The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-01
FOURTH EDITION
TERRY TERRIFfEs THE TERMIBLR
Protect Our Dear Doys--Great Temper
ance Speech.

TERRY TERRIFfES THE TERRIBI.E
Protect Our Dear Boys-tsrent Temper.
snce Speech.
High opinion has pronounced the
sermon OF Pastor Terry ut st. Paul's M
Il. Church on Sunday forenoon the
greatest Temperance speech ever de,
livered by Delawarean. He can now
join the ranks OF popular temperance
orators. The w. q. L. u. should have
him deliver It at the Opera House next
Sunday afternoon before orator and
people have time 10 cool of. -
new and interesting temperance
Grafton that Is sufficiently original not
to be tlresome, disappointing or dis
RIsting IL rare thing and should be
encouraged by the people who have
good sense enough not to set up
speakers who damage the cause.
PRAYED FOR SALOON KEEPERS.
Mr. Terry prayed: 20. Lord, bless
The saloon keepers OF Wilmington.
Put holy desires and thoughts In their
hearts and minds May theyig up
thoir business Of destroying the hap
/ Ptnees and souls OF their fellow beinge.
Bless the poor drunkard and save him
from his appetite and misery.
! Bless theIyoung men and In Thine own
way save them from the influence OF
| tho saloons and all the tenn ptations OF
\ drink that surround them. Throw
around them protecting Influences to
gave them from the soul and body
destroying curse OF alcoholic bever.
age"
LIKE HAMAN.
Having written out his sermon to
protect himself from newspapers. one
OF which he alleged had misrepresent-
ed.hls pulpit utterance on a former
occasion. the preacher read his text
from Esther Ill, Sill.
And Hannah said unto King
Ahasuerus: There Is a certain people
scattered abroad and dispersed among
the people In all the provinces of thy
Kingdom; and their laws are diverse
from all people; neither keep they the
king''s laws; therefore 1t Is not for the
king's profit TO suffer them.
III 1t please the King. let it be writ
ten that they may be destroyed and
Will pay ten thousand talents OF
silver to tho hands Of those that have
the charge OF the business, to bring 1t
into the Kings treasuries.
And the King took his ring from
his hand. and gave It, unto Herman
tho son OF Hammedatha the Agagite,
Tie Jews enemy.
And the King said unto Hannah:
The silver is giyon 10 thee. the people
also. to do with them as 1t seemeth
good to thee"
.Ahasuerus was the King OF the
Modes and Porsians. Haman had
strong dislike for the Jews. II the
king would grant a commission. au
thorizng the staying OF the Jews, he
would pay 10000 talents. 1t was
ogreed to and prevented only by tina
timely and wOmanly Interference Of |
Queen Esther.
In like principle our government
legalized license invests with re-
speetabillty and the solennity OF law |
u traffic that destroys Thousands OF
lives and millions Of dollars OF treas. |
ure. And tho reason for IL lie that it |
pays money into the treasury.
Without the Kings commission |
Baman could not kill the Jews with |
out becoming a dsgraced murderer.
With IL lie could murder with the |
responsibility OF law. Our government |
not only protects the business but lie
u partner In 1t by sharing the profits. |
Tho government takes away the
right OF popular sel.-government by |
not allowing the people OF q loca ity
to rid themselves of the Traffic.
The government furnishes bonded |
warehouse where the whiskey can mel
low three years at ninety cents per
gallon with an allowance OF 7is gal
Ions per barrel for shtinkage. When
this liquor is sent to any foreign
country for market the government
allows it to come back without any
addition to the said 80 cents per gal.
Ion tax. Other imported liquor has to
pay a. tax OF 81 per gallon.
IbA pnynrum tgipau IN M ,tl,a,, !
manufactures such protection For this
product 1t provides both a home and
foreign market.
THIS license system is contrary to
the fundamental spirit of our system
of constitutional popular Rovernment.
IT Is an injury anu outrage upon tho
people.
The speaker hero charged all the de-
struction OF property. health and life
OF the late civil war upon n prellmi.
nary meeting In New Orleans OF twelve
prominent Southern statesmen who
did not favor war until they got drunk
and then voted for it.
lilo was much cheered on by the
voices OF approval from his audience.
These reached their climax when he
alluded to tile recent Delaware legisla-
i've law which Tor a license fee OF S25.
allows the retailer to sell to DO carried
OIL the promises any quantity all the
way up to quart and the Wholesaler
all the way down to Il quart. That
minors can get buns to go in saloons
and bring out liquor for them i'm.
passioned tie speaker and raised
shouts OF Indignation.
lie declared with great emphasis Its
my legislature and am ashamed of 1t
anu am ashamed OF my state"
lie interspersed Ills discourse with
descriptive paragraphs upon tie ruin
caused by this liquor drinking custom
Ihe liquor lice nsed dealers are the
"llnman." The greatest blame be.
longs upon the respectable temper
anca people who because III y vote 10,
ana sustain tho lawmakers who enact
license laws to destroy their fellow
beings. are like King Ahasuerus.
The jews OF tho text whom Haman
was com missioncd to destroy are re-
presented by our young men who
may become patrons OF the saloons.
Inc Incense iees are represented by
10. 600 talents.
The llqour dealers make big profits.
Hence the temperance American peo-
pie who as King uphold LIQUOR license
legislation give over both silver and
the drinking people into the hands OF
the Haman liquor dealers to do with
the same as seelneth to them best.
The temperance women arc the
beautiful Queen Esther who speaks 10
the King, finds fuvor in hs sight and
VIII closs up overy public drinking sn-
loon In the land aud stop the "slaur.
ter Of me lnnoeents.'
The orator closed with q beautiful
The choir aano, an, Tt,,,., |