The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-23

diana held his audience under the
spell of his oratory in way seldom
accomplished by any speaker from
public platform. From wild applause
to that OF deep silence which tells OF
rapt attention. and then to outbursts
OF laughter, the speaker played upon
his audience AS does an accomplished
musician upon his instrument Before
the speaker had uttered a dozen sem
tences. he had the house under the
charm OF his oratory, and the closest
attention was paid to every word that
fell from his lips during the time he
talked.
Governor Hanly's subject, announc-
cd AS temperance, was as a matter or
fact. straight out and out prohibition,
although he used the word only two or
three times In the course of his speech.
None who listened. however. when the
engagement was made with Governor
Hanly, IL was with the understanding
that he was to speak TO the subject oil
Prohibition in Kansas" but this ar
rangement was altered by wire, after
II was found that for this session or
the legislature here the prohibition
cause was lost But. while the title OF
the speech was changed, and little
reference made directly to prohibition.
and less TO Kansas, the general tenor
was Just about what II would have
been under the first arrangement.
The speaker, before opening his
subject, faced his audience In silence
during several seconds-almost long
enough TO make what old-time stage
managers termed stage wait"-then
he commenced in an ordinary conver.
sational tone to lay down the dictum
that with the dawn of earliest history
had commenced the waging OF the war
eternal between tho forces OF truth
and error. Briefly, through many CEN
turtles, he led his audience, emerging
at last With the dawn OF the Chris
tian era. Here he paused. making 1t
apparent that be classed the struggle
for recognition by Christ with that of
the present day prohibition movement.
In speaking of the parallel drawn
between the great Christian move
ment In It's inception, almost, when
the crucif1xlon of Jesus was yet recent
history in the minds or the people,
when the apostles were being, one by
one made the victims Of violent death
and torture, Governor Hanly said:
Some men and women believe they
can sec the end OF this conflict be-
tween the liquor interests and their
opponents. and | hope they are right,
but for my part am not so optimistic.
1t is a mighty foe. and worthy one.
II Is intrenched behind great money
power and the most perfect organiza-
ton in the country but In the end,
the Christian church must win. | do
not mean by the Christian church, any
sect or creed, but all men and women
who believe in the Christian faith.
whether they profess 1t OF not. | say
this because nothing, no power OF evil
or organized might, has ever been able
to crush II.
sYou may lose battles in Utah. we
may lose battles In Indiana, but we
will not lose the war.
II believe the Christian church is
better and more powerful for good
than 1t ever was before in Its history
/ believe that 1t does more for men
today than 1t has ever done before, but
] believe 1t has more in mind the care
of his body. and less the care OF his
soul, than was once the case. and with
the coming Of this condition much or
the old militant spirit Of intolerance
of wrong has gone from IT.
The church has today too many tin
soldiers; too many members who are
good for dress parade only. The
church needs a great conviction be-
fore it will be able to win the final
battle in this great struggle. 1t needs
men and women. Not men and wom-
en- In heaven. but fighting men and
women on earth. Men in heaven. wear
ing crowns and playing golden harps
and singing hymns. are IN good busi-
ness. but-they will not win any bat
tles."