Evening journal., 1894-08-24
THE CAMPAIGNS FIRST GUN
IT is FIRED BY THE WILMINGTON
PROHIBITION LEAGUE.

1Ut lHAtiAA III Ol iuc 1911 campaign
was fred last evening in the Auditorium, |
by the Wilmington Prohibition League. |
ia the shape of public meeting at which |
John G. Woolley, OF Chicago, was the /
speaker. There was q large audience,
filing more than half the seats IN the |
vast hall, ard numbering possibly over
thousand There WAS generous
sprinkling of the fair sex the w. 9. I. U. |
and Christian Endeavor Societies, for
the latter Of which Mr.. Woolley IS
national lecturer, being present in force.
The stage was neatly decorated with
flags and pictures, while stand OK stars
and stripes occupied central place The
chairs on the platform we're occupied by
local and visiting clergymen and tamp per
ance workers. A large delegation from
Chester was present. Moses Bullock, the
nominee for representative In Congress,
and Rev. Mr.. Chandler, Of Marydel.
occupied seats on the stage. George w.
Todd, president of the league, acted as
chairman and introduced the speaker,
after a quartet. consisting Of Messrs,
King, Now bray, Cline, and Charles Todd,
had sung two prohibition songs
Mr Woolley Is q fne-looking type Of
the energatic, hustling professional man,
easy in diction, and with q faculty of
word painting that holds an audience.
He spoke for over two hours, and during
that time commanded the closest atten.
ton Of his hearers, who frequently in
tsrrupted him with applause. La open.
| ing he said that one OF the familiar fall
lacies, or stupidities in connection with
| the tamperance question was IS to
methods While people generally agreed
on the general principles, they differed
materially on the methods. The time
has come when there should be an
| agreement on method You have
sung gospel hymns to the saloon
keeper" said he, 'until II music,
and some of 1t inferior music at that
would have pleased him, he would long
since have surrendered You have shaken
the contribution box under his nose until
If there had been any virtue in that treat
ment he would long since have bseu
frightened out. There is only one thing
be is afraid Of and that is votes, and the
only way 20 reach any conclusion as L
met hod, the onl solution Of the Prohibi-
tior question is through the ballot hox
Continuing he said that as be under
stood IL, the audience was composed Of
men Of different political faith. who weri
there as the guests Of the Prohibition
party. He was not there TO arraign any
party or to hurt any ones feelings Every
man has a right 70 choose the party b
deems best AS to himself he had bsel
taught from babyhood to distrust thl
Democratic aud revere the Republics
party and II any other issue exceptin
. the temperance issue was foremost
: | would lean towards the latter The Popr
, list pa1ty.he,t thought savored too much .
: | selfshness He was not Ia he PTohibi
tion party because he liked the party, 0
found It comfortable, but be cause 1t wa
, the only party that led to the goal 9
| which he was aiming
"Eight years ago, tonight" no said
Il stood by the death bed Of my mother
a drunkar /, broken do IN and wrecked
and promised her that / would neve
:. touch the ascursed thing again, anC
/ more, would devote FIVE years of my .lii
in hunting down the liquor traffic
broke part Of that promise right away
One January night, year and ha
later, found myself standing amid IL
wrsckage Of as sweet .lfeeraft as eyl
set sail under the most suspicious skie
A drunkard l staggered up again
o Jesus Christ, and took him home wit
70 me and then and there | swore that
would devote not alone five years. b1
4 my entiie life TO seeking the life bloc
/ Of this licensed trefhc
~ He addressed himself particularly
y the young Christian voter He brand'
q the common expression that the sale
i liquor was a necessary evil, as nonsen'
n or lie, or else there was no sense in q
d life and death OF the Savior and no vail
# ia his work as q redeemer He declare
4 the air full Of victories ready to be taxi
Il and predicted glorious success for Il
M Prohibition paTty,a victory he would Il
IA to see,
Il BE arralgned the church in vigoro
n language for its lukewsrmness in t
cause aud said that any church OF +
he ligious society, that could not or did \
IN consider any subject which dealt wi
"a that which harmed mankind, should
"A. disbanded.
"a Mr.. Woolley took the initial pal
IA graphs Of the Declaration Of IndepeI
Il ence and in eloquent aud vigorous Ii
II gusge showed how the saloon was init
il / fering with the unalienable rights OF t
M people in that it rendered life unsa
Nh destroyed liberty and ioterfered Ia
be pursuit OF happiness. Further that
~ persons who legalzed 1t and the a
"a
: office. were the real offenders. He
~ ferred to the laws governing usury. 1
IA said that the man with the "a
- of drunkenness ia his veins sho
wn be protected as we'll as the men who "
har financially embarrassed. Some OF
states had made laws prohibiting I
,an machines, with a view Of prevent
children from growing to become q
70 blers, but they legalize the saloon WI
orc makes drunkards The usurer Is p
,dv ished. and the victim Of the legal
,tes saloon is punished.
nam The speaker told number of apE
M pirate and affecting stories. iliustra'
i'm bis theme. His closing description
an the breaking Of the morning on
and Columbia river was superb v
,ese picture and formed fitting conclu
,ad o most interesting address.
) After collection and the singiul
nan another song. Rev. John ID. @. Hann'
,otb vited all to be present at the meetini
ame the league in Y. NJ G A ball on Nor
evening. when George h. Goebel
Philadelphia, organizer OF the Ju
League, will speak. The audience
dad then dismissed.
r,n. Reduced Rates to Washington.