The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-18
GOOD SPEAKERS
Addressed the Prohibitionists
Last Night.
A Well Attended Party Rally Held at
Music Hall.


Shortly after o'clock last evening the
prohibition meeting held in Music Hall
was called to order by Chairman James
A. Williams, the candidate for Attorney
General on the Prohibition ticket, who,
after making few appropriate remarks OH
the general lines OF the meeting, intro
duced Hon. Thomas III. eabody, tho
aspirant for the eubernatorial chair. Mr..
Peabody spoke Interestingly upon the
benefits that could be derived from Prohi-
bition rule ana paved the way for the
speaking OF the evening.
"wHY A PROHIBITION PARITY"
Hon. Samuel Dickie OF Michigan,
chairmanNof the National Committee, fol-
lowed, and introduced his remarks with
few pleasant references to the Prohibi-
tion nominees for Governor and for At
torney-General, and gave several reasons
why the Prohibition nominees should be
unanimously elected on the 1st of April.
Mr.. Dickie incidentally remarked that IL
Mr.. Williams were elected Attorney Gen
eral the unpleasant spectacle OF 600 appeal
cases OF violation Of the liquor license,
with no convictions, would be spared the
citizens of the State. Mr.. Dickie also de-
plored the fact that OF the 221 cases
brought TO the attention of the grand
jury in this State but 20 indictments were
returned. The election iof Mr.. Williams
as Attorney-Genefal was offered as the
remedy for this unpleasant state OF
affairs.
Mr.. Dickie spoke entertainingly and
treated the subject matter OF his speech,
"Why Prohibition Party?r in felicit-
Gus manner. AS was TO have been ex-
pected, the great political parties came in
for a general denunciation, and Mr..
Dickie took especial pains TO affirm his
hopefulness OF the rise OF the Prohibition
party TO position OF eminence in the
nation. Throughout his speech he re.
Trained from any allusion to the Prohibi-
Zionist as an active politician, possibly
with kindly regard to the feelings OF the
gentlemen associated with him on the
platform. but confined himself, in the
main, to n general reiteration OF the princi-
plies OF the Prohibition party and caustic
references to the luKewsrm attitude OF
the churches with regard to saloon licens-
ing.
Mr. Dickle's remarks were very well re-
ceived.
CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.
Chairman Williams then introd uced
Mr.. Quincy Lee Morrow of Maryland,
who spoke upon Christian citizenship.
The gist OF Mr. Morrow's remarks was to
the effect that the Christian voters have
the POWER of making the government OF
this country and I'm view OF that fact II Is
an unfathomable mystery beyond expla-
nation that these self same Christians,
when they go TO the sllot box, cast their
votes with the tough and vicious element
OF this so-cslled Christian country for
the benefit OF the saloons. Furthermore
the only party that deserves the vote OF
Christians js not the Republican, nor the
Democratic, but the Prohibition, as IL is
the only one that COMEDIES with the law
and the Declaration Of Independence and
stands In harmony with the church.
Chairman Williams concluded the meet
ing with short attack upon the ineffici-
ency OF Attorneys General Burbank and
DUBOIS showing by n statistical argument
that from September, 1893, until Decem-
her, 1895, out 81 go cases brought before
the courts only one man was dyed be-
hind the bars OF prison.
The meeting adiourned after a collec-
tion had been taken.