The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-11-03
Reasons for Voting the Prohibition
Ticket,

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Because the liquor traffic makes
drunkards.
Because the drinking habit is the
source of most crimes.
Because the children of habitual
drinkers largely inherit the habit
and fill drunkard's graves.
Because it tempts young men to
become moderate drinkers, and
moderate drinkers make drunkards.
Because the liquor traffic fills
10000 graves every year in the
United States, largely composed Of
young men.
Because the drink habit abuses
and starves the wife of the day
laborer, causes him to lose his job,
and bequeathes his children an
inheritance of shame and poverty
and makes of them too often the
companions of criminals.
Because of these and hundreds
more similar reasons.
Because the high license system
has been tried in this county and
proved disastrous and disgraceful
failure.
Because the record of the high
licensed saloon in this county
proves it to be ten times worse as a
law violator, disturber of the peace
and an all round criminal, than the
mythical speak easies which existed
largely in the brain of moderate
drinkers and would-be saloon
keepers.
Why should practical prohibi-
tionists vote the prohibition ticket?
Because it is consistent to prac-
tice what they preach.
Why should republicans vote
the prohibition tickets
Because it would strengthen their
Presidents backbone and help de-
liver him from the liquor power.
Because it would rebuke Mr..
Mckinley for establishing saloon
(canteen) in every regiment, con-
trary to, and in violation of, the
plain letter and spirit of the law.
Why should church members
vote the prohibition ticket?
Because it would greatly strength
en- their pastors backbone, grid up
their loins and help them to strive
against the merry gods, Bacchus
and Gambrines.
Why should Presbyterians vote
the prohibition ticket9
Because for the following reasons:
The Presbyterian Synod of Balti-
more, composed of 260 members,
representing the most influential
churches of that denomination in
three states, adopted after warm
discussion, the following resolution:
Resolved, That as synod we enter our EN-,
phatic protest against the retaining of the beef
oanteen in the Army of the United States, in plain
violation of the will of the people and interpre
tation of Congressional enactments; and that an
for its instant suppression.
The resolution was adopted with
only one dissenting voice.
The Presbytery of Great Falls,
Mont, at its recent session, adopted
the following resolution and direct
ed the stated clerk to send copies
of same to the President of the
United States and to attach to these
copies the attestation of the mod
orator and the clerk.
Resolved That the Presbytery of Great Falls
does hereby disapprove of the Interpretation OF
the anticanteen law as given by Attorney General
| Griggs, and that we denounce this fragrant pros
titution of his official power, which was evidently
made at the behest of the liquor selling enemies
of humanity in general, and of our army and
nation in particular.
Resolved, That we appeal to the President Of
the United States to order the full execution OF
the anti-canteen law, according to the intent Of
Congress, at least until the Attorney Generals
opinion has been finally tested in the courts.
Why should Methodists vote the
prohibition ticket
Because for the following reasons;
At the late session of the West
Virginia Methodist Episcopal Con
ference, which met in Parkersburg,
w. Va, the conference of lay dele
gates adopted the following
utterance
That, whereas, the saloon is the very pit o.
death to our young manhood and the wors
enemy to the coming of the Kingdom of God
among men, we Feaiirm the declaration OF the
| General Conference and bishops OF our church
that 1.-The liquor traffic cannot be licensed without
| sin !" and declare that the standard of Methodisn
/ must never be lowered on this question, and thai
/ we should sustain and enforce this by our Lives