Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-06
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
THEIR FEASTiNo AND ToAsTlNo
A Banquet OF the Cold-Water Men and
Women of the Fifth Congressional
District at the Eagle.

The Prohibitionists of the Fifth Congres-
sional feasted, congratulated and, as one of
their number expressed it, got unutterably
ful, of the good things spread out on the
banquet table al the Eagle Hotel last even
ing. The feast began at nine O'Clock, and
one hundred ladies and gentlemen parfici-
pated. The menu was palatable and ele-
gantly served, and reflected much credit both
upon the chef de cuisine and mine host John
ston- OF course about the first query that
will strike the general reader will be why
have the Prohibitionists feasted. What
have they to felicitate themselves about?
A perusal Of the different toasts will reveal
the answer The main tenor of every speech
delivered at last nights feast was a determi-
nation To ''hold together" and rejoicing
at the defeat of the Republican party. They
were all glad that the Republican party had
been defeated, and anything derisive of that
party was accepted with applause, establish
ing beyond doubt that the Prohibitionists of
the Fifth district of Michigan have set
themselves against, and are an avowed en-
emy of the Republican party. After all had
fed fat their infant grudge. Judge Tatem
arose and assigned the following toast to
Rev. DIR. Graves: Be sure you are right,
then 60 ahead. We feel that we are right, as
there is a just God will go on to the front"
DIR. Graves responded at considerable
length.
The next toast, Eye Prohibitionist, Shame
on you. You threw away your votes and de-
feated the grand old temperance party. You
have thrown prohibition back twenty years."
Rev. Q. S. Grinnell responded and said he
felt ashamed that he did not take hold of
prohibition sooner.
'The Woman's Christian Union. They
are to the Prohibition party what the wife is
TO the husband: the better half Mrs. Brown.
in response said Woman's influence is the
anchor of society. In all countries woman
controls the morals. A woman's first duty,
except to God, is to home Wehave become
the bride of the Prohibition party, and we
are going to work and pray that we may
have an equal half at the ballot-box as well
as the better half.
Republican n-Prohibitionist,' and said they |
had left the Republican party for good, and |
would never return. Then followed the |
toast ''The Ballot; give woman the bal |
lot and the rights of many heart |
and home viii be avenged" Mrs. Hodges |
said in response that the proper response |
was contained in the toast
I'll
and slandered, but God bless them. They
will live in the hearts of all good people |
when their traducers are driven into the |
ground under the wheels of prohibition as il |
rolls on to victory" Responded to by Myron
III. Walker, who spoke at some length, re-
ioicing in what the party had already ac-
and predicting final success and
victory. The toast, LET moral towards
with wrong, if they will But
for US, give us principle first, and party after
wards" was responded to by Rev. Chas.
Beale, late of Cadillac
1t being too late to allow of further re-
sponses the remaining toasts were read by
Judge Tatem.
''The efforts of the Republican and Demo
cratic parties combined cannot crush out
our little giant, prohibition: God is our ally.
We have come TO stay"
IF the Republican party desire they can
hold our coats while we fight the old Bour-
burn party. But we would advise them TO
keep back out of the way, lest they get hurt"
"As il is not National question, guess /
will not vote at all. James q. Blaine. Staso.-
"The day is not far distant when all good
men land women too) will vote the Prohi-
bition ticket Then we shall be able to con-
vert the old Democratic party into an um-
brella TO shade our little tree of prohibition
"Our country, whether you be Democrat.
Republican, Greenbacker or Prohibitionist.
we have bat one flag. one constitu-
ion, one country. Free America. your
country and mine alike, and our prayer
should be save her, oh God, from the curse
IF rum.r
'0ur Landlord: Where duty calls there
We always find him. He keeps a hotel on
he same principle that he votes. Always
ooking to the welfare of the people,
The whole company then arose and termin-
ted an exceedingly happy social event by
singing with much earnestness ssHold the
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