The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-26

Professor D1ekjc'x Address st the
Armory Last Night.
The proof of the pudding Is in the eat
ing, and the large audience that fed upou
the address OF Professor Samuel Dickle st
Armory hall last evening did not find any
politics IN II. - the resolutions Of the Min
ister1ai Association toreboded. Fer about
an hour and . half the speaker directed
ms remarks TO . fo-cihIs arraignment
o. the liquor tsadic. the failure Of high
license and the advocacy Of prohibition.
ous not one word was said about partisan
prohibition.
Prof. Dickie 10 professor OF astronomy OF
Albion, Mich. aud is forcible and pleas
ing speaker. Among those occupying
seats on the platform were DIR. G. A. Weed,
who presided. Rev. E. B. Sutton. Rev. Me-
hsfiy. William Butler, c. A. SayIer, Rev
Strong. H. e. Kelsey and John Bushell
ana Mrs. y. B. Reese, general organizer OF
the w. G. I. e.. Mrs. Hsndsaker,
and Mrs. Butler. Rev. @. A. Tewkesbury
came IN during the progress of the meet
ing and took . seat on the stand. The
meeting Was opened by the singing OF gos-
pei hymns and prayer by Rev. Strong.
Professor Dickts was introduced BY Dr..
Weed. He preceded his remarks with .
statement Of the purpose of the meeting
Soma time sincs he received . con-
munication from Rev. Sutton asking him
. deliver gospsl temperance talk for this
Sabbath evening and asking what the ex-
pense would be. He responded that he
might command his services, but that be
would receive no compensation. He re-
terred to the published resolutions of the
Ministerial Association. He thought tina.
In their zeal in the cause Of Sabbath OBJ
servance they had made . mistake. which
some Of them already regret.
He took as text the twelfth verse OF the
second chapter Of Habakuk: "Woe to him
that buildeth town with blood, and es-
tabitsheth city BY inIquity." The first
charge brought against ths rum traffic
Vas that II creates no wealth. From
the commencement OF its manufacture
down through every process until il Is re-
tailed over the bar. IL il destitute Of oil
wealth producing power. Tho values in
volvea In the liquor trafhc are fictitious
and not real. II every agricultural imple-
mont tn the state Of Washington was de-
stroyed tonight, the state would suffer
real loss. "lf, bsfors tomorrow sun shouid
rise. every drop Of liquor and every
machine employed In its manufacture and
every saloon 6xturs Of the state OF Wash
ipgtou should be annihilated. tomorrow's
sun would rise upon the state Of Washing
ton worth not one dollar less of real
wealth" The liquor traffc dies In the
fuce OF . fundamental law OF political
economy, the law OF supply and demand.
The third charge against the sa-
loon Was that IL can only be made
TO flourish as IL makes good
people bad and bad people worse. It does
no good. but does much harm. was the
mkt charge
he then passed on 10 the consideration
OF the claims OF high license In
reputation Of the claim that i. decreases
the number OF saloons, the testimony Of
bis friend. an ex-mayor OF Lincoln, Neb.,
was adduced. During the last year OF low
license in that city there was one saloon
for every AL inhabitants. For the year
1855 with the license ~ loo, there was
one saloon for every $40 Inhabitants. The
claim that high license improves the
character OF the saloons was pfeposierous
10 the speaker. Better saloons. better
smallpox; better cholera; better rattle
snakes.s He concluded With strong plea
for prohibition as the oplv way to deal
with the evils OF the rum traffic