Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
TEMPERANCE TALK.
REFUSING Meeting at
Turner Hall Last
Night.
Addresses by Leading Clt'zsns in
Behalf of Local Prob bition

LIE loCBl option mSetlnS AZ turner
hall Lac. evening WAS we'll attended by
business men, citizens and ladies. The
exercises we're opened by Hail Columbia
by the band.
In the absence OF Gov. Edmunds Geo.
r. Scougal presided and announced that
Gov. Edmunds was not present on ac-
him to state that he was in hearty SYM
patty with the meeting, and nothing
but illness prevented him from being
present to preside ss announced.
More than twenty prominent men
We're upon the stage as vice presidents,
among whom we noticed the following:
E. P. Wilcox, J. O. MoVay, D. P. Will
COX, W. Fl. Carr, Capt. Gould. r. M.
Ward, E A. Odiorne, Gen. Beadle, Rev.
DR.. Ward, 10. Wenzlaff, Merger Mis-
sen, I. j. Welby, Gov. A. j. Faux. Hon,
Andrew Simonson, Mayor Teller, aon.
r. J. Gamble, Rev. MIR. Brinstad, j. r.
Sanborn, Rev. u. f. Bradley, G.. w.
and E. E. Hudson Roberts.
MIR. Soougal stated the object Of the
meeting and referred to the local option
bill which was passed In England and
Scotland several years ago, by which
counties, towns, cities and even sepsr-
ate wards OF cities, could decide by vote
of the people whether saloons should be
allowed within their bounds. That Law
is still in force. The situation ia Yank-
ton county reminded him of an incident
in the life OF Rev. DR.. Guthrie when ad-
dressing a Sunday school of ragged
children, from the text: 1.-THE devil goeth
about as q roaring lion seeking whom he
may d%evour." He warned the children to
beware OF the devil aud keep out OF his
way, when one little fellow replied,
"but you said he was chained" which he
had done on q previous Sabbath. He
replied: Hes chained, but the chain
is SO long that he can go all over the
world" The little fellow replied: "He
might as well be loose theu." In Yank-
ton we build churches and established
schools to educate the people, but OPP
posed TO these Influences are twenty
three saloons. What we want to do is
to shorten up the chain and il necessary
make it 50 short hat they cannot go
around at all. Mr.. 5cougal was very
earnest and pointed in his remarks.
j. q. Teller as next introduced, who
said the subject wns one which attracted
the attention OF philanthsopists and
business men. Prohibition aims TO cut
off the saloon as an ever present means
of gratifying q depraYed appetite, and
an ever present temptation to the
young. We ere told that the saloon is
beneficial as a business. The board of
trade advertised. for q planning mill and
for other kinds OF business which would
be a benefit to the town, but they have
never advertised for such an urmiti-
gated evil as the saloon. IN advertising
and recommending our town we speak
of our college and schools and churches
bat we never speak Of twenty to twenty.
eight saloons 10 the county as an induce
ment to get people to locate here.
The saloon is an unmitigated evil, not
merely a negative evil, but a positive
evil. It absorbs money which should
go into other kinds Ct business. Money
is spent in the saloons which should &c
to pay debts. A short time since 9
farmer sold his grain for which he re-
ceived $500, but he went into @ saloon
and so aanderad it all before he LEFT
town, leaving debts unpaid. If the
saloons were closed the $50 900 Or more
which men spend in them in excess Of
what is needed for their families could
be saved for other business. How lonG
would it be before the interest ON thil
would be more then what we receive fo'
licenses? We are losing by the saloons
what might be added to our business.
Bat it is said why carry local option
We can't enforce the laws we have
Laws are intended to regulate, bu
saloons do not obey the regulation
Minors and habitaal druokards get Ii
, quor somewhere. We don't appreciate tn
, evil end don't know our strength. W,
don't appreciate the fact that we Cal
settle the question if we will. TIL
!. saloon is moi all powerful. The temper
. ance men are to those interested ii
!, in saloons as fifteen to one. CAST doubt
q away. IL is always safe to do right. 1
: man cannot keep q saloon without in
Turing his moral character. 1t is a trad
in which success means the draggin
down OF community. II we will We ca
put down the saloon. Business me
and property owners OF this count
, should vote to try the experiment {
doing without the saloon. +
r. j. Gamble said he had no apolog
t. to make for Discussing q Law which ha
!" been passed by the legislature, and b
their authority and the authority Of OF
" county board submitted to us. We ca
not criticise the Legislature for paesir
: that Law, they only gave expression
the popular will. 10 sixty or sixty-f'
counties the law has been tried ana
successful. We are told we have l
night to interfere with tie rights of &
e. loon keepers. Every man who keeps b
saloon open later than II O'Clock at mig
is a violator of law. Every one vi
sells to a pc son in the habit of becor
Is. ing Intoxicated, or to hsbitual dronkar