National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-17
TEMPERANCE.


Bublic Meeting Last Might
A public temperance meeting was held last
evening, In the basement Of Rev. Or. MeadOr's
church, on virginia avenue between Four-and-
a-half and sixth streets, South Washington,
under ihs aaspices, Of Phoenix Tent !. o. n.
Mr.. Y. L. kldwell presided, and the exercises
were commenced with singing, followed by
prayer, offered by DR.. Meador, who Afterwards
made few remarks cOngratulatlng the members
OF the Order on the success they had met with In
the department Of labor In which they were en-
gagged. He had wondered many times why men
DID yield themselves up 20 the terrible vice Of
force OF example, and that they were addicted TO
drink ere they were aware Of the fact. Others
DID i from love Of drink. His impression was
that u was founded more on the immediate effects
that induced persons TO drink, as few drinks
would make them sprlghtly and feel prepared for
any emergency.
lie had seen young men about entering into
new relations, as receiving their bride from the
minister, fOTtifying themselves from embarrass-
ment by few drinks. Others do so 10 drown
sorrow; then again II was regarded a. a species
Of soclabllity, and In some sections was regarded
as Of great Importance, There were other
causes that led young men to lntemperance and
down TO early graves Of sorrow, They could
live without the use Of Intoxicating liquors far
better than by the Indulgence, lie bid them put
their foot upon the evil, and though many might
tall about them, they would stand erect In the
full power Of manhood and intellect that God
had endowed them with.
Mr.. VIM. A. Ryan, Of Baltimore, was then in
troduced, and said he regretted the inclcmency
not entirely dead In this city. Il was astnnlsh-
! Ing what little Interest was being taken by the
masses In the cause OF temperance reformation.
II started In 1874 and he happened TO he &C
quainted with the nrst man to start a society-lt
was J. q. PendletOn, Of Nelson county, Va lie,
| with three Others, signed pledge; aud although
ne lived 70 be over eighty years Of age, he never
! violated II, In 1881 the speaker was induced "a
| sign the pledge on account Of the evil he saw
about him from the use Of Intoxicating liquor.
Hundreds had gone down TO thesEnve since
| that time and left stained record behind them
| This thing drunkenness was the root Of all evil
| temperance was great moral principle, lying al
the foundation Of everything that was good
! great aud glorious. Intemperance had been
! confined TO no class or condition Of men, hui
| belonged to all, and brought disgrace wherever
| II fell. He remembered church, which HI
/ should not name, three Of the bishops Of whict
fell victims In one year, and fourth had chargei
| brought against him. He bid them purify TIT
| pew as well as the pulpit, and then the people
! will feel their power and be careful how the,
come up from the dens Of infamy and offer them
selves as candidates for our suffrage. II Il sait
that politics should have nothing ~ do witt
temperance. When they will unite "a one mai
and say that they will vote for no man tina
sOlcits votes In rum hole, then can they driyl
those men to their holes like muskats.
They started In Baltimore, but commence
! wrong end foremost they brought out some can
didAtes hut they did not receive enough vote
for a cOrpOral's guard. He hid them vote for NJ
man, u matters not what his politics might he
unless they carried out the principles Of temper
anCe.
There was made In this country In isTO.sixty
six million gallons Of whisky, which brought
not astonishing that this should be called cOun
try OF drunkards. lie hid them II they saw
man going down to ruin not to turn their back
upon him, but take him to their bosom and rails
him up. He urged the women present. II the
had husbands or brothers addicted 10 drink {
treat them kindly and try by persuasive meai
ures TO bring about reform. they might talk O
law, hut what they wanted was protective law
for all others were of little avail Educate null