The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-05-31
The Amendment Campaign.

ton draws near. All who see the papers OF
that state can now see that there is some
thing going on, though many or most of the
great dailies" give five times as much space
to "base ball' and "spo ting news" as they
do TO 1.-THE Amendment and say as little
about it as possible, anil nothing favorable
when they do speak,
Some 375 of the county papers appear to
stand out and have not yet been bought up
by the anti-amendment forces. Many of
the papers copy Associated Press" dis
patches without knowing that that close cor
poration is run exclusively in the interest
of the National Liquor Dealers Protective
Association and nothing is permitted to pass
over their wires that will be inimlcal TO
their interests, so the most damaging false
hoods are scattered over the whole land and
the rebuttal testimony is suppressed as eff
fectually as they can do it. Wishing to
feel how the thing was being received in
our neighboring borough of Oxford stop
ped there to hear The famed Irish orator,
Michael J. Tanning, Of Michigan, talk one
evening. l met him on the train and had
an interesting chat with him on the situa-
ton and prospects in the state. He has al
ready delivered many lectures and is booked
for every night until the 18th. Francis E.
Willard preceded him in Oxford and Ken
net and had full houses at both places. l
did not hear her, but heard of the good i'm.
preston she has left wherever she has been
FROM those who did.
Those who have been known as belonging
10 the National Prohibition Party draw the
largest crowds and are most in demand as
speakers, and the National Lecture Bureau
has sent large share of their best orators
into this state to help this non partisan can
vass. There is an undcrcurrent of suspicion
OF the sincerity of those recent converts,
who were SO recently very much afraid 10
say anything about Prohibition, lest they
hurt their party in its national contest.
Another large share of the voters are hon
tesly in favor of seeing the amendment
adopted, and enforced whtn adopted, not to be
a dead letter law in the hands of its enemies.
VIM. 7. Fulton is out in letter In which
he uses very plain language to express his
views, that the majority party, who have
gone so far in submitting this question, must
now sustain it as party, or they can never
again expect to receive the support of tenn
perance men.
Fanning's power as SPEAKER lies partly
in the fact that he is what Is termed self
made man. He commenced his career car
rying the water bucket, as he facetiously
puts it s'started in the cold water business -
at twelve years of age, then carried cross
ties working on "the section,' then was fire
man, then engineer, so he has had practical
experience as laborer, before he became a
lecturer for the knights of Labor, and as
sequence Prohibitionist. There is no other
evil that SO robs and degrades labor as does
the Liquor Traffic. Capital is the friend
of labor aud their interests are identical,
drink destroys both.
He confined his remarks to the Right,
the Justice and the Expediency Of Prohi-
bition and did not dwell upon the moral
features of the subject. His points were not
many of them new to those who have been
keeping posted, but his ready wit and famil-
lar way of illustrating them are well cal
culaed to produce favorable and lasting
impression, especially upon the young peo-
pie who heard him, and considerable part
Of the audience at Oxford was Of this class.
They will indirectly, as we'll as directly, in
huence votes and the impressions upon the
minds of these boys and girls, will be the
influence of this canvass cannot be lost, how
ever the votes may be counted on this oc-
casion. The last meeting that has great
significance by reason of the prominent
parties that took part in it, was held in the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia this
week, the 9th. Governor Beaver presided
and made the opening address. This is the
first that he has made and there was great
sclicitude on all sides to know what he
would say, or whether he could and would
say anything at all. His remarks as re-
ported are characteristic of the man and the
politician, and while he says he is in favor
of the amendment and will vote for it 'if
he can reach his home in time" (why this
''if'') he wishes it understood that it is not
party measure, though il is a political
question in its broad sense. He could not
say this much and give few and very gen.
eral reasons why he Is in favor of 1t person.
ally, not as party man, without giving the
lie direct 10 all these great dailies' who
have been giving us columns and columns
Of matter to prove that the effect OF Prohi-
bition is disastrous and has been so where
ever tiled. There may be shifting round
Of sails by some Of the craft to catch the
incoming breeze, but telling falsehooGs may
become a settled habit, and in this case it is
also immensely profitable. The Philada.
Times is very much wrought up and is using
very abusive language because Of an inter
view with Henry w. Palmer, published in
the Erenin9 Bulletin, wherein he not only
charges but proves the Times guilty of du-
plicity and falseht cd in giving Amendment
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