, 1892-10-13
PROHIBITION RALLY.
Rev. Clark Davis Addresses a
Large Audience.
Figures Quoted on the Liquor
Traffic-The Tariff Policy OF the
Republicans, Democrats and
POpuIfsts AssatIed.

Traffic-The Tariff Policy OF the
Republicans, Democrats and
POPuItsts AssaIIed.
There was a large gathering of prohibit
tionists and political sympathizers at Co
lumbia hall last night to hear Rev. Clark
Davis speak upon prohibition. Mr.. Davis
came in on the Multnomah and at once
hastened to the hall, where he found the
assembly awaiting him. Rev. R. H. Mas
sey, of Tumwater, introduced the speaker.
Mr.. Davis began by saying that he had
been a little late in getting to his appoint
ments before this, but that it was not al
ways his fault. He said that he was on
his way to Everett recently and the boat
was detained at Seattle beyond the usual
time Upon making inquiry he found that
they were loading on beer. The captain
told him they carried 100 ten-gailon kegs
of beer to Everett day. Then Mr.. Davis
quoted figures to show that with beer and
whiskey together, the sum of s1,7OO
changed hands daily in Everett in that
business. This amounted to 100000 a
year.
The speaker then went on to say that he
champiOned prohibition because it would
protect the homes and insure prosperity.
A republican opponent of Mr.. Davis in
recent address admitted that the liquor
business cost this country SO OOOO 1000
annually in money and 10000 annually
in human lives. The peoples party had
played the coward on prohibition. A big
fuss was being made about the tariff on
the ground that something must be done
to relieve the financial strain under which
the people are labOring. The speaker then
went on to show that the prohibition party
had some concern aside from the prohibit
ton of the manufacture and sale OfliquOrs.
Tariff was carefully discussed from the
standpoint that the man who uses or con-
sumes the goods pays the tariff He used
many illustrations and quoted many fig
ures to back up his assertions.
He then went on to explain that the
trusts and syndicates reaped the most bene-
fit from the high tariff and that they de-
termined the wages that should be paid
American workingmen. Mr.. Clark said
that Mr.. Blaine was the most far-seeing
man of his party because he had managed
to get the reciprocity clause attached to
the Mckinley act. The speaker said the
republicans didn't want reciprocity with
nations of any consequence, because re-
ciprocity meant free trade.
Referring to other parties Mr.. Davis ex-
oiolAASAs - ho PpOpAO party db u pollbl-
cal organization, is the most gigantic
coward the country has ever seen.
He claimed that both Blaine and CleVe-
land held the same views on the tariff but
that they were afraid to say so.
Taking up the liquor business Mr. Davis
asserted that it cost the country annually
$500, 100000.
He said the prohibition movement was
not one merely Of rescuing drunkards and
their families, but of directing money into
its proper channel and thus relieve the
financial distress under which the country
is now labOring. He did not favor the
government ownership of railroads but he
did believe IN the government control of
railroads by electing honest, sober legisla-
lures. Referring to the immense number
of men killed annually by the saloons he
computed their value at $500, 900 600 as
measured by manhood, intelligence and
character.
He said the republican party cordially
sympathized with the temperance move
ment last year. while they merely" SYM
pathized this year. He supposed they
would sympathize with cordial next year.
He detailed numerous instances and
quoted many authorities to show that three
fOurths of the crimes in the United States
was caused by the liquor business. and the
decent people of the country, he said, were
tired of such things.
Mr.. Davis was repeatedly applauded. AT
the close of his address a collection was
taken up to assist in defraying his ttaYel-
ing expenses.