, 1874-03-23
TEMPERANCE.


Or tho public: Tho oraok resort Of tho leglsa.
tors OF Ohio Ia worry nicoly-kout, orderly COLL
5ecuonory-stofo,. with n bar In tho renr; and
horo tho women llayo visitod daily, 80 far Will
Columbus has lccn rather 4 conspicuous Tom.
po1nnce.contro to day. IIn!f-a.tloxcn proi,ibi-
noniss fanet'cs, who havo their lna.es III ivory
largo oity, hatl nlottod to
HOLD CONVENTION.
Ihoy had glyon tho impulse. but tho momentum
tho Cr1lBae hal gnnett tore 1t out OF their graBp.
Thoir occupation Rone thoy tried little Bcllonl-
ing and called Convention, to wiIcl, aboYt 2oo
tho character Of the promoters, and kopt At ro-
ssrectfrl dis anco from tho Convention. Every
body who Ind an Ism to yensilate brought 1t
with HIM. Tho proh'bltfonists mustered worry
asrong Tho in..ho.c Constitution was out in
full force; THO woniata-sufrrago people woro
thero all tho discoltlant octnotts OF q Convon-
ton wole present. Tho callers Of tho Convet,-
tiou wero hot o1ual to tho tnnk md tho day WIS
passed. ln wrangling about the objoot Of tho
mcoting.
In tho oyoning mot
DO 1EwrB
for the first timo and Ills addresses to the Con-
yent1on wcro tile main fonturoA Of tho whole
couoern. LOWS, In manner and porsonhol, To-
sembles Mr. scasnnon: As a. speaker, ho soon,s
to resemble "Drother" Moody Bomowt,at. Do-
fore rounding or q sontouco. or II pcrploxod for
an idca. 10 will hnrl in call for player or Il
hymn. Lowis cannot Lcar to talk 10 an audience
which docs not represent an admsson-feo.
"CharEo 10 oonts admission, for wont ad.
aresa MI audience gratuitollsly,' lo dccared
once Or twice. But Ito Ind a motive last evcp-
ing,-to kill off tho prohibjtlonstH in tho Con-
ycntton, ,-nnd | am not suro TINT ho did not
succeed. Tho man must bo "a obstinate rs q
mule." ho exclaimed, "who Gnu travel through
MasaachusottB, mud then ray that Prohibition Is
not faiuro. will frankly confesa TINT Pro-
hipitory Legislation l,aB
nsEATLY 1NoNEAsED 1NTEMrRnANOE
wherever il lus bcpu attonnied Eilo pro1bI-
tiunists havo bccn premature III their demands.
II will ounle to this at laHt but not yet for 1ot3
time." Lewis claimB that in no Bma!l town,
after tho Alliance or League Inns once bcon per-
fcctcd, hnyo the ladies' given way until thoy lave
boon completely AuceoAsful. am approhonsiye
that tl1u druggists Of tho surrendered towns
con!4l tale unfold.
Among tho speakers 10 night was
nEApLE,
Of the Cincinnati Commercial, who has hoon for
sonlo weeks OH the road looking up this busi-
noas. 1lo is iluont md logical speaker, and
delivered all anti-rrohibitionist address which
silonced The ndyocntcs of that theory. Beadlc
hnpponB to bo ongaBcd In q row. Flo WIS
down at Chllllcotho few days ago, when Judge
Stafford doliyod an contemporaries address,
nous, md unworthy OF Judge. salford To-
tortcd TINT Bcadle drank glaaH of boor, Of
which lle had 'Bworn evidence. and ho was, con-
aequontly. no better tllan hn should be. The
correspondent replied by referring to the Terba-
tim report Of tho speech, aud now tells audi
cncos that le II not radical temperance mau.
1t III fact worthy Of notice that
THE CATHOLICS
havc taken no lot nor part in ths matter. Arch
bishop purcell's letter upon the subject, md the
sharp, rashor raaping, lottors Of aoma Catholic
clorgymen il Ohio hayo croatcd strong anti
Catholic feeling. Tho temperance movement il
identified here With the alothodlst chulch.
G. 4. e.