The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-29
Celebrate the "Dry" Vic
tory in Marion.
TWO CHURCHES WERE PACKED
Statistics Are Given by a
DRY" Leader.
Ministers ana Laymen Deliver Dis
courses on the Benefits Which Have
Followed Abollshing the Open Sa.
Ioon---Both Gatherings Were Quite
Enthusiastic.

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the saloons were voted out of Marion
at local option election and Sunday
evening two mass meetings were held
in celebration of the event. A num-
ber OF the local churches joined in
the celebration. At the morning
cervices the churches generally OBJ
served Temperance Day." which Is
created for annual observance in the
churches OF the world.
AT the Free Baptist and Central
Christian churches the mass meetings
ci last evening were held and each
church was filled to its fun seating
capacity. At the Baptist church.
standing room was at premium. ev-
cry seat in the house being taken
early in the evening. Rev. ID. H.
! Bailey. of Epworth church. was in
charge of this service and the speak
ers of the evening were Colonel
George b. Christian and Rev. II. V.
Mccleary, of Wesley NJ. e. church.
The meeting was one or much inter-
| est.
! Mr.. Christian was the first speaker
of the evening. He stated very en-
phatically in the beginning that he
had no hatred in his heart toward
any saloon keeper in Marion or any
where else but that he despised his
business and he thought that such a
business should be driven from the
limits of every city. He said that
/ he felt toward the man just as the
members OF the Masonic orders do
when they refuse to allow them to be
enrolled as members of their organ
izations, not because or any defects
OF character, but because of the busi-
ness in which they are engaged. What
H. true in this respect with the Ma
sons Is also true with the Knights
of Pythias and the Odd Fellows and
many other organizations.
Mr.. Christian stated that IL he were
To take n text. he would select IL from
the constitution of the state of Ohio.
Thc people from Ohio at the
last election made the declaration
that there must be no saloons in tho go
'nrts of the state which voted dry"
and this is the law in the matter.
There have come under my per-
| sonal observation many cases of ru-
ined homes as result of the liquor
traffic" said the speaker. II can go
to Wyoming and gather up the re-
mains of u dear friend, ruined
| through drink who, shot himself
through the brain. This is but one of
many cases which have come under
my observation In the past half CEN
tury."
The speaker declared that men may
well sit upon their washtubs in the
cellars and drink all of the liquor
which they might desire and there
would be no harm done. 1t is the
evil associations of the saloon which
DC the damage and which wreck
homes and destroy young manhod.
The larger part OF the men who are
In the pententiary and In the 70.
formatories of the state are there AZ
ir the penitentiary and In the re-
loon. The white slave traffic centers
ip the saloon. Mr. Christian showed
how the contracts were signed and
all of the arrangements made in a
saloon for the bringing of eight hun
dred white slaves to America The
anarchist makes his headquarters in
the saloon and every evil which may
be found which endangers the ma
ton Is found to be centered there.
The saloons are law defying. Mr..
Christian stated that II was a diff.
cult matter TO make-a whistle out
of pigs tail but that II was easier
than to make a saloon keeper obey
the law. You may go to old Eng
land" said Mr.. Christian" and you
VIII want TO celebrate in royal Amer
lean style You will take your lady
to the theater and following the di-
version OF the evening you will go
to one OF the swell hotels and the-e
will be spread before you n repast
with bottles of vine and whatever del
icacy may be desired. At 12 O'Clock,
midnight, however. there VIII come
to you n waiter who will politely de-
clare that at this time the laws of
England demand that all bottles be
taken from the table and that the
lights be out. You must get out and
that Is all. The laws of England
say that all sensible men and women
are in bed at midnight. and the law
l., enforced there to the letter"
Mr.. Christian spoke at some length
regarding the threatened American
Sabbath. He declared that he was
IT. favor of quiet rest day, and the
only thing which is striving to do
away with il is the saloon and the sa-
loon men.
Coming down to the local situation
at present in Marion. the speaker
stated that every man who voted
dry last year should be glad of II
for conditions are much better. II
was down here in a sanatorium some
time ago very sick" said the speak
er.
Following the talk of Mr.. Chris
tian, Rev. ii. " McCleary. of Wes-
ley NJ. Il. church. president of the
Law and order league, spoke at
some length. He thought the tenn
perance movement one of the century
just as every century is marked by
some signal event of much Importance
The new mayor of the city will en-
force the law. and in case that he
should not the people, who have twice
declared themselves in favor OF a
"dry" town. should rise up in force
and see that good government Is had
H. Marion.
Rev ID. III Bailey, of Epworth, was
the last speaker of the evening. He
stated that money was badly needed
to carry n number of cases to th,
supreme court He thought that sucf
laction would have a good effect upof