Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-05

Of 0LDNE|GHBORS
J. Frank HanIy Tells Indian
apoIis Audience Results of
His Campaign Tour.
PREDICTS A DRY NATION

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. November g..
Here In the capitol city of Indiana,
where for four wears he presided as q
republican governor. ]. Frank Hanly
greeted a throng Of his ne ghbors to-
day. told them why he deserted his old
party to become the prohibition candi-
date. and assured them that in his cam
paign his running mate. ira Lanfrith.
and himself had laid the foundation
for an ultimate national dry victory.
Gods in his heaven! The cause is
marching on" he vehemently declared
amid loud applause.
Il do not attempt" he sad, ito con-
ceal the qualification the COZ diality
Of your greeting brings me. Il eases
the stines Of calumny. and heals the
wounds made by hate and malice.
-Four months ago band of men and
women. few in number. but faithful. brave
md consecrated. called me to their lead
ership. Their demand came to me as a
call to high and sacrifcial service, and,
as a soldier should. l answered. Here
After 10000 miles OF travel through
thirty-four states of the Union l have
come again to you with faith confirmed
and drawer purpose. made SO because Of
what have seen and heard.
Expected No Personal Reward.
II knew when I began that out Of the
battle there would come neither official
commission. power nor emolument for
me. but I believed that with the help Of
my great associate and the unprecedented
campaign we planned We should challenge
the thought of the nation as it never had
been challenged upon this issue and COM
pei the recognition Of our case. And that
we have done"
Mr.. Landrith. the Wet presidential can
didate, told briefly Of the success Of the
campaign-how no serious accidents had
happened to the speakers or the trains.
How virtually every engagement had been
kept, and then added:
surely wise Providence wanted this
thing done"
Uniformly cordial crowds met the speak
ers In all Of the twelve cities visited to-
day. These were Angola, Waterloo. Au-
burn. Fort Wayne. Burton. Hartford
City. Eaton, Muncie. Newcastle, Cam
bridge City. Connersville, Nashville and
indianapolis The campaign win close
Monday night after score Of Indiana
meetings have been held.
Speaks at Auburn.
AUBURN, Ind, November 4.-Neither
Wilson nor Hughes has told tho
| American people how to extend their
foreign trade after the close Of the
European war. but the prohibitionists
offer plan. ]. Frank Hanly, the dry
presidential candidate, told Indianians
today on his southwark drive toward
| his home city Of indianapolis.
Wilson has suggested nothing to
meet this keen competition from the
other side of the water" he said,
Hughes has only one suggestfon-a
| high tariff wall Hughes suggestion
| is Impractical 1t might protect trade
| here at home. but no tariff law that he
| or any other man could write would ex-
tend one dollars worth Of our trade in
| foreign markets. If Americans are too
| inefficient to compete here at home
with foreigners without the aid of a
| the scar" =
we would have men ride to such a
high state Of efficiency that they would
need no tariff wall to protect them
Nothing except sobriety and mo atty
| can furnish such efficiency. With a
1 dry nation we will have a people who
can compete with any one anywhere"
MI. Landrith Makes Prediction,
Ira Landrith declared there now are
1s7 electoral votes in dry states, that
next year there will be 200 and in 1920
there will be 800. Then, he declared.
the drys will have at their disposal a
| greater power than the sufYragists,
| whose total strength now does NOT ex-
coed 104 electoral votes.
A large crowd met the candidates in
the public square at Angola. Smaller
meetings were held in Waterloo and
here.
Bluffton. Hartford City. Eaton. Mum
ere. newcastle, Cambridge City, Con-