The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-28

Prohibition.
Communicate d.
PHmADRLrnIA. Oct 37.-In the kind
ly mention OF your one time prentice
boys. all OF whom return the compli-
ment. Wishing yet many years OF
life to their respected employers. there
was slight inaccnraoy In last Mon
days paper concerning myself, which
L would like to correct by saying dis
tiEctly that am not engaged In the
Temperance work, that l an not In
any sense going down Into the gutter
to rescue the fallen" being too busy
for that, but simply believe II Is good
policy to practice total ahstiIence as
an Individual, and that legal Prohibit
ton is the best policy for tho State.
This Is a long step and many mile
stones of an advance along the high
ing of human progress. Between "mor-
al suasion" OF the temperance advocate
and the legal suasion of the Prohibit
ton party there is a great gulf fixed.
rs the former seeks to take The man
away from the bottle while the latter
seeks to take the licensed, LOCALIZED
bottle away from the man. It is the
political side of the question that en-
Cages my limited abilities, believing
that our system OF Government cannot
stand the undermining influences of
the criminal saloon, now mostly In the
hands of Foreigners. and leave us
free people.
What man shall eat, or what he
shall drink, being none CT my business.
my attention is directed solely to the
action OF the State, OF which / am a
part. believing most sincerely that as
the liquor traffic is crime against
good government, IL cannot DO legal
lied without me being partner In It
There were several Interesting Incl
dents at Professor Diokie's Institute
Hall meeting. which well repaid visit
from Philadelphia, and are worth call
Ing attention to. First was told there
was Prohlbitionist Club OF 20 mem.
berS in Wilmington and tlat there
would be 1000 votes in the State
This was Inspiring news for 1t showed
that there were 1000 sensible men in
Delaware who were not engaged in
that greatest OF all political sham bat
ties, the tariff question, and who be.
lieve that the protection of the home
and hearthstone Is Of greater import
ance than the protection OF "Ameri-
can" tin cups.
This does not mean that the Prohi-
billion party Is for free trade In rum,
tin. wool or iron. The contrary to that
is their belief, but they know the tariff
question can never be settlhd by
Congress whore "beot tea" members
can't tell silk from hemp OF sugar
from bar sand.
When the meeting was called to or
der the pastor of Wesley Methodist
Church. the Rev. Mr.. Quigg was made
chairman. This was also cheering. 1t
showed that the ministry was past
finding out that to pray against the
saloon on Sunday, and to vpte IL
cense Republican or Democratic sa-
loou ticket on election day was not
altogether consistent with the teach
ingS OF Paul, who asks: "What con-
cord hath Christ with Belial1" or to
bring it down to the present, what
concold have Christians with bartend-
ers at the ballot box OF Christian ma
ton ?r
When the Rev MIR. Swartz of the
Central Presbyterian Church. offered
prayer it was looked upon as matter
o co Ir5e. Every Prohibition|st in Pen.
nyslvania knows that the venerable
and venerated father, the Rev. Joel
Swartz, the beloved Pastor of st.
James Lutheran Church, Gettysburg,
is an uncompromlsing FOB OF the
saloon. who emphasizes his hostility
with tongue and peh at the talbot box.
Prayers by such mon lift us up to a
high plane OF thought and strengthen
belief.
The brilliant closing address of the
Rev. Mr.. Hannn naturally drew atten.
ton to that greatest and mbst popu-
lous of all American Methodist
churches, old Asbury.
1t Is doubtful II there Is another
church in this country that for 1O3
years has been crowded every Sunday
as Ashury Is. and in her glorious old
days her thousands of children. OF
which | am one, should rejoice to
know that hor pulpit is iilledby man
who feurlessly denounces The inqui.
tous saloon in eloquent language and
deposits an antl-saloon ballot on cleo.
ton day. He is a browning glory and
fit successor to the long line OF emf.
nent men who have stood III her pull
pit since the greatest of all bishops
Bishop Asbury, stood there.
While listening to Mr.. Hanna this
one thought arose; There Id probably
no section of the United States, If
equal area and population, where
Methodlsm is as numerically power
full as in Delaware. Out OF a popula-
ton of 1875. 900 It is probable So 600 of
them are brought under the influence
of the doctrines of Wesley, and vet
Notwithstanding this, we find that In
Delaware the number of legalized
saloons exceeds the number OF all |
churches! In view of this fact, OF what
avail has been the multitudlnous pray
ers That Tor years have gone up from
Methodist affairs against tho ever in
creaslng tide of intemperhnce and
crime!
Docs any sensible person in the
whole place beliege that these lawful |
saloons would exist in the State but
for the ungodly political completely |
of the church and saloon? Would the |
sa Don exist II the church member |
said no, politically, at the ballot box |
Save for these 1000 votes, can ANYBODY |
In the state OF Delaware, oh election |
day. tell tho difference between the |
vote of the bishop and brewer, deacon |
and distillerP Can any man. saint or |
sinner, Democrat or Republican, be |
elected to Office in tho State OF Deia- |
ware who openly antagonists the sa-
loonY These are questions for .dazad |
temperance" people, and that interest |
lovers of good government, and not |
the aforesaid sham battle OF tariff, for
any man who has the sense of a fresh |
water clam knows we will never have
or do not have FREQ trade In anything /
but muscle. The only thing thing that |
protects" the American working man |
to-day is the eight dollar steeraRe |
passage from Europe or his home. He |
Is not protected" from the legalize1 |
foreign saloon. j. F.. d.
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