Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07

ether citizens of Rock Island, and
Rev. r. S. Haney and Rev. w. M.
Story of Moline.
In introducing the governor. DR..
Marquis took occasion to speak of the
movement in the interest of which
the meeting was held. DR.. Marquis
explained that after six years of agi-
tation, the legislature of 1907 passed
4 local option law the object of which
is to provide for the creation of anti
saloon territory, by popular vote.
This measure was adopted by a vote
of 35 TO 6 in the senate. He referred
| to the circulation of the petition for a
vote on the question in Rock Island,
| l,463 signatures being secured, a num-
Der 237 greater than was required.
Speaks of Protest.
Continuing, Dr. Marquis said, "The
city clerk has promised to put tle
question on the ballot, in spite of the
protest of IA citizens who think they
had as much right to be heard as l.
| iG3 other citiZens-and so they had,
Just about 400 part as much right"
| He added, I'VE do not know what our
friends on the other side will do now
| 3ut we hear rumors of a writ of pro-
hibition,' whatever that may be-
Since, however, they are forever de
| claring that prohibition does not pro-
'ibit.' we are not in the least wor-
ried.'
He gave the belief in the principles
of the Local Option league as justifica-
ton for the movement and for tie
organization of the league.
In introducing Governor Hanly. DR.
Marquis referred to him as ranking
with Governor Joseph w. Folk of Mis-
souri, and Governor Edward w. Hoch
Of Kansas in moral and civic issues
Before the nation
An American Issue.
Governor Hanly said:
81 am not a citizen of Rock Island
[ am not even 4 citizen of the state
of Illinois. And yet | am here to
speak in behalf of local option i'll Rock
| Island. At first thought one might
people was purely local one. IN a
sense that is true. In a larger sense
| it is not local but universal There
| is no city in all this commonwealth,
no state in all this union. in which
| the question as to what shall be done
with the liquor traffic, in some form,
is not an issue today; appearing in
one state in one form and in another
state in a different form. Indeed, it
IS wider than that. 1t is presented as
an issue in Canada, as an issue in
England, as an issue in Australia
and wherever men hope for and are
struggling towards better conditions
better environment, the question is an
issue. But if it needed more than
this, | still might claim the right tc
speak to the people of Illinois. | dc
not forget the land of my birth. dc
not forget that this is my native state;
nor do | forget her people; nor do
forget her transcendent history ii
Years agOne nor the hopes of the years
that are to come.
Is Christian Nation.
This, my friends, is Christian
nation. BY that | do not mean tina
all men are members of some Chris
tian church denomination, but | mean
in larger sense, we are a Christian
> people. Our Institutions are Christian
Our literature is Christian. TAX
the Christ out of American institu
tiOns, take The Christ out of American
literature, take the Christ out @
: American policies, and what woul,
, be left? So that in the beginning O
my remarks | want to make an appea
to Christian men and to Christia
women, no matter what church yo
belong to, and no matter if you belon
to none And | have a word to sa
in the very beginning to the churc
and to the member of the church, an
that | may say it with some care,
desire to read it."
IL The governor then read the intro
INDUCTION to an address delivered at tn
union meeting of all the preacher!
associations of Chicago, Sept. 80
II Conservation, sacrifice the martyrdor
of the disciples and early follower
of Christ, the inspiration of the earl
church these were distinguished frol
| the present spiritual conditions an
| the crying need OF militant churcl
| a living, vir'le Christianity emph
| sized. Continuing he said:
Liquor Traffic n Foe.
''The domain to be fought for
this republic, its manhood, its woma
hood, it's childhood, it's homes and i
institutions. The trophy to be stru
| gled for is d stainless flag, the bannt
of the free. The foe is the organize
| liquor traffic of America. 1t is q
enemy We'll worth while. 1t has gre;
/ wealth. 1t is adroit and cunning.
is resourceful. 1t touches the fina
cial interests of many men. 1t is de
slrerate. 1t observes no law human
divine. 1t violates legislative enaC
ments and tramples upon the mo
solemn constitutional inhibitIons. tt
| church can win, but it must cole