The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-16
v. c. I. j. WORK
GLENN IN GOTHAM
Stalwart Champion of PrOhibfti0n
POurs Out Some of His Choicest
EIoquence to New Workers
(New York Sum-

gle Hall yesterday afternoon eX-GOv-
ernor Robert B. Glenn, of North Caro-
lint, laid himself out to Danish the
Beast, the Rum Beast, and the United
Church choir of New York, banked
40 strong on the stage. and the Lotus
Glee Club helped him on, while
crowded house encouraged him by
joining in the choruses of songs as
uncompromising as this:
Born in the wedlock of passion and
drink,
Sin set and sick ere they learn how
TO think,
Damned to defeat from the cradles
white brink.
Governor Glenn was the leading
attraction at a meeting in the interest
of local option for cities. Il have not
always been an absolute teetotaler,
said he. Il am ashamed to say that
1 used to lay it on st. Paul and take
a little for my stomachs sake, and
mine oft infrmities became very oft
indeed. But not for many years has
drop of the cursed stuff gore into
my stomach, nor ever will. I've seen
what the demon can do. OF seven of
my college friends, two are in the
grave, three are in insane syiums
and two are a disgrace to the name
Of North Carolina, all througl that
demon.
I've heard the means and groans
and shrieks Of agony going up TO
Almighty God from the asyluns and
learned that 33 1-3 per cent. Of the
victims are there through drink; I've
visited the old soldiers homes and
learn that so per cent. of the inmates
are there from the same cause. and
almshouses, and learned that 20 per
cent. of those sheltered there are
there from this same curse
Because I have seen these things,
and Oh, my God. because I have felt
of my life to fighting this terrible,
damning evil! (Applause.) If it
| brings crime instead Of law, disease
| instead of health, rags inst ad OF
| clothes, how dare you, how can you
stand for this cause in the Safe of
New York? 1 come to appeal to the
manhood and the womanhood IF the
Empire State and the create city
] in the world to get into acton here
| tonight, so that, in five, ten or lwenty
years God will be glorifed AID the
| curse Of this temptation be abolished.
i New York, whoss forefather. stood
! with Washington at Valley Fore for
| freedom, who stood at yorktown; New
| York, who furnished the braveSt that
! confronted the South from 81 To '65-
| how long will its freemen submit to
| being governed and controlled by the
whiskey ring? Why does this whis-
| key ring through the Legislature keep
| it's hands about your throats? Be
cause they know that if they give
you a right to vote for local option
| in five years there won't be a saloon
in New York State, and / believe New
York itself would be found right in
| line. North Carolina, which in 1881
went 10000 for liquor, in 1907 went
$4,000 for God. all through the prog
| ress of local option. That's al you
| want right here. and you'll call me
back once more before I die 10 cele-
| brate with you the victory Of a sa-
| loonless state.
If whiskey helps business, they
| tell you, why don't you get drunken
/ barber to shave you on Wednesday or
| Saturday night? Or why not hire a
| drunken chauffeur Drink up a dol
| lar? I'd better throw it into the fire
| for then it's gone but if I drink il
| down, l may go home and beat my
| wife or get into the calaboose.
| good cotton hat. doesn't it? l drink
up IS cents and there goes my shirt
| 50 and there goes my shoes. and
| drink up So and away goes my
| breeches-and I amt going any fur
| Their?
| castor county, North Carolina, in
| 1866 had thirty-eight government
| distilleries and lot more that
! weren't scheduled, no schools, hardly
a church. no roads worth speaking of
| and only two factories. But then
! years ago the people threw out rum
| and now there isn't a distillery OF
| a groggery, there are schools for al
| the boys and girls, churches are be-
| ing reared to Gods glory. macadan
| roads run everywhere, and there are
AZ factories. employing $4,000 citizens
| Which will you have?
| In Maine I said AT last. thank
God, I've found a place where il
| takes guide to get a drink. Why
here in New York it. takes & guar
dian to keep a man from getting {
drink even when he doesn't wan
one! In North Carolina there is one
! criminal to every $4,000 population
In New Jersey, the same size state
| there is one criminal to every IS,
| persons. Why this difference? STone
! drink. If there could be such "a thins
| as tear in heaven it would ,.e sheC
| by me if at the last day / saw my
| son coming to the gate and . sen
| down and heard his wall say ng hi
blood was upon my head be, ause
had voted against the suppres ion o
the liquor iniquity. Thank CT l. tina
| can't happen. Sixty per cent. Of thu
| stranded women began their cours,
| through the vice mill of stron:
drink. and so per cent. of the trand
ed men Is 1t my son down tIere il
crime; is 1t your daughter KICKED
| from a brothel, too low for such
vile place as that? Do your Cuty a
God has prospered you am don
leave this house till the pure breath
and the sweetness of the ben. iictiol
has fallen upon YOU"
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