought TINT, it It's pro
Visions wero carried ont, It woult
bo In effect nearly prohtbitory. II!
robaaraed the obstacles placed il