The New York herald., 1878-03-11
THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.

THE AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION JUBILANT
OVER TIE DEFEAT OF THE DAILY BILL-THK
BLUE RIBBON MOVEMENT.
The large hall Of the Cooper Institute we'll filled
yesterday afternoon with members OF the American
Temperance Union and many others The president,
William II. hundy, occupied the chair. He stated
that this the proudest day OF his lie, inasmuch
as he was enabled 10 announce that the DAILY bill had
been defeated and that that league with hell had been
committed TO oblivion forever
THE TEMPERANCE TIDAL WAVE
Rev. W. @. Steele, of Brooklyn. said that Cooper
Institute was In Mr.. Daly's district, the strongest
anti-tenperance district tho strongest anti-teW
perauce city the State. Hence the victory was all
tho grander. He proceeded 10 give history OF the
battle 10 Albany and how the triumph was achieved
In the taco OF q most determined aud influential op
position. The speaker thought that II some of those
who voted against temperance IN the Legislature were
they would fnd that their constituents
had joined tho temperance ranks, aud Il they were
up again Tor Office tney would hear the good Old
DosiuI Sound" The speaker read statistics showing
that within tho past few montns over one hundred
sna MY h vcoy nsa
gained he asked what was to be doner do urged
every temperance man 10 nave an eye upon All ON
cias Jailed to their duty In regard 10 the en-
forcement OF the law ~ II now STANDS The temper
ance people demanded vigorous prosecution Of tho
law. II been enforced and " must continue u DC
enforced. He CLAIMED that the temperance people
were 1tionists straight through Tnoir cry Is
s'Pronibiton nrst last aud all tnc time."
Mr. Steele stated that at meeting just held In the
anteroom committee consisting oil the following
gentlemen was appointed to secure church c0-opera-
ton aud alniiat0n tho temperance .work:-Rev
Aessra w. @. Steele, l. u. BEGAN, d. d.; W. " Sabine,
o. Ii. Tiffany, u. D. r. 8. Macarthur, d. d. A. II.
Moment George Vaudeville u. d Corey and e. d.
Hepworth.
PROSECUTION OF THE EXCISE LAwA
On motion OF Mr. Peck, OF the America6 temper
ance Union, the following preamble and resolutions
which explain themselves, wore UNANIMOUSLY adopted
and y committee IN accordance therewith up
potnted:-
Whereas the emphatic by which the DAILY bill was
deioated Thursday last gives ussur-
the Excise law will be undisturbed; and
only police enforce the law Is the
tact that the District Attorney does not prosecute those
offenders already arrested; therefore :,
Resolved That committee OF i've be appointed by tho
District Attorney request him, in the OF the
American Temperance Uon TO proceed at once 10 prose-
persons whom indictments for violating
the Excise law pending in his office.
On inquiry OF the Police Superintendent II was
hat he intended to issne no new nstruc.
the police force in regard 10 the enforcement
OF Inc law
Mr. Elijah A Morse, OF Massschu husssts, delivered a
long and exhaustive argument on the evis 0f intemp.
crance and tho necessity OF putting u stop 10 tho
LIQUOR traffic ali over the land
Rev. Mr.. Brown, superintendent Of the Five Points
Nission gave a history OF the work, which was COM
menced twenty. eight years ago NY few Christian
ladies, aud its progress anu success 10 the present
day. Tue childrcn's choir Of the MISSION went
Though progran OF choruscs aud part singing "
the evident satisfaction OF the large audience.