Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-14
FIRST Days SESSION
OF TIE OHIO VALLEY PROHIBITION ASSEM-
BLY, AT MOUNDSVILLE
An Excellent Address on Political Economy BY
Prof. Hopkins-Camp Ground Notes.
Local Religious Matters.

Inc lTSL S6SSlOl Ol tue IiOh'S'S-
Assembly, at Moundsville, was called to
order yesterday by DR.. Mead, who In
troduced DR.. Buckley, Of the Island,
who made the opening prayer.
DIR. Mead after referring to the
experiences of the past year, said
we have no reason to fear for the
future. as the promises OF success are
much more abundant than ever before
in the history Of the movement Prof..
HAWKS was then called upon the stand
and for a few minutes ths boys aid
girls had good time. The Professor
looks much older then when he was
here several yeare ago, but the young
people seems to like him as well as
ever.
Prof. A. A. Hopkins, of the Hartman
University, of Hartman, Tenn, was
then introduced to the audience, ana
for over an hour had their close atteh-
ton. The professor is an easy ana
pleasant talker and hard thinker. bis
subject was Political Economy, but u
was not dry by any means. Some OF MS
propositions were original, but theY
were backed up by quotations from
leading authorities, both American and
foreign, and the thinking men and Wo'
men OF this vicinity who were not pres
ent lost a treat. There is nothing OF
clap-trap or demagogy about him, and
he never mentioned the Democratic or
Republican party in his whole lecture.
He made terrible arraiRnment OF the
LIQUOR traffic and showed the striking
contrast between it and the legitimate
industries; showed conclusively that 1t
subsisted entirely upon the earnings OF
others, and bore the same relation to
other employments and trades that the
pirate did to the commerce on the high
seas, with this exception, the pirate
was private affair and belonged to no
nation, while the liquor traffic was sup
ported and protected in its work Of de-
struction and death by the government.
He traced with master hand the insu-
ence OF the saloon on the strikes and
the anarchistic and communistic dis
turbanceS in this country, and referred
to several instances where during riots
the saloons had been closed and kept
closed; and claimed that the same power
that could close a saloon during a riot
could close it and keep it closed in time
of peace.
The facts and figures which he pre-
Sented in connection with this subject
are we'll worth the thoughtful consid-
GRAFTON OF every patriot in the land,
and his prediction was that were these
matters known and thoroughly under
stood by the people the day would soon
dawn when the liquor business as rep
resented by the modern saloon would
be thing OF the past.
The exercises for to-day will be as
follows:
School OF Methods under the auspices
of the w. g. T. T., conducted by Mrs.
Caroline b. Buel, Of Connecticut st
Address by Walter Thomas Mills, at
$3.50 D. m.
Address by Prof. A. A. Hopkins, at
1880 p. IN.
NOTES.
The Quartette arrived at $40 and
VIII SLOp dL luc nOAbl WI -
Graham the soioist is also at the hotel.
Arrangements have been made with
the b. Il O. for Sunday train TO leave
Wheeling at Q a. M, returning st p.
M, with refund trip fare Of 40 cents.
Mr.. James McCIusky. J. w. Leach
and family. Mrs. Archibal aud family,
Hon. f. II. Hooten aud family, of
MoundSville, are on the grounds for
the summer.
Mr.. James NJ. Clouston, OF Hunting
ton, w. Va, arrived last evening with
valuable collection OF books, contain
ing much information in convenient
form for busy readers.
Prof Hawkes., OF Baltimore, in charge
Of the "Deestrick skull" is much pleased
with the progress already made. Sew
eral rehearsals have already been held
and the old people as we'll as the young
are much interested in il.
Mr.. w. II. Frank and family, Wheel
ing, Mr.. Bert SisSon, of the Island,
John James, of Moundsvile, Prof. A.
A. Hopkins, of Hartman, Tenn. and
Mr.. Walter Thomas Mills, of Chicago,
are stopping at the hotel, aud express
many favorable comments on the ar
rangement and management.