New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-07
ADDRESS OF John b. COUGH.

Mr. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Thirty years ago. the 9th day OF the month"; spoke
for the first time IN NewYOrk City, in the old Broadway
Tabernacle | remember It very we'll DR.. Bacon OF
NewHaven made a ina gnifcent speech. When was III
PRODUCED people went out; was unknown I have been
working since i'll the temperance movement, and have
never WeaTied OF II. | have enjoyed tonight
a feast that seldom have the priv &c of enjoying
hearing Others speak and we have heard most eloquent
words We are battling the drink We are not waging
with mems opinions; We are fighting the drink for
that winch It produces An IL. u. dining at the
table OF lady wh0 when Gen. Grant was spending two
days her hOnse, refused 10 tolerate drop OF vino
or spirits table, and who when about toenerain
the British nobility, she did and they inquired, Can
be understood that neither wine ale, nor spil1ts are
offered in my house" This gentleman referred to was at
her dinner table, and said enjoy glass OF wine, and
have got in tie ha" Of gsps IT, she h gays, ~ s
viii take from US all our iuxuries think wine PRO.
notes digestion. Did yon ever hear OF a man who
S0 vo would sSe e M% e ceae shG pe
" Did you ever hear Of man standing upon gaows-
tcc and ing 10 the witnesses of the execution, Now
my friends, take warning by inc and never eat any
ccescf or did youover read in the newspapers when
murdered in our streets that those men had been
ealing ciecscp" Laughter and applause Show TO me
that cheese produces clghtnths OF the crime, seven
cghihs of the paupcIisln, "n-hIf OF the unacy show
10 that cheese produces the result that drink does
and by tho grace OF God will battle the cheese Just
Ecfercucr has been made tonight TO a certain minister
Of this city who spoke Of moderation know there was
thing said about the minister speaking OF The Scrip
lures being IN favor Of wine. do not 60 10 the Bible for
Thou shalt abstain from horse racing Thou shalt abstain
these things because they are detrimental to the
best interests Of The community. All | want in the
Bibc is the awfulntss Of my principle. II IL
more lawful for me To abstain than II Is for you
drink. do not stand here and liat every man who
drinks mus: become drunkaid There are moderate
drinkers. There men who he moderate drinkers
My father moderate d1nkcr ana he lived TO be %
OF age remember. when was boy, OF getting
Il for him He would take O glass OF hot sI;r
its and water before he went TO bed He
,s % was 010 cs diAn IN eash Ny fsISe tS
could drink m9derhtcy hut ms sou could no more DO so
than yon cond blow ups powder magazine or hre on u
gun Moderately. Then yOn say you weaA minded
niD. II am weak minded that cannot drink mod
eialcly ihcp al" strong enough TO let 1t aone alto
gether iAppahee
example Yon set an example that some wen cannot fol-
low, and FOR lilt reason II Is not good one" The
affecting mans system. You can poison u Christian to
death just IA well as yon can Hot"ntot Have there
been no men that bave fallen Into drunkenness That Id
grace Lher hesrisf Have yOn never had church
bcre disciplined iOr drunAeiinesSi knew the wife of
clergyman when -ie visited her friends would take
matches and scratch them on the wall TO search Tor
liquor. sbe would drink camphcne. ] prove
God for help. wi,s dead. AMI half empty bot
tie OF brandy found under her pillow. hold tndt
tina, don't discipline him for driDA. knew man
who dir, pinned IN his church for eng by
two glasses Of brandy aud wafer. Incy did hot dis
cipIinc him for what he could help. They disciplined
hiu because he oouldn NJ stand two glasses Of
very church drink more than two glasses every day
OF e'r Sss should 1S eil H. OF %o%idn there be
tor drink. can help bending my elbow aud bearing the
glass my Hips aud swallowing H. but when once nave
swallowed IT, my l0~cr IL has gone After ~ years
Of observation. WHEN druDkard 10 me tell him
You nave lItljo power IN and Of yourself Try 10 get
help fruin IIi,u who IL all IN all
We laugh sometimes a. drunkenness but we must re-
membcr that that which we laugh at is phase OF an
wful fact Drunkenness 10 dcbang, ainning every
thing that IL bright und noble aud God like In a human
being What shall do about u hut 10 fight IL Slavery
existed until God DIT u take IL into his hands. and
with the sacrifice Of than three hundred thousand
rpcu and wltl the cost of uIuTe than four
nuioas VI dsllars, lie swept with HE own right hand