The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-09
ANTI-SAL00N
MEETING
RevS. 7. NJ. Hare and J. ". West
Speak al Courthouse.
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD
Ny County. 'Ts-of Thee" and Our Town Is
Going Dry" Sung By Audience.

Fully 500 people gathered at the
Court house Monday night 10 listen 10
speeches from Kevs. T. NJ Hare, OF the
National Anti Saloon League. and J. ".
West, Field Secretary OF the Virginia
/ League. There WAS much enthusiasm
and the speakers We're given close attsI-
ton.
Prior to the regular exercises Mr. J. W.
1 Adams conduct Il a musical program for
short period. he asked that MY
Country, lis oi Thee" be sung, and feel
ingy referred To the singing OF this HYMN
in the Courthouse last summer by 900
children OF the public schools % this city.
This WAS followed 10y another song,
Our Town Is Going Dry" He said the
manner in which IL was sung was To be
an evidence of how great the desire for
the town TO 90 dry. This added great
vim 20 the singing. lie asked for an ef-
fort for the abolition OF the saloon. char
acterizing them "a menace TO civ'liza-
ton"
At O'Clock the meeting was called TO
order 10y President Willis On the stand
with him We're Messrs. Hare and West.
the speakers; Rev X. A. Williams and
Mr.. J. Willard Adams Announcements
were made Of services Tuesday night at
the People Mission, conducted by Rev
Decatur Edwards, and Shiloh. new site,
colored. 10y Rev. J. II. Light Services
were opened with prayer by Rev ID, catur
Edw ards, aud President Willis intro
duced Mr.. Hare. He expressed pleasure
at being present, and said il made his
heart glad To see so many sons and
daughters of righteousness wsgiug war
against dangerous Zoe; that his audi
euce need not think they were setting
any new style ia advocating the aboll-
ton OF the saloon; that il was an old
one. in " hich the people had been en-
gagged Tor years, And II had produced
such results that " hole States were fall
ing In line; that one-third of the territory
OF this country was prohibition, aud
that In % years legalizsd liquor traffic
would be "A thing of the past In this
country This, said he, is hting exempli-
fled IN the Southern States, aud all will
be dry. He gave "a history OF his work in
south Carolina; said he made n test to
ind out II Illicit whist ey was sold in an
effort TO procure a bali pint" ia Green
vile and Spartanburg, and was unsuc-
cessiul; that II was equally a. reason
able To license the murderer or thief a.
the saloon. He was a pleasing speaker.
and retired after half au hour TO give
way To Mr. West
President Willis introduced Mr. West.
who commenced by referring To hi
work ct the past two DAYS In speeches
al West Point aud Culpepsr. Then he
produced letters from ciIizsns Of haf-
luttesville which stated that locsl op.
ton had caused decrease IN drunksf-
ness ma that city, aud thst business con-
ditiOus were excellent These cit,z .ns
are Messrs. W e. Payne J 4. Jorman
{. ID. Carter, j. Tyler jackson. Robert
A. Watson aud Rev. II. b. Lee. lie
cited conditions in Bristol since license"
was abolished aud held up Co tn. audi
euce circular, VIII ch stated Ruin Con
fronts Us, and which was issued h- the
liquor dealers before Bristol went dry"
Next he paid respects To the articles pub
llshed chHracterZiug he (WesD aud
Others a. paid speakers Said he. "You
remember in the last fight here the LIQUOR
dealers had paid speakers Cries of
Duke, Duke. rang through the hall
lie referred % conditions in Louisville,
New York City. Atlanta, Chicago and
san Francisco. the contributions made
Tor The san Francisco sufferers, S35. o. o
oi which, said he. was spent IN whi-kcy
Spoke of she last local option hsht here
when II was claimed if the town went
dry taxes would be raised He paused
and said the town went wet and taxes
were raised IL cents on the 800 the
same year; that his enemies claimed he
had resigned because he was afraid TO
continue this work IN Virginia; that
there was not sufficient work left in Viz
GINA in the fifteen wet counties To
brighten him; that lie was going To Ken
lucky among the night riders; described
Gov. Nichols refusing to sign the Louisi-
ana Lottery bill when the State was
given 81 100000 To continue Il; charged
the women and children to keep up tie
work. Said figures won't lie and liars
won't figure" and closed with watch
these follows if they have anything to
say and investigate"
Mr.. Hare, at the request of a gentle
man. read paper denying conditions in
Kansas; spoke for few moments, say
ing the local option movement was not
a wave, hut an inundation.
The audience slowly left the building
singing Our Town is Going Dry"