St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-18
Prohibitionists Of Minnesota
Cover the Third Party
With Glory.
After Marching in Parade
They Listen to Temper
ance 0ratory.
By Far the Widest Swath Cut
by Miss Frances
Willard.
She Pronounees the Republic
an Temperance Plank an
Insignificant Silver.

Yesterday was red letter day for
Minneapolis ProhibitioniSts, and one
which will not soon be forgotten. The
two big meetings and the mammoth pa
rade showed to some degree the strength
of the party here, and every one was
well pleased The only regret was that
Gen. Fisk, the presidential candidate,
could not be present. AT an early hour
the Peoples theater, where
THE AFTERNOON MEETING
was held, began to fill up, and by 2
o'clock was packed to overlooking, la
dies being largely in the majority. On
the stage were seated the state central
Prohibition committee, the cbairmen of
the various local committees, the speak
ers and the members of the Fisk quar-
tette. Rev. w. w. Satterlee Officiated
as chairman, and opened the exercises
by calling Oh the audience for the hymn.
''All Hail the Power of Jesus Name"
Rev. J. NJ. Bull followed with an elo-
quent prayer, and the Quartette, COM
posed of students of Augsburg semin-
airy, gave a song.
Rev. q. w. Vibbett, of Boston, was
the first speaker. He arraigned both
the Democratic and the Republican
parties on being the parties of the sa-
loon. and made the assertion that the
tariff question was only blind. The
real fight between the two parties was
TO see who should have the SpOilS. On
the other hand the Prohibition party
was working to save the young men and
to protect the homes, and should receive
the vote of every man who loved his
home and had the good of his country at
heart. "More money is wasted annual
ly," said he in closing, ''for drink than
for all other vices put together. The
statistics of the United States show that
over 81, 0OG, 100000 is squandered every
year for drink and as much more to
take care for the victims. 1t would be
better if we could burn that amount of
money every Christmas than to have
thousands of families driven from their
homes. The amount of money spent in
distlling intoxicating liquors, if invest
ed in useful interests, would support
ten to every one that it now does"
Frances Z. Willard followed. She
said that while the nominees of
the Democratic and Republican parties
might be good men, generally speaking,
they were not good men TO run the gov
eminent, for the reason that they were
practically controlled by the saloon in
terests of the country. The Prohibit
ton platform was safe and sound one,
and there was not the least danger in
voting that ticket.
PROF. A. A. HOPKINS, OF NEW YORK,
followed with a pleasing address. Gen.
Fisk, he said, had sent his regrets atnOt
being able to be present. Prohibition
lists in the East are doing their part, he
continued, despite the statements that
our party is going 10 pieces. Now, that
is ali wrong, as we Will poll a larger
vote than ever before. The Republican
party is helping us in New York by adj
vocating high license. The Prohibition
party is a living public necessity, and
as long as the leaders stand up for the
right we will prosper. There is room
for all the parties, and as long as man
cannot put his conscience into
his ballot when he votes for
any of those party nominees.
there is room for another party.
In concluding his speech, Prof. hopkins
eulogiZed Candidates Fisk and Brooks.
1t made no difference if Gen. Brooks
did once wear the rebel gray. he had
given up those ideas and now was as
good a Christian gentleman as could be
found in this world. During the war
he was for two years a minister, and
for some time at the head of big col
lege. Everyone of us would have done
as Gen. Brooks did, were we born in
the South, and was taught as he was
taught. All the Southern men are as
LOYAL to the Union as the men in the
North. and Gen. Brooks told one that he
did not believe there was one eX-slave-
holder in the South would like to have
old-slavery days back again. Now,
when our party in this state has nomi-
mated a man as clean as Hugh Harrison,
is it not worth the vote of any man?
We demand as a right the consideration
of every honest man in the country, and
if the man finds we are right. as he is
sure to do, we want him to vote the
Prohibition ticket clear through. At
the conclusion of Prof. Hopkins adj
dress the exercises closed with a song.
and announcements for the evening
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