The daily sentinel., 1907-09-30


Senator Horace T. DeLong next
briefly addressed the audience. He
declared that the ballot box remedy
would be too slow for the condition
in hand: the people would have to
wait too long. He advocated the Or
ganization of a law enforcement
league to see that the city officials
did their duty and that the saloons
obeyed the law. until we can get
rid of them entirely" He advocated
the raising of $1,000 or $4,000 to be
held as a fund upon which to draw
for the expenses attending the at
tempt TO impeach any city official
who failed to do his duty. He said
he would give 800 toward such
fund.
Down in kentucky.
General Secretary House Of the
Y NJ c. A. told of how Kentucky
had been won for prohibition-ken-
lucky. the traditional home of Ii
quor. There are 119 counties in the
Blue Grass state. In 10I no liquor
can be bought; in IL liqnor can be
bought in only one place in each
county; in counties liquor can be
bought anywhere. He talked inter
estingly OF the temperance cam
paigns in that state.
Superintendent Allen of the city
schools made a strong plea for the
anti-saloon cause, pronouncing the
saloons the greatest menace to Amer
lean ehildh ood: the liquor traffic, an
accursed power which lives on the
ruin of our boys and girls" He de-
nounced the free distribution of
small vials filled with whiskey by
one of the saloons representatives in
the parade last week.
E. E. Udlock spoke briefly urging
all citizens to stand against the sa-
looms; to force the city officials to
do their duty and to blot out the IL
quor traffic.
e. A. Sherman then rendered a so
10. Gently Lead Me, Lord, Through
the Vale of Tears
Only Dead Ones Good.
Rev. Becker then addressed the
audience for about fifteen minutes.
and he went after the saloons and
the city officials in a fierce manner.
He declared that for five years at
least efforts had been made here to
force the city officials to toe the
mark. A few have backed this good
movement at all times. he said
However, we have come to the same
conclusion. said Rev. Becker.
about the saloon that the pioneer
said the only good Indian is a dead
reached about the Indian, when he
lndian-the only good saloon is a
dead saloon"
He said that the officials must be
watched day and night to get them
to do their duty.
''War TO the Knife"
q propose as a watchword of the
church in this fight,-and if you like
it say, Amen.-'War to the knife,
with the knife to the hih. against the
saloons. There were numerous
"Amens."
Rev Becker declared that "our
boys and girls are placed as a stake
on one side with the few paltry dol
lars paid in licenses by the saloons
on the other side"
Come on, Boys
Rev, Becker stated that the other
night he saw crowd of boys, all
under age. coming out of a saloon.
and that one boy told him that he
and his friends had started into a
saloon when they saw an officer in
side. and becoming frightened start
ed to run away when the officer
called, Come on, boys. Don't be
afraid OF me" And the boys went
in. Rev. Becker then denounced the
nlkll pOllCt IOTCe unmeTcltullN.
Permission from Officials.
Rev. Becker declared that some of
the saloon men had during the fair
week gone to the city officials and
stated that they wanted to keep op-
en- after midnight; that the people
didn't object and the city officials
told them to go ahead. and they did"
Your officers are mis-represent-
ing, not representing, the town and
its citizens said the minister.
Rev, Becker thought that IL $4,000
was raised last year to fight the
fruit pests, half that amount ought
to be raised to fight the liquor pest
A Vote Taken.
Rev Becker asked that all who
thought something should be done 10
hold up their hands. Many hands
were raised.
Rev. Forsyth Indignant.
Rev Forsyth's address was prob
ably the most sensational in its
wording OF the evening. Referring
to the parade incident, he said
When saw the ugly mugs of those
saloon men riding in that parade
and then looked about at our respec-
table-looking, honorably decent bust
ness men watching the parade, l said
to myself. We can knock out that
sort of business with that sort of men
engaged in it. | feel like fighting
tonight Let's declare war and enlist
recruits at once and now. We ought
to go down and grind to powder
those saloons. They don't intend to
keep the law. The owners are per-
jurers from the ground up. They in
tend to violate the law every day and
night. First we must get after the
corrupted official who betrays his
, trust"
Hes u Scoundrcl."
Then Rev. Forsyth denounced the
night police force. He declared we
had no night police protection. We
would be better protected by hitch
ing posts than by these night officers
| went down town the other night
after prayer meeting 20 do a little
looking around myself and saw the
man who has the night force in
charge lounging around in saloon.
He is scoundrel and perjurer, be-
cause he violates his oath of office.
"He's Nice Hairpin."
Look at the city attorney. He
made all the pledges this side of
heaven, and then when we went after