Smyrna times., 1892-07-20
EX-GOY. ST. JOHN.
AN ADDRESS BY THE PROHIBITION
LEADER.

] AARh WV hRh ilCE0dS6u bu6
ton vote from $1,000 to 10000, anC
who in 1896 would not only lead the
Prohibition forces, but would lead then
into the White House." "And when
get there" said Mr.. st. John, 81 am
going to make Mr.. Daniel Secretary ol
War, and We will settle this saloon
question in about three weeks" After
the laughter and applause which greet.
ed this, had subsidized, he then contin.
ued
"In our bOyhOOd days we used to
talk of this being the land of the free
and the home of the brave, when four
millions were in bondage. They talk
now of this being the government of
the people, by the people and for the
people, but it never was such. There
has never been a word OF truth in it.
1t never will be until w5 give to every
mother in the land the same right to
protect her home and her boz, that we
give to the saloon keeper to destroy
both with his ballot. | made this re-
mark once to an audience. composed of
99l men and nine women. 1t was in a
penitentiary. The next night l at
tended prayer meeting where 81
were present. Ofthis number, So were
women and 5 were men, and thought
if that church got to heaven, there
wouldn't be enough men present to
sing bass.
you place the power of the govern
ment in the hands of those who fur.
nish nine hundred and ninety-one con-
victs out of "A thousand. The time is
coming when we will be as much
ashamed of that fact as we are that we
ever held one person in bondage. We
are drifting into dangerous channels.
Concentration of wealth and concentra-
tion of power threaten our
government. The liquor traffic is
the fountain that enables the polite
ians to WELD a corrupt ballot. Under
Democratic and Republican rule there
existed in 1889 in this nation, Ill 600
retail liquor establishments. In 1890
the number had grown to 10000. and
in 1891 to 100000 in round numbers.
Did you good people ever stop to
think what that means? Stand them
side by side, and allowing 20 feet front
each, there would be a row of Demo-
Ocratic and Republican saloons 92O
miles in length. Behind every bar in
the country stands Democrat or a 1
Thank God, 1 belong to
a party in whose ranks cannot be
found brewer or a saloon keeper. A
pretty good party for a father to be.
long to.
The old deacon in Kansas saws he
will never vote the Republican ticket
any more, but when the Prohibition
meetings are held, he stays at home
because he has corn to plow. When
The Republican meetings are held, he
gets on the outskirts and he hears the
word rebel" That makes him think
he is at Sumter again, that slavery is
10 be forced on the people, and his
prejudices are aroused. Here in Mary.
and the Democrat says he is never
going to vote the Democratic ticket
again. By and by the Democratic
meetings are held. He gets on the
of the crowd and hears the
speaker say "nigger." His prejudices
ire aroused, and he imagines if the
Republican party wins. he will have to
marry a negress tor his second wife.
lie is like the man with the deIirium
remens, who told the doctor that he
Ould stand the snakes the lion and
he hyenas that appeared to him, but
le could not stand that Internal little
iigger over there on the bureau, play-
ng the fiddle.
You have the Australian ballot law
Maryland, but what would you have
hought fifty years ago if they had run
'ou into a stall like a mule, because
hey were afraid to trust yOuP You
ant be a free man and vote your own
ecret ballot; the government has to
brow safeguards around you. I don't
ppose the Australian ballot; under
ur present conditions it is our only
ope to overthrow the saloon. All
aw is the crystallized will of the peo-
lie, and it commences at tho ballot
OK II you vote for a whiskey party
whiskey candidate, you are a
voter. The way OF it is this:
Vhiskey voter, whiskey party, whis-
.ey law, whiskey saloon. At one end
I the string is saloon, and at the other
nd, too frequently, stands a man with
white neck-tie. II there was no
'hiskey voter, there would be no
party, no whiskey saloon.
10 you suppose the Kingdom of Christ
'ill ever thrive in Maryland, while
here is single saloon in it? You
hight as we'll expect pigs and potatoes
thrive in the same patch. The pigs
hight thrive but it would be hard on
he potatoes.
Church members say they don't
ant to throw away their ballots. At
very election Christian men 90 to the ,
oils and deny Christ. Every vote for !
leVeland or Harrison will be releas. !
'g Barabbas and crucifying that spirit
hich would elevate the home. The
IAN with the white apron and the ,
AN with the white neck.tie, are :
lilty of one and the same otfense, and :
ley will be buokled and tied together. :
hen the judgement day arrives.
he liquor traffic wastes 81 ,6O7, 900 900 =
I'd costs 10000 lives annually. Put .
% money in silver dollars, and it !
ould make a train of wagons $50 !
lies long, each loaded with 1000 =
FUNDS. Has any Democrat or Repub- =
IAN here word to speak in its de-
nseP The only issue between the :
and Republican parties is !
Q scramble for office. They are not ;,
shting over the tariff, but to prevent :