National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-23
TEMPERANCE.
MEETING OF THE SONS LAST NIGHT

MEETING OF THE SONS LAST NIGHT
| INTERESTING ADDRESSES.
A very small number Of persons were in attend.
ance upon the public meeting held at the Uni
| tartan church last night. About dozen mem
bers we've present In regalis to represent the
| order.
Mr.. Harmon, of the Second Auditors ONCE, was
introduced, and said this was his maiden effort AZ
| q temperance advocate. He had but recently
foresworn his habits of intemperance, and took
| this opportunity to make q public confession Of
his determination to be temperance man. He
| only wondered why all drinking men did not see
the folly Of their ways from seEinterest, II for no
higher motive. Intemperance Is the accessory
and the instlgator OF crime, and the fruitful
source Of all evil. The salvation Of the country
rests upon the sober men. A desertion Of Liquor
sellers as associates, and oonsigning all such to
the sole cOuntenance Of drunkards, Will of itself
break up the business.
Intemperance is national sin, and Q proper
subject for legislation, as slavery Il is immoral,
hurtfu and fruitful of evil, and such should be
suppressed by prohibition laws 1t is no justifca-
tion that 1t supports our revenue. The public
expenditures to care for the pauperism and crime
that liquor works will ten times exceed the reve-
nue. 1t yields. -.,ra
Liquor selling is subject to suppression by law,
as all other nuiIznces which breed misery and
crime and injure the property interests Of our
neighbors. II legislation permits this business,
which corrupts youth and leaves o broad train Of
evils Is the Inheritance of the parents and sisters
OF the land, then the very best object Of govern
ment Is subverted. The tratiic is known to be i'm
moral, sinful and detrimental to the public. The
time comes a. sure as eternity, when, "as 20 have
sovn 30 shall re reap"
After singing one OF the odes Of the order, Mr.
W. P. Drew was introduced, and said that the
Sona Of Tamneranca the oldaat and mast uRo
full organisation in the country. 1t had stood
with ranks unbroken for thirty years, and aided
In redeemfng more men from the curse of rum
than any other temperance order in the world.
Indeed all other orders are but the branches or
outgrowth of the Sons of Temperance; and much
Of the enthusiasm awakened In the cause, and
the general interest felt in the women's crusade,
are but the legitimate logical outgrowth Of the
temperance sentiment encouraged by these orders
for the past thirty years. There is purpose in
this thing. The cry for legal reform is not to be
answered by mere formal arguments Of politi-
clans, editors, or physicians The only practical
answer which will be accepted by the public is
the annihilation Of the liquor traffic. They were
brought face to face with this trale now as never
before, and the influences all converge in one
solid purpose to stem this tide.
Judge Moore was next introduced, and, after
deplorIng the slim attendance, congratulated
those present on the rapid strides now being made
in the cause, and the entrance Of the principles
into high places, which has given great respecta-
bility to being temperance man. Sober rehec-
ton dictates some standard Of morality, some
definite course Of conduct to every in the jour
ney OF life. One who has no such crterion-is not
worthy the blessings Of citizenship because he is
not At associate for honorable people. He had
no patience with the system Of common morality
which teaches that s man has o right TO desecrate
the sacred Sabbath day and II this is the mo-
rAlty they intend TO teaclF the sooner they seek
their native shores, which to teach IT, the bet
ter for Americans and their institutions.
After further interesting remarks the meeting
was closed.