The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-18

Yesterday was bright and beautiful
on the Moundaville assembly grounds,
not too hot for comfort, and certainly
not too cool.
lnthe forenoon everybody assembled
in tho hall to hear Lydia j, Newcomb
talk about tension and Relaxation"
illustrated by Delsartian gym astiCs.
Tho $3.50 p, III, service was attended
by the largest Monday crowd in the as
sembly's four years existence.
Rolla Kirk Bryan, with his chalk and
board, corralled the juvenile contingent
OF the population by ~squadrous in the
hall, 1t is to be regretted that nobody
had q kodak to catch the howls of de,
light the chalk pictures ELECTED from
the youngsters. Prof. Bentley, with
harmonicon and reCltals, added to the
mirth.
Sunday being over, quite a number
OF ministers OF various denominations
came in to attend the meetings.
Rev. Dr. King. OF Vineland. N. j.,
hearing of>the assembly, stopped off on
his way to the west.
DR.. Bristor, OF New York, addressed
the audience ut $3.50.
There are, he SAID, three distinct ideas
OF government;
Frst-Ihe mouarchal, as in Russia,
in which the entire power vests in II
person or power, from whose deCisions
there can be no appeal.
Second-Ihe limited monarchy, as
Groat Britain, where the power is os-
tensibly divided between the ruler, oc.
cupying his position by mere birth or
right Of force, and the people. In such
cases, however, there always is u re-
serve power by which the monarch or
ruler can ultimately veto the will OF the
populaCe.
Third-The republic, in which the
government is by the people. The
United States falls under this last
head. In it tho entire governmental
affairs are moulded and Colored by the
will OF the people. Under such u form
at stated times the government itself
Is forced to make an account OF its
stewardship to its master, the people;
ut such times the people also direct the
future government, So that, as under
any form, wherever the power vests,
the responsibility for right or wrong Of
tho governments course must rest. In
the United States the responsibility for
tho tone and color OF the government
must rest upon the'mass Of the citizens.
While the policy Of a republic is
shaped by its citizens, yet tho govern
ment can only thus be moulded and
shaped at certain specific times-called
election days. At all other times the
government is blind and deaf to the
wishes OF the people. And the thing
called government knows no Language,
understands no speech, saw one-the
ballot. By it alone We tell tho nation
how We desire governmental policy
shaped. So, in every republic, the vote
OF a citizen is meant to be the c1Rzea.'
sion Of his best judgment upon the
living questions then before the people.
To a Christian u ballot must mean
moro than that; having entered into
the service wherein Whatsoever you
do, do all to the glory OF God" the
ballot to him must BIO the expression Of
his highest intelligence and OF his CON
science.
For the last eight years our national
struggles have been along monetary
lines. The tariff issue means simply
money, from whichever side we APP
proach' it. The prohibition side has
its economic side also. The last United
States census shows that there is OK.
pended annually for strong drink ST.
200,000,000. The man who buys bread
gets a return in strength, bone, muscle;
SO with mon buying meat the man who
buys shoes and clothes gets value re-.
Ceived for his money. The man who
buys intoxicating liquors, upon the
highest scientific authority, receives
for his money neither meat nor drink
only poison-that which never helps
make him better, but always worse.
But this prohibition matter has an
other economic eide. There are in tho
United States, by the census, 10000
paupers and 10000 criminals. They
| are supported. But how2 BY taxes.
Tho consensus OF all authority agrees
that at least three.fourths OF all pow
erty and crime is due to strong drink;
ut least three.fourths the cost OF sup.
porting paupers aud criminals should
/ be laid, thon, at the door OF our saloon
system. That means that every house
and ovory acre in West Virginia pays
| th%reo.tourths OF the taxes to support
the result OF legalized SALOONS,
But what will we doY The Demo-
cratic party admits tho evil, but says,
for votes, the saloon shall not be in
terfcred with; tho Republican party
admits the evil aud snys the legalized
saloon must go-unless 1t pays a high
| license tax for the privilege OF being.
Tho Prohibition party says the saloon
is an unmitigated ovilj being a moral
wrong, no tax can mike it right; the
saloon must go, and every citi2on who
believes this has the highest duty to
perform; Mt tho ballot box he must 30
tell the government by his vote.
kilograms are coming in announcing
that speakers from various sections Of
the country arc coming to tho assem-
bly,.
Ample train facilities to carry tho
crowds have boon arranged, and each
days meeting pronisos 10 DO better
thdu the preceding day,