The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-10
TALK FROM SAM JONES.
HE CRAwLED OUT FROM UNDER THEt
DOGS NINETEEiv YEARS AGO.


DOGS NINETEEN YEARS AGO.
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The Oniy Way 20 Get Nwhiskey Ont OF the
Country 10 to Vote IT Out-Ie Thipks
tho Farners' Alliance, wni Never Get
There-Mueh Laughter psd Applause.
Sam Jones. the rsvivalist kept nm audience
Of 1000 alternately laughing mn d arplaudinE
in the big pavilion Mt Prohibition Park. Staten
Island. yesterday. He had como all the way
from Mississippi to do II, md he intended TO
give the audience more than its inoney'sworth.
for the admission foe was only 10 cents. Jones
spoke In tho morning. but no s~cd his nyro-
technics for his afternoon sermon. Sam Jones is
slim, wiry- looking Sputherner. with swarthy
complexion and little black moustache
He dresses in black with patent feathers nnd n
Prince Albert coat that swnys rom one side to
the other and gets It's skirts Il nelcd up be-
tween pair OF very thin knees whom its owner
puts on full steam md dcnounces frauds. Sam
Jones ia not q rantci In his style OF delivery.
His voice Is well modulated and he snenks
with a strong Southern accent His audience
know what to expect. for his friond sam Small
had advertised him in these words: SAN
Jones Is q holy terror 10 evildoers. 1 never
hoard such blisteripg. scorchinG words. He
makes 1t bla ling hot for cheats, and hypocrtes
IN religion fr auds in business md In politics.
His tongue is tho sword OF the avenging angel"
Sam Jones !, as been engaged for q half dozen
sermons a. the Park Yesterdays meeting was
the largest ii at has boen hold thore. Col. X.
s. Chevis. tho ecretary OF tho association. pre-
sided. 1t was $3.50 o'clock whom Sam Jones
swung hjmse to tho front OF the platform md
began his serm, m, His text was. For God 80
loved tho worldthst He gave iis only heSotts I,
not perish, but have everlasting life." Among
o' "Ihe iasninnab 10 minister f. without sym.
rAthy, lie Raya "a the members OF his congre-
CATION. III ron ba lie,e as belieye. you. will b.
sen aars ,nn man
that takes u dsor lered liver for pure heart.
a akft "a ns. f"a !" as o%s down
gang Niger or VIII ito man. In peniten,iary
Fl sHs ar O. ii siIssS
than IN iniidcL, % Bob !ngersoll can !. nuke
bis sso spa n se1 sna ae on. OFT 81 81 IT,
81 10 hear, him speak and board tnemsslvesi
Els tail ana lsTins loy hands lie il GLAD e
t t1e ,s him f tinaly o III III ink how GOOD God has
heon 10 you, aud ret 20 II don't love him in 70.
back there: You are low + shan doai GssSa! !
s sss a aISn s aad't i soas
tns tSs ars you
Wiz eoS Yls%S Do! Rs Sna so %h ssk 1 I'm
means everything. know ms well as | know
that I'm living that never ian =, make ak the sort
%Ssn yoa PrSy God to help lp y 10Y, there
my last dollar to yet whlsKey out Of the
was addressing q large meeting down in
TIE other day and there Tess lot
s 81 viii sa lSsTs
the democrats aud the Republicans act the
ss%s 10 INA is the
ss e IL SsT iSsS SSt q
showS IN PrOh!sitSSn'i,s s. every Day: and
Pm alive fifty year. from now. and there ia
only one prohibition a, HSts east you can say
when / die. thank God. won't have to
odsssa efs now now
on n ss os in tS1s Ia sses sh
Ing on deck and shouting Say all ~ you elm
the good ahip right up to tho shore and help-
Hhhon,d the mGp Who can't SWIM That's
ne ana tries 10 doctor my divinity. II sue ON
iSs nY h ss n1h sR IF beps at sss
stands for Devil Driver. then I'm your man.
Il itstands for DEVILS Dues. then I'm out II
Ssy saia fise Sa m L There
was the old Christian who was sitting. by the
came a dirty old tramp and said Give me
something TO- cat; Pm starvtng.' Tho old
SiS The top 5 of Of bread
inGrO Fatherin heaven bless this brend.'
Did you cay our Father asked thetranp
Yea said the Christian.
Then II IT'S our F sther.' replied the tramp
" a "a hPnfhAra clf n ar
slice Of that bread. quick.
After was hardened and crawled outefrom
to myself. Here you'll die and get into
heaven. but you'll have to stay in the back
s b YoS sp ne esss
what Gods love really meant. and knew that
Sam Jones sat on one of the upper piazzas OF
the Prohibition Park Hotcl after his sermon
and swung his black broad brim felt has and
What is the Alliance doing n the souths"
asked ono Of the group around him.
My sympathies are with tho Alliance" said
sam Jones. but 1t IL not going TO Work In the
right way; At present y 10 simply a protest
tie labor unions 'i are protests." '' '1'' 90
Is theIe any political Significance to this
Not At presents We arc not here to talk
politics. We are talking prohibition. II We
s n Ses saf.a Soes
knows that NO cah do nothing with the Repub-
,ican or Dem ckatfc party on the line OF pro-
hibtton- Their candid atee are selected with
an eye to the liquor vote. Our only hope 10 to