The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-16
GENERAL EVANS SPEAKS.
- WADE A THRILLING ADDRESS
AT GAINESVILLE.
rloouent Plea for the Old Demo-
cratic Party. He Demands Moth
ing But the Affections of
His People.

His People.
The following is part of General
Evans speech at Gainesville:
~ take up the liquor question for
mere statement with the entreaty that
NO do not degrade this great moral and
economic issue by bitterness and strife.
1-non the immortality of drunkenness
ond of whatever promotes it there can
he no dispute. No party in Georgia
champions the dispensing of liquor by
the lug trade, nor the blind tiger, nor
any other dispensary that promotes
drunkenness for revenue, either public
or private. The churches, Jewish
Catholic and Protestant, are all against
it. woman's potent influence is against
it: Georgia is against by local option
at the ratio of 1O5 to 1877 counties, anC
\ by general statutes which apply to ey
cry county in the state, The people
do not favor it and the politicians of a
d least two parties now seem eager to de
nounce it. Its time, therefore, whel
h humane and wise men may get togeth
erwithout partisan feeling and legI
n late concerning it.
Several plans are proposed. ie
churches, the state, the prohip, Un
committee, the peoples party a. t
democratic party offer plans, We , 'l1
people are called on to say w. W" 9l's',
be done This is the prese e"el al
attitude of the liquor ques' -
Gas to therelation of + on!I0n "
the drinking and sale Of quor IL Ger
tainly can take no 9th ground =, than
that of opposition t., 9th. 1t will ap-
peal to conscience IL enforce us ruleS
and will stir relic Issentimenta gainst
the evils If 1io r. It's duty is PLAIN
n and wbooyor 5nies its right is against
Inc obnrcb gainst religion and his po-
sition W, be understood. Church
olllUu w
member will speak, vote and make
laws lie other men. They will ap-
neal legislatures, judges, grand jul
rioe city councils and citizens in all the
ste to suppress crime, vice, poverty
mi disorders of every kind, and in do
ng so they will exercise the rights of
reemen which none will dare to deny.
hey will insist upon the principle that
is the duty of the state to favor every
helpful business and to discourage ev-
Rurtful trade, and that the hand of
good government is on the side of the
noraI institution and against the inn
poral institution, Such is the mora
spect ofall questions as they are VIEW
b by the church.
1.-The state prohibition comaittee
reSents the Bush bill to the legislature
examine, perfect and pass itoFsome-
hing better. No REASONABLE pan can
POjectto this procedure, fo' violates
0 law or custom and if Geor5fa chooses
extend local option .ofthe whole
tate as unit by some fem of the ini-
atiye and referendup,l0 fair objection
an be offered.
The peoples parry on its part has
ut state prohibition in direct issue.
have sincere repyct for the promi-
ent Georgians vlb are its candidates
p the national Ad state tickets, L
aspect their int Aigence, their patriot
m and their moral character. My
ne of discuss3n, however, does not re-
nire me to elogize men, nor can be
pduced to gfnto campaign of smut.
he people, party of Georgia are an
onOrable Pdy of democrats who went
Il to thel selves few years ago be-
Ause tn I wanted reforms which thew
Aid de- pcracy would never secure.
] Rut aft five years of this embarrass
g seq ration the national democracy
YEAS atpCeo the Georgia platform and
Omif ted such a good man for
he presidency that the peoples
afF confessed Judgment and
Of bryan on their shoulders to
'nIooracy bear him to the presi-
III No"' then, | will ask what
7di. - mere for creating another
l. pis'ruSt Of democratic policy wheA
- no proof that the masses of the
oOraClc party have called a halt on
no%' progressive, moral ref5rm?
ita nDv oelleye that the sudden pre-
10 r';,, OF this question as a party
" win stop the march of reform. but
no I Ine column has been obliqued
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