The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07
THE TEMPERANCE WAR.

IMPENDING ASSAULT UPON THE BOARD OF Az
SHOT FROM REFORMED "KNlGHr OF THE
KEG."
The usual Sunday meeting OF tho American Temper.
nncc Union, Mt Cooper institute, took place yesterday
afternoon IN presence OF large audience, Prcsi-
dent, Walter Logan, In the chair Tho proceedings
wero marked by distinctive features outside the
ordinary course-namcly, tho passage OF a series OF
resolutions In regard Of the Board OF AL
dcrnen tho decision Of tho Court OF Appeals
Excise law and an address from original knight
the Keg or, as advertised, ga converted rumsecr."
The Chair announced that conference had been neid
with several clergymen and crusade organized against
the common enemy. II also stated hat the Rev.
Dr. Fulton, Of Brooklyn, would shortly address the
union in reply 10 Chancellor Howard Crosby and his
vino theories.
Mrs. Jennie f. Parks claimed that
great auxiares In tho OF temperance and yet,
shc said, men would turn them aside possessing
little influence Such men forgot that the first agrees
sive In the history OF creation committed by
aud however wrong that act may have been shc
has been made to suffer long OF misery by VI
cxpiaton through the diaboca agencies Of the demon
rum She believed that IL President Hayes should
issue proclamation abollshing the rum tranc
believed no was willing to dol Il would DO hailed With
much Joy throughout tho land as was the procama
ton oil Lincoln aboshing slavery.
FATHERS
Tho folio wing resolutions we're then presented b.
SIR. Cady and unanimously adopted: -
Whereas Board Of Aidermen Of this passed
preamble and resolution san that tho decision
Of the Conrt Of Appeals under which the Commissioners Of
except to hotel popre,os would enfosed compel many
excise en for their 70 na, ne anoss
whereas they have me LEGISLATURE 70 pasi
Resolved THAT we. tho American Temperance Union and
this audience assembled hereby declare
moral and sacceous practice Of trying 10 sustain bene
sale Of licenses 10 sell aeonoiic drinks
rhahty. bn, only paia,lng employed By i'm
az % x M e. to sssys the gass ~ mean"
shielded from governmental interference.
and y" on and
mem" Of soSs,.ey n9 s".e aud complete 'ae ss viii
prohibit tho manufacture Importation aud sale OF al al
Resolved That copy OF these resolutions be presented
society 70 lbs city as an express
sion Of the sentiments and policy OF this union aud this
meeting.
Tho Chair appointed MIRA jennie Il. Parks Mrs J.
B. Conklin ana Mrs. Dickns prcasurcr OF tho
American Temperance unionl as such committee.
TnE cosvEgrED LIQUOR skfLKR rAKks TIKI
Thomas n. bounty. who Is pacarded tho con-
verified rum seller was introduced He has a sonorous
voice, with powers OF mimicry that render hts relation
oil character anecdotes quito amusing. Ho has been
four years engaged In the temperance cause, has
spoken in stc'nway Hall. in tho Church Of
tho Disciples and In other churches in this
city, and has been engaged In this work in tho
said that In the town OF watcrtown, In this state,
from little society composed mt hrst Of only thirteen
members there Is now temperance organization
numbering over twelve hundred. IL was so in other
parts OF tho State aud IN tho test. Tho temperance
nrc WINS raging grandiy. There why IL
should not DO so here In New York All that ncccs.
sary was for temperance men, tho reformed mon,
To work. The good Horace Greeley once said the why
TO ''rcsumc To resume" lie would say the way
To hep the tsmpcrnnco Cause was to work Go down
among the Sums In Water street. in Greene street and
elsewhere and work right tho spot where the evil
In This city, when nj times Ito wandered tho
streets shrlcss and stock glcss famshcd with hunger
ptnched by the cold through his scanty rninent He
sand ne had tho dclirum ircmcns four tines That bo
Kept n drinking saloon In Blcecker street. but
forced to abandon u by process OF law Ho knew all
the ircc lunch places by roc and described the mode
which some poor wrctches resort 10 TO obtain dram
after their money IL exhausted Some OF his ancc.
dotcs Kept the audience in roar OF laughter yet the
pictures were all sad ono