Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-24
AN ASSAILANT OF MURPHY
Stakes His Word as a Minister That
Francis and Ed. Put Up a Job.
HE is TAKEN TO TASK VIGOROUSLY,
And the Audience at Silver Lake Grove
Join in Murphy'S Defense.
OTHER LIVE CAMPAIGN AFTERMATH

il not absolutely war-like meeting at Silver
Lake Grove yesterday afternoon, and by
speeches or vigorous comments blamed all
from the Republican party down to 7. Ed
ward Murphy for the defeat of the amend
ment Some, evidently, wanted to kick
themselves for mistakes they had made
Others took a more conservative view, and
blamed no one, but said it was best that il
was defeat, not victory. But the enthusiasm
of all for prohibition had not seemed to die
out at all, and if this one little meeting is to
be taken as an index of the stand taken by
Pros, lively things are yet to be expected
from their side of the house.
Rev. ]. w. Mckay. of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, said:
What defeated the amendment was lack of
generalship The whole thing was too much
of grandmother's campaign. The men at the
head of the affair were no good. The affairs
IN Pittsburg could not have been more botched
and bungled. We can never have the power
until we have solid body, party. We have
fought the whisky element of the whole United
States. No party is responsible. We ourselves
should have party and fight on the line of
the saloon alone. We have not had things
managed right.
AN UGLY ACCUSATION.
Mr.. Francis Murphy got up and talked
against prohibition. and when he saw that the
people rose up he and his son held council
of war, and it was decided that I. Edward
Murphy should talk for the amendment, while
his father was against it-a kind of a good
Lord-good-splithoof arrangement The very
day after the election 7. Edward Murphy con-
graduated. the liquor people on their victory
This is one wayl
amendment until we get a party behind it
IApplause.1 We can never harmonic the Re-
publican and Democratic temperance people.
We must have platform that will take in the
Republican temperance people and the Demo
cratic temperance people, and hold the bal
ance of power in the coming election If we
stand as Independent Republicans and Inde-
pendent Democrats. we will pull against each
other.
did not use to make political speeches, and
maybe some things have said were better if
unsaid but l could not take back anything
have said and would not If could.
After the speaker sat down, the audience
was all hustle and it was evident that the
raid on Francis Murphy and his son had
stirred up hornets nest. Soon Joseph
Hunter arose, and, in a moment, all eyes
were turned toward him. Slowly swerving
into a speaking attitude and controlling his
emotion, he said:
rise to defend Francis Murphy and his son
Edward. owe to Francis Murphy my saliva
tion from being drunkard. Ilove the man
because he is a Christian man. l love his son,
love his family, and stand here to defend
them against the unwarranted language of the
reverend gentleman, whom also respect Ed
ward Murphy is as firm friend Of the amend
ment as any in the land.
ALL DUE TO THE TRICK.
If it had not been a trick of the Republican
party in putting the election on June Is, instead
of in November, the regular time for election,
we would have won. This is the view Edward
Murphy took of it, and cannot blame him.
pleaded with his father to come out for the
and Edward pleaded with him;
but they said it was no use.
The Republican party knows that it was the
votes of both the liquor men and the Prohib-
itionists that gave President Harrison his ma
jority in Pennsylvania, that gave him his ma
Jority in New York, and that placed him in the
Presidential chair. They were looking forward
TO their own interests. 1t was a trick. We can
blame no one, and as it is a trick consider it
such, and look confidently to the future.
When Mr.. Hunter had taken his seat,
amid deafening applause, Chairman George
II. CARRIER arose and said that it was time
the audience was dispersed by the benedic-
ton and the doxology.
As he walked down the steps from the
hall, Rev. j. w. Mckay said, in reply to
some remark about his attack on Edward
81 have made the assertion; now
let him refute it. :"
Rev. G. V. Wilson, of Emory M. E.
Church, the first speaker, stopped and al
lowed the surplus strain of the audience to
escape, as it was dangerous to not give the
safety valve a chance to carry it off He
also defended Francis Murphy and his son.
This began to raise steam" again, but he
suddenly veered, took up the subject of the
day in very forcible language, and advanced
some interesting ideas of the present situa-
ton and the causes of the defeat of the
He said:
DOWN TO REAL REASONS.
The only reason why the amendment was de-
feated was because votes enough were not cast
for it. 1t did not lack 1S5 600 honest votes of
majority; but there were not votes enough
cast, We did not know our relative strength.
We did not know who were our friends, and
who our enemies. Now we know them, and
how many votes to depend on. Now we know
that it is necessary to convert $4,000 or 10000
votes: to show them the license law is wrong.
and prohibition is right; that high license is |
all wrong; that low license is likewise wrong.
Last Sunday there was a large crowd here; |
now there are not near as many. Many of them |
thought it their duty to be here, to show voters |
the stand they had taken. Now they are at |
home or elsewhere. but they are Prohibition |
lists Just the same.
would not have prohibition in PENNSYLVANIA |
with $4,000 majority against it: 1t could not |
be enforced, and could not profit the cause. / |
would not if / could lay hand on any man |
and say you must vote for the amendment.
The last vote in my precinct was young |
man who said to me i can't vote with you. |
don't think it is the thing at the present time.
This same young man wanted someone to |
Vouch for him that he was proper person to
Tote. vouched for him, knowing he would
vote against US; for we want none OF temper
ance unless it can be brought about in a fair |
way; we will never descend to trickery to gain
Gods cause. We have believed it was Gods
work, and it was, and is yet feared through
,ut the campaign that in our haste to bring
bout temperance we might forget the word of
5od and attempt by mans agencies to outrun
is fulhllment
THE PARAMOUNT QUESTION.
The question now confronts us all to be an
wered in some practical, worthy way, How are
re going to get the votes we need to win? Are
re going to send out more literature? The
ountry is already soaked with literature to
se a homely illustration-as the fields in
pring are often soaked with lingering SHOWS.
hall we have meetings? The saloon makes
self more potent. If not more attractive, than
lere lectures can be. We have all got to be