The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-25
BUSINESS men Hold
ROUSING MEETING

An immense crowd gathered at the
corner of Main and Seventh streets
Wednesday evening to hear the ad
dress of Rev. T. B. WadGeigh OF
Keithsburg, Ill.,, given under the aus
nices of the Business Mems and Vo-
ters' League of Canyon county. Kew;
WadIeigh had an audience OF SUI and
he was closely followed throughout
his address which lasted an hour and
half When it is remembered that
there were no seats of any KIND the
attention he received is an eloquent
testimony TO the interest he aroused.
Rev Wadleigh is a fine speaker; a
close observer and a keen reasoner
He smoke without flourish or FURRY
The meeting was opened by MIR. J.
Fl Lewis, campaign manager, VINO
introduced the speaker in few we'll
chosen remarks. Mr.. Lewis also
closed the meeting by complimenting
the people upon their attendance at
the meeting and thanking them tor
their close attention throughout. MT.
Lewis is also a very good public
public speaker and received the en-
tire attention of the audience while he
was speaking. The remarks of both
speakers were frequently interrupted
by long and hearty applause. Kew.
Wadleight said in part:
Address of Rev. T. B. Wadleigh.
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
/ want to say at the opening of this
address that | have no apology to
make whatever to anyone here or else
where for being present here tonight
or for what | shall say here on this
occasion, for | am free born Amer1-
can citizen, | am at least 81 years oil
age and have a perfect right to my
opinions, and this being a tree coun-
try | have a perfect right to express
them and that is what | intend to dc
tonight, whether you like 1t OF
whether you do not. Now am gong
to concede that you, no matter what
your opinion is, are at least honest II
that opinion, whether you agree witt
me or not No matter what your
opinion is, | am going to concede tc
YOU the idea or thought that you are
at least honest in that conviction, anc
that which | grant to you l claim to-
myself. Now | have no sympathy
whatever with the extremist, who, Or
the one hand comes out and charges
that the preachers are a lot of graft
ers: | have no sympathy at all Will
any such rash charge as that, because
it is absolutely outside of the bounds
of reason Neither do | have am
sympathy with the extremist on thu
other side who makes the claim tina
the man who drinks or the man en-
gagged in the liquor business is thief
a rascal or a criminal Now sucl
statements on both sides of the ques
ton are unwarranted, uncalled for ant
unfair, and they only hurt the mai
who makes the charge and the part.
or concern that they represent, Nov
there NAV be an element of truth II
the charges that are made on on
side or the other, but if you are goln
to condemn one side wholesale be
cause of imperfections and wrong
then | am sure that you will have t
include the other side as well, for Go
knows, and you know, and I kno'
that there are wrongs that need to b
righted not only on. one side of tn
fence but on the other as well.
Now it is a solemn fact that tn
Church today is divided on the liquo
question. You take the church an
you find within its bounds four div
sions on this subject. You will fin
some who believe in the absolute pre-
hibition of the liquor traffic fror
Washington to Caldwell. Now thes
parties in the final analysis are fe'
and far between compared with tn
great majority of the church. Yo
will find another camp in the churc
that takes the view of the Local Or
ZIONIST, and they are numerous in ii
church. that is to be admitted. b
want to say to you that even tn
Evangelical churches are divided O
the Local Option question, for man
have seen it tried and have come
the conclusion that it is lamentab
failure and fails to accomplish tn;
which it was intended to accomplis
Then you will find another cam
among the church people, those WI
do not care particularly about the s.
loon or the liquor business but WI