The New York herald., 1877-10-22
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

SPEECHES BIZ MRS. LILLE DEvEREAux BLAKx
AND DIR. JEwErT, OF CoNNEcTIcUT-sTATIs.
TICS OF WIFE MuRDERs-THE BALLOT AMI
THE BOTTLE.
Tho large hall OF Cooper Institute was fairly oiled
yesterday afternoon by audience gathered TO attend
tho exercises OF the American Temperance Union.
The principal speakers we're MRS Lillie Dcvereaux
Blake the we'll OF female suffrage and
the veteran temperance advocate, DR.. Jewett, Of
Connecticut
MRS. BLAKR's SPEECH.
Mrs. BaKe said that looking the history Of the
world and seeing tho evils that intemperance had
inflicted upon tho human race. she was surprised THAI
any civilized people should be obliged to hold
meetings as these. Thcy had seen intemperancc
ciouding the intellect OF Webster, befogging the
brain OF late President, had seen 1t reeling in
the form or u Senator the Senate Chamber or The
Upited States II invaded honest homes and destroyed
them. II was at tho root OF most OF the crimes and
immoraiities OF daily lie. Statistics showed that In
five years, from 1870 10 1875 forty-tvo women were
killed 10 this city by men. and only one man Killed ~
two were by drunken husbands, some OF their
victims boing hurled from windows TO break thei1
butchered with hatchels, others were slaughtered by
knives and bludgeons. For all these twenty-five wife
murders not solitary man was hanged-a few worc
to tho State Prison and others were sent to
tho Penitontary Tor few months In Aeveral OF These
cases the jurors brought In verdcts OF only man
have the power or dispensing justice things would be
managed differently. Tho aid oi women was needed in
tins temperance work. Not only their voices but their
votes II women had tho privilege OF ballot there
would not be rumshop IN thousands OF places whore
OF Wyoming, where women had the right to vote, and
instead OF leaving their babies to take care OF them
selves ana their husbands stockings TO darn them.
solves, was predicted BY those opposed TO enfran-
chising women, they found they had timo to do both
deposit their ballots llkowise There is now,
she said no Territory tho West orderly than
APPROACHING
in this city, and urged temperance men 10 discard
party and vote to put down the curse OF intempor
anca
Dr. Jawett OF Connecticut, was received with great
been teesotal!sr since 1926. He looks not day
sixty, and is hale, hearty, pleasant featured good
temperance people all over tho country. He pro.
claimed to the knito against the common enemy.
ne nsa ssas susep sns snow mems
ior It and their duty 10 help suppress It Hs Illus
trated his views by some homeiy and humorous PIC
tures He thought scoldng did no good. Instead Of
trying to hammer temperance into q man he would
20 and reason with hun. The moro reason you get
into him the more likely are you TO win hun, aud he
will finally 60 right Hc will not only stop drnkin
but he will give money and time and even his vqts
to surrender, to tho cause dc always vo,od for any
candidate on any ticket whom he thought the best
calculated to aid the temperance work. When tho
wolf his cradle he would not stop 10 think, but
he would selze his double-barrelled gun aud would
thank God that had two barrels and both loaded; II
or q siedgehammer or q pair or tongs-no matter
what-but he would go Tor IT. Ho had six sons. all
grown up with thorough detestation OF Intoxicating
liquor IN any shape, and his liquor-sellng friends
need not rejoice too much on his death, tor ne left
cold water generation behind him. (Appause.)
There 10 such thing, he claimed. rs bringing rum
selling up tho level OF respecability the business
is beitting II will drag man down 10 It's own level
and that is y very low That's the law OF occupa
ton. II q man throws limo to catch ordinary hsh
ana whale sezes he is more likely to bo carried to
sea than land fish, The Dig pull is at the other
end. (Laugnter.) So with tho liquor business. IL
will pull any down and make scamp OF him.
Rum follows from the cradle TO his grave. Il
10 used at his christening, at his wedding, at his fu-
neral
The Doctor stated that the Of temperance
was making rapid progress IN Europe. In England
the Archbishop OF Canterbury had declared that tho
Church Of England had boon too dilatory on the sub
ject, aud that Il must now take hold OF it and NOS
leave 1t until tho OF Drunkenness Is rooted from
tho land. In Russia, by recent enactmen II was de-
clarcd unlawful sell liquor TO three classes OF per-
sons-viz, TO employees Of tho government, 10
merchants clerks oi any age to minors generally. In
France when has bcen lhrec times In the hands
the correctional police for drunkenness he loses
his right 10 and deprived OF tho privilege, which
Is 50 dear TO every Frenchman, Of bearing arms Hc
cannot vote or voted Tor. Fifteen years this
could not have been done. Tho Doctor concluded by
predicting the tmc will como when II VIII be un.
lawful this country 10 sell Intoxicating liquors undel
any circumstances.