The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30
OREGON
PROHIS
Open the Campaign in Behalf
Of Their Own Ticket.
A PLEA FOR
JOHN G. WO0LLEY
Rev. Ray Palmer Delivers a Redhot Address
Scores Mckinley for Allowing Liquor to
Co Into the Phlilpplnes.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
rooms on Court street we're crowded
Monday evening to hear the Rev. Ray
Palmer discuss the issues Of this cam.
paigu in behalf of the Prohibition candi.
date for the presidency, John g.
Woolley.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by the Rev. Ronald McKillop, after
which a quartette consisting of Mrs.
Henry Vandervoort, Mr.. aud Mrs Uri
Lehman and will Lehman, rendered a
campaign song with fine effect
President Oliver Jory introduced the
speaker of the evening who spoke for a
little over an hour. The Rev. Palmer is
ready and forcible speaker and carried
the sympathies of his audience, as was
evidenced by frequent applause.
He commenced his address with an
eulogy of America as country contain
ing the greatest natural advantages Of
any on earth. Then he at once attacked
the great evil which is the especial OBJ.
ject OF the prohibitionists' aversion.
He placed first the duty OF parents to
control their boys and keep them from
falling into bad habits and especially to
set them good example, and he
emphasized the importance Of keeping
the young mp from taking the first
drink.
He thought il time for the churches TO
either pull down their ateeples and close
their doors and cease their work for
humanity, or else TO turn their backs
upon the liquor traffic wherever found
and deyote.themselves TO its suppression.
He then turned to the political phase of
the question.
He said that both the old parties are
ridden by the great brewers Of the coun-
try; that they make their demands and
get them. lie secuted the idea that the
salvation Of the country depends upon
the election OF either Mr., Mckinley or
Mr.. Bryan. He said the question OF the
day was not imperialism or the trusts,
but the liquor traffic. He said the
Republican party especially was in
league with the rum traffic. He poured
some very hot shot into those church
members who 'pray for temperance and
vote for intemperance." He thought IL
time TO lay aside the issues OF the civil
war, and take up live issues. Because
man carried a musket TO free the slaves
was no reason to vote the Republican
ticket aud enslave the white man.
He said Mr.. Mckinley was good
man but he was ruled by the brewers
of this country. To prove ii he cited
the fact that as soon as our flag went
up on the Island OF Luzou, the brew
ers went TO President Mckinley for per-
mission TO send liquor 10 the Philippines
and he told them TO go. The people Of
the Philippines are being transferred
into drunkards by the American saloon
by the permission Of president Nc.
Kinley.
He also found fault with Mr.. Byran
for not deyoting himself to the suppress.
sion OF the liquor traffic.
He claimed that the prohibitory law
Of Kansas is a success.
He expressed the greatest confidence
that the American people will settle the
liquor question and settle it right, and
ended with an eloquent appeal To his
hearers to have the courage Of their con'
victions and 10 vote for John G. Wooley.
There is no doubt that II any Of HE
hearers were ON the fence, Mr.. Palmer's
talk must have had strong influence
uDOn them.