Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-17
PROHIBITION ASSEMBLY
CONSTANTLY INCREASING AUDIENCES 4
EACH SESSION.
The Platform Nesting Sunday Evening Dscidad
Success-Speschss by John a. NicOls, and
Prots. Hopkins and Hawks-Personal
Mention and Other Matters

Tue prophesy that the Prohibition
Assembly this year would be a failure
on account OF the financial depression
is being proved false by the constantly
increasing audiences at each session as
compared with last year. In point Of
appearance and intellectual capacity
they have never been surpassed on the
grounds. Another noticeable feature is
the constantly increasing number Of
skilled workmen, some Of whom are
constant attendants. Their close at
tention and Manifestations of approval
attest their interest in the discussion OF
the various economic aud social ques-
tions of the day. They are literally
taking the advice of Walter Thomas
Mills TO make the best OF the only
head they have, be it good or bad, and
TO begin at once to do IL"
The platform meeting on Sunday
evening was decided success both In
numbers aud interest.
Interspersed with music by the quar-
tette were a speech from john A. Mich
OILS, OF Boston, who has charge OF the
stereoptican exhibition; an earnest APP
peal from Mrs. Buell., of Connecticut,
TO not give way to the fits OF discour-
agements which have been the lot OF
everyone in all ages who have been
intensity interested In the uplifting OF
humanity, and have sometimes seemed
10 struggle alone and single handed
against the combined forces of selfish :
ness and Incidence. She attempted TO
show, and froIa the applause her efforts
received, did show, that the demand Of
the children, the home, the school and
the church, for the destruction OF the
liquor traffic was su ifCient inspiration
to move every one engaged in this great
work, until victory crowns tne efforts.
Prof. Hopkins was then called upon
and gave some "reminiscences OF the
Michigan Prohibition amendment cam
paign. Contrasting the action Of the
Young Mems Republican Club in Port
land, who at the close OF a great
political demonstration in that city
several years ago, marched to the
train after midnight singing-"We'Il
all drink stone blind when Johnny
comes marching home" to to the ac-
ton of a company OF fifty Loyal
Legion, who met him at his place OF
entertainment, and with drum corps
and torchlight and bright uniforms es-
corted him 10 the place OF meeting,
and not one Of them except the cap
tain was over IA, aud they were all
children of either Republican or Demo
crat parents, out they marched 20 the
front seats OF the great hall and cheered
time and again for Prohibition and the
Prohibition speaker.
He asked their fathers why they
permitted such q thing, and the an
swer was they preferred their children
to grow up in party in whose political
campaigns they could take part with
out losing their morals or damning
their souls. He closed by the recita-
ton Of that beautiful poem Of the Iing
whose architect built for eternity in
stead Of time.
Prof. Hawks then gave very touch
ing incident Of his mission work in Bal
timore, of the poor boy who, living in
extreme poverty and dying for the want
of proper care, took from the pocket OF
his ragged coat 65 cents as his contriou-
tion to send the gospel OF love to the
heather, and of the two Chinese washer
men, who at the funeral, put into the
hand Of the bereaved mother, each a
silver dollar as testimony OF their
sympathy.
To great many people Prof. Hawks
is the embodiment OF fun and foolish
ness, but at heart he is an earnest Chris
tian worker, who is using his talent
for creating mirth and amusement, TO
betterment Of humanity and the glory
of God.
DR.. Mead, apologizing for the I'M
avodable absence of DR.. Leonard, who
was TO have lectured yesterday after
noon, introduced John A. Nichols, of
Boston, who made characteristic
prohibition speech, on The Evil and
Its Remedy" In a hasty manner he
called to mind the various evidences Of
the existence of the evils OF the liquor
traffic, as admitted even by the dealers
themselves in their convention, and
publications, and then reqted the va
riouS plans that had been tried in the
State of Massachusetts,, made famous
in tie nation by the various expedents
resorted TO for the curtailment Of the
evils resulting from the traffic.
He paid his compliments to each Of
the various laws compelling men TO
drink standing or sitting or 10 saloons
without screens, or without back doors,
whether under low license or under
license ranging from one TO eight thou
sand dollars and the result had unfortun-
ately been from first TO last an increase
In the drunkenness. crime and misery as
shown by the criminal records OF that
State.
He appealed tc the common sense OF
the people to cut off(he supply and then
they could hope TO stop the flow OF
druukardS and crime. He claimed that
the repeal of the prOhibitory law of
Massachusetts was the result Of a COM
bination between the rum-sellers of
Massachusetts, 10 defeat Ex-Governor
Talbot, the Republican and Prohibition
candidate, aud elect William Castor,
the Democratic and license candidate,
which be proved from the election re-
turns of 1874 and 1875. The entire
Republican State ticket being with the
exception Of Governor, elected by from
twenty-five thousand TO thirty thousand
majority while the Republican candi-
date for Governor was defeated by
about five Thousand. From that day
nearly every possible device has been
tried, but drunkenness and crime has
been steadily increasing.
The traffic being the creation OF law
and existing only by its sanction, the
true remedy is TO repeal the supporting
law aud then fight it to the death by
every device known to moral and polit-
ical organization.