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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1897
Page
4
A quirky item notes Grover Cleveland signing a document at the University Saloon and questions whether using God as a name in the act implies Christianity. The piece reads like a witty historical aside rather than a formal report.
A list of prominent names associated with Princeton and notable figures includes Roy Charles Woodruff Shields professor and author. Charles Greene Rockwood, J. Ph. D., mathematician and church elder. Allan Marquand archeology and art history professor. M. E. A Scott mother of geologist William Berryman Scott. F McAMillan wife of civil engineer Charles McMillan. Grover Cleveland ex president and ex governor. Hon Bayard Stockton prosecutor and kin to Richard Stockton. Josephine Ward Swan wife of governors and senator. S. W Stockton J S Morgan E J Woenry and George Allison Armour bankers and nobles.
The article recounts Princeton University history of whiskey, a proposed official saloon named the Princeton Inn, and the drive to secure license signers including professors and city figures. It notes Grover Cleveland’s later involvement, the role of Presbyterian ties, nearby institutions, and recurring student drunkenness tied to college celebrations.
A partisan note denounces Iowa politicians for ending prohibition as the new code allows beer production in October. The piece blames Republican bosses for reversing prohibition policy and alleges brewing interests will revive across the state. It laments violence and moral decay, invoking martyr Hadock and divine wrath.
The piece surveys Prohibition activism in Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey and critiques party stances on liquor laws. It cites figures like Beveridges and contrasts Republican and Democrat positions while urging temperance advocates to unite for November. The author laments the continued sin of drink and calls for decisive action against saloons.
The writer laments hardship across the nation blaming poverty on liquor legalization. They argue hard times are false, insisting abundance is possible with industry frugality and sobriety, yet rain hampers supply. Local effects include more inmates at the Children's Home and steady counts at the County Infirmary.
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