The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
VOTE is DEMANDED
Good Templars Want PrOhi-
biti0n in District.
TO ASK CHANCE TO DECIDE
Congress win BE Called Upon to Give
the People of Washington Oppor-
tunity to show by Ballot Whether
They Want saloons or No saloons.
Temperance workers Speak.

That Congress win not, at its coming
session. grant prohibition for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. but should. without
fan. give to the people Of Washington
a chance TO express their feeling on the
matter. was the tenor Of the remarks
at a meeting Of the Star OF Hope Lodge,
Independent Order OF Good Templars. at
ci3 louisiana avenue, last night.
The meeting. called for the purpose of
installing the recently elected officers.
was an open one, and number of men
prominent In the temperance movement
in the District spoke. While it is grant
cd by all that the District should have
prohibition laws. as 3 standard for the
rest OF the country, OF which this is
the governmental center. and that the
saloon must go eventually. the belief OF
the speakers seemed TO be that the peo-
pie OF the District should be permitted
TO vote on the question. so as to show
the rest OF the country how the national
Capital stands on the proposition.
Rev. Mclaughlin Speaks.
The installation or the officers was the
first thing on the programme, and the
first speaker Of the evening. after Chair
man p J. McNulty had assumed charge.
was Rev. J. B. Mclaughlin. who had
just been Installed as chaplain Of the
order
He told OF his experience through some
forty-six years of temperance work. and
declared that for the benefit of mankind.
the saloon should be, and will be. abol-
ished. He pointed TO the gains that have
been made to the ranks Of the dry"
States, such as Georgia. Oklahoma, and
others. and declared the time VIII come
when Congress must see the reeds Of
the District. over which that body has
complete control, and give the people OF
Washington a vote that they may ex-
terminate the saloons
Judge NichOl spoke along the same
lines, advocating particularly the aboli-
ton OF wine rooms. where liquor is sold
60 women and girls. the stopping Of the
sale of liquors 10 minors. and the stop
ping of the ''grOwler rushing" IN Sunday.
The records show there are more than
800 government licenses for the sale OF
liquor issued that have no District Ii
cense.' said Judge Nichol THE police
and the officials say they cannot stop the
sale Of liquor in these places. Why can't
they? They ought TO do It. and 1 hope
70 live 10 see the day when II viii be
crime 20 sell liquor over a bar. to women
or minors"
The Greatest Menace.
Counselor Thomas A. Clarke declared
the greatest menace 70 humanity to-day
IS the liquor traffic, and asked that the
members Of the order, TO whom he was
speaking. would continue the good work
that has been done l. ). L. Corby
made short speech along the same lines.
and Attorney Shoemaker. for the Anti
Saloon League. called attention TO the
fact that the recruits to the prohibition
States IS something over which to re-
joice. and commended the order Grand
Chief Templar J. " Tulls also made
shor; speech. Rev z. c. Dinwidde, in
charge Of the Anti-Saloon League cru
sade, was to have spoken. but was called
out Of town yesterday
Officers installed were: G. T.. A. p.
White; Y. T.. Miss Ward; chaplain. J. 3.
Mclaughlin; treasurer, =. o. Ridgley;
secretary. J. G. Foster.