Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-11
throttled and choked, should be hurled back
into the hell from which he came
Women Must Fight.


The chairman next introduced Mr. Will
liam Shfnn of New Orleans who said: .The
battle will never be won until the women of
America rice in their might. In the first
battle for prohibition in Atlanta the women
did not come out and it was lost. In the
second they came and won. The women
should enter the contest with will, and
there will be no doubt as to the result.
rejoice to hear that man who was Garfield 8
pastor say, The saloon must CO. l rejoice
in the work that you have done in this city.
l stand and look into the future, and say,
What is this race to be? l say now that
until they fold my hands at last l will do
my best to down the liquor traffic.
Rev. Mr. Doney announced that February
a the pulpits of the city will ring for the
fifteen out-of- town temperance orators will
be here. The list. he stated. will include
such temperance advocates as Young of
Kentucky. Wheeler of Ohio. Raymond of
New York and West of Virginia.
Evangelist Evans then sang Down in
the Licensed Saloon" to the tune of "Oh,
Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight
Remarks by Chaplain Couden.
Il came here to listen" Chaplain Couden
of the House of Representatives said. 81
have talked great deal along temperance
lines and | am not too old, suppose. to
work little longer l lived in Ohio where
that marvellous uprising Of women occurred
which later resulted in the "rganization of
the W. C. +. L. Do you know that good
is infectious? Those women grew into a
mighty army and made a great start for
TEMPERANCE work. You rarely read news
paper that does not contain a report that
Congress is being urged to put up magnifi-
cent buildings. That is all; right but we also
want a good city. We cannot have it If We
saw ANYTHING. mean about a saloon keeper,
but l do believe he is in mighty mean
business.
Author of Bill Speaks.
II gree. you today in this great and
laudable effort, and while leave Congress
March 4, the battle has just commenced
Representative Weber, who was tire next
SPEAKER said. The chaplain has just said
you will never have clean city until the
saloons have been brushed out
Then holding up copy of the Webber
hill he added Here is the broom. That bill
is today lodged in the District committee
room, and If ten of the eighteen members of
that committee vote to send that bill to
the House each of my 1856 brethren must re-
spond yes or no. Then the bill will go to
the Senate and next to the President II he
signs II there will be CONSERVATION In the
ranks of the rum dealers.
They say il is a great thing to get $500
a year to allow the saloon keeper to sell
LIQUOR Commissioner Macfarland sent me
| a letter after an inquiry when he said there
were 40 saloons, 81 hoels, II clubs out
side, 4.
"The Jail warden said nine-tenths of all
prisoners 60 there because of the drink
habit At the present time We have 800
| prisoners and 300 good cells. SO you see We
| have two in some cells. If Intoxicating
| LIQUORS could not be bought in this city
| there would be no congestion as at the
| jail. Workhouse Keeper Zinkhan said
drink is the cause of nearly all of our
prisoners reaching there At ST. Eliza
beths Asylum, DIR. White. the superintepd-
emit, said 1850 were there on account of
drink. The people OF this city pay 81 500. :
| 900 every year for drink. They say prohi-
bition won't prohibit Then what are they
getting together for tonight? Go to the
| CAPITOL on Thursday i'm numbers like YOU
| are here this afternoon and demand that
| you get your rights. That Capitol Is as
much yours as the biggest fellow in the
! country. Ny friends something is going
| to happen. Look at old Kentucky. She
! had voted the saloons out of ninety eoun-
| ties of 11S. The other states are taking
| up the work. I am being helped on ali
| sides This Is a great big question. It is
bigger than repubiicanism or democracy or
| Professionalism or Catholicism If that bill
| Is not reported this time keep up the
work and success will come to you in the
| end. In closing want to ask ~ william