Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-25

something IN Hthenatufeof q c0ngression-
81 Iovefeast was held in Washington last
SUNDAY night. it is chronicled as THE 'first
meeting of the Congressional Temperance
soclety''-a paradoxical institution which
ls called temperance society because its
members are living illustrations gofl the
evils OF intemperanee. - 4 ~'NA
The chairman of the society, desiring
upon the occasion of its firstimeeting to
impress upon the minds of members as
strongly as possible the eyifspf intemper-
ance, introduced Senator Yates.
Senator Yates announced that he had
signed the pledge s.for good % What effect
this announcemeht had upon the meeting
is not stated, although Mr.. Price, of Iowa,
remarked that he had never before witness
ed scene like that before him. The infer
ence which one draws from this obSerVa-r
tion of the member from Iowa is that Sena-
tor Yates was entirely sober. A good
many people in Illinois will be ready to ex-
claims with MIRO Price, that they never be-
fore heard Of anything like,iti ,ss.,iu
1t is not, however, the first time that they
have heard of Senator Yates signing the
pledge; bus it would appear that on all
previous occasions the Senator did not Sign
the pledge for good" He either signed
1t for bad, or with the mental reservation
that, some day OF otheFs ehe would sign It
again. 'Sisaaa q SD
Senator Yates also stated that when he
himself to his full height" This statement
of the Senator implies that on the previous
occasions of bis signing the pledge he did
not raise himself to his full height Why
hehdid not can only be surInised by those
who were not present.
Prior to his signing the pledge for
good" Senator Yates says he considered
himself only moderate drinker; but the
trouble was, he 'had the failing when
drunk OF letting everybody know It."
There was also another trouble, which the
Senator did not I1entiOn-he had the fail
ing OF not letting people know when he
was sober. These two failings, taken to-
getner, constitute an excellent reason why
the Senator should have signed the pledge
. for good" s9I sit1eias99 IS " .G-f,s} =
iaThe pledge which Senator Yates says he
has signed $ for good" is,e it appears, a
pledge which runs to the State of Illinois,
TO all who love him, to Kate and the chill
dren.n Some of the pledges which the SEN
ator did not sign & for good" also ran to the
State of Illinois, and if not to all who loved
him. at least to all Wh0voted for him. Such
pledge was given on the balcony of the
st. Nicholas Hotel in Springfield, upon the
occasion of his election to the Senate, and
it was understood at the time that it was
only in consequence of such a. pledge that,
the Senator obtained his election. But it,
would appear that the Senator on that oc-T
casion. did not "raise himself to his full
height" Perhaps, in view of the occasion
and the surroundings, that is more than
any man of Senator. Y Yates' habits could be
expected to do in a place where all the
liquor is of the quality usually kept in
Springfield oiils57sE HfiT ohi gsz12b . - 10
That Senator Y Yates has signed the pledge
''fOr good" that he has sraised himself to his
full height,'' and caused member of con
gress to exclaim that he never Witnessed
the like before, are circumstances which
not only all who love him hut all who do
not love him, will rejoice to hear They
will fervently nope, moreover, that, instead
of letting every body know when he is
drunk, the Senator viii hereafter take more
pains to let people know when he is sober.
Chicago Times. .1-a si.' 'ite'7 31s