The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-11-15
1.-The Survival of the Strongest

400 lecture ny TO1. 1cO. L. Min
patrick, the NJ. E. church, Monday
night, on 1.-The Survival of the Strongest
was largely attended. The lecturer is
vigorous end forceful speaker, and pre-
scented his arguments with clearness and
good judgment.
He said that petitions would be present
ed to the legislature this winter asking
for the reenactnent of the law which
permitted Justices of the peace to call and
compel witnesses to give testimony in the
prosecution of violations of the prohibi-
tory liquor law Petitions may be look
ed for in less than 60 days for the signI-
lures of the people.
MIR. kirkpatrick said that the law of life
was that the strongest survive. III CON
contrast to the generally supposed law
that the fittest survive. In proof of his
logic he spoke of the usele SIS things
which survive.
The danger to the Republic is in the
liquor traffic. We are Interested in the
welfrre of the Republic. The lecturer
spoke of the purpose God might use and
let the church rot, bnt conditions call for
the law of nature that the strongest may
survive.
The comparative strength of the saloon
and church was clearly shown. The
saloon and the church rest on the aver
age man, because he is in the majority
The church rests on the average man be-
cause of the best things in life The
loon rests on the worst things and most
despicable. The church the intelle-
gence and morality, the saloon the
stomach; the church on the loftier and
more beautiful foundation, but the saloon
is on the broader foundation because it
will take more effort to shake it from its
foundation. The saloon rests on the pas
sions of men, the church on the constitu-
ton and laws of tile state.
He spoke of the impregnable position
held by the saloons or joints of Winfield,
and the ten churches of that city We're
rowerless to shake the traffic. He said
with the constitution and all moral influ-
ences back of it the churches could not
shake the ten outlaws of Winfield. Don't
you see, said he, the awful wor h there is
to shake the great saloon element
The civil war between the north and
south won by the north because of
the survivaI of the strongest and because
the north had the esOurces in men and
money. We should look to the resources
behind the church. The SALOONS were al
ways ready to make fight, while the
church is debating the questions Of re-
latively small Importance.
The time has come when mothers and
sons should stand up to the church and
win battles against the saloon. "A crisis
has risen in our country. the greatest
known in American history. Every citi-
zen who calls himself an Am erican should
stand up and do battle for the cause of
temperance-a fight between The best and
the worst of humanity.
The saloon cannot survive without the
men, and the church cannot survive with
| rrtf he he iecr q of
the strenuous efforts OF the saloon to win
the young men. The saloon al nearly all
hours make recruits while the church
spends only on9 hour week.
He could see the brands Oh the young
men, who loiter III the towns. The boy
drinker shows sign by the lips hanging
down. A woman should avoid the
marriage of such man. A man with
closed lips has deep convictions. The
hanging lower jaws, bleared eyes. Shout
ders hanging down and stumbling gait,
Indicate tho drinker and the cigarette
tiend, who is branded with the three DIS
down, damnatIon. defeated
How vigorously the saloon keeper
works To catch the boy with his lariat.
Ii the saloon wins these young men, in
so years the church will have broken
hearted aud sad-cyed women and feeble
old men, The church to win must have
these young men. If the tendency of the
church in its attitude towards the liquor
traffic continues 80 years it Will lose its
influence.
The saloon organization is perfectly
made for battle It has silenced the press
and all institutions of the country ST.
lence is Its battle cry, from lakes to
ocean, And this silence is speeding to
the homes of America today.
MIR. Kirkpatrick said. ..Havs You
thought while I was speaking of the six
footed aldermen of your city. who are
standing in with the outlaws the divi-
zion of the profits in the saloon traffic !?