Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-08
STATISTICS ARE USED
TO EMPHASIZE TALK
EVANGELIST TAKES UP EVERY
FAVORABLE ARGUMENT MADE
FOR SALOONS AND MAKEs
MANY REFuTlNa sTATEmENraS
Sundays View Of the Saloons,

ouU0dyS view OF the saloons.
"The saloon is an infidel. n
has no faith in God. 1t would
close every church In the land,
and hang it's signs on tho aband.
oned affairs. 1t would close every
public school. 1t respects the thlef
and esteems the blasphemer. Ii
fills the prisons and the peniten-
tlaries. It despises heaven, hates
love, scorna virtue. 1t tempts tho
passions. Its music ia the song
OF the sirens. Its sermons are a
collection Of leWd. vile stories.
"The saloon wraps a n,aneie
about the hope Of this world and
that to come. Its tables are full
Of tho viieat literature. 1t Is the
moral clearing house for rot,
damnatlon, poverty and insanity.
II wrecks homes and bIights lives.
"The saloon is liar. 1t
promises good cheer and sends
sorrow; promises healtl, and
causes disease; promises hspp,
Wild sends advorsftys prom
. ises peace and sends raisery. 1t
Hes In wait for the unborn. II
cocks the hiehwayman's pistol. Il
puts the rope in tho hands of tho
mob. 1t is the anarchist OF tho
world and Its dirty red flag a
dyed with the blood of women and
children. 1t sent the bullet
through the body Of the immortal
Lincoln. 1t nerved tho arm that
sent the bullets crashing through
Garfield and the saInted Nc.
kinley. Every plot that was ever
hatched against our flag, and
every anarchist scheme against
the law and government was bred,
born and crawled out OF the groa
shops to damn this country. THE
open licensed saloon is the worst
enemy to our country, homes, and
children and the men that give
this permission are the worst trait
ors In the Unibed States OF today
or any other age"
Six thousand, Ottumwa men an
boys were attentive listeners for tw
hours yesterday afternoon to Eyang
list Billy Sundays scathing viIlli1
cation Of the saloon and its attendin
evils. For the past week or more til
speaker had been promising to "ski
the business and hang the hide out 1
dry and the vast crowd that a
sembled was given the opportunity |
witness the operation from begil
ming to end Mr.. Sunday took Ii
many arguments that have ever bee
made in favor of the whiskey instit
ton and termed them lies of til
vilest order. Not content with thi
he entered into n minute examin
tlon of statistics pertaining to til
saloons. their expenditures, the drum
ards turned out annually each yea
the crimes committed due to the i
fuence of intoxicants. the annual III
of deaths which could be laid to tt
whiskey sellers door and finally |
laid before the crowd a list of IL
disgusting chemicals and dope
which are used in the dilution ar
manufacture Of the liquors.
The close attention given the spea
err for the long period of his discour.
was the greatest compliment thi
could be awarded Mr.. Sunday and
the close. when he called for eve,
man and boy in the crowd. wi
would declare themselves irrevocab
enemies TO the whiskey business
arise, there We're but very few me
in the tabernacle who remained
their seats.
Sunday Strips For Action.
The meeting opened by .. song ser
ice of martial numbers, ending wi
America" While this number W,
being sung py thousands, Mr.. Sund;
stripped for action He took or h
coat and vest, shed his collar al
cuffs, rolled in his shirt at the nee
tightened mis- belt, rolled UP b
sleeves and then leaned on the pulp
and smilingly awaited the close OF h
song.
Before he spoke, Rev. w. III. Ho
mel made an impassioned entreaty f,
the men not to pass the opportunfl
which would be offered them befo