The New York herald., 1876-08-21
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
AN KLoQuENr APPEAL FROM COLONEL HOY, OF
OHIO.

An KLoQUENT APPEAL FROM COLONEL HOY, OF
OHIO.
One Of the most stirring temperance addresses ever
heard in this city delivered yesterday afternoon to
a number OF persons assembled in the Beecker Build
ing. corner OF Beecker and Morton There
Singing from the Moody and sankey collection OF
sacred songs PRIOR the regular exercises and the
congregation seemed 10 enter very heartily into the
rendering OF such popular hymns as ''Hod tho Fort'
and II Need Thee Every Hour" Mr. J. b. Gibbs tho
President OF the association introduced Mrs Conklin
OF Rochester, Y. lady with some eocutonary
ability, who proceeded 10 deliver poem. entitled
'-rHR TALL TOWER SALOON
This was OF considerable length. and inveip iphed
against the vice OF ntemperance IN no measured Ian
guagc. In the course OF this recitation certain estab
hshment was characterized as demon citadel. giving
TO deludcd men the unvebomed scrpcnt's sting, and
asserting that as the license laws bloody leaf
IN tie nations statutes, ,ney should be torn and
the rule OF King Alcohol denied The lady retired
amid great applause. and Mr. President q bbs the
lady the thanks OF the union without dlssentieut voice
to mar the unanimiiy OF the ballot
Colonel Hoy then introduced. and s but ustce
TO him 10 say thai no more eloquent gentleman has
addressed New York audience on the great mora.
question since the veteran John B. Cough eiectr bed
the people on the same Subject
Colonel Hoy commenced by saying that a few years
since the electric sent the whole country
the sad and startling message that one OF most
ecluiiiul cities was ad N ashes Immediately the sym
pathes OF tue woe people were touched aud help aud
succor towed toward lhe upiounates from side
But Today We have fire raging IN our midst In
almost every family there and desoiation, and
yet The people s idly by; yet we have the weapons IN
our hands 10 conquer the destroyer We are Inc peo-
pie and We make the avs With our ballots we can do
more than with bullets and /! these wisely
close all the doors OF
PEsrilENTIAL
Stretch forth your faithful hands, which the moral
power OF the bao, enclosed, and the bleeding
wounds OF the family and the nation Will be healed
The longer the liquor stores Of this metropolis kept
open the longer the responsibility rests citL
Il you say we cannot deny these The privi-
lege OF sellins liquor fathers have in
vain. DO not believe ia any sumptui iry laws This
is free country, and every man has right lie.
liberty and the pursuit of happiness bu, tue moment
that freedom Is used Tor evil that law
steps says ''Stopl" ! shall never forget on
occasion, when | heard judge lecture poor
drunken outcast woman on Tho evils OF nlcmpcrancc.
to repeat her sentences when she turued upon him
ana sud:-"Judge ! know all about It, I've had to-
day the memory OF my mother and my old home but
I've got the appetite. Go ana get the man that
sold me the poison can't help It. I've got the ap
petite"
Horace G. eeley once tried 10 me from drinking,
but told HIM could not STOP n could only cease
for week thought might return TO my reason, but
1t was no use had the appetite, and nothng but the
mercy oi God rescued me from drunkard's grave.
paper and asked tor drink, the young clerk told
they sold no liquor there sald there must be
mistake all the spapcrs the West SAID there
was a rum shop on the premises. The young man got
Greeley the background said pointing It, 'Uh.
II he could come back he would drive you money
changers from the temple ~
Mr.. Gibbs exhibited TO the writer a contract from
Messrs Roster Bal, who occupy the saloon beneath
rribun building, to dispose OF all their right title
tract signed by the respective partners and
messed by q Mr. Rothschild.