The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-09-09
DR., SWALLOW AT THE OPERA
HOUSE.


The announcement that DR.. S. c.
Swallow would make an address, at
tracted a pretty good sized crowd to
the Opera House on Monday night.
Chairman of the Prohibition County
Committee w. B. Cummings called
the meeting to order. In response to
his request for the nomination of
man to act as president of the meet
ing James Magee and was named and
elected.
For Vice Presidents the following
we're nominated and elected: Rev.
c. H. Brandt, Rev. M. Z. McLinn,
Rev. B. c. Conner, w. r. Kocher,
Z. M. Kester, Fred Eastman, G.. w.
Conell, w. ]. Beldleman, Robt.
Elliot, Henry Kesty, w. B. Cum
mings, G. E. Enterline, c. X. Taylor,
Robert Moore, A. H. Frederick, of
Bloomsbury ; w. c. Richart, ]. T.
Farnsworth, of Montour twp Rev.
]. c. Reeser, Berwick c. B. White,
Of Orangeville c. R. Cox, Of Mill
vile r. M. Johnson, Henry Miller,
A. B. White, of West Scott.
For Secretary c. B. Lutz was
elected.
The Choir of the Methodist Church
sang selection after which prayer
was offered by Rev. B. C.. Conner.
After another selection by the choir,
the president introduced the speaker,
Rev. S. {. Swallow, who is the Pro-
hibition candidate for State Treas
urer
Among other things he said
am not here to abuse the liquor
seller for he belongs to a great system
of which every voter who votes with
him is also member. He is made
of about the same kind of clay as are
We, and when the 7o,ooo,ooo Of our
population shall say at the ballot box
to the 100000 liquor sellers "You
must quit and stay quit" they will
obey him. Nor am | here to abuse
capitalists or laborers they are Of
one blood their interests are identi-
cal the Golden Rule must be the
charter of their liberties. l will not
abuse either Democrats or Republi-
cans, since they are adopts in abusing
each other, and when not engaged in
that amusement, too frequently, by
their misdeeds, in and out of the
Legislature, succeed all too we'll in
abusing themselves.
There are three tests in national
life
First. Tie power to resist an in
vasion of the foreign foe. This we
did at Bunker Hill, at Lexington and
Concord.
Second. In ability to subdue in
ternal dissension. The Fratracidal
War of 80 years ago settled that ques-
ton, and to-day the blue and gray
mingle under the glad folds of the
Stars and Stripes; and swearing new
allegiance to a redeemed country,
join hands against common foe.
We are now in the midst of the
third great test and must demonstrate
our ability to resist and overthrow po.
litical corruption which is the product
of material prosperity, such as never
before came to any people. Strange is
1t not, that the very blessings of God
should be perverted and misinterpret'
ed by us, since we have been taught
that "By the mercies of God we
should present our bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
which is our reasonable service" We
disclaim being a pessimlst, for he
thinks the world as bad as 1t can be
too bad in fact to be made better
Nor is it our ambition to be an ex-
treme optimist, for he thinks the
world as good as it can be, and hence
no necessity for making 1t better
We hold to the medium ground tha
there are evils to be corrected, ano
that we must cooperate with God II
bringing in the millennium of "Gooo
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