The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-04-10
WANAMAKER ON RUM.
He EXPORTS HIS CHURCH BRETHREN TO
VOTE FOR PROHIBITION.
''It is Your Duty" He Said, to Make 1t
as Difficult to Get Liquor as to Get Poi
son"-'sGod's Going to Count the Votes" "

as Difficult to Get Liquor as to Get Poi
son"-"God's Going to Countthe Votes"
PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-Postmaster
General Wanamaker made his first pub
lie utterance to-day on the question of
high license and prohibition. He de-
clared in favor of the constitutional
amendment, and exhorted the 800 per-
sons who listened to his words to work,
pray and vote for It.
Mr.. Wanamaker reached Bethany
Sunday school at 2p. m. Halt an hour
later. while the Bethany orchestra played
the opening hYnn, Mr.. Wanamaker
was in his place as superintendent of the
largest Sunday school class in America.
After the usual exercises Mr.. Wana-
maker led the way to the church, fol-
lowed by 400 members of his adult Bible
class and 400 visitors. While the visit
orS were being seated Mr.. Wanamaker
announced that it was quarterly meet
ing, and that there was no regular les
son. He said he had been requested to
talk of temperance. He read a portion
OF the fifth chapter Of Ephesians, begin
ming with the verse. BE not drunk
with vine He said:
What is the Christian idea OF right!
1t is important that we get the right
thought, because then we will do right
and lead happy life. The Christian
idea is that we carefully guard our de-
pertinent. We should be temperate IN
all things that we do. The Bible says
that he who does not Go this is a fool.
Now, a man who calls YOU a fool is not
minded much, but when God writes US
down as fools it is q very serious thing.
We should be temperate in everything.
That means the use OF tobacco and OF
opium. Il includes profanity and anger
and impurity Of life. We are so to talk
that we shall build each other up
Mr.. Wanamaker then referred to the
wreck of the American men-ot-war al
Samoa. and spoke of the broken-hearted
wives and children who were waiting
for the return of their husbands and
fathers who had been dashed to pieces
on the rocks. He continued:
Right here il our city are broken
hearted people, beaten against the rocks
of adversely by this tide of liquor and
of license. The man who will not sign
temperance pledge, though he does
not need it himself, to help a weaker
brother, is not as much of a man as ne
thinks himself to be. Christ said: Deny
yourselves. Take up your cross and
follow me- There is no need to be drunk
to be under, the influence of wine. The
n.an who takes only l;ttle and will not
Give it up is as much controlled by 1t as
il he was an habitual drunkard. He is
under the influence because ne won't
give it up.
What's the reason you won't stand
out for the amendment! Because you
like glass Of beer. Iou say: ! want
to be free TO take an additional drink If
| feel like it, What influence keeps
you from voting against the amend.
ment? Isu't it the influence OF glass OF
beer? There are thousands of men IN
this CITY who do not get drunk. They
say: We have the right TO drink 1t II
we want to; to sci! it, to buy it, or to
give it away. A man may not drink 1t
at all, but he may be under the influence
of the liquor spirit. He will say: ! am
temperance man, but am in business
and the liquor people deal with me, so
I won't say anything against it. Now,
what influence is he underF
s:lt's the same with many-a politician.
He's afraid he won't get votes, so he Is
silent on the liquor question. When a
minister or teacher refuses to speak
out on this question he is ruled by the
liouor interests. The drunkard who
votes for prohibition is freer man than
the total abstainer, who carries water on
both shoulders and then votes for liquor,
or to put it in the harness IF high license.
Just as the saloon keeper must an
swer for every glass he sells, 50 we must
answer for voting for liquor. 1t Is SIM
ply question of whether or not we are
in favor Of the saloon. 1t isn't a ques-
ton of high license. The bubble that
prohibition does not prohibit has moth
ing TO do with it. The law against steal
ing does not prevent stealing. The same
power that puts the amendment in our
Constitution will attend to the enforce
ment of the law. It is our dutyto make
it as difficult to get liquor as it Is to get
poison.
License means that the city, the
State, and the saloon keeper slal go
into partnership to ruin men, to build
up jails, almshouses, hospitals and
houses of correction, and to keep up the
taxes. Gods going to count the votes.
Vote for prohibition and you will be
voting for Him, for order, for religion:
and for the highest civilization. He will
see every ballot When you go home to-
night go down on your knees, every one
OF you, and pray God to help you to
carry the amendment"
Mr.. Wanamaker then closed with a
prayer. He hurried into the main Sun
day school and made the closing address
TO the children, and then led the usual
twenty-minute prayer meeting at
o'clock.
WOMEN IN POLITICS.