The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
GOV. ST. JOHN SPEAKS.
Arraigning the Republican Party
for its Misdeeds Loans Black
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was opened here on Tuesday last
in the Methodist church. The first
speaker was eX-Gov. John P. St.
John of Kansas. the Prohibitionist
nominee for President. In the at
ternoon he addressed large audi
ence, which had assembled in a
heavy rain storm, on the evils of
licensing and enormity of the crimes
that had cursed our nation through
the liquor traffic. In the evening
a larger audience assembled, and
Gov. St John spoke of the political
aspect of the question, and arraiened
the Republican party for the mis-
rule that has characterized its work
Tor the past twenty years. We
quote his words:
| have been a Republican all my
life up to the 4th of last month, but
| have never lost an opportunity
to say or do a good deed for this
! great cause of prohibition. When
the Republican party met at Chi
cago to select candidates for Presi-
dentand Vice President last month,
they were waited upon by the
Womens Christian Temperance
Union, a band of brave women
having at heart the advancement
OF the race, and the Republican
party failed to take any recognition
OF them. The day after the nomi-
nations were made | told my wife
| would never again vote the Re
publican ticket, and all my exer.
tons would be for the grand cause
of prohibition. Neither party dared
to take up this great issue for fear
of losing the whiskey vote. Shame,
shame on our political parties. /
used to lay awake nights, when |
lived in the border towns and was
Republican, hating Democrats
and Democratic principles. Since
the 4th of last month | have made
up my mind that Republican wills
key is as bad as Democratic wills
key, if not worse. The Republican
party is false to all the teachings
advanced and inculcated when that
grand old party went into power.
There was 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, and, upon proof of the
charge, should be thrown into
prison for two years. | was prac-
ticing law at that time in an Illinois
town, when little colored lad came
to my house and said "Please,
mister, won't you give me some
thing to eata | haven't had any
thing to eat in two days. : Icalled
my wife and told her to get the
boy a big slice of bread, butter it
all over, and get some meat.
would in not be better, she
said, to have the boy come into
the house, as everybody seems to
be watching us?" | said, mo, |
want this people to see that | am
not afraid to give and sustain any
OF Gods poor unfortunates. The
Grand Jury was in session at the
time, and an Indictment was soon
found against me for giving sus
tenance to a negro. | was accord
ingly arrested and brought before
the Court, and pleaded guilty to
the charge. and stated in open
court that | would do SO again, and
whenever | found the laws Of man
interfering with the laws of God |
would violate the human law every
time. The testimony given had
the desired effect, and the Court
announced to the packed court
house that he found the prisoner
at the bar mot guilty of the
charge" and | was set free. The
man who was the prime mover and
factor IN the passage of this bill
was none other than John A. Logan,
the nominee for Vice President of
the Republican party.
One sixth of our people govern
the other hve-sixths. If this one
sixth be corrupt and Incorporate,
the hve-sixths will not be long in
getting SO too. After the York
town celebration a bill was sent in
by the Republicans for So, 900 for
wines and whiskeys used on that
occasion. At the Star route trial
one of the jurors came into the
court room and fell senseless at
the feet of the Judge, grossly in
toXicated. But this is not all I'M
der Republican misrule we have
been insulted and mortified by the
drunken corteges that accompanied
the remains of our martyred Gar
field to their last resting place
Gov. St. John was listened to
with the greatest respect, and he
has created Juror here that will
be felt in the coming election.
The Daily Union (Republican), ed
tied by Postmaster St. John, comes
out with a communication calling
the Prohibition meetings "side
shows for the Democracy. y The
are each day being at