The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-05
'RET. SAM JONES AGAIN.
Ho Talks to the Prohibition As.
semb|y at MoundsyilIe
IN CHARACTERISTIC STYLE.
tho Meeting Opens Under Favorable
Auspices, but Gets a Little Too
Much Cold Water the FIRST
Day...NIr. 1Iaincs' Talk.

] EIauu iuotAluE uSlercu IN INC uAN
at the new Prohibition Assembly Hal
at Monn1syille yesterday. Many feared
rain, but their fears were waited away
bva gentle, health.siving breeze md iht
etluigent rays Of the morning sun. The
grounds md building have already been
described in these columns. The early
trains brought their crowds, but not In
such numbers as nte usually dumped
of at the Camp Ground Station during
camp..uceting. There waa no jam. Ev.
erybody had elbow room, and plenty OF
1t, aud oi course every body was glad. /,
rendered life bearabic, instead OF n per.
spring, restless burden. AT 10 o'clock,
when President Uarskadom called the
meeting 10 order, there were not over
800 people in the hail, and at no time
during morning session did the mum.
ber exceed 1900. The opening remarks
and PRAYER were by Rev. E. S. Jones, Pro.
sidlng Elder OF this N. L. Conference,
Among the ministers at tho morning
meeting were noticed Reys. l.. l.. Stew.
art, II. G. Sanford, G. s. Altemong, T.
N. Lynch, james Lee, J. +. Woods.
Rev. G. D. BAttelle, the old veteraus Of
tho Camp Grounds, and who preached
the irst sermon there, came bearing bis
eighty-odd years like q young man.
The Silver Lake Qaastette furnished the
music, anu good, inspiring music it was,
too. President Ca,skadon delivered d
short address on Prohibition and kin.
dred subjects, followed BY G. II. Mead,
leader Of the quartette and Secretary oi
the association. Mr.. Mead said no men
had been invited to speak who did not
believe In absolute prohibition and no
compromise. Ha raised u laugh BY re.
ferring to 'the Mugwump, whatever in
the name OF God that is."
The quartette sang, ave Conquer or
Die" aud the president introduced Sam !
Jones, who had entered with Mr.. Bod.
ley some minutes before, his train hay.
Ing been delayed. 80 came forward |
wearing black suit and the ever popu.
lar flannel shirt. lie said he had been
in most Uf the states OF tho union anG |
found majority OF sentiment ia favor
Of prohibition. He meant sentiment,
not constance. One barrier in the way
Of prohibition was politics. He defined
politicians US men who run politics, aud
said they were even
THE WORST SET or scouNDRELs
in existence. He tried to pray for
politician once. but could not pray as
high as he could spit, to save him. He
said the only difference between the old |
parties was the tariff, and that Blaine
had just knocked at the door OF tariff |
Ior revenue only. He spoke of the dii.
ference between the North and the
South, and said they do kill negroes
lown there, but that they buy votes up
here. 1--WE can kill them in the Sontb
EASIER than We can buy them, and you
,an buy them easier than YOU can kill |
.hem."
&c was raised a Democrat, aud it was
The hardest thing to get over he had |
ever had, but he could not stand its free
liquor proclivities. He paid his respects
70 the ''little high license preachers" in |
The following choice language:
They will not be in hell five minutes
until the devil will have u bride and
saddle on them and ride them a!l over
hell. Igct tired when see how soma
preachers run things. You can get on
nearly any preacher in the land and ride
him any place without bride or saddle.
Sometimes some fellow tries to get his
feet in my stirrups, but when the
dust clears away l an at the |
trough eating away and one OF the other
fellows suspepders wound around my |
hind leg. The good people do not work |
together. The DEVILS crowd is organ.
lied better than ever before. Hit one
evil and you have them all after you. |
Hit one preacher and the balance all say,
Give it to him; he had no business say.
ing anything about it, The devils
crowd agree on everything, but Gods
people on nothing"
BE spoke for sn hour and ten min.
utes, and after song the audience was