, 1877-12-07

AT tho cdN HI tne ''Callxcnt LedHHc TOE lhc sup
preston Of the Sale Of Liquor 10 Minors" meet
ing was held At the Palmer House last evening.
Thctc were present. nmong others, the fcv. Or.
Evertt. the Nev. Or. Hunter, tho Rcv. Or. Bnr.
rctt- \. c. IIcsinF, Supt. n. C. Hickey. ncacon
steel, Str. Cory. III. Edmonton. j.,W. Good
speed. r. ". Lattey. Thomas spaulding, Mr.
Moulding. md John Collier. ....
The meeting was called TO ortfcr hy F. F. Elmcn-
1orf. President OF tho CftIzcns' LctGnc. ard was
uptucd with rrayes by tho Her. Dr. Evctts.
Mr. LAttty read the platform Of tho CitfEonn*
Lcagnc. and tettcss from Emery A. Storm. tho
Hey. Dr Hnllirnn, and Tnttill King, rcEretting
their Inability 10 bn present. and asan,ing the n,cct
ing that they were in hearty nympathy With tho
cGortto prohibit tue saic Of liquor 10 minors.
suFERtNrRNDENr HICKEY
was called ,tou to adasets the meeting liz re-.
spondel by stating thai he was III sympathy with
tho movement 10 keep ilqnar from children. and
that tho Mayor and tho cn'isa City Government
would extend all The aid 10 Tho promoters Of the
good work that wasin ihelrp power. lie could not
ao thu work nfoac. but wona need
tho assistance Of ali good citizens.
. retorn,atory institution for tdc boutG!aeks and
street bo1t were needed @ to pasit forward tho
liz closed by assuring Tho mectlng that ihu entire
s.is ale ii ii9rot to minors. md in brluains, taote
vito pcrt'sten'y noM to theHi to ta*t'ca. lie Has
Tfihssf FL fss. IT, mnts. VA. tho next .peaser, 1re
s.5y {oa Ts :, 9 s Ss., a.. aa4
By can't. Hickey. The work 10 DO tlons was plain
and straightforward Iii not to mako Laws. hut
cantc, he Imagined, was, money, that In
stesd OF employins ono detective 70 ferret
out hs ,saSs sn q S IT: s an nH a ese To- .'r gs %g
decrcr interest In thc mhrcHent, l,c ansgestcd
thn, holding Of mas. 4.meetinss Ia tho different
Divisions OF the cit5 ii an carly day.
pN. CrEnFy
wsa glad TO i,ec The mo,encn. going forward. lie
thunnht il weal be emaenliy successful. a. II dc.
SERVED to Le. reforms could not well 70 In ad-
vance nf public sentiment, neither could laws DO
n,sae that Tho peopc were nut rlpu for. For this
a%s aaa ~ remauea g e"S ane ea Was aS tS
cnforcn them. How this coald 10 best .!onc was
t S s "a! " Il s9o9nt eo9 It ns'f s oss sss s sy
scns Of the residents Ia tic Vicinity.
Nit. 4. C.. HEs1N1
wns tho next apeaker. lie WAS fh favor OF the
mo.encnt. eu. itcfed win some of Ills le.rsrs ~
TT the means to b. ndorea so anpgrers the liquot
and Ind hccn trying IL make lava to that ena, bit.
&C., s bn re .oa ens
to The history of tho ltqnoF tta!c In the ula cou.
tty some ysass hEo. and to 'e fset that ihc duty
thc Minis .honsce we're. notwithstanding. .allcd
! with drnnkards AMI the pcoplo dying
ss sasFs too hs Gss rsDu.ey ey'
and tia conntry tctmed with dissilleries. iuSt ne
this country does. aud tho drinkers were there,
abutnlns6e stnf. Whit il4l thc country d.: n
the, tiovesnlncnt pass laws torbddlic tho sracc:
vea M of ,hs ps.p1s BY tax "pon H. ta1a.
supply chcap beer! The result of tbts course was
the t,tstti'eI'es were s.opped. tl,c ,roor-ho'tc
we're c1nps!cd. md drunkenness was never
s:o uss nss 'eafs1 9 oas ,s" H.
si nativc country. and noticed Tint a great refosn
hal Leen woIsed 10 - the matter ut 1 1t drinking. lie
! had EEnwn up. md prosperity Was everywhere
t-rn: ilo aaa zen moss drunken men II u lou!
n,ssd r. .tsset thn hf Ira 'c'" in tho whole Of
After sone further reference to the lawn and.
i!ae's Of tae t;ct!asns Y z The mnttcs oi drinking,
l,a hrareEs against being too raaeal in their wps
IN ths spprcssten Of tho sale Of liquor 10 mInors,
iAsea. liz Insisted Thai 1t was necessary to ,nnko tho
work 10 nc done effective y DO ,tpruaen!sr. II Int
TT" stnppInr Of the sale Of lquus 10 chlidssn waa
lu.lacs weEc needed. and children should 10 com.
pellea by law to attend them. when they woall %
disposition to drink intoxicating liauors EInea-
ton W. thn rule r. 0csmany. and Instead Of the
sasn ssown.x r. 2: oootlssts an msws;
eeaa u e sna oas, sh to 'Is l. saasd
woua 10 drank by tAs chIidrtn he stonght, antl he
taxed in the interest Of education. liz cinsetl
Ly *ay.Bg tat the.e wefe too n,sRy saloaa* III Chi
cuKa, nntl suggested tho bc.t way OF getting rid
of thut. that THO sscnfc he Increased, which wontd
| wurk the ddHoie densdt OF reducing tho number,
improving thc character. and, wlthul, would adj
!llal,>ntts Of dollars to tue rcscn4s Of tic city
| His closing seusaEks wctc tvnuy Rpp.aulel.
| oTHEHs.
| Messrs. Paxton. Narrett, aud John Collier tpD.
1owpd III atuFt naresees. The latter I'd Mr.
| lIrslnxs caurstIonal idea, nnd maintAtncI that
| cducntlon would not suppress tntempcsnncc, We
cited tic fart that kiuys an polpntatcn wcro edu.
Gated, and lad Ffowu 10 In scHoo| huuscs yetfhsv
got arunk at pcusurr. ils hail laaI sunday oiiuf.
MON attended tbs performance at lbe Aca,lemy OF
Mnxr lin tnok sen II, the frt,ft rn,x al tkm iv
| gniIvry. whrrn there thirty boy., ind noiiccd
osa moss 'iksay Wtfe a!saa,ns M scnoo.: ilc next