Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-13
GLENN TALKS FOR PROHIBITION
Governor Of North Carolina Delivers
an ADDRESS Mt the
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Governor Robert b. Glenn Of North
Carolina, delivered a lecture at the Noung
Mems Christian association rooms saturday
evening under the auspices OF the Douglas
County A~nS-saloon league.
Governor Glenn was on his way home
from the Denver convention. He was in
troduced by Elmer f. Thomas who gave
a brief review Of the contests over license
in Nebraska at the last elections. He
slated hat the Douglas County A~nti-Saloon
league desired to enter the movement,
which was not merely state, but country
wide. and to this end had secured the
services OF prominent temperance speakers
from all parts OF the country. Governor
Glenn was the fret of these speakers.
whom he described as'the man or.the south
who had successfully COPIED with predatory
wealth and predatory corporations and the
demon of whiskey, which latter Governor
Glenn had driven from North Carolina.
Governor Glenn is a sturdy type of south
erner, virile and eloquent and speaks witt
that pleasing southern accent that makes
the men Of the south such entertaining
takers. He said:
II would much rather be taking an 'even-
ing's rest in my room in the Rome fhotel
than to make a speech tonight. l am Just
from Denver where we nominated, In my
opinion, the biggest, brainiest and best man
In the United States for president Of the
United States. your distinguished fellow
citizen, w. J. Bryan, He is clean. honest
and temperate. A capable, broad-minded
statesman Of the highest order, But l am
here TO talk upon the temperancetmovement
in the south and particularly in North
Carolina. i used to be ono of1those men
who deluded myself with the belief that
n lrn,, No tpdAy NOM mud than uyna good
for the stomach's sake, But 1 have got
completely over that fool notion and have
not let a drop of the vile stuff, beer OF
spirits pass my lips for over three years,
and 30 help me God, 1t shall never pass
my lips again. / am getting pretty well
along in years and am now as strong and
vigorous as 1 ever was. and IL somo of you
old tlpplers don't believe 1t / think ! car
convince you of it in about three. minutes
II you will stand up before me-"
Warming up to his subject Governor
Glenn spoke for about an hour and a
quarter. telling of the growth of the anti
liquor sentiment in the south and particu.
larry in the old North state. II deter.
mined" said he. IF the opportunity evei
came to me to root and drive the whiskey
traffic and its manufacture out of thC
state. l found the morall sentiment Of the
state DaCk OF me ana on may 20, lSUN, we
| swept It out of the state by a majority OF
1897. In 1870 the state of North Carolina
was the poorest state in the union because
OF It's being dominated by the whiskey in.
fluence. Last year the old North STATE
stood second to the states of the union II
cotton manufactures and in the manufac
ture OF furniture. Today the licensed
saloons have been supplanted by schools
churches and manufactures The blinC
tiger has been practically eliminated from
the state and our people are prosperous
and happy. Crime has decreased a thou
sand-fold, taxes have been reduced ant
our people are happy and contented."
The governor closed his address with al
impassioned appeal to the people o
Nebraska to follow the example of Nortl