Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-10
WORLDS THEORIES
NO ROOM FOR both
Governor Hanly's Great Speech
On Patriotism And America
PLEADS FOR DEMOCRACY
n States Have Barred .The Liquor
Traffic 9 More Wanted Sec.
Daniels Messege To
Annapolis.

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Little short of one thousand men
and women (few, if any, children)
assembled in the Republic Theatre
yesterday afternoon to hear former
Governor Hanly, of Indiana, speak
Every seat was taken and had it been
an entertainment, the sign standing
Room Only" would have been dis
played
A half hour before the time an
nounced, the theatre was filled and
many late comers were turned away.
The song service preceding the
speaking, was led by Mr.. w Morris
Feldmeyer. the audience joining in
singing Hail Thou Almighty King"
and THE Fight Is Over"
A quartet composed of Messrs. w.
Morris Feldmeyer, DR.. George T.
Feldmeyer, Charles Gates and Mr..
Bone, sang with effect during the af
ternoon's program, which opened with
singing MY Country 'Tis of Thee"
The invocation was offered by the
Rev. Edward Darlington Johnson,
rector of ST. .Anne's. On the stage
were seated the following other
clergymen of the city: Rev. DIR. John
S. Sewers, OF College Avenue Baptist
Church; Rev. DR.. II. Wilson Burgan,
of First Methodist Episcopal Church;
Rev. Dr. William 1. McKenney, of
Maryland Avenue Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
Mayor James f. Strange presided,
and made rousing speech in opening
the meeting. The Mayor said at the
State House a few weeks ago he had
asked the citizens of Annapolis to
back him up in prosecuting the vio-
lators of the law as to the sale of
liquor to men in uniform, but they
haven't done it," said the Mayor
They have neither helped him nor the
police authorities, while it is the duty
OF every citizen to cooperate in this
matter if they want to see the laws
enforced.
The Mayor said he believed the
saloon keepers are tying to stick to
The law, abide by the law, but there
are grafters in this as in all else"
Mayor Strange said he stands for
a Statewide prohibition law, without
a referendum. IL Baltimore City
wants to take a slice of Anne Arundel
County by having the Legislature pass
law without referendum, then the
Legislature can pass Statewide
prohibition law without referen-
dunn whats fair for one is fair for
the other"
Mayor Strange said he had always
stood for the uplift of >this commun-
ity, and stands for it now. He had
heard, because he has taken this
stand for prohibition, his political
friends are against him and his posi-
ton is jeopardized. But 1t makes no
difference, he has been Mayor a
good many years, and probably too
long. anyhow If the stand he has
taken against the liquor interest "is
going to ruin my position" he said,
"all right, let it ruin it."
Governor Hanly.
The Mayor introduced former Gov
ernor Frank Hanly. of Indiana, who
made a stirring speech. This land
that gave us birth, he said, this land
that nurtures us, has two-fold en-
envy. both implacable and desperate
They are John Barleycorn and Kaiser
Bill. We have summoned one and q
| half million men, put muskets IN
| their hands, sent them across the sea
to do for one what, God helping US
we are going to do for the other. We
are living in a most crucial, dynamic
stage of the world. The map of tht
world is being made over again. 1t:
boundaries marked by human skele
| tons. Thrones are crumbling, cathe
| drals tottering. More than on'
crown has fallen blood-rusted from
the head of its monarch. The worlt
is in the grasp of North Sea storm
Men are cropping in the dark, askint
themselves the awesome question
| Can it be God has forgotten tbs
world?"
Governor Hanly said he found th'
answer last summer in the mountain
of Minnesota while visiting white
haired. sweet-faced woman, keen o
intellect. serene of soul, placid o
brow. Her head ready for its crown
He expressed to her the hope tha
this nation might not fall out, tina
we. as a people. might not be involve
in the great war. Things do not fal
out. she said, they are calls and OF
ders. We will have to fulfill ou
destiny. even il there be struggl
to the death between Autocracy an
Democracy. Human affairs are nc
mere accidents that fall out, they ar
calls. We, as a people, have .
choice. We could not do otherwis
than go to war. without we had SUI
rendered our heritage and disappoin
ing the world as well as losing ou
self-respect.
There are two theories, Governc
Hanly said: That OF the Car an
Kaiser. that sll right things begi
With and are vested in the State.
supr-essing OF Gods creation tn
thev are vice-regent, not by meri
but by the accident Of birth Ne