Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-31
PROHIBITI0NISTS RAP
THE LIQUOR TBHFFIC
Hanly, Landrith and Scanlon
Are Court House Square
Speakers
CROWD OF 800
FRIENDS ATTEND

EXtolhng the stand of the Prohibi-
ton party, three OF the most eminent
members of that party spoke before a
gathering OF several hundred men and
women on the courthouse lawn this
morning. The speakers were }. Frank
Hanly, candidate for president on the
Prohibition ticket: Ira Landrith can
didate for vice-president. and Charles
Scanlon. OF Pittsburgh head of the
temperance union of the Presbyterian
church.
These advocates of the overthrow.
ing Of the liquor traffic. arrived here
az $50 o'clock this morning over
the F., b. g. w railroad from Phua-
delphia. i'm their special train The
party is composed of about fifteen
members and has toured the country
i'm their campaign. The meeting here
continued for more than an hour.
during which time the three speakers
held their audience by their fluent ad-
dresses. They interspersed their
speeches with humor and were round
ly applauded. Mr. Landrith was es-
pecially effective.
The audience included number of
local minister's and temperance work
ers
Mr. Hanly, who is former Re
publican governor of Indiana was the
first speaker. In part he asid.
nc Prohibition Party stands for ma
tlonal Honor. Il stands Tor the en-
franchisement of women not as a mat
ter OF eXpediency, on because IL is in
cvitablc. but because we believe it To be
her right. II stands Tor the creation of
a merchant marine; 1t stands for the
separation of church and state: II stands
for reasonable preparednoss, prepared
ness sufficient io protect our rights and
enforce them ON land and sea; but IL is
opposed tc niltaism. Il Is Of the
mind that sis hundred and thirty mill
lion Of dollars more than two thirds of
the entire rcvcnue--as an appropriation
Tor the single year for military prepar-
cdness is quite enough. and more than
an initial step
"lhe Prohibition Party stands for
Americanism. keen of heart, strong Of
hand, efficient because IL is sober But
above all other things 10 stands for the
abolition of the traffic IN Intoxicating
liquors, IN prohibition in manufacture,
in sale, iu transportation IN expectation.
n
crage, and Do Offering YOU that issue II
tenders 10 you the greatest issue you
have faced since the days OF Abraham
Lincoln
Mr. Landrith said.
This nation cannot exist half slave
and half free" was the southemor's
ome-back at the liquor enslaved
North. His Lincolnian challenge was
a voice from the emanclpated. because
dry South. Or. Landrith said
In 1861 YOU came down our way
unlimited You know you did We
didn't want you You just "butted in "
You violated our personal liberty. dis
regarded local self-gOvernment. adopt
ed sumptuary legislation and trans
crossed State rights, and you have
none of these things coming TO you
now Don't you talk to me about State
rights You shot EN- out of us i'm the
sixties and we are going TO vote 'em
out of you by 1920.
81 am more an American than I am
Southerner. and if you aren't more
an American than you are a North
erner you are an undesirable citizen.
This is no time to be Southerners and
Northerners. Englishmen or Germans
this is a time to be unadulterated
and unapOlogetic, but unboastful
Americans. personally true and up
right and internationally unafraid,
but fraternal America first but
America sober: America first. but
America for the veal of The world"
The current impression that the
Prohibition party is "a party Of one
idea" was denied by Mr. Landrith.
Mr. Scanlon said two billion dol
lars more is spent on liquor
traffic than on any other issue before
tho American people.
Immediately after ihe meeting, the
party left for Downingtown, Pa.