Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-06
PEOPLES LOCAL OPTION
FIGHT ON AT CAPITAL


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| chairman. The Rev. Or. Floyd w
Tomkins, rector of Holy Trinity Church,
Philadelphia, pronounced the invocation
The reading of a telegram from Billy
Sunday aroused great enthusiasm. Sun
day expressed the highest praise for the
fight Governor Brumbaugh has made for
local option, and extended his "sincerest
wishes for the success of the campaign
Singing for half an hour preceded the
opening of the meeting. a parody on
Brighten the Corner Where You Are
and a solo, ''If Every Man Would Vote
the Way He Prays," scored the biggest
hits
The Pennsylvania local option song, to
the tune of "Iipperary," followed and
America" with the delegates standing,
was sung twice.
o'NEIL OPENS MEETING.
Local option is the will of the people,
and no man in Pennsylvania is big enough
to stand out against the will of tho
people for any length of time" declared
Mr.. o'Neil in calling the meeting to order
Every one has come to realize that
the saloon is our greatest enemy, and
we are now prepared to show America
that Pennsylvania is not content and
corrupt"
Tho legislative and legal aspects of tho
liquor traffic were analyzed by former
Congressman John r. Farr, of Scranton,
and Henry w. Temple, of Washington.
Both declared that one of the greatest
benefits which local option would bring
TO Pennsylvania was that II would re-
move the saloons from the personal con-
troll of the Judiciary.
ANY legislative body which turns down
ich faiI 60
poses of Il legislative body" said Mr..
FHrr.
The moral and social wrongs result
ing from the liquor traffic were de-
scrhed by Mrs. Ella NJ. George, presl-
dent of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Philadelphia. Mrs. George
was invited to come up from the audience
and speak eXtemporaneously.
A committee of three, consisting of
George A. Alter of Pittsburgh, former
Speaker of the house; the Rev. George w.
Shelton, of Pittsburgh, and Louis ].
Kolb, of Philadelphia, presented the reso-
lutons calling for all Pennsylvania to
rally in the last hours of the local option
fight Setting forth that at present the
decisions of license cases were weakening
the confidence in the judiciary, the reso
luton declared for home rule through
local option.
Five-minute addresses on every phase of
the liquor problem We're followed by f. A.
Rockwell former member of the House
Wellsboro; Congressman S. II. Miller
Mercer, and j. NJ. Galbraith, eX-Judge,
from Butler.
SUNDAY LOCAL OPTION DAY"
Doctor Shelton, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. o. Pittsburgh,
called upon every delegate present TO
notify his minister Immediately that next
Sunday had been set aside as local op-
tion day"
As a text he suggested: "The saloon
would destroy the church If it could;
the church could destroy the saloon If
II would"
Congressman Miller pointed a warning
finger to the leaders Of the Republican
party if they failed TO heed the voice
of the people. THE rank ana file of
the Republican party is back of local
option" he declared. "and II will be a
day of i'll omen for the party II this
bill fails to pass"
The Philadelphia delegation, more than
1000 strong marched into the auditorium
just before the meeting ended. Carrying
long Philadelphia for Local
Option'-and American flags presented by
Louis j. Kolb, they filled every inch of
standing room in the aisles and on the
platform, At the conclusion of the meet
ing the Executive Committee met at the
Commonwealth Hotel to arrange for the
street parade before the hearing.
The parody on the BILLY" Sunday
song. brighten the Corner Where You
Are" was heard on every street corner
here.
Vote out out the the 6c0zs ozs sRoP RSp every Ss one. ans
Mother save your daughter
Vote out the booze shops. every one.