The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-18

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.
The Ma..achusetts Liquor ProhibitionIsts In
Observation-Disclosures Mass Meetfng-tirent
Gathering OF the Moral Reformers-Some Of
the Views OF the Good and virtuous-Their
Preparations TO Garry the Coming State
Election. 80
The spirited political campaign in Massachusetts,
frequently forsshadowed In former correspondence OF
the HsRALp, has now fairly commenced. On matters
strictly political there not much difference Of opinion,
for, - il we'll known the voters Of Massachusetts,
are almost q unit for the Congressional plan
Of reconstruction, and equally unanimous for the inn
parchment Of President Johnson II . good can be
made out against dividing him. The dividing question
IL rum-whether its sale shall be restricted by license
whether the sale shall be prohibited altogether At
the convention Of the republican party in this city last
week the question was passed upon, not
withdrawing both the prohbitionists and the
p l. LIS tho license party made strenuous Efforts to
work favori.e plank into the party's platform. The
prohbtonsts discovering the fact that there is grow
ing public sentiment against them have planned
systematic course Of going through the State aud
advocating their cause and the opening
chorus has consisted Of mass meeting
here tonight, which is to be followed by
general State Convention tomorrow. So far there
are evidences of considerable OF . demonstration. The
meeting tonight large and enthusiastic. some
two thousand were present. and all parts OF the stae
represented and all seemed 10 realize the fact that
energetic effort Is required to secure them majority In
the legislative halls next winter, as will be seen from
synopsis OF their proceedings
WILLIAM McCoRSsY OF Worcester one Of the snsr-
getlc prohbitionists OF the "heart OF the Common
wealth, called the meeting 10 order. and William B.
spooner always on hand on temperance occasions.
chosen to preside In assuming his duties he said that
the present was most important crisis to all who be,
Hau that fhA Inf 10 shn
s sne N Hs ' congratuls.od himself that the
doing the liquor traffic than all the
license laws which could be enacted Next to Christianity
its friends should rally around and support it. II had
been said that alcohol is necessary as food; but he
believed that it was only necessary for crime poverty
and pestlencs. Those who are after repeal OF
nom de plume Of the "P. L. LIS" They came to wor.
ceser week ago to carry the Republican Convention,
but they overpowered almost four one but from
this fact he did not think the temperance men should
remain idle but continue to work vigorously and in
dustrously and attend all the primary and
III at the right nominated for while the repnb
can party is in the msjortr the man nominated Is
almost to be elected and should be seen TO that
the p. L. L. do not control the nominations.
The first speaker in order, according TO previous ar
rangcment JOHN ". BERRY OF Lynn, the Secretary
Of the Prohibition Campaign Committee He said that
all the respectable newspapers and even the Lord him.
SELF were in favor OF prohibition and the hrss we're
Cape Cod All that they needed to insure success was
vigorous action for the present is the Gettysburg
Of their The platform Of the L. LIS Is the
the devil Is their captain and ali who favor a
pure and untainted community should be true to
God and tho country. and do all in their power
to roll on the grand car OF temperance, anc
crush beneath II: wheels the Infamous clique who
humanity should not allow It. He then pitched
fsrcsly into some Of those who appeared before the
Legislative Committee last winter In favor OF license
Law, applying such terms to them as mistaken ex-
Governors. VINE bibbing priests debauched cergymen
roughly On ali Who took different view from him Of the
liquor question: and urged those who with them to
work hard and increasingly and the victory would be
theirs.
Rev. Mr. WEBER, from the little coast town Of Rock
port the next and most enthusiastic speaker He
waxed warm aud eloquently for prohibition and against
license said that free liquor traffic pad made the Ger
and tho French the vilest and most dobauched
people on the EARTH and expressed the hope and conn
dence that the citizens Of Massachusetts, would cot
initiate them As the old Bay State had been the first In
all past reforms should be her pride TO take the lead in
this and preserve nvioate upon her statute book the
glorious prohibitory liquor law
Rev. w A. sTAWr, OF Marlboro followed the Rockport
divine in similar dsnunciston Of spirits and spirit
solid phalanx against the liquor traffic and carry the
next escop BY Wholesale, and thus crush forever the
Mr.. o. r. CLARK, Of Winchester, then followed, and
said that be was now forty,elght years old
f' v nss aas % moi cider ' 1 and DROP BOP
| lieved himself TO be living refutation to
that such are
but the Temperance men were vigIant the day would
DO theirs He called the p. l. LIS 'Pretty Litt Q
Lambs" and the prohibonsts would see to II that
they slaughtered this fall In speaking Of ex-
Governor Andrew and his services towards securing
license law, he said that he had great deal OF respect
for him. but II was one Of the beauties OF the repub
can party to denounce any man when he was on the
track and he therefore denounced the Ex-Governor
Mr. EDWARD THOMPSON, OF Boston. made the closing
speech. and very funny and happy one Il was The
substance Of IT, leaving out the jokes and anecdotes.
was death to license laws, and punishment next to
death, TO all who engaged In the liquor selling traffic
He believed that the prohibonsts had them all by tho
nose and that they would oil be wiped out ct the next
election.