New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-11
THE LIQCOR MEMS DEFEAT.
THREE TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.

CONGRATULATIONS UPON THE DEFEAT OF THE DAILY
BuI-TnE BLUE RIBBON MOVEMENT.
The defeat of the DAILY bill was the subject
of much congratuatoy talk at misunderstanding OF tue
American Temperance Union. AT Cooper Institute. yes
terday The president, Mt. Mundy, in lis opening adj
DRESS said that it proud day for the temperance
men, who had abored hard to defeat the bill He INTRO
duced the Rev. W. C.. Steele as =" fighting Methodist
minister" who had taken part In the struggle against
the ryimscllers.
Mr. Steele said that The quordealers had used every
means in their power to the passage OF the bill
They had employed able lawyers and lobbyists. Ihey
had presented the Legislature many bogus petitions
To offset the petitions sent in by the temperance people
Many OF these bogus petitions, the speaker said, were
names taken from tOmbsones; hundreds OF the
signatures were in the handwriting and the ma
iority Of te names cOid not be found In the drectO
res Some of the petitions sent by temperance people
had been changed into petitions in favor OF the Daiy Dill
by emitting on the original headings and substituting
others But spite of gravesione petitions. maud and the
use OF money buy votes the iGuoriealers had been de-
feated ave must now have strict enforcement Of the
laws" he continued The law IS plain ana clear ana
our duty Is to watch public officers and see that they
discharge their duties. But while insist on the en-
orcrment the Excise laws they stand on the stat
mo hacks ", must remember that there safety for
us aud our children while there is an open dfnhine
saloon, licensed or unlicensed. We must lAvoi
10 secure the future such aws a. VIII forever PM
stop 10 the rum traffic ON motto must be- Prohibition
f. was announced that the Executive Committee ofthc
American Temperance Union bad appointed com
niiee 10 secure the aid of the churches IN pruno
nr the temperance cause, and that na>sneeiihs ol
Cstian temperance people would be he'd AZ an early
day The committee l. composed 81 me icy 1lysS, ~
G. Steel, l. d. Beyau, " T. sabine. H. Tiffany, d. d.; X
: Macarthur ID. d.; 4. II. Moment ID. d.; o. H. Corey, O.
II MandevIr, andG H. Hcpworth. Address were made
Oy the Hon. Elijah j. Morse al MASSACHUSETTS,, and G.
Brown superintendent Of the Five Points Mission. a
c,lss ttlr crs belonging 10 me mission sang HtFefd
In. and weIr warnly applauded The following
ala n, .loutnl bF IIllIni flOl- VOle:
Hhe,,a. The emphatic vote nv which The DAILY OH was
dolei n the Oh hns'aay ;SI syo ,nG
WheoG The superintendent Of Police - reported ~ say 70
that the why the ponce 90 not .o,ee the lss Il
Tie fact ha the Dsil!c Auoury does not prosecute 'oSo
d. riai committee u ,e aIponteiby The Chair
which the President SHAH be one 10 Hsu on lu DlsIrs
paahce Non proceed to prosecute those persons
iins whom indictments for violating the EXCISE Ii" az"
pending
At the Gospel Temperance Meeting. at Grand Union
HALL Yesterday AFTERNOON, George ID. hyde saId; We
have OFT IN PRAYED to God Ia bless our legislators ana
now He has answered our petitions aud blessed also
Liquor dealers went 20 Albany with million Oh money
but the tempe people charged and route tEcu,
horse and Dragons Tie Daily D caguot be Dr9snt
up again at this session Re!dhs the remarks OF
Mr. Kcrgan voting against the b The speaker sad
Hcrc j. D1nocat Eho, torsakng III, parry, dared 70
stand up for God and the right biiet Iat1ls o. p Per
nt of his recent labors with Sir Moody at Springfield
The services. VIII lasted two hours were mtctspeiSod
The :. Blue ribbo" movement was begun in New
,brr niDu. at Trrnors Hall JOnn Glover explained
that the proper Nay for one Of the bestIo9KihG
ltlle. 10 ia.tcn the ribbon TO Tie lhppei Oh
al applicants, and they were expected 10
wear IL every day. He wanted those moving
In hi her circles than the workingnen 10 take hold
Richard J. Due Of Boston the originator OF the niut
ribJn" plan attributed his reform 20 tue persistent
pr,rycrs of lis motaer Major H. c. Dane. OF Boston
said The only way % reach the ones IN most
need oI Iolorm 10 hold meetings where
miempcrnucc WAS found, aneh rs Avenae-A'
Nr Warford Of the Union. told MS disastrous expert
nct trying to work IN such places n those naieu by
Sir Dane. he hired ball once. but was at last denied
It's u.s. lis the tcu sOilsd the hOOr with tobacco JUICE
and ohrwtd up ,hc hymn-onoks About ulIiy TOOK lie
Ibb,u W T. Duane of the Detroit Reform Club, RED
ribbon" organization. leading Cr Mrs Lnma COEk
iins decorated tue applicants