The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-02-28

At Phillips Hall. Thursday night
last, our German fellow citizens met
to protest against the woman's crusade
now being prosecuted against the
whisky saloons of our city. The meet
ing was organized, by the appointment
of H. he Gerrs,T President; John
Peterson, Vice President; and John
Zeyen, Secretary. The speakers were
Father Hundt. of the German Catholic
Church, Revs. Lowenstein and
Rentsch, of the German Lutheran
Church. The proceedings were con-
Quoted in the German language, which
we do not understand, and, of course,
for the gist of what took place, we are
indebted to those who do.
1t will be perceived that the extra
ordinary spectacle is presented in this,
Indignation meeting of a beyy Of Rev
erend gentlemen, combined together,
of entirely different religious views, to
uphold about thirty liquor-saloons in
our city, who are all selling that which
another reverend gentleman-quite as
respectable as either of the above
named speakers-denounced as liquid
fire and distilled damnation ~ They
all denounced the woman's movement,
and called upon the FIVE thousand
Germans Of our city to stand up for
their God given rights the, tight TO
drink whenever they felt like it, and
to stand by and support these enter
prising saloon-kecpers, who are always
prepared to accommodate their custo-
mers and render all the assistance in
their power to create, foster, and Gull
tivate in them an appetite for intoxi-
eating drnksi William Baxter was
denounced as ''club-footed idiot, y
| to whom one of the speakers ascribed
all the trouble that had come upon
/ their friends, the dealers in liquor,
and the interference with the glorious
right they had met to vindicate, for
themstoYseA contEssy law, and their
nrstonars 10 drinI al smuch as they
wanted to, $50 they didn't make hogs
of themselves" This was said to be
a free country" but they enjoyed
more freedom in Germany, and didn't
| get drunk there although they drank
wine and beer. One or the Reverend
speakers said one truth, without in
tending it, and that was that the ladies
who were trying to persuade the Ii
quor dealers to quit, were casting
pearls before swine" We do not
know how the liquor sellers enjoyed
this left handed compliment; proba'
bly, they could Mt realize the Reverend
speakers little Joke
Il The committee on resolutions, CON
| sisted ofGeo. Haseccstef, J Is. Smith
meyer, and DR.. Meyer; who reported
a series of resolutions, one was t.
7 cease dealing in business with an.
avOWed temperance man or woman
: and another never to vote for an.
: candidate for any Office, who is in ia
9 vor of temperance and sobriety, ant
3 is opposed to liquor selling and drunk
enness. Here's an opportunity 70
liquor sellers to change their business
e by becoming candidates for Office! /
n mo drunkard can get into the King
I dom of Heaven" there's a chanc
still on earth that the drunkard ma
e ker can get into Office! Whisky an
beer are truly great levelers!! Thos
4 whom the Scripture dcnounces
g s~ee' against, for putting the bottl
to their neighbours lips, and maxim
$ them drunkep," and those, the sam
), holy writ delegates to preach ten
perance, righteousness, and judgmer
r to come" meet Oh a level!
81 What degrading spectacle to COZ
e template!! .skreo itaiiTni
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