The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
Last Temperance Gathering.
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF MIR. DUTCHRR-
MIR CALDWELL STARTLING FIGCREs-
MN. DUyAL's PLEA.

FAREWELL ADDRESS OF MR.. BUTCHER
MIR CALDWELL STARTLING FIGCREs-
MIR. DUvAL's PLEA.
over one thousand persons were as.
sem bled in the Grand Opera House, yes
terday afternoon, when Mr.. George w.
Wells called the meeting to order and
announced the opening hymn. After
wards Mr.. Wells made brief address
IN which he referred to the temperance
work that had been carried on in this
CITY Tor the past eighteen months, and
vaguely intimated that If, among the
great good that had been done, any evil
had emanated, 1t was best for the people
nad engaged in the temperance work, to
know oft. Mr.. Wells then announ ced
That this would be the last gathering of
the kind in Wilmington for some time,
as he and Mr.. butcher were about to
start on temperance tour through the
South.
Mr.. butcher followed in a brief, but
earnest temperance appeal. He said the
reformed drunkard WAS like little
fall child learning to walk, and would
unless he kept tight hold on the protect
ing hand of the father in heaven. After
speaking in this strain for several MIN
utes, he concluded by announcing his
contemplated departure for the Sout b
aud bade on affectionate farewell to the
people or Wilmington, whom he always
had, and always would hold in a loving
and gratful remembrance.
Rev. j. II. Caldwell pastor of st. Paul's
Nj. E. Church, was next introduced, but
lust as he commenced to speak number
OF lll-mannered persons in the audience
started out and made such a rascallv clat-
ter that he was obliged TO remain silent
until they had passed the doors. Mr.. Cald-
well then proceeded TO review the liquor
question from n standpoint of political
economy. He classed the whole country,
with its population of forty millions, as a
mighty partnership, into which each cit
izen puts his real and personal property,
MS labor and his experience. He then
proceeded to demonstrate the total loss
per year to the partnership by the liquor
business, taking for an example the year
1873. In that year the extent of arabic
land cult vated in gram and fruits to be
used in the manufacture of intoxicating
liquors was 100000 acres. The value OF
these products If sold in the markets.
would have been SAC, 1000, 900, which re.
presents the dead loss to the partnership
in this respest.
The sales of Intoxicating beverages
amounted to 500, ,0O0, 900, and the cost OF
maintaining the 1000 paupers made by
these sales was 100000, 900. The cost OF
the crime directly traceable to these sales
was $40 100000, and the cost of mai aintain-
Ing aged persons who were deprived OF
their legitimate support by the influence
of liquor was Sl00,000,000. The loss OF
productive industry caused by the in
dulgence of men in strong drink was
S235, ,000, 900, and the value of the time of
those employed in the liquor traffic was
$1,000 600 rhls gives a total OF 81 ,5l5,-
100000, as the loss inflicted upon the
grand partnership by the liquor business
in single year.
Mr.. Caldwell said the total revenue de-
rived by the government from the liquor
traffic about 1000 ,000) was covered by
the amount of insurance paid for losses
by fire (S72, ,0O0, ,000)of which am ount fully
S50,0OO.0O0 was caused by carelessness
produced by the use of liquor. The
speaker next divided the total loss per
capita, and showed that it eat up about
81 per cent. of the entire wealth of each
individual IN the country each year.
These figures, said Mr.. Caldwell. show
you what you are paying out of your
pocket each year to support the traffic in
rum.
After Mr.. CaldwelPs address, a collec-
ton was taken up, during which Mr..
butcher made an earnest appeal to the
people for pecuniary assistance
Rev. +. B. DuVal, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, followed in an
earnest address, in which he referred 10
the great progress of the temperance
work, and its prospects for the future.
He alluded to the proposed visit of
NJ essrs. butcher and Wells to the South,
and said that was field where there was
ample room for active temperance work.
The meeting closed with the benedic-
tion by Mr.. Caldwell.