New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Whitman Doomed
For White House
Praise of Governor for Pro-
hibition Views Wildly APP
plauded by $4,000

men and women that he advocated;
Sending women to the ballot box to
fight for prohibition.
Sending Colonel Roosevelt TO the
firing line to raise the stars ana
Stripes in France
Sending Governor Whitman to the
White House because Of his out
spoken cspousal Of the prohibition
cause.
Sending the saloons. brcwcries and
disullcrcs TO pcrdition by the near
est route
Tho evangelist exhibited more Of the
fire that ne classifes as "pcppcrlno
at the evening service than at any
previous meeting since his coming to
New York Several times he rushed
clear across his raised platform and
out upon the pine boards that serve as
desks for newspaper reporters, send
ing the hapless reporters pencils 10
the floor and leaving evangelistic foot
prints across notes that were no.
whisked away before his rcsistless ad-
vance.
Patriotism Is Displayed
His hearers were correspondingly
more enthusiastic. The mention OF
Colonel Roosevclt's name brought forth
4 storm OF applause. and Mr.. Sunday
advocacy Of his plea TO carry the
colors 10 France brought men and
women TO their feet with wild out
burst OF cheering. They were some
what less enthusiastic when told OF
the necessity for woman suffrage. and
were far from apathctlc when nc voiced
his picturesque approval OF Governor
Whitman efforts against the saloon
and when he made his repeated attacks
upon the liquor interests.
All records for trail-hitting. either
here o. elsewhere. were broken by a
total OF 425i men and women who
shook hands with the evangelist and
took seats in the section set aside for
those who agree to follow his lead IN
q new religious programme. or tins
number III were recorded at the
morning service. 1898 i'm the after
noon and 1850 in the evening.
The most spectacular feature Of the
Booze" sermon. which bristled with
typically Sundayesque denunciation
OF tho liquor interests. was when the
evangelist repeated imaginary inter-
views with various mills. After emu
moratng the various industries that
Increase the value Of the raw materi-
ais that pass through their processes,
he said he approached a last objection
sblo-appearng institution.
This Is a Gin Mill
"'what kind Of a mill are you l
asked.
"1m a gin mill
"'What rs your raw material
american boys.
"This is the gin mills raw materi-
al" exclaimed Mr. Sunday. suddenly
pointing his hand 10 the rear Of the
platform. from which sprang ten pink
checked frightened boys.
"That's the kind Of material the CIR
mill likes best" he said. at must have
2.00O.o 00 new boys each year or shut up
shop. II can't keep on doing business
with the old material. because IL kills
10 Of too fast. Say. walk down your
streets. count the houses and remember
that one out Of every FIVE must give up
? hoy every year 20 become a drunkard
or that dirty business will 60 20 ruin.
"'What is YOUR finished product? - J
ask the gin mill
"'Blcar-cycd, low-down. staggering
men and the scum Of Gods earth that
have gone from me and taken tho
count
and the answer was true. Whiskey
is an right in It's place. but its place
is in hell, and the quicker 1t gets there
the better
lie then produced statistics showing
Chat the saloon interests were not cut
ting down taxes. as their advocates in
sst. but were Increasing them. lIc'cOn-
Guided his argument against liquor by
demanding that every man. woman and
child IN the Tabernacle who was will
ing 10 assist him IN the fight against
liquor in the state Of Nav York signify
willingness 70 do so by standing. Every
ono OF the 22.000 persons in the struct-
ne AT the evening service arose.
Hoosc,cli's Name Checred
Mr. Sunday references TO Colonel
Roosevelt and there were several such
references during the evening were
greeted with loud applause each time.
Il am glad 10 ser that Congress is
ng enough 60 say, Teddy. YOU can go
over 10 Europe 70 fight our cause he
said "Thc only trouble is that there
are about 100000 others who want 20
20 along with him, and IL looks as If II
When the cheering for this remark
had subsidized sufficiently TO make it
possible for him 20 be heard, he con-
tinucd:
That's right cheer. I'd be mighty
sorry TO be a New Yorker and not be
As proud Of Teddy as We arc out West.
That's jJst the way we feel about him
out there
Many Of those close enough 70 hear
friendly remark he made about Rob
CIT g. lngcrsoli we're surprised. then
seemed 10 accept u as jest. After
repeating the statements OF various
well known historic characters who
had denounced liquor. he quoted the
famous agnostic.
Calls lngersoll Good Scout
Bob Ingersol said. That damned
stuff you call alcohol and Bob told
the truth, thank God, for once in his
life" said Mr.. Sunday. Say, Bob was
a good scout
One OF the spectacular features Of
the afternoon meeting was the arrival
% 500 residents Of the Bowery. some
ot them sfi,l radiatng an aroma OF
alcohol. under the leadership Of rep
fescntatiycs o. the McAulcy Water
street Mission At the first call for
trail hitters members Of the Bowery
delegation rushed toward Mr.. Sunday
and graspcd his hand
Sunday 10 Talk at Luncheon
Mr.. Sunday will speak day az
o'clock at n luncheon given at the Hotel
Savoy 10 the cooperating pastors by the
executive committee of the William A.
Sunday Evangelistic Association.