Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-10
SPEAKS AGAINST
STATE PROHIBITION
Mr.. Cantrel Presents wet
Side Of Case to Audience
at ArmOry

State wide prohibition, and the I'M
derlying principles embodying the
movement to relegate the state of Ore
gon to the column of "drys" of the
Union, received an all round scoring
at the hands of Edward Adams Cantrell
at the Armory last night before small
but highly appreciative audience of
Salem electors. II was a mixed audi
! enee, as there was generous mixture
of both sexes present and the drys were
also there in force. Mr.. Cantrell
handled his subject in a thoroughly
posted manner and was accorded
respectful attention throughout and
accorded frequent plauditory interrup-
| tiOns.
The meeting was opened by a vocal
solo by George c. l., Snyder, who rem
dered the Stein Song to the accompany
ment of Lowell VIII, upon the piano,
and was forced to respond to a hearty
encore. Following this Mr.. Cantrell
arose from a place in the audience and
announced himself and his subject and
began his discourse.
Throughout his entire address Mr..
| Cantrell devoted himself to the reputa-
tion of the theories and "fallaeies' Of
the exhorters Of the prohibition prora-
ganda and during his address he was
occasionally interrupted by questions
from the audience which were respect
fully put and Just as amiably and
respectfully replied to.
He cited the case of Kansas in par
ticular as an illustration of what be
called the fallacious methods adopted
by the prOhis in their efforts to win
Oregon over to their side, since Kansas
has been held up by them as their
model of the effects of prohibition and
showed, by both federal aud local
(Kansas) statistics that Kansas did
not lead in any of the lines Of social
and industrial advancement claimed
for it, educational, financial, moral,
etc, but that it rather occupied places
ranging from 23d to 42d all along the
line with the other A. states Of the
Union and Oregon led the "banner
state Of Kansas in statistical rank in
every instance
He also quoted passages from the
Bible to show that neither Jesus nor
! eNAAAN VI MS NA0'lNlNN Nhlf llNhluAllbHT
lists either at heart or IN practice and
brought out as an illustration the in.
stance of the feast at Cannae where,
the Lord 5 attention having been called
to the fact that the supply of wine had
been exhausted, Jesus performed his
first miracle by directing them 10 fill
numerous firkns labout l50 gallons
each) with water which he turned to
wine and blessed IT, and the experts
among the wine drinkers pronounced il
'good wine.' "Now, said Mr..
Cantrell, - II Jesus had been prohibi.
zionist he would have reversed the order
of the proceedings by turning the wine
: to water and read them q long sermon
on prohibition"
He also called attention to the
Jewish people, in the course of his ad
dress calculating his arguments from
a religious standpoint, which are moi
only among the most religiously deyoui
races of people on the face Of the eartl
but are known as a wine drinking elasi
Of people, in a moderate degree. IL,
cited the ease TO jehovah who blesse,
his people and followers with twin,
and meat offering up wine as bless
ing Co such of his followers who ad
hercd to his teachings and upheld him n
their God of religion but threatened I,
destroy their wine (enforce prohibition
as a punishment for lack Of faith an,
fealty.
The speaker was interrupted once Of
twice in this line Of argument by one o
the audience in the gallery aud ON IN,
floor of the auditorium aud when h,
was dilating upon the "wine phase Of
the situation voice in the gallery in
quired; "llow about the meat % ''W,
will not touch upon the meat question
now, replied Mr. Cautrell, "th
yegetarians of the country are no
strong enough yet to attempt to pro
hibit meat eating,'
To illustrate how prohibitory law
not only fail 20 attain the end desire.
of them but serve only to make out
laws of the best of the countrys cit
senship the speaker cited an instanc
Of his own experience In Southcr
Oregon town where the Sunday closin
laws are very strict aud rigidly On
forced aud where, upon sunday, h
was refused the purchase Of som
oranges by a merchant who had bee
arrested and fined for selling 10 cent
worth of candy upon u previous y,
casion ON Sunday and did not care I
repeat the experience. He would nc
sell the oranges
"Supposing | should take som
oranges as passed out - asked Nj
Cantrell, Of the merchant, would yo
have me arrested for stealing
o. don't think ! would, rcpic
the merchant anilingly Whereupo
Mr., Cautrcn said he filled his pocket
with oranges and, a. he passed out q
the store he tossed the proprietor
silver soin "and thus, he conclude
"are the so.callcd ptohibtory Law
and ordinances circumvented.'
He cited many instances TO prove ths
poverty and crime are not attrihutabl
10 the saloon or the drinking habit, ,
is claimed 10y the prohihitiOnist el
mcnt, but, ou the contrary these cond
tions are hrough, about through N
destruction Of the industries Of N
country, he maintained, which the pr
hibition party Il trying to bring abe,
in Oregon, California aul washingtc
IN iis threatened blow 10 the ho
grape aud fruit industries, which ,hro
the working people ont of cmploymci
aud into the steadily increasing nnl
Of the army of the unemployed. AM
he quoted an eminent authority Of n
nation, "thc difference between yc
ana me aud an anarchis, is only aboi
nine meals.'i
AIR. Cantrcll spoke in behalf Of y