The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-21
TEE TEMPERANCE union (9
A Split Upon the Question CT Total
Abstinence.
MODERATE DRINK FINDS ADVOCATES.
Two Separate Meetings and Neutral
Proceedings.

The or gnal founders OF the American Temperance
Union In this CITY assembled TO the nainber OF
hundreds Trenor's now hall, yesterday, corner oil
Broadway and Thirty street, the OLD President
~ ". Cady in the chair. This the first meeting
the old members tho split IN Cooper Institute.
las. Sunday, when William h. Muudy OF the Law and
Order League claimed his title 10 the presidency The
present meeting was. therefore, sort OF anxious
gathering OF tho truly good total abstinence people.
and from the character OF the pr occedngs, VIII be
seen that great oea Of the old icavon is still left.
In the absence OF the chaplain the president per-
formed the Of officer opened the meet.
ing with the reading OF the Scriptures and prayer
The choir sang .Hold The Fort" "Ring the Bells OF
Heavon,i' and other appropriate hymns.
John f. Kisiey was the hrs. speaker. He expressed
surprise at seeing many there under all The
stances. He briefly reviewed the uaion It related
to The positions OF the organ known as the
American temperance Union, ana said that It seemed
hin attempt had been made 10 merge the Ameri-
can Temperance Union INTO a political organization
the leadership OF the presiding officer OF tho
present Cooper Institute Association. He declared
that the American Temperance Unvn could not afford
10 take stock anything OF tho kind, amt 1t would
stuity us record II II departed from its practice Of
saving the inenrate by moral suasion ana dabbicd IN
the uirty pool Ol politics.
President Cady explained his position IN regard to
the disturbances IN the temperance camp repudlated
ths idea that thirst Tor Office was the cause OF Il,
fer botn himself and the vice president had positively
declined 10 be considered Candidates Tor rceleCtiUn
ana whilc he hnd nothing 10 say against the Cooper
Institute asscmOage he would hesitate assert
that theirs (Cady's) WAS Inc true American Temper
ance Cnion Organization He pronounced the oicc-
ton Of Mr.. Mundy president entirely Illegal and
void and said that under Tue const uon, the old oi
had the right 10 hold until
elected II appeared from Mr. Cady's statement TINT,
wnilc the union numbered nearly thousand mem
bers only ABOUT one hundred ana twenty-five are
what called certificate voting members, and
majority that number had pressed him 10 DO
didate tor reelection.
ABRoGArIoy OF FREE SPEECH.
r uHr N
sp0nsibty OF throwing the bombsnell into tue
Cooper Institute meeting last sunday, explained IN
dolal the 0fiyn, progress aud result OF tbs breach.
He cmphaticAliy dened being dsturDer OF thcmcet-
ing, ana characterized Mr.. Mundy's confession that
he mad Captain McCulougns ASSURANCE that he would
be projected by the p0ce-and tho appearance Of O
the principle OF rec speech, which could not
be put down this country by pocencns clubs.
He stated the case Of Mr.. Mundy's Illegal election,
aud pronounced his claim " the Presidency OF the
American Temperance Union as the act OF usurper.
Votes Cast Tor him were cast by men who dare
not sign tho pledge OF the American Temperance
Union, which proclamS total abstinence, while the
Law Order League recognizes moderate drinking.
1t made their bivou Do whom tney found that
the purpose 10 identify them with the modera Q
drinkers lie bore malice against tho Cooper In
stitutc people, ana SAID there was room enough lor
both 10 operate IN CITY that required so much tenn
peranCe work as New York. he described the Cooper
Institute ORGANIZATION the young daughter of the
American Temperance Union, who became enlmOred
OF tho Law ana Order League, and eloped with him.
A Mr. Keenan recited couple OF poems, and the
meeting adjourned to meet regularly every sunday at
three 0'clocS r. N. IN rrenor's new hall.