Evening journal., 1894-10-23

Is the Prohibition Party a Necessity to
the Success of Temperance Reform?
The Third Party Does Not Require
Moral Qualifications In Members.
Last evening Rev. ]. H. Howard. D.
D., undertook to answer the arguments
made before the Methodist Ministers
Association by Rev r. L Terry, against
the necessity of the Prohibition party.
as a factor in temperance reform. MIR.
Terry's argument was made behind
closed doors, DR. Howard's before the
Wilmington Prohibition League ia the
hall, No 1907 Market street. The
nesting was well attended, After the
J. r. King Battle Cry Singers had sung
an inspiriting selection In fine style.
Rev. q. Bnddlngton offered PRAYER.
Rev DR.. Howard then began his argu-
ment He ntated at the outset that
he had been unable to get copy of Mr..
Terry's paper "a fact due to the studious
exclusion OF reporters from the meeting)
bnt he would answer from 4 few notes
taken by him at the time.
In the FIRST place the members Of the
Third party were accused OF not being
sincere. This he denied and further
repudiated the claim that IL was
composed of soreheads or men who are
looking for office, but men who have
become Prohibitionists on account OF
conviction. They have nothing to gain
and al to lose. the speaker said that
there was one pulpit in this conference
to which he never was admitted because
of his Prohibition sentiments. but said
If be could not be allowed TO speak as he
felt, he would rather 60 back to his
little farm in Virginia and peddle
strawberries and cabbage.
The next point met was that the
minister should stick strictly to the
preaching of the gospel This he said
was a fallacy. The apostle Paul when
he went down to Ephssus, found
Demetrius engaged in a protected
industry, that of making little gods.
Paul at once went into politics aud
asssiled this protected INDUSTRY, aud
when the people crowded around him.
Demetrius began the same howl The
man Of God who doesn't prove true to
God and his church by attacking this
protected evil, is not true man. 1.-THE
saloon men agree with Mr.. Terry" said
he "and / know of one saloon keeper
who sent $40 to 8 certain preacher here,
because he tended strictly to his
preaching Of the gospel as the saloon
men interpreted IL. When the saloon.
keepers and buns agree with me / begin
to tntnk something Is wrong and want
to change"
Another statement Of Mr.. Terry's
quoted, was that we ought to vote as
Christian citizens for the best men
irrespective Of ticket. DR.. Howard
claimed that Che vote cast was for the
party policy AMI not for the men. He
said that both candidates for governor
were Christian men, but were bound by
the policy Of the PARTIES on whose tickets
they we're and the vote cast for either
on account Of his goodness was lost
Both parties are protectors OF the liquor
traffic He cited the acts of both parties
In The respect and affirmed that the msn
who accepted nomination from either and
didn't live up to the platform was not an
honorable man.
Relative to the statement Of Mr. Terry
chat men can't be made better by law,
Or Howard said: THE policy Of the
Prohibition party is not to make men
good. This is the pro Mise Of the church.
Prohibition has nothing TO do with tenn.
perancs except morally Membership
Ia the party requires neither temperance
nor any other moral attribute but simply
a determination to vote the Prohibition
ticket, and secure the shutting off of the
saloon, and by so doing give the church
the right Of way to make men better"
Another point touched was that LIQUOR
selling was the only crime made politi-
cal issue. This was SO because it as
the only one protected. The state looks
out for murder, theft and other violations
Of the decalogue. Liquor only became
political issue when it became licensed.
In answer to the claim that moral
reforms should not be made party issnes,
he said that tho saloon Is not moral
question; drinking is moral question.
but the shutting Of the saloon Is a poli-
ticsl question.
DR. Howard scored the old parties
particularly the Republican party, for
their protection Of the saloon, and spoke
Of the Brussels treaty as result Of
which whiskey is admitted to the
Congo states. He claimed that the Re-
publicans had rot given as many temper
ance laws aa the Democrats aud taid the
South was fifty years ahead Of the North
He closed BY predicting that the third
party would grow
President Todd announced that next
Monday evening Rev Robert Watt
would answer Rev. L f. Barrett's argu-
ment against the Prohibition party. In
the leagues hall Also that Hon. n. J
Tanning would speak at Elm aud Jack
son streets tonight and at Eighth and
Lombard streets Thursday evening.
On Saturday evening William Il Berry,
Of Chester, the nominee for Congress,
will speak at Fourth and Market streets.
Tonight a meeting will be held at Talley-
vile ia Grange Hall, and next Mon lay
in Shellpot school house.
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