The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-02
Beginning of the End of Fight
for Nation Wide Prohibition
Here. Declares Rev. Clar.
ence True Wilson.
DISCUSSES COAT TAILS
OF JOHN ~BARLEYC0RN
Ringing Address by Widely
Known Temperance Worker
Feature of Todsy's Confer
ence Session.

tnCe ocSSlOH.
A ringing address upon The Coat
Tails OF John Barlcycorn. by Dr.
Clarence True Wilson Of Topeka. and
the report of the committee on reso-
lutisns we're the features o., this
mornings session Of the FIRST annual
conference Of the Methodist church
In New Mexico at the Lead avcnue
church. Or. Wilson. who was unable
to reach the city IN time for an ad-
dress al the church last night. dou'-
cred IL with lone the less vigor and
interest this morning
I'VE are reaching the elimination,
he said. "of the century Ions conflict
between Christian civilization % thel
organized liquor cratic. and We stand
on the mountain-top Of vision and see
the sunrise Of victory, Every argu-
ment for the drink habit and the
liquor trafnc has been successfully
and finally answered. Every compro-
mise and e%Npedient that could be sug-
gestod has been tried and failed. The
liquor traffic which could not be
mcnded must now bc ended. This
work has got 20 be lone ny state Tor
states alone speak in the ation cup-
itaL and the liquor traffic rs under
the wing OF the federal government
and no state alone can settle a. We
must have federal prohibition iuncd-
ded In the constitution OF me United
States.
Because this IN no local matter
but Is the whole peoples Gsut
because this g. the historic Hay toI
work 20 the great reforms that make
political cDochs in the nations lite
"BecauSe this b. o national c,II ceu-
tcTing In Washington ana reaching
out thence TO the ends OF the earth
Because every buttloship Ut our
navy. every army division. n every
consul of , ChTlstRu nation has got
90 stand ritht on This subject;
Because the TRADE Ia 90 matter Of
distilling and brewing ana We need
national power 200 cope with these
natlon-ombrac.ng trusts 800 uarUoti,
stimuiants coming into FASH the vices
the appetltes and even the social
cravings Of mankind;
"Bccausa tre alcohol traffic Us dee
tended by interstate commerce laws
and operates under icdcrlI protection
The national power shat stopped duel
ing. poiyramy. piracy ON 'no high
seas. canulballsm pa distant Islands
unloC el1dthe sealed gates of Japan.
uprooted human slavery. drove the
lotteries from Louisiana. uaulshcd
5heir ticket issues from tine several
states and their advertisements from
the mails OF tho United states. mustl
now be- Iuyoked Goo defend thc Amer
lean home from the un-Americlu sa-
LOOM
Il expect To- 1--we "a see @ dry Unit
ed states and Oh dry world prohiui-
tiou b. coming cyeryU heI.. china
prohibits opium; Russia prohibits
vodka, Norway has prohibited beer
Iceland lris hanlshed an alcohol. Upl-
gium switzerland, Holland and
France have destroyed a1sInthy
Eighteen states iu America have .otsd !
destruction Co the llluor trafl. ~
majority OF eight In the lower house
voted TO suumlt the constitutional
amendment TO the several states dc
stroying the liquor trafno with one
fen swoop. a fpurth %. the daily
papers have excluded liquor advortIs
ing The hospitals are cutting out
alcohol us % medicine ana big bu-lucss
has turned 0n the liquor trard. Tor o.
war unto death The church of christi
must get into this fight aud lead
There never was q foctuan 800 worthy
OF her steel Nothing elise $50 vile ever
held such Fueu, this licensing tori
money what God condemns and every
ui8n's conscience disapprDyos. this
putting "a consideration ON public viz
tue, as though our manhood, our u1-
ton ana our church all had Jho.
price, has taken power uui of rcI-
Fiou morally naf of tho state. -Ippel
Do integrity of hubble conscience and
damned the souls o. men That whole
inlamy has got to stop 100 Christian
America i1r tho liquor traffic ls aa
doomed 1s judas Iscariot believing
these things as $50 do, % ls lime to