The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-08-14
st. John, the Honest PrOhibitionist
Talks.

PoRr JERvls, N. Y, Aug. 4.-The
st. John circuit Of temperance camps
was opened here on yesterday in
the Methodist church. The first
speaker was Ex-Governor John p.
st. John, of Kansas, the prohibition
nominee for President. In the after
noon he addressed large audience,
which had assemble in q heavy rain
storm, on the evils OF licensing and
the enormity OF the crimes that had
cursed our nation through the
liquor traffic. In the evening a larger
audience assembled, and Governor
st. John spoke OF the political aspect
Of the question, and arraigned the
republican party for the n,isrnle that
has characterized its work for the
past twenty years. He said:
II have been republican all my
life up to the 4th OF last month, but
have never lost an opportunity to
save or do a good deed for this great
cause prohibition. When the repub-
lican party met at Chicago to select
candidates for president and vice.
president last month they were wait
ed upon by the Women's Christian
Temperance. Union, n band Of brave
women having at heart the advance
mcnt of the race, and the republican
party failed totake any recognition OF
them. The day after the nominations
were made / told my wife / would
never again vote the republican
ticket, and all my exertions would be
for this grand cause Of prohibition.
Neither party dared to take up this
great issue for fear OF loosing the
whisky vote. Shame, shame on our
political parties. I used to lay awake
nights. when I lived in the border
towns and was republican, hating
democrats and democratic principles.
Since the 4th Of last month l have
made up my mind that republican
whiskey is us bad as democratic
whisky is not worse. The republican
party is false to all the teachings
advanced aud inculcated when that
grand old party went into power.
"There was Il law once in force in
Illinois to the effect. that any white
person caught in the act Of giving
aid or sustenance to any colored man,
woman or child should be arrested.
md, upon proof OF the charge,
should he thrown into prison for two
years. was practicing law ut that
time In an Illinois town when little
colored lad came to my house and
said: Please, mister won't you give
me something to cat? havn't had
anything to eat in two days.
called my wife and told her to get
the boy u big slice bread, butter it
all over, and get some meat.
Would it not be better. she said,'to
have the boy come into the house ,as
everybody seems to be- watching us
said, No, want this people to see
| am not afraid to give or sustain
any OF Gods poor unfortnnates.
The grand jury was in session At the
time. and nm Indictment was soon
found against me for giving susie
nence to II negro ! was accordingly
arrested and brought before the
court and pleaded guilty to the
charge. and stated in open court
that would. do 50 again.and when
ever | found the laws Of man inter
fering with the laws Of God would
violate the human law every time.
The testimony given had the desired
effect. and that count announced to
the packed court house that he found
the prisoner ut the bar Not guilty of
the charge. and was set free. The
mar who was the prime mover and
factor in the passage of this bill was
none other than Johs A. Logan, the
nominee for vice president Of the
republican, party.
One sixth of onr people govern
the other fivc-sixths. II tbs one
sixth be corrupt and incorporate the
five sixths will not be long in get
ting so too. After the Yorktown
celebration bill was sent in by the
republicans for $1,000 for wines and
WHISTLES used on the occasion. At
the star route trial one of the jurors
came into the courtroom and fell
senseless ut the feet OF the in dye.
grossly intoxicated. But this is not
all; under republican misrulc we
have been insulted and mistified by
the drunken cottages that accompa
MED the remains OF our murdered
Garfield to their last resting place.