The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-09

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fused TO say anything either foror against
the cause Of Prohibition. II is true that
occasionally paper did send man into
4 prohibition State, Us am informed
one OF your papers here sent n man into
Maine, TO buy liquor in forty-two sa-
looms. j know all about that kind OF
fellows. One fellow from my placc-l
live in Kansas City, and Kansas, pro.
hibition State, is right across from us
in fact, part OF Kansas City is in Kansas
Ia fellow in Missouri will get n pint OF
whisky, pint OF the best Missouri, and
go out into Kansas short distance.
There he meets another fellow, aud they
drink together out OF the Missouri
whisky bottle; and the other fellow
comes back and stands on a street cor
ner, whiting pine stick and squirt
ing his amber colored Juice in all di-
reCtions. and he says:
"Psha! you gan get all the liquor you
want to drink in Kansasw
So he can; that kind of cattle can get
all they want to drink anywhere.
Reviewing the onward march OF tenn
perance in the past four years, Mrs.
Hoffman said several States had adopt
ed local option by counties and several
by less territory than counties; in MiChi-
gan and Oregon the Republicans had
submitted the question OF constitutional
prohibition to vote OF the people, and
then beaten it at the polls. In Texas
and Tennessee the Democrats had sub
mitted the same question and it was re-
jected. In West Virginia the question
is to be submitted in November. Why
was it submitted here? Because the
Legislature could not help it. There
were what the Chicago Tribune calls
"the pestiferous Prohibitionists," and
they educated public sentiment and de-
handed the right to vote; and they got it.
Since the political revolution caused
by the Prohibitionists in 1884, she went
on, Grover Clevelank had approved the
only temperance measure ever passed by
the United States Congress. This state
ment caused the heartiest applause OF
the whole evening.
Mrs. Hoffman reviewed the two con-
ventions ofthe great political parties this
year. When the Democratic party met
in convention at st. Louis, all the sa-
looms had up signs, "WelcOme, Dele
gatesm They knew their business. The
convention refused to adopt prohibit
ton resolution. The only objection the
liquor dealers OF the city objected to
about the convention was that it did not
get into squabble and continue in ses-
sion longer. 1t only lasted three days,
and the liquor dealers did not sell as
much liquor to the delegates as they ex-
pcCted to. There were good men in
that convention, but they could not turn
Satan out. They knew ii they adopted
u temperance plank Grover Cleveland
would never get back to the White
House.
The Republican Convention at Chica-
90 received larger share OF attention.
The speaker accused it of desecratlng
two Sabbaths, and Of adopting q platform
without any reference 10 the great issue
OF prohibition, and four days after, Bou-
tellC, OF Maine, brought in namby-
PANTY, wishy-washy, sentimental rCso-
luton about temperance, which begins
with the statement that "thG first con-
Germ OF government is the morality oiits
citizens" II that is true, in the name Of
IIGdNGH why dId -tllAI IOuN GHtlVii WV
look that matter till the closing hours OF
the convention, and then pass such n
resolution amid such confusion that
half the delegates did not know what it
was. She said car load OF delegates en-
route to Chicago had compelled saloon
keeper ut Ypsilanti, Mich, to open his
saloon and supply them with liquor;
that this was not hearsHy-She knew
whereof she spoke. AT Chicago there
gus q bar where wine was free to all.
In conclusion Mrs. Hoffman told sew
eral pathetic stories, and told them well,
and recited several very fine political
passages, with much fire and to good
effect. She compiimepted the audience
highly on its respectful attention, and
said this surprised her, rs she had heard
some very bad things about Wheeling.
Mrs. Hoffman has loud, clear, pleas
ing voice, md is in all respectsa torciblc
and impressive speaker. The audience
hung OH to the close OF her remarks, but
when Mr.. Fuller again arose they seat
tered pretty fast. He merely invited
the public to the meeting Of the Central
Prohibition Club next Tuesday evening
and declared the meeting adjourned.
Mr.. 7. j. Cartwright and Rev. n. S.
Atwood occupied seats OH the platform
during the address, and among the audi
ence were noticed many prominent
citizens.