Omaha daily bee., 1890-10-26
BUSINESS lay TO THE FORE,
Last Nights EntA Z site McotingOf Rcp7e.
senta CitiHns
TELLING ADDRESS, 'oN,L L. WEBSTER.
a Meritcd Rcbuke or the imported
Prohibition Spies and Hirclings
and heir Contemplate
Meth ods ofOpera tion.

and the emmeusc audience gatherc at tho
Boyd at the business mems autiprohbition
rally gave q premonitory iukliug Of what he
voters OF this city will do ON Novcmbcr4.
II was such an audience as does n public
speakers heart good tOsc II was a gather.
ing Of the most intelligent. conservative and
successful professional and business men II
tho city, irres pective of party anIiatiOn or
political preiudiccS and their presen &c there
was manifestation of their deep int crest in
the material welfare Of the state OF Nebras Ia
In general ana the city of Omaha in partic-
ular.
There was not n trace the hoodlum ele-
ment and none were taken there from idle
curiouity. The momen tous Importance OF
the issue 10 be discussed was clearly set
forth by the presence anumber Of the
most prominent ladies Of the city, whose in.
tercsts in the ques tion of the prohibitory
amendment was, primarily, the damaging
effect the adoption Of such AN amendment
would have upon the public schools OF the
city They listened closely to the In cid arcu.
mcuts and applauded the points scOced
against the amendment
1t was an audience that did not need tho
Gus tomary warming up and its enthusiasm
was potent incentive to the speaker Of tho
evening in his presentation of convincing
facts and figures
The Musical Union early took position in
front OF the opera house and discussed q
number Of their choicest selections AL
though tho speaking was not announced 10
begin untilS O'Clock, the house began to I'll
an hour before that time. Every seat in
the body OF the house was speed.
lily flied. and the flow Of humanity
was directed up tho balcony stairs, and
later to the gallery. Standing room was in
demand, and there was not even enough Of
that to go around.
When the chairman and speaker Of mo
evening stepped upon the stage they were re-
ceIvcd with great applause. Among tho
gentlemen who occupied seats upon the
rostrum were Mayor Cushing, julius Never,
Joseph Gameau ir. Major Saloon be p. W.
Birkhauser Chris Hartman, Captain Rust in,
ID. II. Wheeler, Frank NIoorcs. Dean Gard
ner, General j. C. Gown, Judge Clark on,
Judge Doane, w. L. Kcrsead, l.. NJ. Ben
nett, Joe Sheeley, B. 5. Baker, G. r. Yost
II. W. Yates Hon. W. j. Conncll, Elmer
Frank c. ). Elgutter Joseph Barker,
Andrew Rosewater, DR.. 5 D., Mercer JUS
tice Gustave Anderson. Ben Gallagh her.
Luther Drake Henry BOlln,s George p.
iotuhSf IHbTIea lulOD. uStfE6
Barker, Captain Farrell, Isaac Oberfeltier,
George Gaylord, Thomas Fitzmorris, w W.
Marsh, Ernest Rail, Albyn Frank ana OF her
representative citizens
twas just O'clock when Hon. A j. Pop
pleton called the meeting to order. He said;
Ladies and Gen tlOmen-I have been as ked
to cali TO order this assembly of repre=e ena-
tive citizens oft the city OF Omaha, who have
M hero n q thcis r.
question of prohi bition that is soon to
be submitted 10 the voters Of this state; that
is, if any such expression is necessary.
1t is thirty-six years since the city of Omaha
was founded, and its wonderful progress in
the liuc Of Development has gone on without
interru ption, and without being due TO any
| one class Of men. Omaha Is as cos smopolitan
as the city of New York. II is not mad euD
| entirely Of American born citizens. They
came from nearly every country on the globe
| and they were brought upln the obserV ance
of IDEAS not easily set aside. 1t will be we'll
for you TO think twice before you raiseup
barriers to keep people from citizenship as
by so doing YOU strike u death blow to the
prosperity of the city and the state. We can
show larger percentage Of gain in the last
ten years than any other city or
state in the union In view Of
such fact as this, will you not
agree with me that we cannot afford TO pa.
such an edict Of exclusion is embodied in
this prOhbitOry amendmenti People will
| not come here to bc branded as cri minals for
doing that which they have been taught
from their cradles TO do. To adopt this
amendment would be as much an invasion Of
the rights of the people as ifan army had
marched through this state damaging its
! crops and running its wealth. Every per-
soHal and national! issue sinks into ilsig-
nihcanCe beside 1t.
~ did not come here to make an address,
"a s,1f
| matter. | am not friend Of liquor for
| have been temperance man all my life. bat
| | am opposed to throwing this Chinese wall
| about the state. These prOhibitiOnists are
| against beer and wine today, but who Of YOU
| can say that tomorrow they won't he az ainst
10 have social order preserved and
| the rights of property held sacred.
| II is well known that obnoxious laws are not
| enforced, then why pass theml If these pro-
| hibitionists are the elect aud saints Of the
| earth, as they pretend TO be, how is it that
they submit to falsehood, forgery anu sub
| ornation of perluryi They have attacked
| the fair name Of every city They will try TO
| vent the full casting of the honest vote ofthe
| city.
| Let me remind you in closing that the
| statutes provide "A punishment for anV OBJ
| structiOn of the ballot, and there are war
| rants, officers, iai!s aud executions, if need
be- TO mete out justice to any such lawles 5
| obstructOnlstsn
The audience showed It's approval of the
sentiments Of the chairman in hearty APP
| plause.
| He then introd duced Hon. John T.. Webster
as the principal speaker OF the evening. Mn.
| Webster was given rousing reception, and
the cheers that shook the building attcsted
the appreciation OF the people Of Omaha Of
| the efforts of that entlenan on the stump
| during the present campaign. II was such a
reception as 9o0o throats and 400 hands
alone can give
Mr.. Webster said MY fellow citizens,
for three months + have devoted the greater
portion Of my time to this question that you
have come here tonight to hear discussed. !
have Travelled over the state and want &c
tell You that while the people OF 0ma ha are
all right, the pTaires OF Nebraska are alive
with the prOhibtOnists, and for this reason
know that there is not an hour to lose II Wa
want 10 defeat the enemy that has declared
In favor OF running the prosperous common
wealth IN which we live
| AT Lincoln the Othor day heard a tenn
perance orator make the startling statemen
| that in the United States annually JOO, 600 men
fill drunkard's graves that last year i5,OOI
boys Of tender years became drunken anC
bear eyed sot5. These statements wers
made by nc other person than Samuel Watt.
| Of Omaha. These falsehoods, FOR they are