The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-26
ALL
OPPOSE SALOON
Says Rev.. Thomas Clark at
Dry Tent Last
Night.
LIBERALS ARE TRUTH SEEKERS
Claim of Vets They Are
Liberal is Derided by the
Speaker.
Appetite and Greed Are Only Argu-
mcnts Liquor People Have--All
Money Spent In saloons Is Taken
out of the Other Lines of Trade.

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Money spent in saloons Is Taken
out of the Other Lines of Trade.
An address which was declared by
many "dry" men to bc one Of the
hest since the opening of the local
wet' and "dry" campaign. was de-
livcred at the big dry" tent. corner
of West Church street and Olney
avenue last night by Rev. Thomas
Clark. of Columbus, ohio.
| Rev. Clark began mis- address by asy-
| inc IL am not here To discuss rali-
gion or to promulage any doctrine of
theology. ! am here TO discuss one
concrete proposition. DO you people
| OF Marion want the obcn sa:Oon? 1t
isn't a question &C whether or not you
want to drink or not It's a question
of whether or not you want an in
stitution, built and operated to tempt
men to indulge in an admitted evil.
/ think that it Is rather strange that
the saloons want to come back but
! am not going to approach this pro-
position from a moral standpoint but
For a time the speaker discussed
broad minded people as the liquor
element claim to he and narrow mind
Cd people as the liquor people cl1l the
lrofesscd "drys" In his opinion a
bread minded man was a man who
was In continual search for the truth
Il, all things which came before him
and who when he once found the
truth followed It.
Good Influences All Against saloon.
Rev. Clark then spoke y. the things
opposed to- liquor uanic. Let us
follow the periods of influence In u
Irean's life from the time O, his birth.
First. the love of mother. IT is u
Significant thing that women are
against this evil. We men are busy
with other things and our sensibli-
ties become deadenod in the daily
strife of life. Every mother is opposed
to the saloons"
In discussing progressive steps In
IEistcry whore good has been accom-
Illished by reformation or revolu-
ton. the speaker said History shows
that every step In the principal pro-
lgressive movements of the world has
not been taken lhy men of profound
lin tellcct. Thase steps have been taxi
en- en- by purc-hcarted men and the
intellectual men ldiVe come LONG
lend checked them up.
9TH, second step in the life Of the
Imam is the time he receives his edu-
lcatlon In the schools. Schools are
lnot run for the benefit of the child
but they are run for the lcneht of
society i'm general Education is the
states effort to educate citizens To
become rulers of society. Scnou!s eX-
list because of the instinct Of self
protection. The schools are against
the saloon"
Lodges Oppose Saloons.
The third step the speaker descrlb-
cd was the life struggle Of the man,
Lis daily VOCATION association with
uade ana professions and affiliation
with lodges. As an institution he de-
scrlbed the origin of the lodges and
their significance. while the church,
O. were arguing over minor details
land obtruse theological problems they
forgot the essential features of
brotherhood For the sake of broth
lerhood the great lodges were organ
lied. All lodges are against the sa-
Icon except one and that one was
founded by saloon Keepers
Rev. Clark then took up mans as
lsociation with the church. There is
not man with a grain of sense but
who respects the church. Man natur-
ally is incurablr religious, according
to Martin Luther The church stands
for God and eternity and for doing
something good. No one denies that
this great conquerlng institution Is
laRainst the saloons.
"Now the saloons are asking To
come back" The liquor men have
two arguments in their favor. These
two twin devils are greed and appe-
ltite. Some men want them back be-
cause of the part they play i'm taxes
land other things. The real cause is
because the men want To take a nip
themselves. However, l am not here
To abuse these men but to sympath-
ize with them who nave appetites for
liauor The liquor men cafl thems1l-
YES the liberal people and talk of per-
sonal liberty. ! differ with them. A
Imam who looks truth in the face who
searches Tor uutH dlu Wllen ne mus
liz, follow it is a. liberal. The other
crowd is the littlest and most peanut
like crowd in the world.
| Greed big Argument.
"The argument Tor appetite does
lrot cut much of figure but greed
does. | suppose they tell you that
business has gone to rot. That the
saloons are good for business The
lspealVer then used an illustration in
dollars and cents. Say YOU had 80
81 looms in your city, The gross re-
Icelpts of the fifty for one year would
be at least $S5OOOO There will be no
more work in your city than before
and many men will not feel like work
ing at times. The saloons will not
create amy more wealth.. AS a bust
ness proposition them how in the
mama nf (iO1 are Won going In take