The Washington herald., 1908-03-16

FORCES In PROTEST

VAN LIN ~ AAO 4 LIN
Continued from Page One.
have the honor to speak for 100000
And I appear here not only in that ca
pacity, but as a taxpayer in the District
This is not a question Of prohibition
/ prohibiting. but an economic one. Prohi-
bition is led by the short-haired women
and the long-haired men. 80 per cent Of
whom do not pay taxes. and VIII not if
they live hundreds OF years"
/ Referring 10 the efforts Of the ministers
] in the prohibition fight Mr.. barr asked
/ if the ministers are willing 10 pay a tax
on their churches Of $500.
1t is easy 10 say take away the $4,000
taxes paid by the distiller. brewer. and
saloon man. But viii the ministers make
/ up the deficiency We want the minis
ters to stay among US. but we say 10
/ them in all earnestness, stay in the pull
I pit
Prohibition Districts GuiItIiest.
Mr.. Darr. asserted that fully 90 per cent
OF the 'sDeak-easy" cases that are tried
in the Police Court came from the so
called prohibition districts OF the city.
those beyond the mile limit
Il know a man who always breaches
prohibition in his town. When I asked
/ him why. he told me ne owned a dyna-
mite factory" said Mr.. Darr.
Temperance IN all things should begin
at home" said Mr.. Darr. where the
mother should be- instead OF attending
/ Congressional meetings. attending 10 wo-
mems club enga Sements. and I'D 10 the
House meetings. where the short-haired
women try % deprive US OF our rights
stay at home and educate the children.
Ask your pastor 10 help in educating and
| safeguarding the children He viii have
enough to keep him busy without running
around"
p. +. Moran. national director of the
! Ancient Order OF Hibernians. said q5 per
cent Of the business men are opposed 70
prohibition. and a like number OF the
citizens favor licenses. He asserted the
I local saloons are better kept than in any
other city. that the laws or the District
are more stringent and If prohibition is
effected we VIII have blind tigers and
speak-easies.
OverzeaI Objected To.
I appeal 10 my overzealous friends. -
/ said Mr. Moran. 10 direct themselves
along other lines in their efforts. and be
( good American citizens. There is no need
I Of prohibition in the city. Note the saloon
! keepers and the way they conduct them
selves. Their places could not be better
/ conducted
/ The over-zeaIOus ought 70 be educated.
They are possibly honest. but are in a
small minority believe men Of power
and wealth want the present condition.
/ What We want is 70 live in peace and
/ harmony
( we are men Of al nations and crceds.
I Let Us stand together. and let no one
! try TO drive oU5 a legitimate business
/ Following solo by T. II. Maxwell.
I Gen. Andrew s Burt L : A. retired.
/ reviewed the conditions that have existed
since the adjustment Of the canteen.
! 4 have been a total abstainer twenty
years. said Gen. Burt but I am here
| tonight in defense of personal liberty.
/ 4 believe ii is the foundation rock of
our country. Our forefathers fought for
il, and why should We depart from that
/ magnificent principle2'
Tatlehiug on the canteen question. Cen
| Burt said the abolishing OF the canteen
was q crime against the defenseIess sol
diers.
When the canteen was abolished said
/ Gen. Burt, 'nlyriads OF vile grog shops
4 sprung up about the posts. even at Fort
I MyeT. where the soldiers were invited
I 20 drink. There are more court-martials.
more desertiOns and crime in the army
/ now than there was before the canteen
I was abolished.
/ let me repeat that personal liberty
/ is founded on the rock of ages. first, last
and for all time
/ German Societies Attitude.
Anselm Neuberger. representing the
| German societies said he and his people
were opposed to the prohibition move
ment. Hes said he believed efforts should
/ be made to wipe out fanaticism.
/ He declared there was no need of a law
for temperance. for all knew what was
right from wrong. Because there are a
! few who do not distinguish between the
/ virtue and the fault. is no reason why the
general public should be deprived OF their
rights. according to Mr.. Neuberger.
/ Mr.. Neuberger read an original poem.
founded on the words Of the Old Testa-
meat, showing that Noah believed in TAX
| ing wine when he wanted it.
/ Letters Of regret were read by Capt.
I Walter Mitchell from Kurt Voelckener.
/ president Of the German societies: Miss
/ Phoebe w. Cousins, and J. z. White. sec
retary Of the Personal Liberty League,
who said he wrote in behalf of 5000 fol-
I lowers.
/ The meeting was concluded with the
I singing, by Mrs. Mcconnell. Of Annie
Laurie"
After the meeting. Mrs Mcconnell
stated that her society viii urge that the
Canteen be restored to the soldiers.
1t was a cowardly piece Of legislation
10 take the canteen from the soldiers. -
she said. when they could not defend
themselves, and we are now going 10
help them