St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-25
P1NKHAM TALKS.

of the Prohibitionists of the state to
order. Rev. David Morgan, of st. Paul,
was introduced, and, after inviting the
vast asSemblage to rise. started with
his powerful voice the stirring strains
of America" Ladies. of whom
there were large number present
as delegates, Joined in the singing, and
grand volume of music rolled through,
up and down the barn-like theater in
which the assemblage was gathered.
Prayer was the next event on the pro-
gramme, and Rev. Oliver Williams, of
Rock county. was INVITED by Chairman
Pinkham to make the invocation, which
he did in mastery manner, making
a powerful and appropriate plea for the
success of the movement. The Ham
line Glee club, composed of four very
pretty young ladies and two young
popular prohibition air, 80. List to the
Ca1l,u in the best possible manner.
Chairman Pinkham, at the conclusion
of this singing, stepped forward and
outlined the work accomplished by the
campaign of two years ago.
'Never has there been time in the
history of Minnesota" he said. ''wheD
there were more friends of prohibition.
Never was there such general feeling
of dissatisfaction and unrest. The peo-
pie have become tired of the mechanism
and methods of the old political parties
in dealing with the liquor question.
The people are now taking the reins
into their own hands. The plan of per-
petuating political parties at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers will prove ex-
ceedingly disastrous to them in the end.
1t was our hearts great desire for re-
form and our neglect by the politicians
that forced us into this movement. The
people need to be relieved from taxa
tions levied by misapplication of the
law. We sympathize with the farmers
in their struggles. To-day they are
we agree with them that there ought to
be equality of taxation and representa-
ton, whether the people or corporations
are concerned. But the most dangerous
and cruel monopoly of America to-day
is the dram traffic. doubt very much
If the supreme court. prior to 1862,
could have passed its recent decision;
for prior to that year the government
never acknowledged the right to man
ufacture and sell intoxicating liquors,
but in that year the national congress
passed the internal revenue law and
legalized the traffic."
Here the speaker narrated the won
derful increase In the number of distil-
lerles and breweries. He likened it to
a protective tariff, in that its increase
was sign not OF growth but of dwarf
ing the industries Of the country. The
more numerous they became the less
prosperous was the country.
''They ask us not to take prohibition
into politics. Way back in 1852 the
liquor dealers held a conference and
took whisky into politics, and none of
them were hung to lamp posts for it.and
no Democrat kicked and no Republican
shed tears"
1.-THE governments action In legaliZ-
ing the liquor traffic was criticized at
length, and the speaker brought down
the house when he said:
at is surprising how farmer will
stub his toe over a railroad traffic and
not see the inlquity of this business
which is squeezing the life out of him.
/ beg you to believe" said the speaker,
'sthat prohibition in Iowa and Kansas
has done more for the cause of prohibit
tion than high license has or ever can
do. Let the heart of the PrOhibitiOnist
take courage, let the mind of the Pro-
hibitionist learn cunning, and let us
march on to aid the oppressed in other
quarters and press on to success"
Mr.. Pinkhafn traced out an analogy
between the movement which cul-
minated in the downfall of slavery and
the prohibition uprising of to-day.