Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-12
LET THESE FELLOWS

LII THESE fLllbNN
find out whether we will prohibit or not.
After having Just spoken three weeks
in Nebraska, think can say with con-
iidcnce that the tide of prohibition IS at
as high a mark this afternoon as any
where in the Union. The speaker then
went on to refer to the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union, and denied that
this Union ever endorsed any high IL
cense talk. But if it has been tried for
the length Of time it has been in Ncbras-
ka, | want to say this much for ii;
that high license, the principle OF high
license. the practice of high license, the
promise of high license never got q
greater defeat. more fatal stab any
where in America, from friend or foe,
from prOhibitioniSt, fanatic or crank,
than It got when the people OF Nebraska,
after ten years of trial, after an
experience with it, marched up TO the
doors of the capitol at Lincoln and said
1--WE are tired OF fraud and intemper-
ancc. and we want Il chance to vote for
prohibition straight out" And they
coerced legislature that was not in
favor Of prohibition to submit the queS-
tion. They absolutely forced crowd
that was drilling with the saloon TO put
the question ont into the open air whore
the people could get at 1t, and
il is out there now. ! know
our theory is objected to very
strongly by politicians and by the
press. But what have we accomplished.
| think every prohibitionist has reason
to feel proud at what has been accom-
plished in twenty years. Ten years ago
there were few sermons and few arti-
cles In the newspapers upon the subject
of prohibition. But terrific strides have
been made in the last decade. The
fourth of November is coming, and to-
days in addition to other cOnquests, no
man can write the verdict OF Kansas,
and the Republican party in Nebraska
is trembling in its shoes.
We have done a mighty work. To-
day no convention dares TO meet with
ont so me regard to this question. Ban
ouo's ghost sits at the table.
The newspapers are always quiet on
the subject of temperance. ! know oi
No CLASS OF PEOPLE
in the world who would sooner refrain
from saving anything in favor oil TINS
great movement than the editors oi
NEWSPAPERS. They are thoroughly
yenal and corrupt on the prohibition
question. They sell their columns
news matter. advertisements, editorials
and all to the alcoholic fends in human
shane. Since the day the newspapers
of West Virginia sold out TO the llquor
traffic. they have never drawn Tree
mans breath.
High license Is the last limb upon
which the LIQUOR traffic hangs. One oi
these davs we are going 10 give that
limb 4 terrible shaking, and then you il
hear something drop. The speaker
said he was glad the Supreme Court
had given the original package decision
inst when II did, because after
the prohibitionists had converted all
the States. II would be serious setback
10 have that decision sprung on the pe0,,
nIe then. and have our work OF years all
undone. But public sentiment ana reg
isIation was likely to Offset the Original
nackage decision right away. wilson
hin will soon pass the House oil kepro- 1
sentatIves and would BE- the great cor,
rection. The original package bill VIII
tben he deader than Hector. There are 1
men in that branch OF Congress WHO