The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

Sunday school, the pulpit and political
derehcts. 1t has now become a world
problem. The baneful influence of the
hquor traffic on the military power of a
nation Is pointed out by the military lead
ers of England and America-Wolsely,
hltchener, Niles, Shafter and every leader
OF men IN great movements. These men,
who make history for a nation. stand for
pfohiollVe laws, and they all condemn
the canteen. The people and the Congress
OF the United States condemn the can
teen. And the only reason given by the
highest legal authority in Washington for
continuing the canteen is that contrary
10 the genius, the meaning the structure
and usage of the English language for a
thousand years, The words no other per-
son mean every other person.. Thank
Goa, when VIE have to root up and de-
stroy the English language in order TO
establish the liquor traffic, the last ditch
IS in sight. Some day another Lincoln
Will SIT IN Washington and write another
Dill of emancipation for the millions of
ms counu'ymen. The problem now con-
fronts the industrial world as never be
Tore, and the industrial world decides
largely in favor of prohbitive laws.
Laws Do Not Restrain.
Industry representing the brains, the
labor and the wealth of the nation de-
clares through government report that re-
strctive laws are no prohibition against
the Notwithstanding power of the TOUR
business. Can these indictments be set
aside? Restrictive laws do not restrict.
l nat is the verdict of the government rev.
enue, IL is the verdict of crime of poverty.
OF labor and of the manufacturing aud
industrial interests OF the nation at large.
1t may be that nothing more than re-
strlcuon viii ever become a universal law
II may be that restrictive laws will be-
come more rigorous as the fact of their
present weakness grows upon the country,
but l insist that if We are TO have re-
stflctiVe laws, the laws should be every
Where equal There should not be one
law for the man in the country. and an
olher law for the man IN the city If ii
Is Illegal TO buy, sell or give away intoxi-
eating liquors in the country. il should
De equally criminal in the tiles and in
corpOrated towns
The time has come when Christian
forces should make a new alginment-
when Christian voters should ally them
selves with the leaders of labor and in
dustry, with the working man and the
manufacturer, and crush forever the foe
OF commerce, the enemy of labor, the pro-
moler OF poverty, of heavy taxes and the
lnspirer of crime such as is committed no.
where else on earth, but where the saloon
Is a recognized institution before the law.
Let there be a new alignment. Let
the church of God stand ready to form
league offensive and defensive with any
and every power welding the ballot for
shaping the thoughts of men Let her
leaders be seen in working mems conven-
tons, let them confer with the leaders of
labor and the managers of industry and
thus array against the understandable enc
my of all, the concentrated, irresistible
power of ALL
Election an Insult.
Rev. T. C. life. Sat Lake City said the
liveliest question is as to Roberts sitting in
Congress. 4 stand here now to saw
measuring the words, that the election Of
Mr. Roberts was an insult flung into the
faces of all who sought to do the Mormon
people good; an insult TO the President of
the United States; to the Senate and House
of Representatives that gave statehood to
Titan, conditioned upon sacred assurances
More, it was a challenge thrown down be-
fore every lover of Cod, of home and couu-
try. On every hand I am asked, What
are the people in Utah going to do about
it% / beg to present to you the same
question. You who are representatives
of the best homes of the North, the South
the East and the West, what are you GO
Ing to do about it?"
This ended the days work.