Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-21


No. my friends. Yankee Allan Ism
drunk bis head Is too cool ou' u
you want to knew something OF ms fs-
cord get somebody TO tell you soou.
him vbea be lived in Farmville. Bat
III tell you who is drunk. A mem.
ber of the Local-0ption COMMITTEES OF
Clay Ward is drunk tonight
Mr.. Haskins said that be regretted
that some Of our women have been
dragged into this contest-a field not
intended for lovely, modest wonen-
Continuing, he said i Am opposed 70
local option. Twas opposed to putting
it in the platform Of the Democratic
party, and when . paper was brought
TO me to sign, asking the judge for IN
election. ! refused to sign it, and shall
vote against the Law next Monday.
This law is wrong m principle and a.
fects our personal rights, and that's
enough to kill IT,
And now. in conclusion. l want to
call the attention Of the church-mem-
bers to this one fact: Whether you
will grant licenses to sell liquor, or
whether you viii have set Of disrepu-
table and dishonorsble men in the liquor
traffic, who will be ashamed to shor
their faces, and run their dram-shops IN
the dark, ard sell decoctions Of stuf
that contain nobody knows what.
Besides, IL this laE goes into oper.-
ton. it won't stop drinking, for those
who want TO drink are going TO have il.
Instead Of friends going into bar-
room and taking a quiet, social drink.
and then going home, why men viii
take it bone with them BY the gallon.
You won't see them lying around the
streets drunk, but they viii drink at
home and become beasts. thank
you, gentlemen, for your kind sttsn-
ton.
Mr.. Hsskins took his seat amidst
loud applause.
HR. p. NJ. QUARLEs.
Mr.. Z. ". Quarles. OF the firm OF
Quarles & McCurdy, next followed IN 3
few humorous and amusing incidents.
which were very effective and pleasing
The resolutions were then adopted
after which the meeting adjourned
There was a spriDklipg Of coloreo
men on the main floor and IN the dress
circle. while the colored gallery was
well filed. The demonstration fulfilled
all the expectations OF lis movers and
promoters. Many who came late. finding
The hall packed. went away. The
audience was 80 unusually enthusiastic
ore. The speakers were literally ap'
plauded, and considering that the con-
test is DOW nearing its end the election
is on the Goth, and that il has been q
very stirring one. the utteranoes were
quite conservative.
Rev. Dr. j II. Hawthorne on Pronisi-
tlon.
Grsce-Street Baptist church ws'
packed 10 its utmost capacity last night
10 bear Rev. DR.. J. 3. Hawthorne on
local option.
After prayer By Rev. L. a. Cutler
Rev. DR.. ". Z. Hatcher, in graceful
ard fitting phrase. introduced DR.. HSr'
tborne as ore who for four years had
been a Christian teacher II our city,
whose eloquent words still linger
among Us. and whose blameless life
preached louder than his sermons.
GREETJNos FROM ATLANTA.
DR.. Hawthorne expressed deepest re-
gret 81 The absence Of Judge LochrsDe-
who was confined 10 bed Of illness.
Be brought greetings from Atlanta
which had abolished the liquor traffic,
from Georgia. where al Of the COUNTESS
save twelve had voted for prohibition,
ard where al the next meeting Of tht
Legislature there will be general pro-
hihitiOn law passed.
He said that Atlanta was happy anc
Der people more prosperous thar
ever before. With fall knowledge OF th'
fact that his statements would 20 bacA
10 Atlanta, be pronounced as utterly
false statements which the hquor-mer
had put forth 70 the effect that At
lants's business had suffered, and thai
the people were repentlng Of hsvlnl
passed the law. he spoke Of recen
interviews with the business men o
Atlanta ard Of then overw belming ties
timony in favor Of the bright outlook o
the business OF Atlanta.
ATLANTA's FIGURES.
Dr. Hawthorne sddnced as settling
the question the fact that the swOri
officers Of the city had added owe
q 600, 900 10 the assessed value Of tn
real estate Of Atlanta. BE referred Il
and replied 70 the recent interyies
with Senator J. L. Brown, ana sal;
that the real reason why this dis
tinguished gentleman had vacant store
houses IN Atlanta was not because b
had DO applicants for the houses. bu
because he held them at prices beyon:
what such property had been renting
for IN Atlanta since the days Of fancI
prices Of some years ago.
EVILS OF ISTEMPERASCE
Dr. Hawthorne then proceeded 10 pic
ture the evils Of intemperaDce, fre
qusntly bringing down the house il
rsp;urOus applause.
JAY GOULD.
BE spoke OF the labor troubles an
eloqueptly expressed his sympathy will
WOrking-men and their suffering fam
lies and his strongest condemnation 0
the jay Goulds and their hesrtless cor
porations. But be elOquently insiste,
hat the whiskey traffic has done "a
more TO ipjure the lAboriDg classes thil
grinding corporations and al oths
causes combined.
After presenting facts and figures :
show this position, and ehciting 10
most enthusiastic applause at his frs
quent outbursts Of eloquent invectlve
be proceeded 70 consider the objection
10 prohibition which are urged u Rlco
nond. and net them with keen Sarcasm
telling facts and figures, and elOquea
sppeals.
GLADSTONE TO THE BREWERS.
After an eloquent tribute to th