Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1884 — THE PROHIBITIONISTS. [ARTICLE]

THE PROHIBITIONISTS.

Programme of the National Executive Committee. [Chicago telegram.] Yesterday was a great day for the temperance people at Lake Blnff. The presence of ex-Gov. bt. John, of Kansas, Prohibition candidate for President; William Daniel, of Maryland, candidate on the same ticket fpr Vice President; J. B. Hobbs, Prohibition candidate for Governor of Illinois; and the assembling of the National Executive Committee of the Prohibition party, which includes in its membership some of the leading lights of the movement, was the attraction that drew a concourse of 1,00) people to the famous campmeeting grounds. The proceedings of the day were opened at 10 a. m. by a temperance meeting that was addressed by Mrs. Mollie McClellan Brown, of Ohio, and Mrs. Sallie F. Chapin. At 1 o'clock the National Executive Committee went into session. The Treasurer reported the hnances of the party to be in excellent shape, there being. In addition to new contributions, a large amount of the $5,000 subscribed at Pittsburgh yet on hand. It was decided that Gov. St. John’s time sbonld be occupied for a few days in making speeches in the West and in looking after the party fences in Kansas, after which he will take a biief rest, and then open the campaign in Indiana Oct. 1. Mr. Daniel was assigned to some routine work in Wisconsin and Michigan, after which he is to go to Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Alabamarstump these States and arrange the electoral tickets. James P. Pinkham, of lowa, was given dates to speak in Indiana, and CoL George H. Bain, of Kentucky; Miss Willard; and Miss Mary T. Lathrop. of Michigan, were assigned to speak in various points. Spirited addresses were delivered by Messrs. St. John and Daniel, candidates for President and Vice President. The attitude of both parties, said Gov. St. John, m the course of his remarks, reminded him of a story of a clothing merchant in Jerusalem or Philadelphia, he forgot which, who saw a one-legged soldier coming upstreet. He rushed to the telephone and ordered his assistant to cut off a leg from a pair of pants. He then seized the soldier by the hand and told him how dear the soldiers who defended their native land were to Ills heart. He had even gone to the expense of putting in a stock of one-legged trousers for them. It was the largest stock in the city. He said the price of the trousers was 112, but he would take $4 because he was a soldier. He then called for the trousers,, and held them up before the customer and began to praise their quality, but suddenly rushing to the telephone, he cried: “Ho-ly Moshes, Yacob, the peesness ish ruin’t—you cut de wrong leg off dem pants." The parties had adopted platforms representing everything, but they had overlooked the home, and the platforms, like the pants, were hlnd-sfde before and useless.