Evening journal., 1908-05-25
GOVERNOR HANLY
HAS BIG AUDIENCE
Indiana's Executive Speaks in
Behalf Of Local Option
Movement

Governor J. Frank Hanly, OF Indi-
ana, addressed an unusually large
audience in Grace NJ. Z. Church yes
terday afternoon, many men prominent
in athletics being in .he audience. His
subject was local option. for his adj
vocacy of which Governor Hanly has
become known throughout the coun-
try.
Prior to the address. the audience
rose and sang Onward Christian
Soldiers after which Licutenant-Gov-
ernor /. I. Parker was introduced as
presiding officer. He introduced Gov
ernor Hanly after explaining the pur-
pose of the meeting The Governor
was greeted with resounding cheers,
and it was several minutes before he
could be heard. He said in part:
Mine ewes have seen the glory of
the coming of the Lord
There is a moral uplifting of a great
people, Gods church in action, in the
great middle West. in the Mississippi
valley. in the Southland and in the
East. 1 bring you good t'dings OF great
joy -7t7a many States. Yet, while 1
share somewhat in the great exultation
of the people because of victories ana
battles won. the things accomplished
and the progress made, wish to pause
in the beginning to say that the hour
of jubilee has not yet arrived, that the
final victory is rot yet in sight. There
are yet burdens TO bear. difficulties 10
meet. battles to be fought, ambitions
to cruelty and consecrations to be
made: vet with changeless faith vic
tory shall be ours in Gods own time.
Gods church will not grow faint
hearted or yleld in this contest he
cause Of difficulties. or burdens. or bat
ties. or consecrations 20 be made. or
that some men must fall The Chris
tian church had birth mid scenes Of
grief and sacrifice and long knew what
it was TO struggle ana endure The
history of Christ. His conservation
crucifiXion and final agony all accentu.
ate this truth. The death Of His follow
ors emphasize g. The fact that those
who followed Him died as martyrs but
| demonstrates il. While sacrifices have
/ been made. while Chris was crucifel
while his disciples met violent deaths
by fire and stone. the cause for whici
they stood survives. That could neither
be burned. Killed. nor crucifed. From
/ piled stones. spilled blood ana scatter
ed ashes the church rose glorifed an,
triumphant. and I say 10 you. men an.
women Of Wilmington, that no trutl
ever dies. Its champions may b,
driven from the field. its defenses fan
but truth crushed TO earth will ris.
again"
Speaks Of Local Option.
Speaking directly Of the Liquor
problem. Governor Hanly said:
'The friends OF liquor and those on.
! gagged IN its manufacture and sale az,
now reminding MS that IL we are sue.
| cessful, they viii suffer and the COM
! monwcalth will suffer greatly on nc.
count of reduced tax lists and deprecia.
tion of the value of real estate. Tor
one I welcome such a controversy
When the liquor people argue econo.
mics, they practically ADMIT the fallacN
of their past claims that local optior
does not restrict or prohibition pro.
hibit. 1t stands to reason. II sucl
was the case. that the sale OF liquor
would b. undminished. and instead OF
the arguments advanced against Their
the saloonists would unite in preach.
ing such doctrines.
IF according to these statements of
the liquor people, the crusade we are
waging helps their business. why d,
they try and combat it. The fact o
the matter Is that they are alarmed
and are pSeparing to spend millions :,
! IL fI.n 4
know that local option does restric
and prohibition prohibits Let the Is
sue be honestly drawn"
Governor Hanly referred TO the claims
Of property loss made by the liquor
people in the event of prohibitory law.
being enacted. and recalled one town
where thew claimed the tax list woult
suffer TO the extent Of $4,000 wor.i
of property. when investigation PROVED
that the complainants actually pait
S9.06 annually on a declared valuation
of sl,s0O.
He also pointed out that II is better
for the people to stand this loss AMI
pay the license fees Of the saloor
/ directly into the hands of the oi'.
treasure-s than TO nav It over TIE bar,
for something which is an injury. anf
| in so doing save the thousands of dol.
lars pro6ts which the saloonkeepc-.
are 60 careful 10 say nothing about.
No Boom For President.
At the close of the address. the audi.
ence arose az the invitction Of the Rev
j. NJ. A~ters. ana announced a dc.
termination TO stay in the fight agains
the licensed licuor traffic. The doxology
was then sung. after which Governor
Hanly met many of the audience in
dividuallv
Governor Hanly was the guest Of tn
Rev. H. W. Kellogg, pastor Of Graz
Church, while in this city. While here
he denied anv lnowledge Of a Presi
Dental boom for himself.