The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-23
THE TEMPERANCE WAR.

MEETING OF TIE AMERICAN TEMPERANCE
UNION AT COOPER INsTIrUTE--AN oPPoR-
TUNITY AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT.
large audience assembled in Cooper Institute yes
tcrday afternoon in response to the call OF the Amcr
can Temperance Union. Speeches were made by Mr..
W. H. Mundy, Oliver Cotter, Rev. Mr.. LOOMS and
Mr. sherry, OF Brooklyn, and resolution calling upon
the Legislature make amendment to the statutes
which Will legaze the sale OF intoxicating liquors
beverage. The proceedings were cnIvoued with vocal
ana piano music and those present appeared TO enjoy
the occasion. In the financial phase. however, the
meeting was not u success, the collection falling $40
short OF paying the expenses
Mr.. Oliver Cotter was introduced He said he was
not public temperance speaker by any means. lie
believed In work. Ten thousand speeches had heard
In his time, but not rumshop out OF the thou
sand this city had he seen closed by speech
Mr.. Coter thought It shame that in the midst Of
u Christian people, with four hundred churches
them three Excise Commissioners should be paid
salaries that they may issue permission to rum
sellers to I'LL tho prisons and the aImshouse. Mr..
Cotter referred tho civil Damages act and other
looking the suppression or prohibition of
the traffic IN Intoxicating beverages The adulteraton
OF liquors furnished the speaker with theme Tor con-
about that 'nice harmless drink, lager beer Bah |
It's tar and pitch, rotten barley and dirty WATER
(lsauEntcr.l COtcr spoke IN terms
OF Dr. Howard Crosby and his new Society for the Pro-
vcntion OF Crime by SURPRISING the sale OF rum.
Mr.. Sherry, Of Brooklyn, white haired but cx-
trcmcly vigorous gentleman, who was spoken OF as
old tcmpcrancc war horse SAID that IL Is mistake to
say that more rum - consumed now than IN tue last
generation. To prove this he stated that when no
young thc most expensive piece oil furniture in
every house, rich and poor was that on which liquors
were Kept aud was cal ed the sidcbeard-a name now
unknown IN this country" tSmcs.) "rncrc Is not
ADDED tho speaker Ia single sidcboard TO be found in
Inc New England or Middle States toduylu Mr.
Gtarry lv In M In
warmod up 10 tho subject, hc pounded the rumsccrs
and wrought havoc with the English language stimuli
taneousy. He recommended that the liquor dealers
should be 'gone Tor" just as whales arc-with ha.-
poems anu lances
WORK. TALK WANTED
Ar. William H. Mundy, the young lawyer who dis
covered that the statutes contained prohibiiory
clause and who caused the OF tho Excise Com
missIoncrs nado briei but iorciblc address, which
was remarkable Tor It's practical common sense tone
He argued that what was wanted now by the tenn
perance people was work and not talk "lou may
said ne, "incot here and sing hymns aud max 0
speeches until the crack OF doom without moving the
liquor dealers one ioln What 40 they care your
resolutions pas. ed here wbcn they are never male
encclvcg Nearly all the saloons IN tue CITY are open
dispensing Their poisons, while you are sitting
here. You move them only by bringing the strong
arm OF the law TO boar upon thcm--that Is gospel
which they understand Tue prohibtory law.
which much ycarned Tor ny the
temperance brotherhoods, and which ihoy cx-
pected it would take them twenty years 10 obtain.
is now IN your hands; the rumscicrs have been de-
clarcd by The Court Of Appeals to have no right 10 DIS
pense intoxicating beverages even when holding
licences from the Excise Commissioners, so called.
Now remains only for you 10 20 TO work and enforce
have the dealers arrested and sent 10 prison
send delegations TO Albany to prevent amendment
OF the law which viii make the trahc liquor legal,
and your work Is done" Mr. Mundy administered d
scathing rebuke TO these people who pray night and
morning that God would 'strike a blow Tor temper.
ance,n and VINO yet neither contribute ono cont 10
the do anything practlcal whatever TO abo
ISL tho progshops. lie declared boldly that ne had
more sympathy WITH OF the liquor dealers even
than with those shouting but inactive advocates o
temperance. Mr.. Mundy. IN conclusion, related som,
OF tho obstacles he haa 10 overcome In getting the
courts ~ declare the Boards OF kxciso unconsttu-
tionaL