The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15
PROHI
PARTY
RALLY
Prof. Kelsey of Pacific Col
lege Speaks
RoaStS Both the Old Parties
AS Sinners.

Christ died 2OOO years ago to save
men from the kind of sin we are now
legalizing," was one of the statements
made by Prof w. r. Kelsey, of New
berg, at the Prohibition meeting at
Salem.
Mr.. Kelsey holds the chair of ora
tory of Pacific College, is president Of
the Oregon intercollegiate Prohibition
Association, and is candidate for state
superintendent The speaker roasted
the licensed saloon and the people for
endorsing, and, by their votes, legal
izing the liquor traffic. It was the
usual Prohibition lecture, but was
made interesting and attractive by
considerable oratorical ability.
The speaker pictured a Portland sa-
loon, in which he depicted scenes of
abject poverty and human depravity.
He said this was the greatest, grand
est country in the world, but why are
mills and factories idle, why do women
and children shiver from cold and
hunger, but for the liquor habit.
He said the saloon does not know
how to observe the law, and so long
as Il lives it will be the most accursed
law-breaker in the land.
Chicago was next described, where
disgraceful vaudeville performances
were run in connection with the sa.
looms, which the speaker remarked,
was licensed and legal, admitting of
such exhibitions. The saloon has as
much protection under the American
flag as the grocery store or meat mar
ket. Saloons cant be pictured too
black It is impossible to tell one
tenth of the wreck and ruin of the sa'
loon business"
An instance was cited OF a young
girl being drugged in a fashionable
Chicago saloon by young gentleman
companion, and from the effects of
which the girl died. "The saloon did
IT," continued the speaker, "and II had
the license and protection of American
law TO do it," Prof Kelsey said there
was expended annually for liquor the
sum Of S1.172000,OOO, and he illustrat-
ed what a vast amount Of poverty that
sum would remove.
Christian voters had been putting
of voting the Prohibition cause from
year to year, and in the meantime
thousands of souls have annually gone
to a drunkards hell by way of the le.
galiZed saloon. The old parties have
had 40 years to solve the liquor ques-
tion, and have done nothing. Give the
Prohibitionist party the same power
for 40 hours, and you will see lot of
saloon men git"
The saloon is a social evil; the IL
censed saloon is a political evil, and
can only be reached and treated
through politics. you can't legislate
men to heaven, but you can pass legis.
lation that will keep many from go
ing to hell"
Society must be protected from le-
galized saloon business, which Is the
worst evil ever tolerated.
II either of the old parties should
insert into their platform a prohibition
plank, every saloon man would leave
the party.
The speaker stated that If either the
Republican or Democratic party was
successful at the coming election, the
liquor business will continue unabat-
ed. The only way to stop II is 10 place
the Prohibition party In control.
Prof. Kelsey on Wednesday after
noon also delivered an address at the
same hall, when he told Of the work of
the Prohibition party over the state.
He reports greater activity among
Prohibition workers this year than
for several years.
James A. Tate, OF Nashville Tenn,
national Secretary of the Prohibition
party will deliver an address Satur-
day evening at the city hall.