The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-20
REV. L. L. PICKETT
DELIVERS ADDRESS
TO LARGE AUDIENCE IN FIRST
CHRISTIAN CHURCH LAST
EVENING.
Was Closing Meeting OF Campaign
Conducted In This City Dur
Ing Past Three Days.

The simultaneous meetings that
have been conducted in Wheeling and
vicinity during the past three days
under the auspices OF the National
Prohibition League. were brought to a
close last evening with a mass meet.
ing in the First Christian church.
Quite a crowd was present to hear
the address of the evening. which was
delivered by Rev. l.. l.. Pickett. who
spoke in the place Of Ex-Governor VIII
liam Sulzer. who was unavoidably de-
tanned at his home in New York, on
account of sickness.
The meeting was opened by the
singing of My Country" after which
Rev. Lewellyn pronounced the invo-
cation. Following the opening exer-
cises, Rev. Pickett sang two selec-
tons, entitled They Need a Little
More Religion" and Dixie Land"
The first speaker was Rev. A. c.
Powell. OF Pennsylvania, who spoke
on Prohibition" and who. at the con.
clusion OF his address. introduced Mr..
w. VI. Likins, OF Uniontown, Pa. as
chairman OF the meeting. Mr.. Likins.
in the course OF his address. spoke
briefly of the work which the league
Is doing to carry. on the campaign for
II.
At the conclusion of his address he
introduced Rev. Pickett as the speak.
or of the evening. who delivered a
splendid address, telling why the
liquor trafic should be driven from
American soil. Rev. Pickett spoke.
In part. as follows:
Il am glad 20 have the privilege TO
be present with you and to deliver
this address. We declare our indie.
pendence from the liquor trafiic. We
Will not support any candidates for
office who are in favor Of the liquor
interest. but will throw our influence
to those candidates who are In favor
of the elimination OF the liquor trafiic.
Have Higher Ideals.
The whole business OF the liquor
interest II greed and avrice. Men go
into the liquor business because they
make money out of II. The wealthy
people have beautiful homes but mani
higher ideal in life. We have a higher
ideal than this The liquor man has
no higher ideal than this. The liquor
business cuts OF great multitude OF
people and causes great deal OF suf-
ferinE. II you are In the business.
yourself for you are worse than Judas
and he Is Christian In comparison
with you. a man may aid the liquor
interest in three ways: First, by en-
EaklnH IN the uNHlnfr8. NtfOn1t DN
the treating habit. and third by the
use OF HIS ballot All OF the points
mentioned were we'll illustrated and
discussed az some length by the speak
CT.
The curse Of God IL on the man
that Il ENGAGED In the liquor business.
which leads to ruin and destruction
In all it, various phases OF violence.
Drunkards come from the habit OF
gram drinking. and drunkenness IL
the graduation. No man can AFFORD
another TO drink. Never drink with
another a. the gram drinking h the
strongest phase in the liquor traffic.
II IN an enslaving and degrading habit.
There ~ no difference between the
man who runs the saloon. than the
man who votes to make ~ possible
for the saloon keeper to continue his
business. A man with his vote approves
the saloon. With all its destruction.
BY tho vices Of their cities We have
got 10 save our cities and the only
way 90 DO b.. vs. 10 vote the saloons
out Of the nation. for the liduor traffic
a. crime To- any nation. The liquor
question a. our country'a problem
We must destroy the great demon %
evil and destruction. which ~ bring
Ing ruin upon our nation. and the only
way To- do " ls tn vote nFainst men
WHO are IN favor Of The traffic. ire
Rardless ~ our party"
The address was well delivered and
The speaker was able 90 hold the
closest attention OF bic hearers. a.
d. made an eloquent appeal for ma
tiunal prohibition and for the eiimi-
nation 81 the saloon and PROVERBS
from American soil