The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-05-31
Majority Report Criticising the
President Defeated by Meth
odist Conference.
Substitute Passed Condemns Can
teens but Makes No Refer
ence to Persons.
Debate on the Question Contin-
ued Two Hours and Was
Decidedly Warm.

CHICAGO, May 29.-Criticism Of Pres
ident Mckinley for his attitude in re-
gard to Attorney General Griggs' in
depreciation Of the anti-canteen law
was overwhelmingly defeated by the
Methodist general conference after two
hours Of warm debate. The majority
report contained strong arraign-
menJ of President Mckinley and Attor-
ney General Griggs for their attitude
on the anti-canteen law and over this
point read as follows:
"We are chagrined. Inundated and
exasperated by the puerile and absurd
construction placed on the anti-canteen
law by the attorney general OF the
United States, and with all due respect
to the exalted station, we record the
fact that we are panied and disap-
pointed at the course Of the president in
accepting as final and satisfactory an
opinion without binding force. Such
an abuse of power is notification in it's
most dangerous form. Upon the presi-
dent, as chief of our army, rests the re-
sponsibility for the existence of the can
teen saloon, an evil which he has ample
power to suppress, a more deadly foe to
the soldiers than the bullet or the trop-
ical heat. ..-s
DR.. J. H. Price of New York pre-
sented the minority report, which
struck out all of the majority report in
which President Mckinley was con.
demned
Caused Lively Debate.
eve are here to deal in principles
and not indulge in personalities, said
DR.. Price, amid vigorous applause.
This is not simply question of
whether the president of the United
States is at fault hold that the cause
of temperance and prohibition, and the
cause of the church of Christ cannot be
advanced by this personal arraignment
of our chief magistrate"
Judge Lore of Delaware, in speaking
in favor of the minority, report paid
strong tribute to the president, with
whom he served four years in congress.
II love his elemental manhood. said
Judge Lore, land hope the Methodist
church will Lot strike down one of the
most loyal men within her borders
DR.. A. Leonard made an impassioned
plea for the adoption of the majority
report. !
1--WE hear much about government by
Injunction" said he, 'but this is gov
eminent by an opinion of a member of
the presidents club. cannot shut my
eyes to the faults even of the chief
magistrate of the nation"
Rev. F. D. Lynch Of Philadelphia,
Rev. F. N. Lynch of West Virginia,
Governor Shaw of Iowa and DIR. Buck
ley also took part in the debate. ~
DIR. Buckley's Amendment. g.
; DR.. Buckley offered an amendment to
the minority report which was accepted
by DR.. Price, which among other things
appealed to the president to use all his
influence to promote the passage Of the
amended anti-canteen law now before
congress. III
DR.. Frank B. Bristol of Washington,
President McKinley's pastor, aroused
tremendous applause by protesting
against what he termed an ''un-
brotherly, unjust, unpatriotic and un-
Protestant attack upon the president of
the United States. He is today the
most distinguished Christian layman in
the world" s~z e.-s. e-a .as..
II object to any man making cam
paign Speech" shouted delegate, but
he was promptly ruled out of order.
DR.. Bristol gave an international
aspect to the debate by asking why the
delegates from Germany, Italy, Great
Britain, China, Japan, and other coun-
tries should join in an attack upon the
president Of the United States.
Mr.. Dickie then closed the debate.
"This is not partisan ISSUE" he said.
''The great Methodist church, rather
than the president of the United States,
is on trial"
The minority report with DR.. Buck
ley's amendment was then adopted by
an overwhelming vote, with the further
amendment that the action was not in
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