Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-31

Mr.. Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen;
am glad that the chairman called your
attention to the fact that l had an acci-
dent. but that it has not injured by back
bone.
That little. debate that we are to have
next Tuesday night is a rather peculiarly
rigeed-up affair, inasmuch as the negative
has to speak first, but that is all right
They asked me this afternoon II ! would
be satisfied with that arrangement. and
said, arrange it any way you please, Just
so we get at IL: that is all ! want. The
truth Is the truth whether you tell it last
or first
Now in my address tonight, which will
probably run until well toward morning
llaughter), as IT sometimes does, l am 60
ing 10 say what l have said from every
I am asked to talk with you people to-
night; TO confer with you. am here to
discuss one of the most important and
probably the most important issue that your
state has confronted since II was n state.
want the ladies and gentlemen Of this
audience to feel perfectly free, at any time.
TO come in with any question which you
wish to ask, il you are looking for informa-
ton.
If can answer your question will do
Il, and be glad to give you the authority
for It. II cannot answer 1t, | will tell
you so. Tt
don't pretend to know everything. And
have little use for man who does.
Iaughter) s4ts &
But you are not to make speech, under
the prctense Of asking question. I will
make the speech. @,F
And IL there is somebody who wants to
say something really funny and cute. and
make monkey Of the speaker, you can
wade in. but you will have to take what
you get.
am going to call a spade a spade.
am not going to mince words at all.
When I refer to the business In Peruna
and Hostetter's Bitters and those that con-
sumo those preparations, am going TO
tell you that the Hostetter Bitters and
as an Old Grow drinker; and they get more
alcohol with every dollars worth.
Now am going to say what ! have said
in great many places throughout the
country.
There Is a Bible: perfectly good Bible
There is every reference in the Bible to
wine. and strong drink, and Drunkenness.
And there is a perfectly good ten-dollar
bill.
Now any time while I am speaking or
after am through, or when ! am here on
Sunday again, at the Fontenelle hotel or
when I am back here on Tuesday night,
the man or woman who will come and get
that Bible. and these references, and show
me where, when you take the full passage /;
not Just line, but full passage of Scrip
turc anywhere, and show me that the Bible
e for prohibition. you keep the ten and
Just return the Bible. tLaughter.)
Now. gentlemen. don't all rush down at
once. tLaughter.j
The Bible Is against intemperanee. The
Bible Is against gluttony..
II man drinks himself to death; n he
y rich man. there Is nothing said about
II II he is poor man. the. newspapers
Al have y. and the preachers all talk about
L. tLaughter.)
After ri. death we say, whereas. an all
our midst our beloved brother, therefore,
be 1t resolved. CLaughter.l That Ia n cour-
tesy which we show to the glutton. laugh
a " Ths Bibll is against lying, too; although
some Of the drys have not yet discovered
II. tLauRhter.)
II Is opposed to and against bearing
false witness against thy neighbor. II Is
against covetousness. 1t Is against lot
Of other things that we will not have time
to catalogue
And one of the things that Jesus Of
Nazareth never overlooked. practically. In
any sermon he preached, was hypocrisy
II Is Just as much sin Of society to-
day % when He was here.
That Is the man who pretends 10 be good !;
I, be reformer; to be righteous; but who
actually lives the other way.
Our chairman referred to "wets" and
"drys. using a popular expression: mean
ing that he was differentiatng between
those who are going to vote for license
and regulation and those who are going
10 vote for no regulation.
Is concerned. the line Is drawn TO diferen-
tate between the way folks live; not the
way they talk. sApplause.l
son ever said was. You are talking so loud
cannot hear what you say" tLauRhtcr.)
And Whist glorious time II would be IN
Omaha tomorrow morning. and how II would
ment. 4 L were announced, bona ade. that
every fellow who was talking or working
Tor this amendment, had gone on the water
wagon. Laurhtes.s
You say that you are trying to have
Nebraska on the water wagon, Well, then,
why don't you get water-waRon ballot7
What Il the use Of changing your sys-
TEN from retail TO wholesale. In order to
get on the water wagonf uahuhter.)
when you are now buying II by the
nickel and dimes worth, why do you cx-
change where yon buy II by the Sb.worth.
when you are headed for the water wagon I
tLauQhter.)
And the funniest water wagon man TO me
when you size him up, u the fellow who
Eces around denouncing the men who buy
their liquors in the saloon, and he puts in
constitutional amendment that he can have
his In church. tLaughter.)
Nov am going to call a spade q spade
(LauEhter.)
Voice: Go to it.
The Speaker: Some fellow says, no to IT,
:. What do you think Of a proposition where
ia advocates have gone over this country
for years. saying that the thing they are
talking about II what kills people, and then
put In constitutional provision that they
can get II for medicine. tLaughter,) Do YOU
want to kill all these foiksf
Medicine Is for the purpose Of making sick
people well. and weak people strong. But
you have talked this thing for years and
nid y Is going to kill them. But when
tou say; Well. l have got to nave my mcdi-
tine, iaugher.l You hypocritical old scoun-
drsi llau9hter.)
you think IN q straight line for few min
utesi What do you say in your amend
ment1 What has become of everything you
said y denouncing liquor by what you wrote
into thst amendment YOURSELF
see lot of ladies here tonight. am
rlad you are here ! want you TO stay In
good humor Some of you haven't smiled
yet but you will before we are through.
sLsa9terJ You will warm up after a
This q the first time you have ever
heard anything said on this side Of the
question: You are novices yet
why Is 1t that you good ladies are max
ing the manufacturers Of some sixty-two or
sixty-three varieties Of medicine that contain
from u per cent to IS per cent OF alcohol |:
why IL II that you are making these men
miiiionnires. while GU complain Of the man
wno sells your husband ~ per cent alcohol 7
ing about this country talking In favor
Of beers and light wins. while you have
~ your medicine chest a booze drug which
runs Ave times A. much alcohol as your
husband uses at the bar uaughter.)
! picked up prohibition paper on the
train yesterday: so-called prohibition paper.
II had three advertisements advising women
g use the eoneoctions that were advertised.
snd any one OF three would run from three
to ak times the alcohol that any man can
get in glass Of beer
Now will tell you what is the matter with
you good ladies'; In the first place. you
didn't know H.
But you hive heard of Lydia Pinkham's =.
iI.aushter) Well. Lydia seems TO be known
here tLlughter.i You have heard Of Lydia
pnkham's Compound and Warmers Safe
Cure, and Wine Of Cardui, and Hostettcr's s.
ND AL of these things. You have heard