Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1899 — Temperance Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Temperance Meeting.

The Anti-saloon League met Thursday evening, May 11th. A good crowd was present. Bro. Fritz, explained how the “army canteen” originated, how congress Sassed a law abolishing it, and ow Alger and Greggs as public officials schemed and succeeded in making it non-effective. Now, I unerstand the object of the Anti-saloon League is to get good men elected to office —under the smirching and corrupting system, good men stand aloof. Some people claim that McKinley is a man of high Christian character, yet as commander-in-chief, he is like Foraker of Ohio, “neither for nor fomist the saloon,” but more like some of our Rensselaer citizens, afraid of losing s plum from the public basket, if he should take sides against the wrongdoers. Mr. Huston from Pennsylvania,

beincr present, was called on for a few He stated the money in silver dollars spent in this country for drink would make a pile 1,a60 miles high. Also gave the key not! as a remedy: “If people would vote as they pray.” R. 8. Dwiggins admiitted a great truth, that our government was drunk. The little folks done well, also Sheppard’s singeis, also Miss Dora English as organist. xx