Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-28
M'KINLEY SCORED.
E.-v. DR.. SWALLOW GOES AFTER
HIM WITH HOT TONGs..

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When Dr. Silas c. Swallow gets af-
ter a case of wrong doing he makes II
exceedingly lively for the subject of
his remarks, as several Pennsylvania
statesmen can bear witness. He asks
the Methodist bishops some very per-
tinent questions which they will not
attempt to answer AS the doctor will
likely be the next Prohibition candi-
date for president, it is not likely that
this will be the last time the bishops
will hear from him. The doctor says:
THE bishops of the Methodist
church, backed by the general confer
ence, it's only law making body, have
placed in their book of discipline the
following utterance:
THE word of God, the teaching Of
science and the lessons of experience
all combine in declaring total alb
stinence from intoxicating beverages
to be the duty OF every Individual
THE inference is that a man who
does not so abstain is not Christian.
We are prepared to call witnesses to
prove William Mckinley does not so
abstain, but drinks, mingles with
drinkers In a social, unnecessary way,
and puts the bottle to his neighbur's
lips at his own table. Therefore. Will
lam Mckinley is not Christian.
"Second-They say in their book of
discipline: 1T is expected of all who
continue in the church that they con-
tinue to evidence their desire of SAL
vation by avoiding'-many sins among
them-'drunkenness, buying or selling
spirituous liquors. or drinking them,
unless In cases Of extreme necessity
I william Mckinley encourages their
sale by not preventing 1t in the army,
at military posts. and in the newly
acquired territory, over all of which he
has supreme control, and the encour-
agement has resulted in a holocaust
Of debauchery and death. He drinks
intoxicants with drinkers and drunk
ards. and gives it to others.
Therefore. William Mckinley should
not continue in the church.
THE church law again says:
In cases Of :. using of Intoxicating
liquors as a beverage :. let private re-
proof be given by the pastor or leader,
and IL there be an acknowledgment of
the fault and proper humiliation, the
person may be borne with. On sec
ond offense the pastor or leader may
take one or two discreet members of
the church. On a third offense let him
be brought to trial, and il found guilty
and there be no sign of real humilia-
tion, he shall be expelled
William Mckinley has so offended,
and the pastor of the Methodist church
at Canton, o., where William McKin-
ley, 1t is said, holds his membership or
the Rev. DIR. Bristol, Lastor of the Met
ropolitan Methodist church, If his
membership Is now held there, should
80 proceed, unless the law is made Only
for the poor and not for the rich, only
for the plebeian and not for the hier-
arch.
"The bishops say over their sigma
lures: The liquor traffic cannot be le-
galized without sim
William Mckinley legalizes by per-
mitting 1t in the canteen. Therefore,
William Mckinley is a sinner, and
willful sinners should not be retained
in the church
''The book Of discipline calls drink
ing liquor as beverage 'unchristlan
conduct. William Mckinley drinks 1t
as beverage; therefore, he is guilty
Of 'unchristian conduct and one so
guilty is not Christian.
William Mckinley, when owning
oaa ioSOiNih8 ioNChuc lioLu q odlOOH
In Canton, o., was continued a mem
ber of the Methodist church. He was
received with open arms by many of
the bishops at the general conference
at Cleveland in May, 1896, where he
was accorded a public reception. Many
of them quietly, some of them openly,
labored for his election.
"The bishops as members of the mis-
sionary committee, held meeting dur
ing this month in Washington and
were given a public reception at the
White House by President Mckinley.
They afterwards appointed a commit
tee to express their thanks to the
president for his kindness, which was
done in the following language. which
was either voted upon by the mission
ary committee, including the board of
bishops, or reported to them by the
committee, or, at least. II allowed by
them to go uncontradicted, must be in
terpreted as their sentiment:
I'VE believe President Mckinley to
be actuated by lofty motives and hail
him as worthy successor of the illus
trious men who have preceded him In
the presidency. We greet and congrat-
ulate him on his able administration
of our public affairs, both at home and
aDroau. anu dS d DrOau mnded pa
triot. as a Christian gentleman, as a
devout husband, and God fearing
American statesman, may Heaven
bless and preserve and guide him in
the execution of his great office. Very
respectfully. John F. Hurst, S. F. Up
ham, Thomas Bowman, James F. Rus
ling, James M. Buckley, committee
Now, what 1000 900 of the common
people composing the rank and file
Of the Methodist church want to know
is:
Whether a man who fraternizes
with the millionaire brewer Cox of
Cincinnati, accepts the costly enter
tainment of Greenhut of Chicago,
drinks intoxicants again and again at
public banQuets and at his own table,
protects the liquor traffic in the army
canteen in the Philippines and in mis-
own saloon when he had one in Cam
ton, gives young men liquor to drink
at his own table, and does 1t all in face
of the protest of the Christian public,