, 1873-02-20

already passed at Springfield, and thoy must 10
rosiatod by Ako moana. Temperance mon must
tion Of timo whom tho aco,lrBod traffic IN strong
longth md broadth Of tho whole county.
otronco =: IT, deymasn' ~ Of Chicago made report In
Daroa,. IN Ohioago.,, Ho Hnia tint, about thtr-
toon months ago, thero wan scarcely a raY Of
hopo for tho friends Of temperance ns The ca,,uo
soonned to bo rotrogrndIng, but brighter md
potter orr aGwned aftor tho pasange Of the Now
Tho frlonde of temperance tn Chicago, after tho
passage OF that INV began ut once to movo on
tho onemy,a works, and d meotlng was callotl, at
which Committ9o Of sovonty Of somo Of our
out Tho provIalona of tho Tomperarco law. Out
0f this Committee grow tho organization Of tho
Temperance burenu, which has nlrenly accom-
plfghod 50 much good to tho temperance cause,
end e1 was =. ouch terror to tho saloon. keepers.
Alroady tho Bureau Ind procured 300 indictments
Rgainat aaioon-koopera undor tho law Of last
Wlntor, and IN ono case tho Judge had sentenced
tlo mon % @ who sold tho liquor In violation Of Tho
iaW to both flne and imprisonment In tho County
jail. Tho next movo tho Duronu mado was to
lns1sG upon tho enforcement Of tho Sunday law,
and the reBult was that, during its enforcement,
there hau been m absolute doartll Of tho crop OF
sunday murders with Which thoy we're wookly
thoir poison on tho Sabbath. Tho Buroan in
tended to "carry the war into Afrlca," aud, il
possible, strengthen tho law pasaca by tho
aas eoonts So anar ana make tFea It M on
to bo eventually driven out Of Chicago, aud tho
violonco only shows tho weakness of thor causc.
temperance men must bo prepared to stand by
euccoB8.
fred. D. Dalton, Of strontor, ILL.,, was tho noxt
speaker. He said tlat, III tho rural diatrots,
thoy nado distinct issue on thin tomporanca
question could DO elootod to Office of trust antl
responsibility. Flo predicted that this crusade
against rum would go on, until tho last vestgo
Of tho wlliskey-power lad boon6anished from
tho State. 10 eaid tho. Good Iemp1ar Lodges
wore m rapidly increasing, md tho young rapidly
means Of 0hildren's Gold Water Temples.
a. 2: Paxton, Of Chicago, Was tho next spon't-
O., and extorod moro particularly into tho ncccs-
aity Of orgaliizing temperance societies Of child
country to DO thoroughly temperance. Already
thoro were three different associations of chill
drou, called :" Bands Of Hope" organized in Chi
cago, one OF which hpd ovor 500 mombors.
L. ". CLARK, Of Chicago, was tho next speaker.
and all that ho was, and all that llo had, he owed
to tho Good Templars, having been ore Of tho
"brands saved from the burning" Ho said Ills
lodge made distinctive feature Of reforming tho
druntard, and tho lower and more dobaaod @
man had become through this accuraod appc-
tito, the greater was tho readiness with which
they stretched out thoir hands to assist him.
Chicago could not bo ruled by $4,000 Ger1nnl,v,
or $4,000 Irishmon or TO- 600 law-brealsers Of any
nationality, but tic law muat bo enforced oil
Sunday at all hazards. Ho said It VAS G mistake
to place the Irish az standing with tho Gcrmana
al against tho Sunday Inv, as most Of them wero
on the Hide Of law and order.
Bome personal rocolloctfons Of tho tc1nporanco
reform, and did not approyot tlpt taato of thn 900