New-York tribune., 1874-03-30
TEMPERANCE.
TIE STATE OF THE CRUSADE.

| TIE STATE OF THE CRUSADE.
REBUFF IN CINCINNATI-THE LICENSE SYSTEM DE-
| PENDED.
| CINCINNATI, March 28.-The WOmens Tenn
perance Leagues have received Mayor Johnsons proca
nation forbtding street prayng before saloons but
have not indicated their future policy. An immense
meet pg OF all classes Of ctzens at which 25oo people
esent held at Exposition Hall tonight ant
speeches were made by Judge whitman. Judge TAFT,
Rabbi Lille 9thl and others in behalf OF the License
law Geo. +. Davis presided. II resolved that 8
udicous license law will meet the wants Of the times,
and is the best solution OF the liquor question Tho
womans movement spoken OF respectfully, though
condemned by implication.
DO LEWIS IN BosroN-HE REVIEWS THE CAMPAIGN
IN OHIO-His VIEWS ON PROHIBITION.
fBY TELEGRAPH THs TRIBUSg.l
Boston, March 29.-Muslc Hall was crowded
tonight by such assembage never before squeezed
within portals Dr. Do L. wis the Temper
Crusade IN the West. The audience was not only
interested but lnqustive. II asked questions andso
sharply at times that there more than once promise
Of serious disturbance. The doctor tried to avoid com
uniting himself the prohibition law. and narrowly
escaped shipwreck that point Iu beginning he said
he had not asked tho chairman TO cay
that he lectured OF charge, but as the
pers still busy with tho 700
story he would make personal explanation whch no
had always refused to do before. II he to be called
a sheepthief no would not dony it. For three months
he had worked in the temperance cam-
pagn harder than he had ever worked
before in his life; hard that fortnight ago
he lost his voice, and could speak word Tor tive
day uo nad received soo, ana
penses little less than so0) In Worcester
he had received notnios. and 1t cost him over 30 while
he stay ed there.
The speaker gave interesting account OF the incep
ton the work and its progress in ONO. He had no
dOubt the reformation was permanent. Opportunity
being given to those who Wished to ask
questions. DIR. LOWS, in reply. said that
special pledge was prepared for druggists TIE move
ment mad not been failure single town where 1t
had been tried. On being asked II ho thought 1t would
succeed here he SAID there were four methods
tried in the West. The first. aud that which
occupied niue tenths of all the tins secret prayer
and prayer ths churches. Iu Olo 17,JTj run shops
had closed. and single runseier had 'i0ated
his pledge given TO the women.
one woman then Indignantly asked If 1t bad come to
this that we go rOund aad pray fcr those VINO
had murdered husbands brothers. aud fathers
This pronounced by the speaker not proper quos
ton anu tho audience was requested to
sing a verse of Nearer, Ny God. to Thee"
Next a sharp questonor who wanted TO know
II the Doctor believed IN the Prohbltory law inc
question had be repeated two three times before
The Doctor acknowledged that 1t was blundor IL
could not bo enforced in Boston because teD-
perance mcu did not believe selling rum was
q crime as much stealing horse. H3Fo ho was in-
terruped by the Cnarman who dd not wish to be held
responsible for any such statements He had engaged
DIR. Lewis to lecture in the interest vi temperance
and tue Prohbltory law. aud tho member OF
the Alliance did believe 1t worse crime
to sell glass Of liquor than to steal horse. Dr. Lowis
re piled he did not want to DO responsible
for him; he could stand hts two legs. usually
He then proceeded give his for opposing the
probiDitory law aud tho meeting quetod down.