New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-26
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD.
"sAM" SMALL FIRES A GUNPowDER NINE.
'noHIBITIoNIsTs HAVE BUILT THEIR HOUSES ON
THE sANDs-THEY FOUGHT SHAM

'noHIBITIoNIsTs HAVE BUILT THEIR HOUSES ON
THE sANDs-rHEY FOUGHT SHAM
BATTLE. HE SAYS.
Owing to the storm OF yesterday the meeting Of the
American temperance Union at Chickering Hall was
somewhat smaller than usual The fierce storm which
ragged without, however, rivslled by the commo-
ton among the good Prohibtionists which g Sam"
Small aroused by his treatment OF the subject, The
Quick and the Dead Of Prohibition Mr.. Small set
forth the real position OF the party its worn-out make
shifts and the lessons which should be learned from
its recent history in manner which fairly took away
the breath of the officers of the society The majority
Of the audience, however, not of the Prohibition
faith and cordially Endorsed the sentiments Of the
speaker Mr.. Small said In part
when great battle has been ended the surgeons go
forth to search for the quick and the dead The quick
may in many instances be saved but the dead are pas,
part Of the field where IT fought and TO search for its
QUICK and It's dead l am glad IT was kind Of cham
towards Of the party. We had too many fuss and
feathers and asshscs This is an age Of practical &C. pO
thing Why was II that moro men gathered around
s n House S t h ss SGd %as
cause something had been done in which those men
PAPERS ssasSse hsg FSs
baseball than revival and %.l o1 re ,g Ss
ed and gabbicd at each other and then marched back
to the city the newspapers would soon stop noticing
% 4y DO &c IseS assa a mss
man slide sixteen feet to base
The people are interested in nrd that v BS
IL 1Gs' Graveyard raw When sam small goes into light
going 10 get hit and some one Is going to get hurt
after am going 10 have something practical about my
principles, about my vote and about what do Prin.
e Is worh the 70 me ns s FL the aae
party they elect nc mon that win s isyGr
Se.ve ns he get ahead me
We prohihidonists have held the balance Of power
In fytwo Congressional districts and we night have
USED on TO u he fn has
stsnuy Independent tickets, instead of joining
n wa nfG as also ss Balance
power in several of the States but we have lost our
cipie When We begin to do something the newsra-
Pers will be talking about Il, the politicians VIII be
victories Nationally think all the howery, rosea'e
ideas Of having Prohibition President AID or march
pure cold water, viii not be realized for long time
Economic questions. such as immigration, monopo.
questions for the next dozen years The pulpit and
fhe press waking up 10 the fact that the Govern
Gov Cove TIE countrv is becoming Germanized
a N Otsrr parties ;n them aDd cod viii bless the
combination. II Is better that the saloon should 90
than that the Prohibition party should come
At tho end of the speech William T Wariwel, vice
president Of the society, took the platform and de
nounced what he considered the unorthodox views ex
pressed by Mr.. Small lie declared that It was the
hardest afternoon he had had 10 endure since becom
ing a member of the Prohibition party. The assault
on the National party particularly aroused his In
dignation. The Rev. Stephen Merritt, one OF the
directors, then said that Mr. smalls spleen
evidently enlarged. but he hoped IT would soon be
better; that his defeat like children having the
mumps. and that he had got them pretty bad. "You
may be in the soup he remarked, turning TO Mr..
Small, "but VIC amt"
Mr.. Small again took the stand and said
This is question Of privilege, and have a
right TO rise and ! haven't word Of what
] said to take back. l never less speenetfc I'm
my life have been sustaining systematic defeat
for twenty five years II II breaks every friendship
! have in the party and leaves entirely Isolated
/ will stand by nv opinions. ! will walk out of
this hall and out of this city back TO the vfds
Of Georgia If you please, upholGnr these views
These remarks aroused the ProhibtiOnists 10 fever
heat. Mr.. wardwell stepped quickly to the front
Of the platform and said Il have not got one word
to take back. The position taken by Mr. small is
specious and wrong in principle. If the people are
going to follow such teaching l must resign my po
sition. The people of New-York are weak in their
tendency TO divide OFF,
The meeting broke up in some confusion, the
Prohibitioniss looking at Mr. Small askance and eav
ing him to his own resources. He took the matter
coolly, however and appeared TO be little disturbed
by the storm which he had raised