The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-07-28


Rev. B. II. Shadduek, Protlioltiol
nominee IN this district ior eoltsre ss' ~,
dressed twenty men and 1hree A.eies =
the Adamston school house WEDNESDAY
night on Prohibition.
The speaker said 1t would ne very
nice to go to congress, look after Poodle
dogs, babies and the like, but he serious,
" objected to learning to play POKER a..
though he and his wife Thought It WOMB
be nice to have eongressmanss salary
He does not expect to ask men 70 Voee
for him and he does not want any ones
vote who does not believe in the Prom
bition principle.
He announced that mis- speech wns 70
have no religion in it, only as Christian
men might read religion in it between
the lines and he thought that every man
who had the welfare OF tine race a.
heart would see some religion IN what
was best for the race. He thought y
the duty to have Prohibition and that It
was tine best thing for the country. ne
said this was just as true as i churches
were to be all destroyed and the AlneIl-
can people were all to become inildeis o.
Atheists. And because OF the TACT that
there was religion in temperance ne
thought many people had stayed away
from the meeting because they did not
want to hear any thing about religion.
The minister then took up the proPo'
sition OF the saloon being profitable TO
the country and showed from his stand
point the falsfty of the statement,
pointing out where tine nation was out
of pocket by it, and claiming that the
people generally do not know whether
we are in or out of pocket on the sub
ject. He demonstrated by giving Illus
trations, where money might have been
spent to advantage of industry instead
of in the saloon. Quoting government
statistics he asserted that tne amount
spent for liquor had been diverted from
helpful channels of trade to the means
of debauching and demoralizing men,
On the proposition OF ver-production
he advanced the idea that there was Nc
sucn thing in this country and never
would be. He claimed that if all the
money was properly spent the demand
for articles of consumption would DC
equal to the production and that many
hungry mouths would be fed, many
bare feet would nave shoes' many per
sons would heye their wants satlshed'
many would wear new hats ana ciosnlns
He declared that over-production was
never the cause OF hard times as there
was never an oyer-supply, but phat un
was what caused marc
times. And then ne ascrl0ed most ~
the pauperism IN ems country 70 Uhe
drink habit and the fact that the saloon
was allowed 70 exist
From the tax standpoint ne Chained
that the government invested ITS money
IN boys, educating them ana tn.I1 pn'
saloon had no rishI 70 NM "'e,iou
the government says keeP minus
Of Nun untll ne IS OF age ana uilsn
get through WIN MIN as an iiises '.'ie4,s
and then You may see "net you S'ln -
with him.. lie declared that 0ne t'tUnN
ard spent his money IN saloons ana aiu
not pay taxes, thus putting the t"N p.r
den on sober men ne talAeo "Uo''s -
cattle and their pedigree ana Vhen SUN
tine boys and girls OF TINS country nav
ns much right to sober l@thefs ~ Pss
and chickens and me ilke, ai'u ',.'s
hereditary curse should not De ni'lie'su
upon them.
Mr.. Shadduck touched on the race
question, calling attention to tne i"e'
that the colored race is multiplying tast
in the south, while in the north civilized
enters are paying more attention to
thought the best way to deal with the
negro would be to keep him sober, as