The New York herald., 1877-09-17
WAR AGAINST KING ALCOHOL.

OREGON AND ORANGE COUNTY ON THE GRAND
EvM-Loc11. OPTION AND THE DUTY OF THE
PEOPLE AT THE POLLS.
In the absence OF tho announced principal speaker,
Father MacNamara, the American Temperance Union
Mt its meeting in Cooper Union Institute yesterday
afternoon was addressed bv two volunteer speakers
ono from the very Far West--Oregon--and tho otner
from very home-Urange county, n Y. Tho largo
hall was nearly hled. and tho audience unusually
attentive apprccative There prayer and the
reading oil the Scriptures by the chaplain, singing by
the choir the Coored Jubilee Singers tho Inter
seemed 10 please tho audience immcnseiy) good
speaking lots Of temperance gossip and announcements
all OF which TO be had Tor the tring charge OF
ve Genus, or free, gratis tor nothing" by those who
could not afford the halt dime. Dino entertainments
for tho million announced as being In prepara-
by Professor Watson, Tor tho purpose, the
President sa,d, Of keeping young from tho lager
beer saloons. They to tako place every Thurs
day evening IN tho same hall II stated that
of thanks Ch,of Clerk Hawley, OF Police Head
quarters Tor furnishing tho criminal statistics pre-
scnted ut the last meeting OF the Union. had been
adopted by the Executive Committee, and Mr. Hawley
was invited to address the temperance Union at such
timo he might select.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones, OF the First Baptist Church
good many othors, had several sides. There tho
religious side, whore tho Bible teachings taught
that hard drink destroyed body and SOUL The physical
side, where shown that tho stomachs OF those
who died Of alcoholism filled with ulcers, and
where the experienced surgeon touched the
brain OF deccased person with his scalpel but could
tell IN moment whethcr or not hc died drunkard's
death. There was the financial side, where the small
sums paid at times tor drains like the
lltlle leak which eventually sank the biggest
the the taxpayer had an Interest est he m could could
easily explain for himself On the samo side they
ards, whilo the State received money by granting
licenses He was opposed 10 Legislation in the mat
tor, just as no would oppose legislation upon any
religious subject. In State the Pacific coast the
Governor himself said the reverend gentleman, had
been engaged In the liquor traffic His own physician
IN the business while In little town IN Oregon
there were only two school tcachcrs Tor the young,
and yet some soven eight saloons sold liquor. Tho
reverend gonteman described somo shocking scenes
caused by liquor IN his own town. He showed whero
drunken men had bcen found helpless
by streets. where saloon keeper had killed
men beat their wives, that tho neighbors had to
Interfere where little children crouched IRON the OBJ
servation OF drunken parents; and said that here
were cases where tho strong arm OF the law should
nterfero to maintain peace and order. The idea that
license should be granted TO person 10 sell liquor
because OF 'tgood moral cbaracter was u mockory.
No man OF good moral character would engage
the traiic As we'll might smugglors be licensed 10
pursue their avocaons by showing they were OF good
moral character. On the same principle depot Tor
tho reception oil stolen goods might DO established up
der the charge OF men VINO could find three mon 10
swear that they were OF good moral character
He did not believe IN local option. In Brigham
Youngs country thcro was local option in regard 10
tho number OF wives men should have; but how would
that work hero n New York IN oher places outside
OF UtahY II liquor selling Is wrong IN tho BOwory It
Is wrong In Washington; It is wrong In Oregon. He
would have the question setlod at the polls by u
united elort on tho part OF the temperance people,
and the license system the local optlon system and
al other stems that cgaxcd tho sale 0t intoxicating
liquors put down 10. ever.
LAND CREAM.
Judge W. J. Drew, of Orange couuty, NJ Y, came
form, and. alter interval OF Singing addressed the
UnOn. Ho announced himself as not being temper
lecturer any OF the term but said he oc
cesionay went out OF tho line OF hs profession 10 help
along temperance and other and religious
reforms He avcrrcd that The SIN Of intcmperance was
doing groat Injury 10 the cause OF religion Ho re-
in which all sccls-the Methodists, Baptists,
Catholics, Presby terians, Episcopalians ana al
others should come together, lay aside Their
scctarian prcudices ana unite TO put down
tho monster of intemperancc. He believed that tho
government aud people OF the United states wore IN
greater peril at this moment IRON this giant evil than
they were when the attempt was made by tho South
tnroto the government. There Is sad tho speaker,
intoxicating liquor sold III this country to-day
than there was year ago. and there arc more drunk,
and some other temperance relormcrs had
dono good Ia aid OF the temperance
cause. but many fell as were reclaimed.
and The only way 70 put do Infamous traffic
10 the fountain head, 10 send men to tho Legis
aiure repeal the license law aud say TO the
liquor sellers "thus shalt thou 20 aud no farther"
severa local incidents OF tragic character accustomed
by rum wcro related by the spesker
AT the oEcuson oi his rcmurks Judge Drew was
invited address The Union ut length ut futuro
time, and replied that he would correspond with the
President the subject. He made quite an impros-
SION, coming ono oi the old line tompcrance war
the gap occasioned by the absence u Father MacNa
mara.