Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-14
KING ALCOHOLICS FOES.
THEY RATlFY AT CHICAGO WITH
GREAT ENTHUSIASM.

Brooks, the Vice Presidential Candidate
Speaks to g. 200 Pe,pIp, Including Many |
of the Fair SeN-summary of His Adj |
dress-tisiS Also says Few Words
Railway Men Visit Gen. Harrison.
CHICAGO, July II Nine thousand people, |
it is estimated packed Battery last even
ing to hear the Prohibition candidates for the |
presidency and vice presidency speak at
ratification of their nomination. And it was |
like all the Prohibition meetings very en- |
thusiastic One-third Of the audience We're
women of all ages. Samuel Dckie, of Mich |
igan, chairman of the national committee,
presided The only decorations of the hall
were American flags and numerously dis
played Autographs Of Fisk and Brooks
Mr. Dickie was introduced by L. G. litner,
chairman of the Cook county committee. lie
made no speech, but simply announced the
programme, which began with music, and
the anthem, My Country in which the
audience was requested to join, and join 1t
did. Prayer was then offered by C. f.
Vaudeville, of Chicago Tie prayed for the
abolition of the liquor traffic, and Amen
hall The PRAYER concluded with the last
verse of The Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
A colore1i uuartete, the "Jinglers," followed
with some Well rendered campaign songs,
which provoked tumultuouS applause in fact,
it might As well he understood that it was a
very demonstratiye audience, and at times IT
was just As well that the roof was well fas
tened down.
Chairman Dickie. then. after congratulate
ing the audience on lis size and appearance,
introduced Dr john Brooks, Of Missouri,
the candidate for vice president DIR. Brooks
received an ovation. and, after the noise had
subsidized, SAID it was a matter of congratula-
ton that Chicago had turned out 50 large
crowd for Prohibition meeting One
thing the speaker was glad To think at the be
ginning of the campaign. and that was that
there was to be no mud singing. Cleveland,
Thurman, Harrison and Morton were all
honored and honorable men, and as for Fisk
There came cries of He's all right"l
The speaker went on to say he was afraid be
had made "A mistake, because he bad heard,
since he became a candidate, that he used TO
| amuse himself At AniersonVille 10y kicking
SICK Union soldiers around. Il told him that
| he was bigger liar than Joe MulhAtton,
| and down south We think he's pretty good
| Continuing Mr. Brooks said that he was in
| the rebel army hut the war was over and
| the south knew that it was whipped If other
people wanted II keep mp the war senator
| Sherman and Governor Foraker can do II;
the south wants nothing OF il The issues Of
today are not the issues Of the war Both
the Republicans aud the Democrats have
done good IN their time; Republicans will
not believe that OF the Democrats. nor Demo
Gratis Of the Republicans. hut such
Is the fact But the question is
not what was DIVINE in the past
but what Is to b. done nov One OF the sad
dtst facts connected with the recent Repuh-
hcau convention was the first sentence in the
platform which referrei TO the dead heroes
Of the party They are all dead and it Is
from the grave that that party promises good
things for the future The Republicans say
they are protectIonIsJs They say the Demo
crats are free traders, hut if 1t Is - the Re-
puhicans were four years ago, for they were
then On precisely the same platform the
Democrats are now. But the Hrohibi
uoni>ts are in favor Of another kind Of pro
tectlon than that Of piE iron and jutr hagS-
the protection OF tie home, the protection OF
the hovs The speaker then scored the Dem
q. :.
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,hat ,h, p.,,,'I,,i,,,s' ia a.
tn, a,,i saio,,,, .,Iar,a,,, ~ Tho ,a,t,, r.
rr,,o,-..d a. men went before the commute,
on resolutions and argurd long and earnestl,
for some expression in favor OF temperate,
and morality. Int they lahor-i ii vain an.
when the platform was made If contained ,
personal liberty" clause, the things the Dem
ocIats had ALWAYS talkeI about. 1t Is Queer.
) SAID MIR Brooks, chow theSa old PARTIES ar,
continually trading platforms He ridlcule,
the Bout.lle resolution n meaningless, an,
coming to the free whisky plank said tina
there was vast difference between the Re
publican, and prahIhitionlSts in the matter
The Prohihitlonj-ts intend 10 take the bond
\ off King Whisky in order to take him +
D the gaIIows and hang him The RepuI
. Iicans want Ia take the bonds off 9
+ that the criminal rnuld 90 through IN
, world free to do what harm he couI]
Won meaning the RepubhcanS want +
sacrifice vour homes. send Your sons int
temptation and risk the Happiness of ynu
families 50 Won can keep the tariff on pIl
J. iront God have mercy on YOUR unrepentan
souls The Republicans have one NOR