The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
OPEN AIR MEETING
TEMPERANCE GATHERING IN The
PARK SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Addressed BY RsS w. West and Rev. Or.
Young Crowd In Attendance Good
Singing Of Hymns.

About 600 people gathered m the park
Sunday afternoon at 1 O'Clock to listen
10 local option speeches from Rev Or. q.
W. 1Oung, Ol Louisville, h. and Rev
J. ". West, Field Secretary OF the Anti
Saloon League.
The services opened with song serv-
ice, led toy Mr. J. Willard Adams, follow
ed by tervent prayer by Rev. j. H.
Henderlite. A solo, Throw Out the
Lie Line, with audiencs chorus. was
sung 10y Mr.. Charles Wright
Mir West. in introducing Mr. Young,
spoke at some length. Among other
things. he said: We are here 70 save the
saloon men, put them out of the business
they now carry on aud maze useful citi-
lens out OF them; do with the worthy
ones Ike they did In Georgia iect them
to Office. He cited Instances where one
was elected clerk OF courts and others to
prominent offices; said the children OF
saloon keepers did not get justice; cited
an incident Of where the finger was point
ed at a daughter of u saloon keeper and
other children refused To play with her;
the child asked the reason and was told
her father kept a saloon. AT night she
went home. and sitting on his Knee, said
to him: Papa, am sorry you run "a sa-
loon
why, my daughter
Because the children say you run a
saloon and they refuse TO play with me. -
Then" said the father, If IL hurts
you, ] will run saloon no longer"
He closed by saying: 1t is in the air
Fredericksburg Is going dry and pre-
sented Mr. Dung a. "a Confederate sold
Ter. who had enough Yankee lead IN his
body TO sink IA trout line"
Mr.. Young said he had travelled in the
past year AZ, 900 miles I'm 30 States, and
that ths saloon had TO 20; advised his
hearers if there were any OF them on the
fence to get of quick aud declare them
selves: that he mad belonged To every
temperance organic alton aud was sady
TO Join any that had Temperance in il;
that NJ man had "a right TO sell lquor.
IL Is a privilege; that Methodists preach
the doctrine Of falling from grace and the
Baptists aud Pre- by terians practice IT,;
that II prohibition did not prohibit. IL
minimizsd the sale and drinking of liquor.
II you want TO drink, tuy "a barrel, 10 40
miles from everywhere and drink till you
burst, then you will hurt nobody but
yourself; this IL a question whether YOU
shall be licensed to sell liquor TO be drunk
on the premises; q is ruinOu~: every law
is violated b., the saloon, aud every
young man der Z years old To whom
lquOr IL sold IT. q IS i;ness 70 that viola
ton; that c'ever ealoOn man j. not
clever because Ia runs "a saloon. but be
cause he Is nature clever.
Turning to the colin d people, he ask
ed what was their proportion ia popuia-
ton. Ga beiI 4 tod that il was one
third, asked how many negro saloons
We're here. He was told none Then "
said he, II would never vote for the "a
loon until they yiva Won ,,.,- .har. -
stated he did not advocate licensing
negro saloons. but was opposed TO
licensing any. He closed with a tr.but
20 historic Frede'icks burx
Mr.. West said: When saloon mau
asks you 70 vote Wet, demand of him to
agree To give heavy bond for all the dam.
age thHt Il done aud zee what the ans " er
viii be-
The m citing closed with the song.
| onward, Christian Soldiers" and brne.
| dictiun by MIR. Young.