South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-31
JOHN BARLEYCORN
PLACED ON TRIAL
BY EX-GOVERNOR
J. Frank HanIy Quotes Stats
tics in Speech at High School
observation-disclosures Drink
For All Evils.

Hanly. ex-governor OF Indiana. IT
was estimated that 1900 people again
filled the auditorium OF the new high
school 10 hear the speaker Hanly
has been named 10 organize the fly
ing squadron This body is TO con-
sist OF the best oratorical talent avail
able and will begin a nationwide
campaign in September toward the
total elimination OF the liquor traffic.
Mr. Hanly announced that this or
ganization is 10 be effected az Peoria,
III. Ii is planned 20 cover 200 OF the
greatest cities in the United States
Tor which a fund Of $250.000 is being
raised
Hanly attacked the liquor question
an the light Of a criminal, John Bar
leycorn being the said criminal. Mr..
Hanly placed himself In the position
OF the prosecuting attorney. his
client as mankind and the audience
the jury.
Il demand OF you. the jury a YER
dict OF guilty" was Hanly's opening
shot 10 a flow Of brilliant OratOry
that followed. John BarleycOrn, the
prisoner at the bar has killed five
times as many people fell in the
three days OF the awful hattie of
Gettysburg and with our sanction too.
was compensation in the death Of
those who fell at Gettysburg. For
their lives we received I'm return the
stability Of the nation. But what com
pensation has John BarleycOrn for
the thousands that he has killed
None. His death roll is an irretriev-
able loss His death roll left no
heritage but broken bodies, poverty.
clouded intellects and crime. He not
only Kills the sire but wounds the
offspring He drives to passion the
thousands that kill ! charge John
Barleycorn with murder In the first
degree; j charge him with the murder
OF men. with the murder Of women,
the murder Of children and the muir
der OF children unborn. And you jury
have the power of Judgment and exc
cutiOn and / demand that YOU return
q verdict of guilty"
Insanity Increasing.
At this point Hanly quoted figures
showing that during the last fifteen
years insanity in the nation has in
creased sixty-nine per cent. OF this
twenty-five per cent has been caused
by liquor he stated.
John BarleycOrn is at the heart /
OF every fostering sore in our cities. |
Through him crime has been capital |
lied, vice cOmmeTCialiZed and good !
government tom from its pedestal.
You are contributing 10 the de-
lnquenCy Of the children OF the na- !
tion by sanctiOning and licensing this /
traffic During my four years in the
governors chair ! had opportunity to |
see things. In my review of the /
criminal and delinquent institutions / /
found that at the bottom of IS per 1
cent OF all the crime committed in /
the state Of Indiana lay John Barley /
corn. At the present time there are /
1900 in the custOdian's care; 1900 /
are feebleminded, 400 are condemned /
criminals, while 5000 others are in /
asylums or jails. Last year 10000 /
men and women were Jailed in In |
diana and of this number l 1000 were I
for drunkenness.
An army OF 100. 600 detectives is |
now in this nation in the ratio of
one out OF every %. You say you /
are not concerned? Who feeds this /
army? Who clothes il and houses il /
and pays for the care OF il? l learned /
in my four years in Office who did. I
You did. You paid 100000 for il
and this defendant at the bar. John 4
BarleycOrn. is responsible for one
half of IT, IL is the thing YOU license ,
and sanction and II has been called /
craftsmanship
at last we have before the bar OF I
the American people this criminal /
and IL is great accomplishment. He /
has no defense Not reputable alien /
list nor criminal expert will testify I
for him. lie stands before YOU with I
out defense and with blood on his .
hands
His Plea l. Mercy. /
His plea is mercy. Mercy for him /
For 1000 years he has wronged and /
dispolied our manhood and has re- I
fused mercy. Now when at last he is
before the bar he pleads for mercy. .
When we have the power of judgment (
and verdict shall we WELD to him
what he has denied us? Shall we
give him mercy or weave the moose .
about his throat and lead him to /
execution in South Bend in Indiana, T
In the United States?
HE pleads that instead of execut-
ing we restrict and restrain. by law
name the place and time where he 4
can ply his trade. We have tried for \
90 years 20 restrain and restrict but
have failed. because ne simply will .
not be restricted and restrained. He 4
has violated all laws Of order and \
peace. lie knew no law but that OF \
greed. He knew no religion. no love.
TO pity. And now he cries for mercy.
us 20 not time we made him a
hrigand and outlaw that ne is So that .
the race may know him as an enemy
OF the country 90
The speaker here compared the ma
ton 20 an individual taking the in
sanity test az Sing Sing A faucet is
turned on fun force into a tub and /
she suspected one given a dipper and .
told 90 dip the water from the tub
until empty. II insane he will con-
tinue until stopped; II not he viii
notice the running faucet and close il
before dipping
I'VE have been dipping with the
faucet open" Haniv shouted In con-
clusi0n. so lets all stand up in
South Bend and turn of the faucet"
Fred Woodward acted as chairman
OF the meeting Mrs Culla ] Way
hinger. state president 81 the w q.
r. T.. was present and made a short
address in which she defined the
liquor question as the most important
question OF all before the American
public to-day.
Ar Hanly left for Michigan City
where he addressed meeting last
night. He was highly pleased with
the local enthusiasm.