Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-27
SALEM VOTERS LISTEN
TOARGUMENTS AGAINST
HAVING SALOONS HERE
Big Meeting Held at Armory
and Addresses Are Wig
orously Applauded.
ADAMS JOLTS SALOONS
Speaker Says Boys Are Raw Material
and Only System Is to Abolish
Places Entirely.

The armory was well-filled last even.
ing with Salem voters when the mass
meeting arranged by the management
of the anti-saloon campaign was called
to order. From the applause it was evil
dent that there was strong sentiment
among those present in favor of Danish
ing the saloon from Salem. Nearly all
the churches Of the city held no evening
services and the pastors and cOngrega.
tions joined in the armory meeting.
The principal address of the evening
was made by j. G. Adams, who stirred
enthusiasm to high pitch.
In his opening address Mr.. Adams
made some reference to Carrie Nation
and asserted that those drys who did
not approve of her methods had lots of
company during the life of the late re-
former-brewers, distillers, gamblers.
saoon.keepers, blind.piggers, buns and
others Of that class,
Immense Saloon Business.
Mr.. Adams stated that if saloons Of
the United States were placed side by
side on an avenue in a solid line, on
both sides, with no street intersections,
they would extend 45O miles. He had
the avenue running on an incline and
at the bottom marshalled the finished
product of the saloon-the drunkard
the homeless outcast, the murderer, the
convict and other undesirables. He ar.
gued that the saloon cannot survive
without fresh supply Of material and
this is furnished by the boys of the
land. The respectable dram.drinker he
denounced as more harmful than the
old soak, for the reason that the boys
would be warned by the fate Of the
outcast, while the tippler who "couId
drink or leave it alone" would make
drinking appear all right to the youth
Adjustment Favored
There are two methods undor which
the saloon exists, he said, one being by
license and the other by w.brealting
One way Of handling the liquor busines.
was regulation and the other abolish
ment, and the last.named system was
the best.
One Of Mr.. Adams stunts was tC
bring half dozen boys on the stage
and exhibit them as the raw materia'
of the gin mill. He had three flags
The first represented grist mill, tn,
second n lumber mill, and the third tht
gin mill. The first two turned out val
liable products, while the gin mill mad,
drunkards.
A lively address was made by Rev
Porter, who scored couple Of minis
tcrs Of Salem who failed to line up will
the others in the fight on the saloon
He pictured the saloon as great men
ace. lie declared the saloon would no
let the boys alone and told story t,
Illustrate this point,
DR.. Sherwood wanted all those VIII
, would vote to Danish the saloons No
vember to say yes, and there was
monster response.
Urges Personal Work.
lie urged everyone TO be sure an
vote November 4, and, in the meantime
use every honorable means to line u
those who have not yet decided TO vot
against saloons. He told Of the fnar
ciol needs Of the organization aud as,
, ed everyone who could to coutrihut,
a collection was taken and quite SUI
was realized.
Meetings for men and for wome
were held earlier in the day and wer
, largely attended
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