Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-11

BILLY" Sunday lambasted the saloon
with all the power that was in him at
mems meeting at the tabernacle yester-
day afternoon. While he worked him
self into a frenzy Of denunciation names
like dirty gang" liars" ''cutthroats. p"
''jackasses," fools" ''blasphemers' .
and "skuhks" and many others poured
from his mouth in volleys. Sometimes he
attacked with sarcasm, irony and scorn-
full laughter
II hate the dirty business with a per-
feet hatred" he told the audience in a
high falsetto. He gritted his teeth and
shrieked "and / love TO hate It." He
laughed and his laugh made his scorn
and hatred more apparent to the audi
ence. His fighting spirit was infectious
and the audience applauded.
ANY man who votes for the saloon
deserves to have his boy die a drunkard.
lie deserves to have his daughter live
e in the embrace of drunkard." Sunday
shouted
II said in my opinion every man who
votes for a saloon deserves to have his
daughter live In the embrace OF drunk
ard" he repeated. loudly and deliberately
and looked around as though to find
some one who would take issue with him.
Talks Politics.
His remark to voters was one OF sew
eraI statements which had political
bearing. In fact he talked more politics
than he had at any previous meeting in
Omaha
Billy twice got a hand from prac-
tically the entire audience. Once was
when he said early In hls talk;
IF time and health permit I'm COM
ing back during the campaign to fight
this dirty gang.e Ef7si a-e' '','Tssf''
The other time was when he said:
''Let us see that no senator or con-
gressman represents us in the United
States congress who will not vote for a
prohibition amendment to the constitu-
tlon"
Local sympathlzers of the Sunday cam
paign who are interested in politics ex-
pressed themselves as pieased with this
statement on account or its close appli-
cation to the approaching campaign.
stand Up for Prohibition.
Nearly the entire audience stood up
when Sunday asked for a pledge that
those present would do wnat they could
to advance the cause OF prohibition in
Nebraska
Sunday attacked local option and reg
ulation of the liquor traffic. Option. he
said, was used by the brewers to delay
. prohibition.
He spoke of regulation in this manner:
You can't regulate skunk so he won't
stink"
When Sunday said: "Some OF you pol
iticians wouldn't be holding office If II
wasn't for the liquor traffic. there was
much applause.
Then he said: Some OF you couldn't
rent your buildings If It wasn't for the
liquor traffic"
There was half-hearted applause at
that and Sunday turned on the audience
in a flash.
Afraid TO Applaud.
Some of you fellows wouldn't clap
your hands together when said that for
fear we'd think you were four-flushers, -
he remarked.
Single handed I've fought the whisky
interests of this country Sunday told
his audience, "and they've used hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to villify
me. I've had my life threatened all over
this country by the white livered, bias
phemous gang, but I'm going to continue
to fight without compromise and with
out fear"
He held up vivid word pictures to his
audience of horrors of the liquor traf-
fic. Once he got down on his hands and
knees while he was telling a story. He
took off his coat, then prayed. standing
on a chair and holding his coat in his
hand
seventy-five men hit the trail in re.
sponse to an invitation by Sunday tC
como down and grasp my hand for re
ligion. Here's my hand for God and fol
truth" he said.