The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-04
Lseai-oprisn Fight in atlanta

rsgse u TIC most exciting zEgd a9tlg e5z3-
TESTED u aEy "a liz eoaa,s4 during t1ls
rear. L is the OILY ggegtiyl before ffe
American people with moral e91Tie1soo
In #. Tie election vas square fglt foF
or against tlse pFs,h ib.tsoH oi tie liquor
franc. Ne@iiEgs were he'd u charckes.
halls, and tents al over The city. day and
nIght. for weeks. ATTENDED by b5th whites
and blacks addressed by Republicans and
Democrats. eolorsd ard EhjFe ministers.
Brzss-b4nds and psoeessions p4fzded the
streets, the W0naen xefe o1t IN force, and
tie entire county vas wonderfully moved.
The daily pagsrz aere filed ~ith reports
and discussions. Tire doctors were d.
yided n sentiment. and issuad various
nznifestaeS. One very remarkable cir
cunstaBee wa 10 see ex-GoY. 4 II. COL
qnitt. United States senator . strong Dem
acrzt. upon the stump almost every night
speaking IN tie strongest terms foT prohi-
bit5on and the protection 81 the home. and
then 10 see e1-Gov. Il. B. Bullocs, tie
xell-knoNn Republican leader, a. holly
On the stump defending tie grop-sfops and
the xhisky-dealeys. Another very signjfi-
cant feature vas to see ali race-barrieTs
broken down. and blacks and whites in
the same meeting and speaking fron the
same platform
TIE Atlantis Cpasstfat51a reports meet
ing addressed BIZ ex-50g. Colguitt. from
which We extract the following.
senator Colquitt = As loudly appiauded
a. lie came forward He said he had suf-
fered from q fever all day. and was in 10
condition % speak, but he could not resist
the strong impulse he felt 10 come out 70
this meeting. He said he was glad 70 see
70 many ladies present. What queer
spectacle il would BE- u see ladies al
whisky-Ineeting. Suppose theY should 20
there and were to sing. Where Is my
Wandering Boy Tonight Laughter.
Il i half amusing and half pitable 10 see
what arguments are brought forward 70
sustain the position Of tie obisky-men.
Some Of them cry cut. You are going -
destroy me-
That was the cry OF tic hawk which.
after gorging himself with chickens, was
attacked by an eagle. iApplanse. Some
Of them gay. If you stop our business you
daughter.
Every man Of sense who cares to reason
about that proposition can soon see its all
surdjty. But suppose we admit that il j.
true. We have, say, twelve public schools
in Atlanta. Ii one hundred and fifty bar
rooms will support twelve schools, tl.ree
hundred bar-rooms viii support twenty
four 1t viii come 10 pass that for every
schoOl-bouse On the hilltop We must have
two bar-rOoIns ia the valley. Laughter
1T is alleged with a bare-iaeed disre-
gard Of all experience that 70 vote out
Vhiskey will decrease the value Of prop
erty. From many community where
prob ibitiOn has had fair trial there comes
an unanswersble negative to that assertion.
Besides being false il is an appeal 70 tie
lo1 and sOrdId motives Of human nature
II men act on no higher motive than the
greed for gold they are not capable o. at
tanning 10 any true standard OF manhood or
virtue. Applause
He read some Of the analysis Of the
finest liquor used by the bIoods to show
that they were poisonous. One good
reason for being for prohibition was. be
cause the rumsellers we're universally
against it. Applause. Atlanta people
love their city. They are accused Of brag-
ging Oh it. II is said that an Atlanta man
carries with him horn and blows blast for
his town wherever he goes. Laughter.
If Atlanta wants 70 become lannon's for tire
qualities which make q city truly great,
let her exterTninate whiskey and declare
herself for sobriety. [ApplaGse. She
will then be worthy Of a monument A.
high as the noble shaft which. topping all
other human structures. commentaries in
the country's capital the name and the
virtues Of the man who pioneered the
way to her liberty. LGreat Applause.
An immense tent, holding G,OC0 people.
was pitched in the heart Of the city, where
Rev. sam. Jones, the noted revival preach
or. and others held meetings nightly The
Constihdtoa reports one presided over by
Rev. DR.. J. w. Gaines, the eloquent col
ored preacher, and Rev. E. r. Carter, col
ored and Rev. DR. j. B. Hawthorn. white.
delivered addresses. There were 1000
whites and 400 negroes present The
Conzftt,aton reported the meeting. The
following is an extract from Mr.. Carter
address:
Referring to the argument that prohi- /
bitiOn abridged personal liberty, lie said !
tHdt tht IlDtFtg 81 SOME lef'ltt ought 10 Dc 4
abridged. Giving a man d privilege lie /.
don't know now 10 use is ike giving a 4
baby a razor. Laughter Talk about 1
voting ont liquor injuring business, ! !
hear fellows going around talking that I
way who can't pay their house rent. /
LCheers. Fellows cry, Don't increase I
our taxes. who never paid a cent Of taxes 1
in their lives. 1t is not the tax payers who ]
are raising this cry fCheers. Turn that 4
drnnkard into a sober lab0rer, and he will /
have something u pay tax Oh. lGreat /
cheering. We come into this contest try /
ing to save you from the greatest curse on I
this earth. Yet There are men who refuse /
TO help us. An adder lies on the breast Of /
a mother, poisoning the very fountains Of |
life, and when We would strike it dead 1
there lies the drunken father saying, Don't /
you hit it. tGreat cheering.
Did you ever know Negro 10 have con-
sumption during slavery? Cries 81 no, no. 4
and cheers | don't defend slavery. 1t /
was an infamous institution. but ! mean
that when negroes could not get whiskey
TO drink they didn't have consumption. I
[ Cheers. ! never saw 80 many negroes i
with rheumatism and other diseases a. We
have these days LLaughterl The whis- /
kcy-men offer yOu liquor 10 keep you warm. /
We offer you boots and shoes and good /
clothes. and honest. healthy blood. I
[ Cheers.
''The men who own the bar~rODms want
10 keen won IN A slavery A thousand times