The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-09-03
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, September 8, 1886.
The Prohibition Campaign Opened
MEETING IN BEL AIR.
Speeches by Rev. VIM. M. Strayer and
Hon. VIM. Daniel

MEETING IN BEL AIR.
Speeches by Rev. VIM. NJ. Strayer and
Hon. VIM. Daniel.
The Prohibition Third Party movement was
formally started in Hartford, by meeting held
in the Court House, Bel Air. on Friday night
August nth under the auspices of the Prohibit
ton GnS OF TINS Place iso The court room
The meeting was called to order by the Presi-
dent Of the club, Rev. Joseph P. Wilson, and
opened with prayer by Rev. s. A. Hoblitze1
Rev. VIM. NJ. Strayer, of Baltimore, formerly
pastor of the M: 7. Church, Bel Air, was intro
dueed. He said the question before the country
Is, Shall we still, and brew and sell intoxicating
drinks This is and always has been political
question. 1t is in politics because the trade
10 drink is opposed to the fundamental principles
OF our government.
1t is a moral and religious question and the
church must identify itself against the dram
trade and in favor of prohibition.
Many good people, he said, insist on non- parti-
san methods in this matter. Why do they not
apply their non. partisanship to other principles
such as the tariff, revenue, currency, &C.? Shall
we act through existing parties or through
third party? Ifyou are so welded to either of
that men are elected who will enact laws to pro-
tect society against the liquor traffic. What
evidence have we to believe that either of the
OLD parties Will ever adopt absolute prohibition
drinks?
The Republican party says, leaveit to us. we'll
Jake care OF 1t. Can't you trust us? We freed
the colored man and saved the government 1t
is a question whether the Republican party did
this. The idea of freeing the negro was born in
sent colonies of their slaves to Liberia to found
there free and independent government of
marched side by side on every battle field fighting
for the Union. The, grand old party" that did
good deal to save the government and free the
land from the blight of slavery is gone. Some of
the men who composed it have gone to heaven,
some to the place where the good darkey, Uncle
Ned, didn't CO. and others are in an intermediate
state getting ready to join the third party.
Trust the grand old party when James G.
Blaine, its candidate for President, refused to
vote for the prohibition amendment OF the con-
sttution Of Maine, because his voting might
make prohibition national question Trust
@ 1aEe Of qsi
third party movement The proposition to
trust the Republican party is little too steep
Do you expect the Democratic party-which
was and Is and always will te-to take up the
issue? Did you ever know the Democratic party
to lake up new issues 1t is the party of conser
vatism: 1t makes you prove all things and only
holds fast that which is good. The speaker said
he was trained Democrat but left the party be-
cause It would not take aggressive steps on
prohibition. He quoted Chauncey Black as proof
that the Democratic party is opposed to sump-
Do not talk against agitating this third party.
II is in existence, with its face turned towards
Washington, and ere the nineteenth century is
rounded out it Will sit in Growers seat. Hard
times will then be over and angels will sing re-
sponsve songs over a land redeemed from rum.
non. w III. NJ. Danlel, PrOhlDtlOn candidate
the ticket with st John in 1884. was next intro
duced. He said this was only his second visit to
Hartford county. He had got here by mistake
two months ago, but was now here by intention.
He spoke of the spread of prohibition sentiment,
particularly in the South
Prohibition is in the line of development Of
logical sequence. The line of moderation in
drinking was tried 60 years ago. That developed
the necessity of total abstinence. Next legal pro-
hibition was found necessary. If morally wrong
10 drink 1t could not be legally right to sell and
this developed the necessity for total prohbi-
ton. which alone can secure total abstinence
His creed is:
Mental suason for the man who thinks
Moral suasion for the man who drinks.
Legal suason for the drunkard-maller,
Prison suasion for the statute-breaker.
j., Prohibition. he said, was not keeping pace with
me liquor traffic. Comparing the four years from
1850 to 1884 with the preceding four years we
md that the consumption of wine increased l2H
per cent; of distilled liquors, Is per cent; and
try, during the same period, increased only 12H
per cent. Within the last 20 years the con-
sumption of distilled liquor has increased from
y of q gallon to II gallons per head annually,
and OF beer from gallons per head in 1854 to
gallons now.
Both parties have refused the people the prvil-
eye of voting on this question in II States and
the five States In which vote has been permitted
have all been carried for statutory prohibition.
The liquor interest, he said, is organized, with
plenty of money behind it and its influence is
liquor rac Except BY 9 % seV W 1ee m tnt
organize and meet the liquor men; meet bal
lots by ballots; organization by organization
This is what has led to the organization of the
third party. We can't get men to represent us
and enforce prohibition in either of the old par
ties. We cannot get State constitutional
amendment unless we have party to elect men
to the Legislature. Another remedy is to secure
national Constitutional amendment.
The prohibitionists have been trying to organ
re between the two parties for years. Both
have turned them down.
Now what have we to expect from them The
Prohibtionists in the last campaign were bull
dozed and boycotted, and Republicans had the
impudence to tell St. John he had better get
out of the field because the Republican party is
the temperance party. At the same time they
were sending out circulars to the liquor men as
surfing them that the Republican party were
their best friends. He condemned both parties
and said the new, lively and plucky little party
adherents of neither party will go to the other,
but with new issues you may get men from
both parties.
The new party will split the solid South and
break the backbone of the solid North. 1t will
bridge the bloody chasm. The best elements
will be put on one side and the rag, tag and bob
tail on the other. When that issue is made the
coored man will have his rights, because he will
be courted by the best element for his vote He
will vote for prohibition and will be raised in
educational privileges and social status. Then
we will have honesty in trade and politics;
homes will be protected, the labor question set
tied by the saving of the sums spent in liquor
and their transfer to profitable enterprises
Capitalists will get much larger incomes from
benefited.
Mr.. Daniel closed with an appeal to the young
men to join the new party.