The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-30

PROHIBITION
CAMPAIGN
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DR.: TH0S. N. HARE, WHO WORK.
EDlINEWEST. va, TO | DO LIKE 4
WISE IN MARYLAND.
baltimore, Jan. 81 .-En.
sopraged by tile largest collection
eyer aiken up in any city, temperance
rally IN tie history Of the country,
Tie ANTI Saloon League OF MARYLAND,
following tile big meeting yesterday
,.:ernoon, IS planning to eontinuesits
| Tight for Statewide prohibition
Throughout the whole state. Similar
meetings were held Friday at Cum
tDerland and Saturday at Frederick.
Other towns will be visited later in
the season.
Rev. DR., Thomas n. flare, the new
Superintendent, was given hearty
welcome by the crowd which filled
Ithe big auditorium. Several hundred
persons were turned away! and many
Others stood throughout the meeting.
[Great nthpsiasm was displayed. In
financial returns the meeting far sur
passed any other, before held here,
q; and lin other respects the leaders de-
el laF, 1t the most successful, "a;
The chief address was that of Tx
Gov. Malcolm r. Patterson whose
words were given all. the greater at
tention because lie, once vetoed. a
prohibition measure and because ~.
stood as the defender of the liquor
traffic atone time In Tennessee.
Rev. DR.. p. A., Baker, the national
superintendent, who has been here
for. many Of the past rallies, took
charge OF raising the fund. His per-
suasiye manner. and his ability to
keep the attention Of the crowd con-
eentrated upon the need for funds
helped to make the record breaking
showing. The cash contributions the
checks and the subscriptions run
. ming for fiyeSyears totaled to s25 900.
pr. Baker in his address spoke of
the importance Of giving half of the
subscriptions for the. national cam
paign because in Alright for nation
Iwidesprohibitions the smallest and
poorest states unable to support
their own nti-saloon fight. would
count as much as the largest in rati-
flying aiprohibition amendment.
Hetspoke Of the need Of more ag-
gressive worksin new Western states.
Rev. DR.. Hare praised the worl,
done in advance. by AIR. Anderson,
and said that he hoped to rear the
temple of prohibition upon the foun-
1ations made by Mr.. Anderson.
Mr.. Anderson himself came back
from New YorkSto deliver a message
to the,league. He spoke optimisti-
cally of the prospects for prohibition
in thewliole nation, and said he was
licensed with the outlook in New
York. In speaking Of Baltimore and
Maryland conditions, he said:
There is aycertain newspaper here
which has made feature Of church
advertising and has sought this ad-
yertising most energetically. In the
same paper, and almost on the same
rage as that on which the big church
advertising appears, IT is now run
Mug large educational liquor adver-
tisement. Tie advertisement is IN al
iiost the same style as tile church
advertisement.
Il am perfectly aware that papers
advertise liquor and intoxicating
beverages. They come as trade ad-
MISUNDERSTANDING 1 hope the
time will not be long distant when
ail2liauor advertisements will be re-
fused by reputable papers, such adj
Refreshments are Of the; same charac-
ter as other advertisements offering
goods for sale. But when the liquor
interests, through the columns OF a