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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1897
Page
4
Post Office entry for the North Mast Corner of Public Square Wooster lists matter classification and street details, indicating a local public notice. The garbled text references Hastel Downing Blech and a corner location, signaling a street or building designation in town records.
A summary of U S legal rulings on subscriptions, continuations, and post office handling. It notes that non notice of cancellation leaves renewals in effect, publishers may demand arrears, and moving or failing to collect papers can incur liability. It adds that prepaid subscribers must give notice at term end and that modern postal laws allow publishers to pursue fraud actions against unpaid subscribers who mislead or avoid payment.
The piece criticizes the Anti-Saloon League and questions its influence, noting a Columbus church’s withdrawal and doors closed against the league. It cites prior endorsements of mayoral candidates and mocks the league’s claimed alignment with church interests, referencing actions in Columbus and Cincinnati.
A Wooster letter from April 15 1897 argues for Prohibition as a moral political stance. The writer contrasts old whiskey party policies with reform aims, praising Abraham Lincoln and urging protest through ballots if methods are honorable, seeking a better path than the liquor traffic.
A Columbus man Rev W B Harizog declares in a letter to Canton official J Danner that he now aligns with the Prohibition party. He recounts a recent city election battle, his disillusion with Republicans, and his plan to work with the Prohibition party from this day forward amid hopes for renewed civic reform.
Oneota New Jersey April 11 Reverend J O Hogan of Berantono Pennsylvania last two years refused appointment by Wyoming Conference of the M E Church alleging bias due to Prohibition stance. He accused bishops pastors and voters of aiding liquor interests and said he would oppose signatures for ordination certificates. The paper calls Hogan's action foolish and says reform must come from within.
Rev Dr McCrory denounces Moody on temperance and revival impact. He cites Finney on resistance halting revivals, arguing ministers must take sides for total abstinence and oppose the liquor traffic. McCrory likens stance to slavery era revivals and warns churches against neutrality.
A lamenting voice urges believers to cleanse their hands and hearts and repent. The message emphasizes mourning over earthly joy and humility before the Lord, promising exaltation to the contrite. The tone echoes early Christian exhortation.
The Ohio Prohibition movement recalls 1905 tactics by the Anti Saloon League. Secret Sunday circulars urged Prohibitionists to back a pledged candidate while denying the pledge, culminating in covert endorsements in Columbus mayoral race. Reports in the Ohio State Record outline repeated, deceptive campaigns and public denials of secrecy. The saga highlights forged endorsements and stealth outreach to sway votes.
Readers are warned that Anti Saloon League officials secretly pushed influence across camps while feigning unity in support of a Prohibition candidate. On election eve they abandoned their chosen nominee, endorsing the opponent who did not betray allegiance, revealing the league as a self serving political machine driven by salaries and fundraising.
A Washington Letter discusses public denials of Bishop Newman's claim that the U S Supreme Court unanimously ruled the United States is a Christian nation. The correspondence notes agnostic critics who challenge the minister’s assertion and reference Justice Brewer's prepared opinion on the Holy Trinity case.
The piece argues the United States is a Christian nation, cites Presidents and acts, and critiques agnostics. It notes McKinley’s push for silver money and new monetary commissioners Wolcott Paine Stevenson Milburn, with church notices and sermons by Dr Radcliffe and colonel Judson Ewalt, in Washington society.
Opposition to the machine polities of the old parties questions the value of non partisan reform efforts. The piece critiques Prohibitionist repute and warns that reform rhetoric profits few and serves political manipulation. It urges readers to consider what such reforms have actually yielded.
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