Telegram-herald., 1888-11-03
THE PROHIpITIOAISTS
THElR MEETING LAST EVENING.
The kspablic@a Party Mads the sekpe-
Gs.s tor ali tas siss ~ ths w0Eias
sad sS4s that @rs Not Ia
ths world.

HsFtnans Hall vas comfortably vel
1llsd iAsl sYesing 5y ladies' xnd others rho
wanted 10 see ths chak.gzl1 artist Or.
l. J. Whitfield presided and ssysrsl prOmi-
asnt temperance msn ssss On tie stAgs.
The exercises consisted Of addresses and
roeal music BY the Fisk QasrtelIs
Club, OF Big Rapids. consisting OF Rev. c.
" Palmer, l. l. Blair. Henry EVsrts and
q. W. Doe. Their suglng was excellent
and formed ons Of tae most pleasing isa-
lures OF the meeting The different songs
were warmly s0plsadei. aud several en-
cores were responded 10. After their first
selection = short prayer was made BY Rev
Kerr b. Upper. which was followed BY Two
songs by the glee clno. Two Prohibition
mestings-0ns for Saturday evening al
Czmpau Place, 10 be addressed by III. 5.
Nils. and another for Monday evening, al
the same place with Rev. ID. A. Graham, Of
Flint, = c0lored Orator-were then an
nOuuced, after which DR.. l. J. Whit field
read few remarks.
"Its got 20 -" campaign song, caused
great merlin cni: and when quiet was re-
stored A. o. Crozier. began an address that
was a mixture Of Prohibition. tarin reform
and cens0rs Tor the Republican party; IN
fact be made . first-ciass Democratic stump
speech. Had ne omitted that portion OF bis
address which referred 10 the Republican
party there would have been very little left.
he began by saying he did not Intend sbus-
ing either OF the opposing candidates, nor
did as, but he gave their respective par ~
a screening, being especially severe upon
the Republicans. he showed the condition
of affairs as they appeared TO him, in
Michigan today. Ihs STATE he said. IL
censed liquor saloons, then hired 800 pound
policemen To club men who had imbibed in
them and lock them up. This evil can only
be overcome by reforming the Government,
and the people are the ones 10 do this
Liquor men favor high license as it secures
for them government protection. The
legislature should frame a law TO treat all
alike. tie then proceeded TO speak OF the
election in Detroit, when corruption lost
| the dsy for the Prohibitionists; gave the
positions of the Republican and Democratic
| parties on the liquor question; ana. after
| denouncing the tariff question as not being
| the real issue of the campaign between the
two parties. closed by appealing to the
audience for their support OF the Prohibit
| ion candidates.
| r Kirke Bryen, Of Lansing, was the next
| speaker, and he won friends among the su-
| dience from the start. lie Wa. witty and
| humorous, interspersiDg his remarks with
| anecdotes that brought down the house" +"
| His address was Illustrated by crsyon
| drs wings on canvas. which he completed
| with skill and rapidity. few deIterous
strokes snd be changed the picture of q
house into the figure of q man. The bal
snce of power, he said, was the liquor ques-
ton, which be illustrated by the head of a
| man which was about as symmetrical rs
| the Republican or Democratic
attitude toward the Prohibition
parry. Several other drawings fol-
| lowed. one Of which IeDresented snake
swallowing bird, which had yentured
| too near the reptile. This he likened unto
| young man who ventures into a saloon.
| and who is finally lost. In conclusion be
| presented few figures for the future con-
| sldsration OF his hearers. BE showed that
prohibition Is nearly identical in Its history
| 10 abolition. In lS40 when the latter was
0orn, il nominated a man. James B., who
| received from 5000 To 81 900 votes; in 1857
| John Z. was the nominee and received
| from $50 600 TO 155. 600 votes; in 1856 Gen
eral +. was given over 100000 votes.
and in iS60 Abraham. and abolition
va. obtained. Ia 1872 the Pro-
hibition party was given life; James b. W as
nominated and received from 5000 10 1905
votes. In 1884, John p, who received from
| $50 600 10 1855 600 votes; and ia 1883. Gene
raj r.. who will be given over loo. O0C
votes. This will elect an issue. which !:
| grander, be thought, than electing Presi-
dent. In 1892, if the Prohioltionists DC
their duty, history will repeat itself. and the
| Prohibition party will be n power
| Another selection and three hearty cheer,
Tor General Fisk and the Prohibition party
brought the meeting to an end.
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