Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-02
THE COLD WATER SPECIAL. :
NATIONAL PROHIBITION NOMINEES
WERE IN THE CITY YES
TERDAY.
a HANDFUL OF AUDIAoRs
ed About an Hour and a Half-Mr.
CarskadOn, Party Nominee for Gov
ernor in This State Scored the
Mfnisters-The other Addresses.

"A
Pile gathered in the Hempfield yards
yesterday morning to hear the national
leader of the Prohibition party dis
course on the issues Of the present
campaign, as seen through glass of
cold water The addresses were made
from the rear end of the special car
Pacific" All the speeches were along
the same strain, to the effect OF give
US trial and if you are not satisfied
change the party in power"
On the special were Mr.. Wooliey,
the presidential nominee and wife,
Chairman Oliver w. Stewart, of the
National Committee, and wife, of Chi
cago; Colonel John Sobieski, of Mis-
souri,, and Samuel Dickey, editor of
the New Voice. The party was met
here by the Hon. T. R. Carskadon, Of
Mineral county, the party nominee for
Governor of this State.
The meeting was opened by W. A.
Brubaker, who acted as chairman.
His address was short and mainly sta
tistical. He showed that the State Of
Maine, his nome State, although bleak,
rock-bound and small in area, its saw
ings banks contained deposits which
exceeded the deposits in the bank of
Illinois, State richer, larger and of
much greater population, by S11000,-
900. The speaker attributed this fact
10 the non-existence of the saloon in
Maine. He then introduced as the next
speaker, Colonel Sobieski, a native
Pole.
Colonel Sobieskis address touched
upon the history of the party. 1t was
his opinion, he said, that the American
voter should vote the Prohibition tick
ct as he was only choosing the lesser
of two evils by voting either the DEM
ocratic or the Republican ticket. In
conclusion, the speaker said that while
they did not anticipate the election of
Mr.. Woolley this campaign, they ex-
pected to roll up almost a half mill
lion votes and get things in such
shape that two or three more cam
paigns would see the party victorious.
Mr.. Carskadon was next introduced.
His address was of about fifteen min
uteS duration. During the course OF
his remarks, which touched principal
ly upon the moral aspects of the tenn
perance question, he took occasion to
remark that some of the ministers
were not seemingly overzealous for the
condition OF the Nations morals. He
said the party he at one time belonged
to made great stress of the full din
ner pail" argument. The Injunction
from on high is to seek the spiritual
things first and all other things will
follow. The tendency in this age is
to secure the full dinner pail' first.
In closing, he said that what we want
in our political life is more of the
grace of God. The nation is drifting
too much from the old moorings.
Mr.. Woolley was then introduced.
When he took his place on the plat
form he was accorded quite a round
OF applause from the little audience.
He at once proceeded to patronize the
ministers and say what he could to
heal the wounds inflicted by Mr.. Cor
skadon's almost Scathing denunciation.
He said he had nothing to say about
the great economic questions of the
day, but what he wanted to talk about
had more to do with the moral status
OF the voter. There Is an enemy OF
the country far greater than the trust
or other much-talked-of evils all com
Dlned. 1t is the American gin mill.
An American cannot be a Democrat
or Republican Christian and vote
against the gin mill. By the grace Of
God they'll not belong to either class
He said the Prohibitionists had
nothing to say in express terms about
the paramount issues of the campaign
The Prohibition party has this to saw.
righteousness exalteth nation but
SIN is a reproach to any people, In
closing, Mr.. Woolley urged the SUM-
porters of his party to stand by their
principles and not give back one inch
from the ground already gained.
Chairman Stewart was the last sneak
er and his address was in a moro han
Ply vein than any of his predecessors
lie denounced bath Democratic and Re
publican parties alike, and In CON
Guiding prophesied victory for the marty
in the near future.
mere We're number of minister's
in the audience.
The special left over the B. q q On
the 1920 o'clock train. The sneciaI
VIII stop at GAINESVILLE, Delaware Eos
toria and other large towns between
this point and Columbus.