The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-10-14
A Cyclone Speech.

Mr.. D. H. Burwell of Ohio, spoke in
the hall on Monday evening under the
auspices of Good Templers and W. G. T
U. of Rising Sun. Mr.. Burwell for two
hours gave his audience, which filled
the Hall to its utmost capacity, straight
goods and fairly roasted the old parties
AS political speaker he is TALL wool
and yard wide" And he can sing
about as well as he can speak. He
sang two or three capital songs, one OF
which took off Vice-P President Morton &
Shorham hotel in Washington in a
manner go droll that the audience
laughed till he cried. The speech was
all prohibition and in advocacy of the
prohibition presidential ticket. Like
all able prohibition speakers. Mr.. Bur
well was charged to the muzzle with
facts, telling pointed and logical argu-
ments TO prove that the old parties are
completely and irrevocaby under the
power and dictation of the liquor
ollgarchy.
1t matters not how convincing the
arguments and stubborn the facts pre-
scented by the prohibition speakers, the
party as composed and directed can
never win elections not even member
of congress, much less a national cleo.
ton. For twenty years the enthusias-
fiR lp0Hnrc hax,a TIT I,,k
advanced single step toward success.
The party vote has been slightly in.
creased but not more than the ratio of
increase of the popular vote of the
country, hardly so much we think.
The reason is plain. The party efforts
do not reach the popular vote. Their
appeals touch the heart and conscience
OF the better and more intelligent class,
but their shot appears to pass over the
heads of the great voting crowd. Their
attack also is at the wrong end of the
line. Their every effort is directed
against the saloon. The saloon Is
result and an inevitable, natural result
of great cause. That cause is the gov
eminent protection Of a powerful liquor
monopoly. That monopoly paid into
the government treasury last year
$4,000, 900 and every year the amount
increases. After the tariff system for
raising national tax the liquor system
is the greatest. The liquor monopoly
is one Of the great monopolies which
predominant and completely control
the United States government. 1t is
more than this. 1t Is the instrument
used by all the other monopolies to
debaueh the popular vote and outrage
the ballot box. While this liquor
monopoly exists and is upheld by all
the power of federal government the
saloon is a necessity. II is the natural
channel for the out flow of this great
organized evil. Every saloon might be
closed to-day and the land would swarm
with speak-easies tomorrow which
with that great forcing engine the
liquor monopoly behind them would
worry the people till the open legalized
saloon again appeared. The enthusiast.
tic prohibition leaders, with great zeal
and little discretion cannot see that
the conditions which exist ma Ike their
battle on the lines they pitch il utterly
hopeless. The combined corporation
power which Is enthroned In this gov
eminent sustains the liquor power.
The saloon is the Blossoms aud deadly
fruit of that upas tree whose roots
cannot be reached by prohibition party
methods though they speak with
togues of angels.