New-York tribune., 1878-07-08
TEMPERANCE WORK AND CHECKS.

SHAKING OFF THE DUST OF TAMMANi.
THE TEMPERANCE UNION ORDERED TO LEAVE TAM
MANY HALL-MKMDERs ASSERTING THAT THEIR
OFFENCE CONSISTED IN HANGING UP A PORTRAIT
OF LINCOLN.
At the meeting of the American Blue Rib
bon Temperance Union Tammany Hall yesterday.
Mrs. Emma Gates ConkIin explained why she displayed
on the previous Sunday the motto " God Save the
Queen" After expressing regrets that VicePresident
Ingerso Lockwood should leave the platform because
she was TO speak she sad ' placed the motto there
myself and alone responsible forit" Applause and
few Kisses followed when Mrs. Conkln sald "If any
goose wishes to hiss let all the geese do at once She
clained 20 be American without drop OF English
blood In her veins and said that she loved the Queen OF
England because she woman and an admirable
ruler She added that at the time when the American
flag was removed 10 disclose the motto
there were $50 similar flags about the hall. Warming
with the subect she raised her voice to hgh pitch and
exclaimed: II will face prison aud the burning iagot
before | will fear 10 face the truth" fIOud eheersl
She felt indignant she sad at the remark that was made
at the time by Mr. Reynolds, that II the flag had been
torn down bY any one except woman he would ieel
like invoking TIE motto OF General DIX and she etorted
that man who would speak TO woman would as
soon shoot a woman man. Assuming a tragic atii
tude she exclaimed Here stand aud defy you TO
shoot"
Mrs Conkln next referred 10 the remarks OF Senator
Eccesine the subject at the Fourth Of July eeebrS
ton in Tammany Hall. and said: After this brave
Senator had finished his attack absent and de
fenceless woman. Ia company with the other braves
he marched down the stono steps TO the great sprrg
and there they all slaed their thirst in the fountain of
wine and champagne until the going down Of the sun
Such Ecclesine, who would be the ruler OF the
community To do this he would march over the lbeT
ties OF people, supported by money obtained from
the sale OF wliskey and rum"
Mrs. Conklin then made the announcement that when
the Temperance Union placed the portrait OF Lincoln on
the walls OF Tammany Hail. 1t ordered to be taken
down. and she asked which the TO tear down
the portrait OF the maryred President TO displaco
little by flag Cries OF shame" and loud applause
followed.
Mr. REYNOLDS said that he was fully satisfied with Mrs
Conku's explanation The president declared II n no.
bic uiterance, and Mrs. Conkin remarked: 81 thank
brother Reynolds and henceforfh aud forever will be
friends"
President Afleek then said: "As already announced,
this will be Sunday temperance meeting in Tam
many Hall thank God that there plenty Of larger
halls tine city than mmany Han. and as long as God
OF cost, we do without Tammany Hall
aud ali such institutions And yet ! am sorry
splendid place foI meetings and We have been treated
nw That fhe best man no has ever lived since the days
OF Jesus Christ Abraham Lincoln loud appauSe ana
n UTammnny Hall cannot stand the portrait OF Iucoln
because good for them. 1t is not surprising
that they should desire 10 get rid OF us who are not
nearly good. When first spoke Of the character Of
Abraham Lincoln, did not know whether M was a
Democrat Republican, being stranger In the coun
try and confess that even nov am moi slrewd enough
To gush the difference. do know that one party
Is n ana another party wants to get n ~ as to secure
ali the Offices That about the size OF the difference
with the masses"
d. r waiiord said that when he learned that the por
trait Of Lincoln had been ordered 10 be taken down. he
felt sure that the days of the society were short
so far Tamminy Hall was concerned. He
would have preferred TO 20 away from the
hall voluntarily rather than be ordered out.
John B. Gibbs said IL the Democrats knew what was
their interest they never would have compelled
the American Temperance Union 10 leave the ball. lie
said that he had always Democrat, aud that be
no hesitation in saying that the ID, mOcratc party OF to-
day would tins suicidal act In his opinion the
Rum Ring" had driven the temperance party out and
n the members OF that ring possessed the power they
would close uD every church I'm the city.
In conversation after the meeting President Afneck
said that the notice 10 leave Tammany Hal given 10
Mr. Lambert, chairman OF the Executive Committee and
that IL verbal He said also that when the portraits
OF Washington anu Lincoln hung behind the Pres
dents CHAIR the previous Sunday, word sent In
by the janOr that the portrait OF Lincoln mast be taken
down. and the order was Obeyed The display OF this
portrait he believed the OF the action Of the
Janmnuy Society ordering temperance Union
Of the hall.
prominent member OF the Union said that one OF the
regulations under which the hall rented that
political illusions 10 be allowed In the meetings
His opiD on was that the substitution OF the motto of
"God save the Queel" for an American dag had
much do with the course Of the Tammany Society
tho display OF Lncons portrait and that the two things
taken together had caused their expulsion from Tam
many Hall
the lessee, who had told by the Tammany Leasing
Committee not to permit the Temperance Union 10
cupy the hall longer.