Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-05-11

Ex-Governor Malcolm X. Patterson.
Of Tennessee, will be the chief speak
er at an Anti-Saloon rally to be held
in the State Armory here this even
ing. This meeting is one of a series
of meetings to be held in thesinterest
OF the cause OF State and National
constitutional prohibition, with special
reference to action in the county and
State.
Ex-Governor Patterson is one of
the most forcefuf speakers now en-
listed in the anti-saloon crusade. In
public life he has been recognized as
a strong opponent of such legisla-
ton, but he experienced notable
change of views.
cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend The local secretary
Prof. w. j. King, has extended an in
vitation to the Just Government
League of this city to be present.
The following editorial from the
Philadelphia NorthAmerican has been
issued by the local committee as cam
paign literature for this evenings
meeting. 1t says in part:
"A few years ago when the liquor
forces of the nation began to realize
that the basis of opposition to their
trade was shifting from sentimental
to scientific and economic grounds,
naturally they sought new and fit al
lies to help them in the changing
fight To cope with the hard and fast
facts of science and the cold logic of
the economists they needed something
very different from the paid service,
with which they had been able to pro-
tect themselves in some measure,
against the advancing tide of pub
lie opinion
"The task thus imposed upon the
liquor ring was by no means an easy
one. 1t is one thing to buy lip and
hand service; quite another to pur-
chase brains. Indeed, with a few ex,-
ceptions, they found it impossible to
secure on a pay basis force such as
was needed. So they raked the
country with a fine-tooth comb to
find men of prominence who, because
of mild or favorable views, might be
lined up through friendly or polit-
ical influence
Had they discovered none besides
Malcolm r. Paterson, of Tennessee,
they need not have counted their
effort a failure Here was the pop
ular and gifted son of father equal
ly popular and gifted. AS one of the
young leaders OF the Democratic par
ty in his State. he had taken his IA
theirs seat in Congress, and later he
was elected Governor of Tennessee"
He will tell tonight how he came to
take the side of the temperance peo-
pie. his subject being why | Changed
Front on the Liquor Question" He
will tell how there has come to him
the profound conviction that, on this
question, all his arguments and all
his conclusions, so far as they justi-
fed the moral right or policy of the
State to legalize the sale of liquor,
We're only the empty and hopeless
statements of propositions which had
no verify, and concerning which no
principle of right or order or liberty
should ever be evoked for its ex-
istence.
The meeting will be held at s
o'clock this evening. There will. be
no charge for admission. and the pub
lie is surgd to accept this opportunity
of hearing one who is so well quail
fed TO handle this vital question of
the hour. Tonight's meeting will af-
ford an opportunity to every person
who is honestly serious of knowing
the truth to hear the question of pro-
hihition well discussed