The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-30
Bad Weather Makes Attend
ance Light; DR.. Landrith
Lectures
URGES PURCHASE
OF LIBERTY BONDS
Presents Powerful Argument.
In Interest OF Dry Cause
In Ohio

DR.. Ira Landrith of Tennessee de
/ livered an interesting and convincing
speech on prohibition at the Knox
county court house Friday evening.
The meeting was attended by a COM
paratively small gathering on account
of the inclemency of the weather.
Dr. landrith was introduced by
Rev. NJ. S. Freeman of the Congrega-
tional church, who was announced
by Paul NJ. Ashbaugh as the chairman
of the meeting The Rev. Mr.. Free.
man made a few remarks preparatory
to the speech by the man who ran for
the vice presidency in the last cleo
ton and was defeated when the re.
cent Democratic landslide swept
Thomas II. Marshall into the chair OF
president Of the senate.
DR.. Landrith brought to the minds
I of his attentive audience the fact that
he had spoken here two years ago
when the prohibition fight was less
hopeful in it's ultimate outcome than
it is now. Many OF the people remem-
bered him as one Of, the strongest
prohibition speakers who had ever
spoken to a Knox county audience.
Or. Iandrith, early in his address,
referred to the recent stand of Pres
lion of womans suffrage and express.
ed himself as being confident, alons
with other dry leaders, that President
Wilson would also stand for prohibit
tion and write it in the platform of
the Democratic party before he left
the White House at the close OF his
second term. ann.
In connection with the most current
subject and the one in which, the bas;
is principles of this government are
involved and on which the freedom of
the American people depends, DR..
Landrith urged the purchase of Lib
erty bonds, '.'0 ="
"Anybody who has not purchased a
United States government bond. ev,
en- If he has to borrow money at the
rate of SO to do so, is a Stacker" he
declared.
In speaking OF the vital Importance
of the Liberty Loan, DR. Landrith be.
came overwrought with enthusiasm
as he declared that as a result OF the
1otation of the Second Liberty Loan
not only kings and despots of the
western world would be displaced
but King Alcohol with all his train
would be unseated and the country
would be free of one of the evils that
is menacing the young manhood OF
tho country.
Statistics show, DR.. Landrith said
tnat more than half of the young men
who were physically disqualified Tor
service in the new national army, part
of which Is now in training at the
5 various cantonments owed their ply
steal condition to the habitual and in
sistent use of Intoxicating liquors
THAT is why your boy, who was next
in line, had to 80 to war, when yOul
neiehbor's boy, who was first, should
and prosperity Of America while
your boy does the fighting in bloody
trenches and muddy battlefelds,
> continued the speaker, and then add
, ed: is 1t fair to your boy?"
According to DR.. Landrith, the rev
enue which is derived from the sale o
liquor is the principal reason for it,
continuance. This tax il but n smal
portion of the money needed in thi.
, great war, asserted DR.. Landrith, ant
that the revenue tax is paid by tn,
poor unfortunate who is addicted t,
the use of liquor and not by the sa
, loon.keeper,
: ~ have quit abusing the saloon
keeper" said DR.. I4andrith. "He Il
sincere in his ideas on the subject
but he does not use what he sell
and his argument, therefore, Is incon
sistent. Would you go to groce
@ and let him sell you -four which yo'
= knew he did not use simself, or go In
g to n restaurant and eat b meal whe
& you knew the proprietor was actua
;. ly afraid to eat his own chefs cool
J. ing?" asked DR. Landrith in illustra
Il ing his point.
Dr. Landrith expressed tie belle
that the sale OF liquor In Ohio wa
! hae oil I'm.
II states of the United States and, tina
before long the entire United State