Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-05
PRoHIBrrroN1sr,s REASONS.

The Monday Meeting Saturday-A
 Pertinent Address on the Prohibition
 QuestIon-Some Timely Words-Other
 Addresses.
 The monday meeting of the Workingmen's and Business Mems club Saturday was very interesting. The room was crowded to it's utmost capacity. President Easterbrook made the opening remarks, after which 8 campaign song was sung by Prof. Chandler and s. s. Thompson.
 MT. H. P. Hubbard made few forcible remarks concerning wages paid in Europe from information gathered by himself when on 8 recent visit He showed some coins to show the price of a days pay. He also ex- hibited some wooden shoes, called "clods, which factory operatives wear in Holland and Belgium.
 Mir. Leonard Smith, of Clinton, Conn.,, was then introduced, and made one of the most conclusive speeches of the campaign in regard to the reasons why 8 Prohibitionist should vote the Republican ticket from a moral standpoint. MT. Smith said he was an Englishman who should cast his first ballot this year. Last year he organized 8 Prohibition club and served as it's president for six months, during which time he deliv- cred many speeches for that cause, but by experience and study he had come to the conclusion that he was doing right thing in the wrong manner. (Applause)
 His sad experience in England, where he had worked for $4 per week as 8 railroad Nerk, his coming to this country twelve years ago and landing in New York with three shillings in his pocket, and his contin- ued prosperity, proved to him that this was the only country where poor man could rise. He said he married in America, and for "love," and therefore for money. (Ap- plause-voice, "Any more chances2" 'Plen- ty, the country is full of them.'0 He had prospered, had bought house, had gone in- to business and succeeded. Now should l vote to do thatf (No, am not doing that. There are in America one hundred sober men to one drunkard, and shall I vote to reform one drunkard when by 80 doing help make the one hundred men poor? That is not Christian principle. The Golden Rule says, "Do unto others as you would be done by, and the man who lives by that rule can not vote to hurt his neighbor.
 The old fable of the monkey using the cat to pull the ohestnuts off the hot fire is 8 good example of the situation, and don't propose to let the Democratic party make oats paw of me. You can reach mans heart quick CT by putting something into his pocket than by taking out of it. The Democratic party would take this money out of mans pocket, but the Republican party would en- deavor to fill it.
 The sermon on the mount has been preached for almost two thousand years, but has not yet become the custom of the day; but that man who would strive to live up to it cannot vote for a ticket which will aid to rob rather than enrich his fellow man.
 am convinced that the question of the day is protection versus free trade, and that being the case, as @ Christian man shall vote to protect my fellow citizens, knowing if I voted the third party ticket should be doing the right thing in the wrong way-which would avail nothing.
 The speech was very forcible and true, and WAS received with frequent and hearty ap- plause, which it we'll deserved.
 Mr. N. D. Sperry then called upon Prof. Stowe to verify his figures quoted at the joint debate, which he did in conclusive manner.
 It was voted to hold monday meetings Monday and Tuesday, and all interested are invited to come.