Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 84, 31 January 1909 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGIIAUU SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1903.

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WIWG to the unfavorable conditions of the weathor, many of our friondo and patrons in tho rural districts have not boen able to got to Richmond to attond our 'GRAND CLOSING OUT

SALE and on account of numerous expressions to this offoct, wo will continuo our Clooinc Out Solo

ton days longer, with an additional cut in prices. Wo must closo out all our stock, and wo havo vory many choice goods to select from in all our departments.

You will never acain have an opportunity to buy merchandise as such a trifling coot. than ever. Buy at your own price. Get in tho right place.

DiCCor barcaino

IFIRIIIEIEDCBiEP & CO

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HA'S MACHINE v ECLIPSED BY THAT OF THEOPTIOMISTS Temperance Fighters in Buckeye State, Home of Politicians, Said to Be Marvel of Efficiency.

PARTY LEADERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN POINTERS

Temperance Machine Oper

ates Better Than Any Polit

ical Organization Because

Of Compactness.

Springfield. O., Jan. 30.-Ohio long

Hanna Us financier and commander-

marshal was considered well nigh perfect. But it has been surpassed by the object of Wayne Wheeler and the little coterie of anti-saloon league fighters who stand beside him at Columbus.

Comparison of Machines. The machine of Hanna and Dick

was years in building. The anti-sal

oon league of which Wheeler is the

Ohio chief, has also been years in mak

ing, but no such pains have been expended, in its construction. The state organization it is true, has been carefully evolved, but it was a close cor

poration, and but few men are near the center, of power. It is the county unit that causes wonderment.; It is of spontaneous growth, and is often bought into being quite independently of the anti-saloon league. It does not remain so for any

length of time, however, for it is glad

to, avail itself of the experience ot Mr, Wheeler and his state organization.

History of the movement in -one

partcular county may be cited to show

the political wisdom of M. Wheeler anri his friends and the manner in

which the system may be worked out,

A letter was secretly sent out to 100 men who were thought to be interested. A meeting was held. It was

essayed to hold an election at the ear

liest possible moment, within six

weeks, if possible. ( A whirlwind campaign was promised. The liquor men

would be fairly carried off their feet.

leader In temperance agitation has j Then cooier counsel prevailed. "Not

ignored preachers, prohibitionists and women.

"I'm after practical politicians,", he

said.

Everything was done in secret.- A

campaign leader was chosen in every township and ward. These found workers under them for every precinct. The precincts were subdivided

and in a city men were given charge of blocks. At a signal these men started out and took a poll of the county.

So thoroughly was the work done

that the entire county and city were

covered in two days. With this as a

basis work was begun on the petitions.

A squad of skilled men was sent into the county by the state league.

They were fortified by the poll

Xenia there is a notorious "black ward." . It is bought and sold. It has always gone v:st in local option elections. Coke Ryan, a saloonkeeper, was to handle the money in the recent election. He arrived at the polling place early. He was at once surrounded, to his great chagrin, by a cordon of women. They didn't say a word, but just looked at him. He reddened, grew embarrassed and found it impossible to do business. He quit in disgust. It was found that the liquor rjeople were bringing men from Dayton to be voted. No sooner was this known

than a score of faithful women were sent to the outskirts of the city to

GOO-GOO EYES NOT THE THING IN PE WS New York Ministers Frown on Flirting iu ChurchJersey Pastor, Favors Judicious and Sanctified Flirtations.

books, and went directly to the dry j stand sentry at every entrance, voters to get signers. Few were ask-i Immediately they saw an auto loaded to sign who refused. The saloon-' ed with men, they telephoned "dry"

keepers, having heard rumors so of-j headquarters. ten, had grown to believe that there illegal voting was blocked before

would be no election art! were. startl- tne polls had been open two hours,

ed when the petitions were filed. and the women did it. When it is

The election has not yet been held, j considered that cities like Xenia, of

appeared to lag behind in actual ac

complishment. The temperance forces now are making up for lost time in one of the most picturesque series of campaigns ever waged for prohibition. The new county local option law went into effect in September, and al

ready there are sixty-two dry coun

ties in the state. Newspapers have printed maps from time to time showing the result of the election.

Counties which have voted dry have; been shaded, those wet have been blackened, and those which have not voted at all ; have not been colored. The result Is a gray. expanse, with here and there a few black cases, as they are termed; and a few white spots. Only nine counties remain wet, and in only seventeen have no elections been held. .;.:,v :-;s Those : seveteen are the largest in point of population In the state, and will offer the hardest struggles. Ohio, home of politicians, and whose very name has een used as a synonym for a hotbed of political Intrigue has been swept from its feet by the

daring and aggressive generalship of the temperance leaders. Never has the state seen such a superb fighting machine as has been operated at these

county elections.

The republican machine in the days

when McKinley was its idol, Mark

so fast," they said. "Do you realize what you are up against?' j "Its a temendous job to get the petitions signed by a raajoity of the voters before the election can be called. Then you-ve got a terrific campaign of education on your hands. You must meet skill and money and thorough organization on the part of the saloon men. This isn't a question of conducting a revival or a series of temperance meetings. You must get

the votes; nothing else will count.

The enthusiasts began to realize the'

difficulties. Still, they thought, two months sufficient time. V;

Never," said the wise ones. "You

must remember that this is one of the big counties and that the vote in

the city is likely to be largely wet. Don't think of holding an election in less than four or five months. Then they sent for Wayne Wheeler. He ran over one evening and addressed a meeting. Thy chose an executive committee after he had been there The 100 good citizens were not notified when the executive committee met.

There were no more general meeings.

They were kept quite in the dark and

were told to ask 1 no questions until

they were told to go to work. The executive committee got busy, They prevailed on one of the shrewd

but the county , is in the midst of a sharp campaign. - Speakers are being

brought in, armed with arguments which have been found most effective elsewhere. Old Methods Abandoned. In many of the counties there has been abandonment of the methods whlcb characterized the movement in its earlier stages. Five and six years ago the work was almost entirely left

to the preachers and the known tem

perance workers. Now in Ohio it is largely a business movement. Not that all the business men are enthusiastic about it, for in' many cities they fear the next wet town will get all the trade. t But it is a business, movement. In many cities manufacturers give liberally to; the campaign fund,-for they say they, will get better .work from their . employes. In one manufactur

ing city a leading mill owner has a

leal bar In his home and his guests are freely supplied with liquor, hut he has given a large sum to the dry campaign fund.

So far the drys have, not worried

over funds. In cities from 2a,000 to 50,000 they seem to have an unlimited

cash supply, the liquor people have always been credited with spending freely, but they can't compare now with the "drys." They pay their executive officer a' salary "big enough to make it attractive to a man of ability. They spend thousands for speakers

and for literature and advertising. In the early local option elections in the state the women were prominent in holding sidewalk prayer meetings. Tliey went in the neighborhood of the polling places and sang hymns and held all-day prayer meetings in the

churches. They work more effectively now. At

7,000 to 10,000 frequently return majorities either way of less than-100, the importance of careful watch for "floaters" is readily understood. , At Troy there was fear that the sa

loons would : violate the law which ;gaid:

New York, Jan. 30. Is it wrong to flirt in church? The Rev. S. B. Dexter, of Aurora, 111., which place, like this city, is in the throes of a crusade against Sun

day amusements, is credited with hav-1 ing given it as his opinion that the pastime of making "goo-goo" eyes during service is harmless. At the same time he believes the practice should be tabooed in theaters and other places of amusement. New York clergymen were amazed at the Aurora preacher's views on the subject- None

could be found to agree with him, and many declared the matter too absurd to discuss. The Rev. John L. Scudder. pastor of the First Congregational church of Jersey City, however, expressed himself in favor of what he termed "Judicious and sanctified flirtations." He

"Although I do not believe that the church is the place for flirtations, it

la, , nevertheless, a fact, in my judg-

closes them on election day. The front doors - were closed, the back doors were open. The ; women took

their chairs and their sewing and ment, that no young people ever did

stationed themselves in the alleyways, i go to church without enjoying one an-

commanding a full view of the bacK other's society, which is a mild form

doors. If men were seen coming or0( flirtation. Services are always going the police were promptly noti- more interesting when young people

fied. ' Immediately after the election the battle begins afresh. In every county where the temperance work bids fair to be permanent the whole machinery of the "dry" organization is turned into the effort to enforce the law.

to see that prohibition does prohibit. Experience shows that when the time for another election comes the town is more likely to go "dry" again if the law has been enforced in the meantime. -

A Horrible Hold-Up. "About ten years ago my brother was "held np" to hla work, health and happiness by what was believed to be hopeless Consumption," 'writes W.: R. Upscomb, of Washington, N. C "He took all kinds., of remedies and treatment from several doctors, but found no lielp till he used Dr. King's New Discovery and was wholly cured by six bottles. He is a well man to-day."

It's quick to relieve and the surest cure for weak or sore lungs. Hemorrhages, Coughs and Colds. Bronchitis. La Grippe, Asthma andVall Bronchial

of both sexes are present. The gentle making of eyes at one another is as old as the garden of Eden and will

continue until the end of time. The church i3 the best place on earth to

find a wife, and a young woman to

find a husband. A Flirting Palace. ,

"I found my wife in a church, and I

must confess we carried on considera

ble flirtation during the week day services at least. I so thoroughly believe in judicious and sanctified flirtations that I have erected a building called the People's Palace where young people can find all kinds of amusements during the week and flirt as much as they please." "We detest a flirt, whether in church or in the theater." said the Rev. John F. Carson, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church of Brooklyn. "The place doesn't sanctify the act. I can't conceive of any clergyman seriously making any such state

ment. The common acceptation of

the term flirt precludes any indorsement of the thins who does it I say thing because I wouldn't dignify such

an act with the . word person. I be-

instance along the lines of Intelligent and elevating fellowship." The Rev. David J. Burrell, pastor of the Marble Collegiate church, at Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth street, said: "I don't know anything about flirting myself. It's not in my line.

So far as I know there Is no flirting in New York churches. They go to

church in this city to worship God.'

Other opinions follow:

The Rev. Robert W. Courtney, pas

tor of the Thirty-fourth Street Collegiate church Flirting is an abomina

ble practice, whether carried on in

church or theater. It should be con

demned generally.

Arrayed Against It.

The Rev. Jacob W. Loch, pastor of

the German Evangelical church.

Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn The two things have nothing in common.

This is not a German church idea. We

do not use the church for such pur poses.

The Rev. Newell W. Wells, of the

South Third Street Presbyterian

church. Brooklyn The only thing I

have to say about it is that it's not

the thing people go to church for.

think the position taken by the Aurora

minister is below criticism.

Rev. F. J. McConnell. of tho New

York Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn That clergyman. must be a joker. I dont care to ex-1

press an opinion on his statement.

Canon Sheafe Chase, of Christ P. E.

church, Brooklyn We go to church! to worship God, and anything that de-i

tracts from that purpose I think the'church is not the place for.

The Rev. Cortland Myers, pastor ot

tho Baptist Temple, Brooklyn Why'

don't you go out to the asylum la ' Flatbush and ask them that? There is only one thing that the house of

God is for and that is the worship of: God. I don't think flirting comes in. that catalogue. It's a most ridiculous!

statement for a man to make.

The Rev. William J. MacDonald.1

pastor of the South Reformed church,Fourth avenue and Fifty-fourth street, Brooklyn I would not discuss the.

matter more than to say that I dont: think a church the proper place for bringing up such subjects.

Dawn In the World. Most golfers will hare beard of ths! old lady from a remote country dltvj trict who visited Edinburgh for tbi first time and happened to arrive as j a party of golfers were but tying to, catch a suburban train for the links, i "It's a toraw toon. Mr. MacWbeexle." ; she informed her minister after ber i return: "but it hurts me sair ta as ' mosy decent-like men carrying bags af broken umbrellas. There maun ha , been sairi douncomes, an, though I widna mention It for the wart to aalther. there was twa or three that looklt as If they had been ministers.'

affpctfnns. 50c and Sl.00. Trial bot

tle free. Guaranteed by A. G. Luken j lieve that the social feature of church

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