The New York herald., 1877-10-08
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

ADDRESS BY JUDGE GRoO-ELECTIoN or OFF,
cERs-PREs1DENT GIBBS DECLINES Re
ELECTION AND N. W. cADY Is CHOSEN.
Tho meeting Of the American Temperance Union
at Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon unusually
interesting Besides the musical entertain mont in
which Professor Weeks, Professor j. Jay Watson Miss
AMMO Watson, the st. Cecilia choir OF boys unier
tho direction OF Professor Pearce, and tho regular
union choir participated, there was an elaborate
comprehensive address upon tho subject Of temper
ance from Judge W. J. Groo of Orange county, N. r.
with remarks IRON william Noble, the English TOM
perance relormer and Others the whole performances
concluding with the quarterly circus Of the election OF
officers. 1t will be seen by report that President
J. B. Gibbs who has been the presiding officer Of the
union for nine quarters, having positively declined o
reelection. Brother n. W. Cady, who, although a
bachelor, as stated, had warm interest In tho
temperance werk, chosen leader for the ensuing
three months after amiaole and rather amusing
test the part OF Mr. Gibbs friends that he should
bc retained tor another term.
EvILs OF RUN SELLING AND BUN DRINKING.
Judge Groo repeateda before made by him in
the hall that he was In temperance lecturer
but he found to be both his duty we'll his pleas.
do all he could to promote the temperance
lie had in fact, become much Interested IN
the subject that he proposes this year to speak
twice where he had spoken but ohce during the last
He proceeded to illustrate the evils Of selling and
rum drinking, first, by quoting statistics furnished by
the Treasury Department. AZ Washington showing that
the year 1871 the actual amount OF money paid by
people OF the United States to>support the traffic
was $500 600 600, and in 1872 $735 100000 He would
add TINS the material used worse than wasted In
the manufacture tho time expended, the increased
taxation in consequence OF paupersm and crime justly
cable the Of strong urnk, tho loss oi labor
caused by drunkenness, and 1t would, he believed,
equal II not exceed In amount the public debt OF the
United States. Stop tho lrainc for a year and that
dal cou0 be IN n Or
a bushcl Tor every man, woman and child in the coun
try, destroyed an nualy In this business Every
interest suffers from It, Tne rents Of tenement houses
are raised in consequence OF increased taxation to
support prisons. lunatic asylums and poorho uses.
The furniture dealer suffers, do the carpet manu-
facturcr. the shoemaker, the tailor the dry goods
dealer, the grocer Tor IN each OF these lines OF trade
the money spent Tor rum would be used In purchas.
ing necessarlcs and comforts tor families The cost
OF supporting the three Slate prisons In this State
at sing Sing, Clinton and Auburn-is enormous, some
$500,O 900 per year over and above the sums
realized IRON convict lao6r Ex-Governor Dix
had stated that TOUR ifths OF the crime, pauper.
ism and misery the state were causei by
intoxicating drink Four million collars would DO
saved ears by the reduction OF the expenses
OF supporting the State prisons alone II rum selling
prohibied, ana any party that takes up this
VIII soon become great success. The speaker showed
where New York city could DO governed as easily rs
u rural village II rum selling was abolished Tho
police could be largely reduced and taxation for
It's port therefore, greatly cut down. So with
gard to other immensely expensive city establish
mcnts The speaker SAID he had only spoken OF this
ev In It's material aspects Tho moral considerations,
he claimed, were infinitely higher, inasnuch as thcy
embraced the Christian Church. the family homo, The
individual himself
REMEDIES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF THE EVIL.
The Judge then went into an argument showing
what efforts had been madc Tor The abatement of the
evil He FIRST took up the license system, explained
where 1t had been tried and where 1t had utterly
Jailed The moral suasion theory then considerco
The speaker thought IL was very good far II
went, but he believed tha, where moral suasion
not supplemented by the law u has been iaiiurc.
There is law already on the statute books prohibiting
the selling OF liquor to drunken men, lie wanted TO
law TO prevent the selling o Intoxicating drinks
TO sober men, (Applause.) SO long there Is
license law II Is utterly impossible to get at sound
public judgment on the question. The speaker
favored prohibition the most elective agent IN re-
moving The evil Hc SAID that prohibition had never
been ary trod except in the STATE Of Maine, where
1t Is a decidcd success Some thought they would
fail III The prohibition work; but, hc asked, does that
| relieve US from the duty OF dong rghlY Hc dd not
believe In The dishwa,er temperance pohcy-tnat
which held the WINE glass In one hand anu Win inc
other waged war on the saloon Keepers
REPORT oS fiNANcEs--KLEcrioN OF oFrIcERs
After Professor Weeks had sung with startling effect
"Man the Lille Boat, the assenblage resolved itsel
into regular business meeting OF the temperance
Unio. From tho report OF the lady treasurer y aI
peared that Tor the quarter ending Ocooe 1881 d ad
been raised ny coiIecttons certhcdies anu sbociai
donations, which increase oil nearly $3O0 over
the previous quarter but s.ill losving tho union IN
debt So
the follow ing list OF officers submitted by the Com
mitee on Nominations. was, alter some spirited taIx
nnally unanimously adopted:-
Presldent n w. Cady Vice Presidcnts-Mrs Emma
| q. Conkling, John Nublc, Mrs. Burnett Recording
Secretary, Mrs Carrie WlIams; Corresponding Secrc-
tary, J. d. Conklng; Financial SECRETARY, James a..
Burnett; Treasurer, Mrs. - ~ Dickinson .cnap'a'n'
| W. 5. Iuchins. Executive Commttec-J r. Parks, y.
G. Dudley, MISS Arabelia Root, Daniel Ross, MIS- IL.
c. Williams, II. q. johnson, Mrs. Seaman, Miss Amy
Lee Watkins SIR. Crawford, MSS Fanny Melton Wal
| J. v. Tilman, J. Fccny, Mrs Clara w. warner MIRA
Emma c. Bengcr, II. II. Burnctts Mrs. Walter Logan,
! Mrs. NJ. McKennA