The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-14
: w. P.BOYD 81 60. !
= Cpl and 623 First Avenue ,

has prosti.uted To the adornment OF ths
rum palace the fine arts; photography,
lishography, painting. scGlptuT.ng. make
beautiful The way OF It's perdltlon It's tri-
umphal march il made 10 the music OF
the wall Of It's unfortunate Victims inc
widow moan. the mothers prayer. tBa
despsiring groans Of the dying. the de
rnoniacal mutteringS of the iehauchec Il
vantonIy iuvades the home Old and
young. parent ami child. male and female.
are smltten ny its lash Psllor and cham
bar. wardrobe and pantry. are laid under
tribute 20 It's consuming greed. Body and
soul self and posterIty. time and eternity.
yield 10 its scePfer. II LAYS Vile hands on
the public school. with one hand IL puts
money into the treasury and with the other
lashes parents and children into service.
bond slaves for time. victims for eternity.
Il enters churches. dictates sermons, reSl-
lates the votes Of the mem ersdtp. and 80
contrais that the saloon goes on IT'S way
without let or hindrance. Il stands At tho
door OF the house OF merchandise and de-
ma nds license and patronage At the peril
OF bankruptcy. II touches the sleeve ak
the political asp.rant and conffoutS aim
with patronage and pledges, or defeat II
puts its hand upon the throat of political
parties ana demands control and gets s..
witness the silehce or platforms ana era
tors. Il coTrupts the voter at the polls.
the legislator al the capitol, the Judge on
the bench. the jury iu the box. the eNecu-
tive anywhere, and buys It's way 10 public
favor with the price u - victims blood;
III buys The municipality with gold
wrenched from the hands OF toll. from me
homes OF the noor. and runs mad riot day
ard night. Il attends the primary the eau
Gus. the convention. arTaHgea the places
OF meeting names ths candidates. writes
the platforms ard conducts the campaigns
Of The dominant parties. 50 FAR forth as lt
is concerned. and walks off with the swag
when the election Is over.
The mystery OF mysteries is seen In the
fact that there IS a disposition - postpone
iac settlement Of this issue between me
home and the saloon ~ The enlightened
and Christian citizenship OF this country.
The liquor traffic i mean business. and
the person VINO engages III e must become
Ike his business finally Every claim os
good citizenship, Of personal purity. OF 10y
alty to home and country. OF equal rights.
o. an American ballot and a fair count CEN
ter IN the issue raised by the Prohibition
party and It's platform II cannot be sg-
4oFe1 or pos pDaed. There o. rot nor can
there oe "A more in p0rtauf issue. / there
fore heartily join hands wits YOU IN main
"a .nsug The Righteousness % the cause you
plead. and consent 10 accept the p0slfson
assigned me IN thfs campaign
II VIII be observed that There arr IN Ghls
ARA ignmenf Of the giant eva that = o com
bat certain related issues that we shall be
expected 10 meet and 30 not hes tate 10
60 it,
J. j. II striking fact that tac liquor busl-
rcas - largely ran on foreign capital and
operated by t0reign-born people IL - net
more 'Ssng than tle fact t1at fh@ polifi-
cal parties cater 10 the foreign vote. ar
that there should be 4 foreign Vote in Iais
country. The Prohibition party does no.
4leges ~ citizenship, % t4e o@ilot s1d o.
office holding ln the United States. Under
proper donations. ana proper eVt'+t t3fiT
usly. should a foreigner be Admitted tH
Citizenship IN America. and when taat per-
s3sf becomes citizen ne sf3asii He 10
longer a fore Ener. HtL - i@tio@ Ni--3ft-
sneaksns. reading ana W lng oar iaa-
gaage, gafrQn2ng our p4hiie schools aaa
submitting 20 the laaH 81 TIE common
wealth To speak of a toreis3 Noie a. q
fact Is - speak - an enemy o tHe s's-
o. rrsa r,f Leg
Ireiamf .he Eng. sh vote "a England. t1e
Italian vote ia tGa4y. tae German vote -
Germany. out III tae aitcl s., ates ie- cslt-
gems o. iae United States and AfneF..4rs
oaly be admitted 20 tie ballot box. v e3-
come - tne men of these M l3era+sf4-s
anen .ney become Americans u the true
senss 81 he word speed me day wssu
tre chinese shaM no. b. tne only people
40 mus prove taeir r4S7t 10 become c2t-~
zens o. this comm On wealth ~ @ drunk
ard and the 1v-1kArt makers = every n4-
tlon sh1a.1 BE-. seoled ihe privilege of'Cit{-
z-nsa.o. ans are EigA1 49, foreigner 10 en-
usey laeir capital 50 tals country 70 DE-
cDrrln- o1r government
= close toiIea wttA tl4s same class - ~
anare histic element tha- has drifted 20 OR
saote~ &a4 has found a ready aaTssry n
tse So 0g1. M Az Hfh4s 81, a4-stahE =
raverenes3 sy tt. Il vit-4f*a no 1-a4.of ard
1ae voteE an1 pears rs pos nous clrT as
srrB me VEINS ~ tre NsstF -o3tt-- 81 a.-z~-
crates tas Lord S l4g. 81 clrses religious
s8.set.es &. detses sod. Il Ignores marriage
Il denies sAe rights at property ard REF asses
- eat bread - tae siff4t o IS a%l - :
i o8gar 20 ne 15sffs IL -sed- rss1Ea tns1.
sapuEfsSn1 or expelled from D0f ceSsts-
Tss movement Tor saa1 clt tzensaI5 1as
comr uane 500 s1ga. 4saFs-s1a1 sso-i sZs y
n EtrtrsL affairs and sse sa4coe -r.3 lela@s
over partisan Tsaslr.cs haTs crEAs-SF4 S5a4
1.1gs al4 c4qAes -Asl 4--eis. AA.} go =
tae policies o. tre rarsles ln 1.ss 4szfefe*I -
tae corrupt classes ' TO Fac ~ szf t-saQaRs
sA@ sps g" ii tae4r NOTE. e1d -ais IS r4a-1-
erased - rneaa To ,ae c's eaoi Ser be-
g ~ Z :