Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-02

your armor, and In the name OF TINS
fair city, In the name Of the Common.
wealth of Virginia, In the name OF tho
decent manhood and womanhood. and
an that YOU hold sacred. besur your
selves and, armed In the cause or
right nut down the saloon. The best
way to fight the saloon Is to get hold
of n white. slip OF paper on Election
Day which reads against saloons ana
the liquor traffic and walk boldly mp
to the ballot box and vote. That Is
tho way to win, and the responsibility
IL upon church members"
Newspapers and Politics
Al this junction Dr. McAllister laid
down the law to the newspaper
.The metropolitan dailies"-w which.
he declared were trying TO publish 10
the people Of Virginia that the Anti,
saloon League is dabbing in politics.
He denied this In strong terms and
said that those newspapers which
were circulating this report have all
along been opposed to prohibition and
are st.l against II. The speaker said
he wanted 1t understood that the An
III. Saloon League is not a political or
ganiza,iOn: that it had no candidate
to elect. Is not in politics and that
those politicians who were laboring
under this misapprchension had just
as well dizabusc their minds.
Shot at Politicians.
Continuing DIR. McAllister took a rap
at those politicians who are trying
to keep on the good side Of the liquor
tn, nrIAr ~ nnlitirHI
lola and rise to public fame on this
platform. He said the sooner those
office holders who depended on the
support OF the liquor interest to climb
the political ladder got out OF the
way the better 1t would be- for the
State and the city.
we are not here to get into a po-
litical middle We ore not trying
to mix up in political middle. and
any candidate who expo cts to be elect
ed by endorsement from this organi-
cation will be- disappointed" The
speaker reiterated the statement that
the Anti-SalOon League IL waging
fight against saloons and the liquor
traffic and that Il has no other idea.
THE driving out OF Norfolk of the
saloons lies with the church people.
If YOU church members will get your
selves in voting shape and vote
splendid victory is In sight. II you
assert the better manhood Of this city
you may safely say that 1910 VIII
dawn on 4 dry Norfolk"
Hearers Were Attentive.
DR., McAllister said that when he
first came to Norfolk two years ago
he looked the situation over and went
back to the western section OF the
State and told his friends that Yes.
will go dry--ten days after
the Judgment" Since that time. how
ever. things have changed and you
people are aroused to the question.
and there Is good opportunity to
wipe saloons out of Norfolk.
During DIR. McAilister's address he
was several times greeted with ap-
plause. There were no outbursts Of
sm. but the audience appear
ed to be weighing every word the
speaker said. In the hall were sever
al prominent city officials, and others
who stand on the hill Of prominence
in var GUS walks Of life
To Wage Vigorous Fight.
J. W. Houeh presided at the meet
ing ana introduced DR.. McAllister. J.
Sydney Smith, attorney for the
league. was on the rostrnm. az was
Capt William f. Taylor. Council
man Summers ushered the crowd 10
seats.