The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-27
THE REFORM CLUB,

| Ahe meetiug MONDAY AtRht-Spcech'
OberIy and John r. Heiy-A slight,
breeze Raised, but no serious Dam.
age Done.
The meeting OF the Temperance Re-
form club on Monday night drew out
large number of people, and the comlno-
deous hall was pretty well crowded.
According 10 alnouncrm, CO..
Bob Lowery was the first speaker. Col,
LLwcry'S speech was chars
acterstic, full OF elOquence, wit and
humor, and the speaker was
frequently applauded by the audience
Col. Lowery spoke for about malt an
hour aud was listened to throughout
with the closest attention. His speech
was an excellent one, and was so pro.
nounced by all who heard him. 4. j,
Roberts was the next speaker, and en-
tertaincd the audience In brief but well
timed and S, nsible argument in favor of
temperance. At the conclusion of Mr..
| iNbDDNl 70 All cDtlll was NtllN
ell for and responded in speech Of
twenty minutes duration. In his re,
marks the speaker seems 10 have given
Ofleuse 10 some OF the more ardent and
enthusiastic members OF the club Mr..
Oberly said nothing that should have
created any Ill feeling. He may have IRE.
fined" too much tor an audience the ma
jOrity of which had ceas, d 10 be influence
ed by argument and had arrived at
condition OF mind demanding the rallying
cry OF emotion, but the matter ct his
speech was not obnoxious to the true
principles OF the present temperance
movement which teach ''malice towards
none, charity tor all lie said, among
other things, that the saloon resulted
from the Law OF supply and demand, aud
that while, in individual cases, II created
the appetite that made the demand tor
liquors, II did not make the demand OF
the community. For the cause of the
demand we must look beyond the saloon,
and would find 1t in the wrong
education Of civilized society, FASH
ION was in Il great measure re-
sponsiblt. II required wine a. state din
ners, even in an administration that could
boast OF an exemplary temp, rance W.
man like Mrs. Hayes ii required wine at
banquets and at dinner parties, and made
it The apparent duty OF the high in STA
ton, OF women, and even of some min !
listers OF the gospel, to use wines, and |
thus set bad examples to the young men |
OF the land. To cider, the insidious Lcy.
crage Of the Temperance home in Inch |
appetite tor drink Uses this liquor 10 sat
isiy the craving for something stronger,
the speaker fixed his attention lie called |
it The devils own drink. aud asked the |
temperance retormers to attack it with |
some OF the malice they were now die |
playing towards the saloon keeper. We |
VIII not pretend 70 give even Il synopsis |
OF the speech. 1t was Heterogeneous,
not US logical rs it might have been
aud was wanting In that easiness of |
statement and rhetoric which sometimes !
make even unpalateable truths not UNI
pleasant to the ears of those they are liz
tended TO instruc. or rebuke. 1t was
sound in doctrine however. and the sur, |
prise is that ii otichded any one. But, |
after all, WHY is this tact surprising The |
fools are not all dead, and it is just posi-,
ble that some of them havCS broken iuto |
the temperance movement,
When Mr.. Obcrly had subsidized John |
L. Hely took the stand, and in a short
speech took Mr.. Oberly to task for "apol-
ogizing Tor saloon Keepers He was
unnecessarily pointed in his remarks, !
and though he did not mention that gem
tleman's name, it was only too plainly to |
be seen that they were meant tor Mr.. |
Obrrly. Mr.. Oberly attempted to reply
to Mr.. liely, when Col. John Wood
raised the point that both Mr.. Hely and
Mr. Oberly were out OF order, and called
upon the chair to prevent further
discussion Judge Baker. who
in the absence of President Dunnlng,
presided. sustained the point raised by
Col. Wood, and thus the matter ended.
The events OF the evening have caused
considerable outside talk, and we are
sorry to say some il-feeing. Properly
understood we do not think Mr.. Oberly's
remarks would have given offensa to any
one.