Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-04-06

THE TEMPERANCE REFORMATION.
Proceedings of the Meeting at Baptist
Church on Monday Evening.
Meeting called to order by Caleb May,
Chairman.
The Secretary, H. P. Sloan, being alb
sent, Geo. D. Perkins was elected Sec
rotary pro tenn.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. r.
Norton.
The report Of Senate Committee, of
the Iowa Legislature, on the Suppress
sion of Intemperance, was read by Rev.
Albert True. The same gentleman
read extracts from the House Report !;
also made interesting remarks, COM
mending the positions taken by the
Committees, they having reported ad-
versely to the repeal Of the Prohibitory
Liquor Law. -...... -.-.... .......
Children from the Orphans Home
sung Temperance Song.
Hon. z. Streeter was called out. He
spoke in favor of the present law, and
said that those most in favor of its re-
peal and the substitution of a license
law were those engaged in the liquor
traffic. He said that liquor-selling was
right or wrong, and that If right it
should be let alone aud If wrong it
should be prevented.
H. P. Sloan (who had come in) was
called on to report on behalf Of the
!. Prosecuting Committee. He commenc-
ed by reading brief editorial from the
temperance Platform, referring to the
movement against liquor in Cedar Falls.
In regard to the prosecutions, he report
ed that the Committee had gone on as
best they could The liquor-sellers had
made strong defense by making objec-
tons, filing demurrers, changing venue,
&c. Though no resrl. Of any trial had
yet been made known, the Committee
felt encouraged at the present condition
of the work, and had no doubt of nnal
success. Two cases only had been tried.
The Chairman tMr. May made re-
marks. He related circumstance to
show the effect on the liquor-sellers,
which indicated that they had no dis
position to buy heavy stocks at the pres
ent time.
DIR. Kerr took the floor. He said there
were some who wanted to stand neutral
(as the fellow said, they wanted to stand
nulsance) in this matter. He thought
they might be nuisance, but that they
could be neutral was out of the ques-
ton.
Col. Sessions was called up. He said
he had no new ideas to advance. He
stood where he had stood for the past
forty years, and his views were we'll
known. He spoke in favor of encour-
aging the organization of Good Tenn
plars in Cedar Falls.
Mr.. Sessions took his seat by calling
on J. @. A. Crosby. He Crosby
thought his friend (Col. Sessions) was
trying to make fun of him. He had
never been in a saloon only when they
took Vicksburg. Since he had been o
magistrate in Cedar Falls he had receiv.
ed stronger and more impressive tenn
perance lectures than ever came from O
Cough. He related some touching Incl.
dents which had come under his obsery.
alton. &c.,. ....s. ... =.
Mr.. A. d. Barnum, having been &C.
cused by the previous speaker of having
lager beer well, took the floor and
said the Justice (Mr. Crosby was prob,
ably the best able to decide the ques'
ton. He thereupon went on to give
certain persons who took to the defense
of throwing garbage into wells, &C., 8
most decided scoring. He said that Il
by threatening his personal safety or by
injuring his property it Was hoped tc
deter him from labOring for the sup.
preston of the liquor-traffic in Cedar
Falls it was great mistake. No amount
of effort at intimidation would avail to
prevent him from the performance OF
his duty in this matter. He said that
prominent liquor-dealer had declared
to him that $4,000 could be raised tc
"clean out this temperance reforma.
ton. The suppression of the traffic
could never be accomplished unless the
people would come boldly and earnestly
up to the performance of their duty
He made strong appeal for united eff
fort. He would like to see an organiza-
ton by which the opinion of every
person in the community could be got
at. If a pledge was offered he thought
all but the constant visitants of our
hell-holes" would sign it, and he did
mt know as he cared whether such did
or not.F He thought that there could
not be too many temperance organiza-
tons in the community. He was in
favor, however, ofencouraging the pres
ent organization. ....g ....
: The Chairman called the attention of
the meeting to the necessity of funds
Sheppard Wilson was Treasurer, and
those willing to help were requested to
call on him. He said we must never
give it up. If we give it up now, we
are gone. He would not live in Cedar
Falls under whisky rule.
Mr.. Barnum offered motion for the
appointment of Committee Of three to
report temperance pledge at the next
meeting. The motion prevailed, and
the meeting elected the following COM
mittee: 2. Streeter, A. D. Barnum, H,
P. Sloan.
On motion, meeting adjourned for one
week from tonight to meet at Presby-
terrain Church.
CALEB MAY, chm.
GEO. D. PERKINS Secy pro tenn.
CEDAR FALLS, April I'd, 1885,
a Joke on Pub. Docs.-The gentle
man whom most people call "The
Hampton Mail Carrier" and some have
the impotence to speak of as "Old
Leather Breeches," but whom q few
call Birch, which is really the gentle
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