Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-27
Hi The RUM soAKeRs.

Inc UOTui0H sctSlOn Oh the wesleyan
general conference was very shory. The
Rev. l.. Teter, ministerial svice-presi-
dent, presided. A committee to inves-
tsgate the rumor OF n deal" regard
ing some exchange OF votes was ap-
pointed, and conference adjourned to
give the several committees time to
work on their reports.
The afternoon session was called to
order by the Rev. 4. Teter, and relig.-
Gus services were conducted by J. Il.
Gettys.
The roll was called and the minutes
OF the morning session were read and
approved.
Myron Bromaghin was appointed
committee TO draft a resolution OF
thanks to the people OF Grand Rapids
for the entertainment OF the general
conference.
1t was moved and carried that the
place OF holding the next conference
be fixed at Tuesday mornings session.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment o! committee OF seven to be
known as the committee on disciplin-
AIRY revisals, to whom propositions
for revisals shall be submitted for con-
sideration and by them reported to
the next general conference. was tabl-
cd.
Conference adjourned to the call OF
the chair to allow the committees to
finish its work.
Following the adjournment an i'm
promptu song service was held, and
the Rev. s. A. Gilley, OF Iowa, was
announced to give talk on the tenn
perance question, but large part
a. - er..s
t.tudes OF the republican and demo-
cratic parties. After giving a sketch
of the temperance agitation before the
prohibition party was formed
the speaker gave as the rea-
son that the democratic party
did not put n prohibition plank in
its platform was because IL was in the
liquor traffic AZ deep as the "Irishman
who fell into n pit up TO his ankles
and he went in head first" Since
1854 neither OF the two parties has
acted on any great moral question,
but on financial one-that OF the
tariff. and the tariff il more n mat
ter OF legislation. At tho last presi-
Dental election the cry OF the rum
soaked democracy was Let Us reduce
the tariff the republicans shouted
tsft US fedutt tut ttIalAs AtHA 'bNN
did Ii very essectuallvJ while the same
time the prohibitionists were whisper
ING with bated breath, Let VS. reduce
the tariff At this point Mr.. Gilley
asked II any one IN the audience knew
OF any other great problem of the
last presidential campaign than the
triff problem to get up and tell what
else the parties fought over. At the
reuest n man rose and said, zone
party had the offices and the other
wanted them Great laughter
The rum soaked democracy has OIL
ways been party Of negatlon. OF
opposition. and just SO long as there
IL another party for IL to oppose II
viii live: and since there viii always
b. some other party. the democratic
party is immortal The speaker sid
It would take several consecutive hours
70 handle the principles Of the prohibit
ton party a. they ought 20 BE- hardl-
81. aud told OF long speech he had
heard on ne merits ~ the
Mckinley bin In which the only thing
that was proved was that the bill
raised the price 81 tin cup a little
over a cent. and that since the aver
age family wouldn't use more than
two or three tin cups year. the ex-
tra expense couldn't possible exceed
five cents on the whole year. The
talk was closed BIZ an earnest appeal
10 the man before him 70 Initiate the
ORDER laid down IN the new testament.
where sr@S follow the apostles