Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-27

nations which had denounced the liquor
traffic numbered ten millions, and the
cause they advocated would triumph In
the end. He did not believe In abusing
the old political parties. They we're
committed to the liquor traffic, because
the LIQUOR seller and the liquor manu-
facturer belonged to them and had
place in their organizations, and TO at
tack the liquor iniQuity would be to
raise dissensions in their ranks. IL
was only through the Prohibition
party that the result sought for
would be obtained. Like the
Republican party, the Prohibition party
had been organized for a purpose, but un-
like it and the DemOcracy,it had not out
lived its usefulness. Those two parties
were now before the people without
single moral idea or legitimate excuse
for asking for the suffrages of the peo-
pie. The tariff was the issue, but the
difference between them was reallyvery
slight. Both maintained they were In
favor Of a tariff, one for revenue and
the other for revenue and projections; 1t
was distinction without very much
of a difference. But he went on TO say
that the government was doing wrong
when it legiSlated against the masses
in favor of classes and local
tiles, as had been done in
recent years. 1t was now pos
sible, by reason Of recent legislation,
for a man to become a millionaire in
siagle season, and when that condition
Of affairs arrived, something was wrong.
Something vas also wrong with gov
ernmenL which gave away millions upon
millions OF acres OF The public lands.
lie called attention 10 some other ex-
amples Of national legislation, and then
plunged into statistics relating to the
LIQUOR traffic, He said good many
people would not allow drinking man
TO work for them, and yet they had
drinking men working for them in the
capitol of the nation, where the mem
bers Of Congress had two rum
holes in the basement for their
convenience. Men were to be seen
Keeling in the halls Of Congress at every
session, aud but few months ago
member OF Congress from ne!ghboring
State had TO be carried from the Capitol,
helpless with liquor, and yet Christian
men and good IN, n, who aOEored the
hquOr traffic could be found in cam
paign times, "whoOping it up" for the
candidates Of the old parties, who be-
lieved in or permitted the things he had
described. He believed, with John
Quincy Adams, In voting for peinciple,
q
vote was never lost. He took
up the Prohibition platform, and
said il contained more brains, and
more Of principle, and more Of worth,
than the three other platforms CON-
bined. This sentiment was greeted
with applause. He said one Of the worst
things ABOUT the old parties-one OF the
most UBIQUITOUS things imaginable-Was
that by It's legislation it had de0ased
the manhood of thousands and then
5aSely purchased their votes la order
that the old parties might be more Sc
curely entrenched in power. Under the
old parties, in the large cities, large
majority OF the primaries were held In
saloons. The saloon was not only In
politics, but politics was in the saloon.
At the National Liquor Dealers meet
ings, either the Federal Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue or some other high
official was present to listen to the de-
mauds Of the liquor men. The govern
meut not only wlnked at the tratic, and
fastened to collect its share OF the pro-
hts, but it INSTRUCTED the enforcement
Of Prohibition laws in Prohibition
States.
The speaker referred TO the National
Prohibition candidate, apoligized for
the non-appearance of Mr.. Crantill, the
Vice Presidential candidate, who found
il impossible to be present, and said Mr..
Cranfll was the first candidate on any
Presidential ticket from the South since
the war. He closed with an eloquent
appeal to voters to vote the Prohibition
ticket.
After two songs by the Ohio Valley
Quar- cite, which stirred up great en-
thu siasm, Miss Graham sang descrip-
tive solo:
"When asked about he crops,
II the whisky mills should stop"
Each verse was greeted with shouts OF
laughter, and she was compelled to
reply TO the demand for another song,
with Throw the Lifeline"
Capt. Burt then introduced Miss
Vandalia Varnum, of New York, who
made an earnest Prohibition address.
Miss Varnum has oratoriGl ability OF a
high order, and holding her subject we'll
in hand, she made number Of strong
points, alternately securing applause
and laughter. Her main point was that
intemperance was not TO be overthrown
in the Church, or in the prayer
but in the party caucus and at the bal
lot box. Gan evil which only exists
through the law can be overthrown by
the law"
At the conclusion OF Mrs. Varnum's
address there was some more 81 nging
and then the meeting adjourned.