Telegram-herald., 1888-03-20
PROHIBITION PARTY
IT'S CHARACTERISTICS PORTRAYED
A Lecture Dsiisersd n tbs Res ai@r Course
at 81. asrA's k2sseop.l caGrch an
Iris Sats, Last Evening. bs
a. Ossn eroztsF.

Cfoziers leciure On The Characteristics Of
tae Prohibition Party" The lecture Is
given il fali below:
LADfES AND GEArLEAES: When the rec
tor OF this church called on me aa request
cd that l address you upon the Characters
tics OF the Pr ohibition party. asked him
what he meant by the word 'ehsracteTisticssn
He replied. the objects, methods aud aims
OF that party. Was not little amused al
my brother " ho % ably opened tins course,
speaking of the characteristics OF the Repub-
licGn party. II huntsman shoots, intend
ing 10 bring down his game. he never aims
his gun over his shoulder, he l0oks, aims
and shoots ahead, aud directly ~ The fowl
he desires for dinner. We could bat notice
that my brother kept his aim directly al the
dead ducks the Republican party shot and
killed quarter OF century
ago. instead OF firing into the hock
of present issues that are flying
in front aud all around Us. / purpose TO
discuss this topic tonight with candor and
fairness avoiding all harsh language
which is used only by those who reason
without facts: bat l shall at the same time
feel at liberty 10 speak plainly OF the posi-
ton and condition OF other parties. as ia 50
| doing / will but follow the example fur
nisbed by my brother. Indeed. to justify
the existence and necessity for q new or
| third party, il Is essential 10 show that
the old parties are unable or un willing 10
do their work. The insdequacy Of old par
| ties IS the impulse that brings parties into
| being. As new wine will burst oil bottles,
30 new issues will burst old parties.
The most important object for which the
prohibition party was organized. is the pro-
lection OF the American home by tae re-
movai and determination of the American
| saloon. We do not believe the way 10 ex-
| terminate the saloon is for the govern
| ment 10 license it TO exist To
| make il source of revenue. is TO give
| il firmer grip, and longer lease of life.
/ If IL is right, let IL alone; If wrong, suppress
lt.> We never can regulate a wrong and
make il right. The higher the license, the
more attractive are the saloons. the stronger
the temptations, and the greater the harm.
| One brilliant electric saloon will do more
| damage than a dozen low dives where re-
spectacle young men will not 90 and treat
! each other. 1t is not the place where he
| buys it, but the stuff he drinks that Injuries
| the individual. The higher the license the
| more liquor will be adulterated and the
| more injurious 1t becomes. We are toii
| that license makes q s2lJo respectable
| but did you eyer see a respectable glass Of
whisky? Ii makes but little difference 10
| you whether the liquor that makes your
| boy drunk was sold him from the hand of
| the fsirest lady IN the lana, or by the 10 west
| criminal under the sidewalk, the effect is
the same. | have seen a man drunk on
| hlgh-licensed whisky IN the city of Chicago
and have seen man drunk on free liquor
| in New Orleans, ana | could see
no difference. L have seen men
drunk on the regulated, licensed
whisky of Grand Rapids. or rather. of De-
| troit, and / have seen men drunk on the
free liquor of Paris, France. and | could
| not see but that one monopolized as much
of the sidewalk as the other. But we are
informed that if we get prohibition We will
| have free whisky. What is free whisky
| Ii Is when a man can get sill be wants pro-
| vided he has got the money 10 pay for it,
| We have high license in this State. IL there
anyone in Grand Rapids that cannot get all
be wants to drink If not, then we have
free liquor now. If we get prohibition
| they cannot get any more. and the chances
are it will be thousand per cent. better.
for you make the business illegal and GRIM
mai, ana you will at once take from ii the
| sympathy ana support OF all good men.
In Michigan We have law by which the
| Government licenses the saloonkeeper 10
sell liquor, the legitimate result of which is,
men will become drunk and commit mur-
! der, as we have recently seen in this city
Now. when a man gees legally drunk on the
| Government regulated iiq Tor and kills an
| innocent and unoffending member of the
community. this same Government hires a
three hundred pound policeman 10 hit him
| over the head with club, march him into
| court, where be Is tried and convicted at an
| enormous expense 10 the people. and il
then taken from his family and locked up
for life, IN the felon's cell, for doing jnsl
what the Government licensed the saloon
keeper TO make him do. We might as well
license the itch, and then hne men for
scratching. A heavy license on the saloon
is but s heavy tax on the consumer. ana
constitutes tic saloon keeper az agent 0f The
G0raynacnf, TO collect the tax from the
people. OF every ten dollars he collects he
pays one dollar over 10 the Government
and pockets the other nine. We, lawyers
are never IN the habit Of charging more
than eight dollars for c0iiec ting one dollar.
so il Will be cheaper for the Government "a
discharge the saloon keepers, and retain NJ
! presume there may be those here tonight
VINO will differ IN opinion with me. II il
were not 20, should not care 10 devote
this time 20 this discussion It Is because
we dliier, that we meet 10 compare views.
and seek for new light and new truths
Inis il an age when each one is entitled 10
have and speak bis Ovn opinion ou cues
iioBs OF reform. and al will accord him
that right We do not a. Prohibition
ISIS. believing in spending our time pryiDg
into our neigh boTs' pantries or ceslars mol
Dc ve propose 10 OBJECT 20 a man drinking
glass of l.euor il hs can ger "a. This is al
individual matter
The great parposs Of t5e party Is tbe sup
preston Of the OTen Er0E shop the yUDl
nuisance. We propose 70 briDg about q con
dition that will break the pohacsl power o
the saloon. and result ia rs ultimate exter
minefion. Can the Old parties 10 the work
II not new Ons must 5e formsd before il
wili be accomplished. ] shaii speak mor'
o4 the Republicsn party fosB of the Demo
I cratic parry. sad for fear mF good NspUb1
csn mend mas charge me wiib iclo1i
/ intent. conspiretT and everything tise
. purpose g4Vlar mg reas9a far - ooipa
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