Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-02-22
HON. HENRY YILsON ON TEMPER
ANEE

At the New E.gland Temperance Con
VenJiou, held IN sston lately. the Hon
Henry Wilson spke as follows Before I
was twenty years ago | took the total alb
stluence pledge, and / have kept 1t more
than q thIrd of aentury I thought when
a young man tha when [ should be ff.y
years OF age | night use spurious LIQUORS
with safety 70 myeif and without ielrluent
% others / haE passed that age aud I
clearly see now aat cannot use in1Oxisa-
ing liquors as beverage with safety 10
myself nor WIEhEt detrmeut to others
es, sir, / realize lore than ever before the
necessity and thdUty Of maintaining the
character OF a Cnotly tenn mperate man.
Loud applause see young men 10 the
bloom oE YOUTH see men IN the pride Of
mature manhood auandering talents, time.
possessions evarthlng-b blasting rcpata-
Ji9as and tL5 hoqs OF kindred and friends
anu would not hys upon my soul the con
scl5usaess that h1 1y precept or example
iared any young MA 90 drunkenness for all
ghe hongrs OF tdauITcrsc. Applause
] Ll sorrows Of d-lkenuess glare up0n Us
from J1a cradle t1Ae grave. From child
hood have szen-ay- and tala t00-the
ueasurelass evils oltemperance. Kindred
aad friends near al dear ID me-kIndred
and friends L tgderly love and whose
memories ! shall esr fJndiy cherish, have
been Its victims. AuxleLiss for the near
and loved burdenDur lives. In view o.
these great sorrow that rest upon us, We
should be Wiling tgnaks the personal sac
rlhce-H It be q sa-ihce-t0 put aside the
cup Of Iur0xicauouL L have never felt it to
be q sacrifice. APPLAUSE
Ln 1915 ! went Washington 20 carry
petitions, signed bRiZty thousand men Of
this Commonwealth against the admission
Of Texas as a slayhuiding State John
Quincy Adams, in hose district [ resided.
made dinner partyor me. Eminent men
sat around that tais-0ue Of the number
has since been Spaker Of the House OF
Representatives twaave been Cabinet off
GERS aud two have ben Foreign Ministers
/ looked up 10 Mr.. dams with profound
admiration and reveuce. During the en-
tertaiument Mr. Adams asked me TO drunk
glass Of VINE with I'm / was embarrassed
---heslJated a m0men, it was the sorest trial
OF my lIte, but / )meh1w succeeded in
stanmering oul-'c, l never take wine,
treat applause hat answer settled the
matter tor me hae never found It hard
since to utter those words, nor 10 fill nay
glass with cold water | have often since
sat at the tables OF Governors, Senators,
Foreign Ministers, tabinet officers, Gen-
erals, AdmIrals, and Presidents but [ have
ever found it easy to leciiue the protered
wIneeup. Applause The real difficulty
IS not ia Others, it Is n ourselves Temp
tatIons are ever AROUND and about Us. The
only ung Tor the temperance man ID De IS
70 stand lntexlbE Ern in his plighted faith.
lie who Is ready 70 I've by his temperance
pledges VIII wlu the respect even Of men
who lndulge 10 the excessive use Of intazIca-
ting drinks Applause.
The holy cause Of temperance must be
e2Tls6esg1' ahnifeg3R1qgeS3ry where. an must
feel, realize that they have personal duty
to perform they mustbe examples OF per
sonai fidelity. Let evUy friend Of this hal
lowed cause ever remember that It's advance
meat demands individual responsibility.
Applause.
we intend, Mr.. President, to have the
Capitol free from intoxicating liquors a
rublic sentiment mlst be created and devel
0ped that viii bauBh Intoxicating liquors.
from all public buildings, and deter public
officers in the army and navy, In Congress,
the Cabinet and the Executive Mansion,
from the conversion Of the public buildings
into 3ram-shops, The way TO create and
develop that sentiment is for the people Go
lead temperance lives, and through paipit
Iecture-room and convention aRd by al
means sanctioned b. Law, humanity and re-
Ijqion, let the pubic men of the country
those in Office and those who hope Co be il
office. know that they VIII no longer tolerat
drunkenness in official life. Prolonged
applause.