Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-20
BRYAN SAYS j. s
WILL LEAD WORLD
WIDE PROHIBITION

With forty States now having ratified
the Federal amendment, MIR, Bryan
SAID that this week would see Nevada
and New Mexico lined up for the amend
ment. He also believed that within two
years, all but two of the iS States would
be IN the prohibition column, inciud-
ing even New York and Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island and New Jersey were
the only two States, that he considered
doubtful
Mr. Bryan produced a number of
arguments, why a business man ana
Christian should not fail to be lined up
with the Anti-Saloon League now. Years
ago, he said it was respectable Tor a man
TO align himself with the liquor inter
ests. Twcnty-six years ago, he said ne SAT
at a table with a minister who drank,
while he who has always been an nd
stainer turned his glass down.
But things are different now No
minister dares face public sentiment
and opinion, MS a bihblcr. People who
years ago favored the booze interests,
have changed their minds Sentiment
has changed and they realize the poison
GUS effects of alcohol, through medical
and scientific reports 80 that now, IT'S
not respectable 10 bc lined up with the
liquor people. the speaker asserted.
BEGAN FIGHT ~ NEBRASKA.
Mr.. BRYAN referred to the fight he be-
gan nine years ago TO make Nebraska
dry. How friends who had always stood
staunchlv with him IN his three campaigns
for President. deserted him. The first
meeting he held, he rented the hall him
self and was his own presiding officer
But the effort started by him, resulted
in the State being the one to put the
amendment ''over the top last week.
Mr.. BRYAN told very few stories. His
address was not of the usual campaigning
variety. but rather one of pleasure and
happiness and congratulation that the
forces for Prohibition had accomplished
what they had.
In closing, he appealed for the co-opera-
tion of tho audience to start at once its
effort to educate the public 10 the need
Tor total abstinence and world wide prohl-
bltion
DR. George Ill Crahbc, superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League for Maryland
and Delaware spoke prior TO Mr. Bryan
He said that there would be introduced
into the Legislature at this session. bill
containing enough teeth 20 insude the
enforcement Of the bone dry legislation,
and that would effcctually bar the boot
logger and speakeasy proprietor. lie
pleaded with the voters TO see to 1t, that
in the future, they elected to Offices OF
authority, mon who would not condono
violation Of the laws regarding the use
Of liquor.
He asked for contributions with which
to wage the fight for total abstinence.
and collection was taken.
In the absence Of Everett G. Johnson.
nf vrb ~ AL haxv IL
Cd but who was detained because Of i'll
ness, Harry Mayer Of Dover presided.
Rev. DR.. John W r Sumwalt made the
invocation and Rev. j. Ross Stonesifer,
pronounced the bcnediction.
MIR. Bryan was the guest at dinner al
the Hotel du Pont last evening Of Caleb
| T. Burchcnal, who also had a few friends
present to greet Mr.. Bryan.
WANTS SUFFRAGE GIVEN WOMEN.
Il am a Democrat, and therefore |
/ hope the Democratic Congress before
! the first Of March will vote in favor OF
st. Pauls M Il. Church last night.
and If they fail to do the right thing
hope the Republican Congress will give
to the women the right of franchise
The occasion of Mr.. Bryans speech
last night was the celebration OF the rati-
fcation. by the Woman : Christian Temp
erance Union OF prohibition by a sufficient
number Of states to wipe out the liquor
traffic in the United States.
MIR Bryan declared it as his belief.
that the giving of the franchise to the
women would long since have solved the
/ temperance cause Women vote from
a sense Of right. said Mr. Bryan, men
from political motives which he followed
by a declaration Of his belief that the
women were entitled to the ballot. and
that as he was Democrat he natura "
preferred that his party should see the
wisdom of confeTing the ballot on the
women.
Mr. Bryan briefly spoke OF the fight
made by the liquor interests Of the coun-
Try. to prevent the ratification Of the "bone
dry" law, but declared that the LIQUOR
men were unable to buy single legis-
lature even though they had raised the
sum of one billion dollars for that purpose.
But there are other questions besides
that of temperance, said Mr. Bryan.
THAT of religion is equally rs important,
and without it the Others count for very
little | shall take for my subject Thou
shalt have no other Gods before me :
and speak of some of the powers given
mankind, by belief in the power of God
to cleanse from sin and keep a man from
that which had cursed the world-the