The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04
RIDE ON WATER WAGON
Clinton n. Howard Gave His Aud
fence Ride on the New Kind
of Vehicle.

Clinton N. Howard, of Rochester ,
n. Y. reached Mitchell Sunday after
addressing a large crowd of people
in the city hall and taking them for
a ride ON the water wagon all over
the country, in which the speaker
showed them where the water was
now a popular vehicle of transporta-
ton instead of the brewers wagon.
Mr.. Howard has come to South
Dakota to deliver a series of adj
dresses under the auspices of the
state prohibition party, and this was
his opening address. Rev. A. Craig
Bowdish presided during the meet
ing, and introduced the speaker
briefly.
Coming as an entire stranger to
his audience Mr.. Howard said he
felt at a little disadvantage, but
whatever it was he soon had the
better of it as he stood there on the
platform and gave an address hat
was filled with wit and wisdom, with
facts relating to the growth of tenn
perance and the consequent wiping
out of the saloon in the various
states in the union. He did not
plunge in to scorch the saloon or the
men who operated it, but he demon
strated that there were people
today who were looking at the sa-
loon as a greter menace to society
and the business interests of the
country than ever before, which was
evidenced by the states which have
come under prohibition by legisla-
tive enactment and with Oklahoma
entering the union with a consti-
tuition prohibiting the sale of liquor
in that new state.
He SAID the wholesale liquor deal
ers today were getting exceedingly
good and that they were adopting
measures which he believed were in
tended to throw the people off their
guard, but he warned the public
against the prosaical attitude of the
wholesalers and he did not think
they we're to be trusted in their
manipulation of the liquor interests.
He urged that telling blows be
struck in favor of temperance, add
ing that the day of the squirt gun
and atomizer were over with. that
the water wagon a out for a con-
%tinuous passage, that it would not
stop at every fire plug on the street
to replenish it's fuel, but hat it vas
backed up by millions of people who
have reached the conclusion that the
saloon must be stopped.
The closing part of Mr.. Howard's
speech took up the periods of a
mans life-the cradle. the marriage
altar and the grave and these he
discussed with relation to the tenn
perance movement.
When Mr.. Howard finished he
said he wanted to know how many
people had enjoyed his address and
if they liked it. The whole aud
fence arose and expressed its pleas
ure in the manner in which the
speaker had presented the temper
| ance question. Then he Informed,
them that inasmuch as they had en-
joyed the ride he wanted them to
pay for it.
At the evening service the aud
itorium was completely filled. The
| churches who had services closed
early allowing the congregation to
hear the larger part of the temper
ance lecture.
President Kerfoot of the Univer-
sity had charge of the services and
introduced the speaker of the even
ing. Mr.. Howard took up the sub
iect OF temperance and discussed it
from the various standpoints es-
peciall" vn nhasizing it's moral and
financial rilasrs. The speaker had
a clear inai tic mind and he pre-
scented the Issues in a convincing
manner. He did not appeal to the
emotions of his hearers as much as
he did their sense of right and
wrong. Mr.. Howard discussed al
some length the spread of the prohi,
bition movement throughout the
country and contributory causes. He
expressed the belief that this move
ment of public opinion was a per
manent character and not a whin
to be reversed in the future
Throughout the address was optimis
tic and appealing because of it:
fairness and logic. The large aud
fence was held interested until {
late hour. Mr.. Howard is of The
most effective speakers for the caust
of prohibition that has appeared il
Mitchell for some time.
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