The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-11
ATTACK ON LIQUOR
MOST SPIRITED
Ex-Gov. J. Frank Hanly of Indiana En-
Unused Barre Audience with the Force
and Clarity of His Remarks.


Barre, last evening" when eX-Goyernor
j. Frank Hanly OF Indiana delivered a
stirring temperance address before
large gathering OF people in the Heddlne
Methodist church, Mr.. Hanly entered
the lists as one OF the fighters-ot-the'
line in the "Flying Squadron of Amer
ica," which has been patrolling this Sec
ton of New England for nearly week
| Under the auspices Of II number OF Barre
clergymen and others who annually take
moving part in the warfare against
| the open saloon. the ex-governor was
| induced to come to this city. His appeal
to an audience that must have numbered
500 people will not be forgotten right
away.
Seated on the platform with the speak
er were Rev. George Fl, Holt of the FIRST
Baptist church; Rev John b. Reardon
pastor of the Uniyersalist church; Rev
u. w. Barnett of the Barre Congrega-
tional church, School Commissioners II
lG. Woodruff and Principal o. X. Hol-
! lister of Goddard seminary II was a
Igathering representative of the life OF
| Barre. that followed Pastor Holt in sing
ling "America" before the speechmaklne
began. Prof w. A. Wheaton. who had
played an organ prelude as the audience
| filed into the church, accompanied the
congregational singing. Rev. J. w Bar,
nett offered prayer, and Mr.. Woodrnn
introduced the speaker.
Something Of a Peter the Crusader Il
ex- Governor Hanly for his is mission
in the interests Of little children. IN
his style there is a dash Of the finished
actor and curious admiXture of Billy
Sunday and the Colonel may be dlscoy-
cred in his manner OF address. Never
once lacking in the iinesse Of an orator
who is accustomed to addressing great
throngs, Mr.. Hanly has developed fac
lLty for gripping his hearers at the very
outset. He speaks carefully and with
clarity. and he is deadly in earnest
For more than an hour and a half, the
air was full Of verbal ballistics. Mr.
Hanly got right down close TO his hear
ers and, figIuatiyely speaking, pulled OIL
his coat He didn't roll up his sleeves
for IL wasn't necessary. At the outset
he drew an absorbing analogy to his
appearance on the rostrum. The defend
iant. J. w. Barleycorn, stood charged AZ
the bar Of Justice With revolving crime
He, J. Frank Hanly, was the prosecutor
the deity the judge. tile audience the
iurv, and all mankind the aggrieved. Az
! lie dug into the preface of his argument
the speaker seemed to sniff eagerly al
the smoke Of battle, and his attitude
toward the respondent wasn't altogether
pacific.
10 determine the true status of the
crime alleged to have been committed by
the accused, the governor carried his au-
dience 70 the field OF Gettysburg, where
he was a speaker not SO long ago on the
anniversary Of that great battle. He
pictured his own thoughts as he stood
on the heights overlooking the field and
pondercd on the rows and rows Of dead
identified and unknown dead. What a
glorious thing was their death! How
nobly they fought and what sacrifice
was theirs. Nor was il in vain!
Nursing thus. the speaker suddenly
startled his auditors with the electric
statement that the prisoner at the bar
is guilty Of five times a. many deaths each
wear A heritage Of patriotism for the
children Of those who died that liberty
might live in the United States, and a
legacy Of shame for the offspring Of the
victims Of strong drink Greater by
far i the cataclysm yearly traceable to
the aytges of intemperance than the
tragedy Of many deaths ON the field OF
battles honombly fought, braycly lost
or won.
one Of the striking parts Of Mr.. Han
Tvs address had to do with his ohserva
tions while occupying the executive chair
at indianapolis. For four wears he had
an opportunity for studying az first
hand the legalized saloon, it workings
and its effect on the state institutions.
Ilt was his experience in the governors
o Iice. he said that made Of him, tenn
pefance orator and discounted his desire
Tor further political prefcrment. some
OF the most telling points IN has argu-
ment were illustrated by intimate sto-
ries of the days when be- was governor.
The Himal reason for bis debut in the
Temperance field. Do said. was to do
something for the children of America,
the uuiortuuates 60 whom a legacy ~
disease and Shame came unbidden
addressing himself % the bquor prob
lem in ts larger aspects. the speaker
said De- harbarcd no personal malice
AGAINST thc men who sre most directly
concerned with she dispensing of liquor.
'His quarrel was not with the brewers
or thr saloon owners. nor vel the bar
tendsrs He had flung away his scab
hard in n war with the ora Gic itself He
-are battle o. the conditions winch ie-
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