The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-27
FIGHT is ON IN DISTRICT OF COL.
uMBIA IN EARNEST.
CONGRESS WILL DECIDE
Prohibitionists Find the Opposition is
Making the Attack-lesding
Divines Express Themselves
Against Prohibition.
Ardmoreite Special.

Ardmoreite Special.
Washington, ID. c.. Oct. 26.-The
fight for and against prohibition in
rage from now until congress has
decided whether this big city shall
go without saloons. has begun with
an earnestness that indicates great
feeling and excitement before 1t Is |
over. The prohibtionists. for once.
find the opposition making the at.
tack and not waiting simply to de.
fend themselves. German and Irish
societies of all kinds have united to /
bring all their weight upon congress
to ignore the request of the prohi.
bitionists that the national capital
shall become a dry" city. While i'll
| is the purpose of these societies and
the other elements operating with
them to try to have the prohibit
| tion propositions smothered In com.
mittee and not permit them to come
before the two houses of congress,
/ they are prepared for a fight on
| the floors OF congress. There is al
| strong belief that the president will
veto any prohibition measure, and
for that reason the prohibitionists
will seek to carry their aims through
an amendment to some large lppro.
priation bill, which they thlak III"
president would hesitate to veto.
The anti.prohibition leaders have
succeeded in securing the support of
a number of prominent ministers Of
the city deep disappointment to
the cold water people. Half dozen
prominent ministers have expressed
themselves against prohibition. Tive
of the latest are Rabbi Loeb, head
of a great Jewish congregation here,
and Rev Dr. George Brodthage,
pastor of st. Johns Lutheran chu" n.
Rabbi Loeb declares that the Jews
, are among the most sober and tom
, perate people of the world exercis'
ing great moderation in drinking, and
yet they are opposed to prohibition
II am emphatically opposed to any
Kind OF prohibitive legislation be as
serts, "and my reasons are of bib
: lical and religious character
v Rabbi Loeb quotes many passages
l. OF the Bible approving OF drinF
under proper circumstances. The
way to REFORM" he asserts, ''is no
j, TO prevent but to teach the proper
r use Of things, and to prevent theil
. abuse"
p Dr. Brodthage Is not much in favo
. OF saloons, but he thinks that people
:, should be allowed to buy what the!
/, want in the way of drink and taxi
D. II to their homes. He thinks that /
O there were no places where womei
+, could go with men to enjoy socia
hour or so there would be little In
temperance in this country. In rae
II he believes that II the women o
S, the country would direct their ener
!. gies toward system of liquor sell
W ing that would enable them to a1
.e company their husbands on nearl
,r all occasions great good would re
ii suit in the way OF temperance.
" believe in reform that will accompls
,c something" DR.. Brodthage said, nc
in the impossible. You can nc
' abridge the rights OF men to eat G
drink what they please and expe'
IN compliance with the law.
> Christ himself spoke of himse
IT. as wine bibber.' In st. Luke VI
~ "a, 1t is written: The Son OF Man
II come eating and drinking; and
b say, Behold gluttonous man. an
" a wine blbber, friend of the pu
licans and sinners The argumeI
that the Bible is against the use
- strong drink is positively erroneous
II is neither for nor against; II couI
> sells the sane, middle way"