Evening star., 1920-01-20
BRYAN FOR SINGLE
| MORAL STANDARD
TELLS Methodists Prohibition
! Testifies to. IncorruptibiIity
+ of Public Men.

ISHCQ 1EOH tUc OHllco states tHc
forces of reform have before them the
establishment of single standard of
morality for men and women and the
abolition of gambling. according to
William Jennings Bryan, addressing
600 members of the Methodist Union
of the Washington district in annual
banquet at Wardman Park Hotel last
night.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas
spoke briefly on the history of prohi-
bition and equal suffrage in his home
state and paid tribute to the ceaseless
uplift labors of the Methodist de-
nomination there. DR.. Clarence True
Wilson. general secretary of the
public morals of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. talked on THE Re
formers New Program" Bishop Will
D>sin Fraser Mcdowell. president of
the board, presided.
Sees Cause to Celebrate.
'T usually speak last. I really don't
know how to talk before midnight"
at the beginning of the dinner and
departed after speaking about ten
minutes.
This is a great OCCASION" he con-
ttnued. You have truly called it
victory banquet It is great cause
reforms the Methodist Church has
given US better support and more
strong fighters over the broad field
than any other church in the Chris
tian religion.
None of US fully appreciate what
q great triumph this really is
think it demonstrates the incorrupti-
bility of our public men. The liquor
interests have had unlimited funds
TO fight US. Two and a half billion
collars-three times as much. as we
spent for education, five times as
much as we spent for religion-were
yearly put in their Golfers by the
people. Yet one by one. steadily. the
state legislatures enacted prohibi-
ton laws and finally Congress did SO.
Men in public life could have made
millions by giving their efforts and
influence to the liquor cause. Yet
not one, SO far as We know, has
done so. And in this movement the
American people have bowed to the
rule of the majority; they have sup
ported constitutional government. 1t
is a tribute to the integrity of our
public men and the mass of our peo-
pie alike"
Opposes Darwinian Theory.
Mr.. Bryan said he has for years re-
belled against the cruelty of the Dar-
wfnian theory, "the theory which
teaches that it requires ages for man
TO undergo perceptible evolution in
his attitude of life, in his processes of
thinking.
The Darwinian theory, as expanded
and nodded into a philosophy by
Nietzsche. the German intellectual
leader. caused the war" he declared
This theory with all its cruelty was
held by English leaders also. The po-
1itical economists of Great Britain
took the same philosophy and by its
formula built their system of indus
try and sociology.
we have a more hopeful theory. We
believe the ideals of a nation can be
changed min generation-in fact, the
ideals of the Germans were corrupted
by the Nietzschian philosophy in two
generations / believe man can be
reborn again in a day. And so. be-
lieve we can go ahead now and take
ur other things, since the prohibition
fight is won.
"Our ideal we can carry to other
nations. / am 6fty-nine. but / expect
to see the day when not a saloon will
be open in any civilized nation. Other
countries will see what good prohi-
bition has done us and will join in
banishing liquor. Now that We've
driven corruption out and have votes
for women we can go on to other re-
forms
There must be established asingle
standard Of morality. There must be
no license of the social vice. no seq
Iegation of erring women while the
men contributing to their delinquency
suffer no legal penalty or social dis
approval. All the people must be
taught to see in gambling the over
throw of Gods system of rewards.
With conscientious women helping US
we can proceed to better things in
deed"
Reformers Outline Program.
The 'Reformer's New Program" as
( outlined by Mr.. Wilson includes cam
paigns against cigarettes, gambling,
the social evil and prize fighting. es-
tablishment of "Americanism on a
firm. clean basis" replacement of the
Bible IN the public schools and get
ting our American Sabbath back on
/ its American foundations"
DR.. L!cius c. Clark. pastor of Ham
: line Church. was chairman of the BAN
I ouet committee. and the Rev. G.. Ellis
: Williams. pastor of Petworth Church
! was secretary of the committee.