Evening journal., 1912-03-18
LEGISLATOR RAPS PASTORS
FOR VOTE-SEEkING METHODS

the speaker, for the workman will
tell him that what he needs is three
meals for himself and the members Of
his family each day upon earth"
Temperance Forces Rally.
Announcement by the chairman Of
the evening, Caleb e. Burchenal, that
the chief speaker on the program.
Judge Seaborn A. Roddenbery, Con
gresham from Georgia. was detained
by a congressional battle in Washing
ton, brought deep disappointment to
the crowded audience attending the
Conference temperance meeting in st..
Pauls Church on Saturday evening
other speakers we're ready with rous-
ing speeches, and the evening pro-
gram was a success in spite of the
judges absence.
William II. Anderson, Superinton-
dent of the Maryland Anti-Soloon
League. gave a history Of the iight fof
local option in Maryland which mea-
sure is 10 be voted upon tomorrow
by the upper house of the Legislature.
lie said The anti-saloon forces We're
sure of rs votes, would probably get
is. and might have 20; only IA votes
were necessary to pass the measure.
What the anti-saloOn people have
TO fear is that the bill will be held up
by the senate committee, he said.
Mr.. Anderson said they rad been ap.
preached and told that if they would
get one senator to vote against the
oyster bill, a number would vote tor
local option, but he said the Anti
Salon League refused to mix up IN
that kind Of politics.
The Rev r.. c. Gibbony, Legislative
Superintendent of the National Anti
Saloon League. who was the second
speaker. insisted that interference by
the Federal Court in the interstate
liquor commerce, was violation OF
state rights" He claimed that the
present ruling of the Supreme Court
that liquor could be shipped from
wet into a dry state and sold in the
original package, in spite of state
laws against this. was undoing the
work the temperance forces have done
IN securing dry territory.
The Rev 5. j. Cleeland, superinten-
dent of the Delaware Ant-Saloon
League. said Delaware could not be
am unblemishod Diamond State, at
least not a diamond of the first water
ms long as there were wet spots in
ll which were another liquid than
water lie said the temperance work
In this state was regular ring
around -a-rosy' game that was going
to keep going around.
Dr A. B. Leonard, secretary OF the
Foreign Board Of Missions, said ne
wondered the American people were
not constantly mad at the existence ol
saloons. lie said there was no toou
element i'm alcohol. little medicinal
value. and that it weakened men unu'
they succumhed TO disease
a feature of the evening was the
singing of his own compositions by D.
G.. Daley.
"SaIoOnIess Nation in 1920"
The Conference Temperance Anni-
versary audience after long and
patient waiting for the executive ses-
sion of the ministerial body to finish
with the auditorium. convened at
o'clock Saturday afternoon I'm tho
SUNDAY school room of St. Paul''
Church filling the main hoors ant
/ balconies.
crisdeld. Md. was chairman. The
song service was led by Professor J
G.. Daley, of Philadelphia Mrs. )
H. Foster was accompanist Professor
Daley took the solo part in "A Sa
looness Nation I'm 1920 Wen See,i d
song written by himself. Mr.. Daley
spoke good word for woman sui
frage as am aid to prohibition. The
noted evangelist is a native OF Della
ware
I'm opening the meeting Dir. O'Brior
said the fight against the saloon would
succeed with the church taking hold
and perscvering In the matter.
lie said he did not see why the
Christian people should so down to
Dover and ask permission to vote or
the liquor question. when they already
have the privilege Of going to the bal
lot box next November AMI eloctini
men who will drive the saloon traih'
from the state.
Or. Alfred Smith. Of Dover, secrc
tary of tho Church Temperance So
ciety. the second speaker, told Of th'
growth of the church society 10 III
present efficient condition. DR. Smith
i'm the two years he and Or. Wilson
have held Office has toured the en-
tire country speaking 10 annual ant
district conferences, camp meetings
chautauQuas. etc, and organizing
work among tho young people.
DR. Smith said that the Churc
| Temperance Society was eyidenc
that the church was now in the fore
front in this movement, leading I'm
stead Of taking orders from Anti
Saloon Leagues. Prohibition party, o
other organizations Of the sort
Or Smith gave as one reason 10
| tho presence of the saloon. the fac
tho country Is so used 10 having
present. he thought Il would be quick
~ wiped out II the American peopl
realized its evil. Every year Of Il
continued existence. he said, mean
enormous consumption Of material r'
sources, tens Of thousands Of huma
deaths and destruction of homes. ID
Smith said the license system wa
a scandal to this country,
For the last 25 years. Or Smit
said he had voted against the salool
Tho meeting concluded with NOR
temperance songs by Professor Dahl
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