New-York tribune., 1878-01-21
A DIVIDED ORGANIZATION.
TWO MEETINGS, EACH CLAIMING 10 REPRESENT Tiif
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNIoy-EXPIASA1IoNs
AND CHARGES.

TWO MEETINGS, EACH CLAIMING 10 REPRESENT Ihh
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AND CHARGES.
The hall Of Cooper Union was about half
f,cd yesterday afternoon at the meeting OF the Acri
can Temperance Union. The police. whose mere pres
potent quelI tumult last week. were con-
spicuous 10y their abseuce. No sses were mingled WIZ
the cheers which greeted the entrance oI the ocefs
There disturbance save slight ono occasioneo
by a corpuent man sitting down on the shining SILK nat
OF MISUNDERSTANDING youth Those who as' week
tried 10 get hearing, this tire adopted the suest me
thod OF being heard-tacy hired hall. Hand bills an
announcing their meeting at Trenor Hall. were distip
uei the door The Rev George H. Cory gave The adj
dress OF the afternoon. lie reviewed the usual argn
ents for temperance, ard fortified them by mny fresh
facts and anecdotes He dw,t the favore argument
% liquor sellers that the traffic In strong drink brings III
revenue of 100000 year 10 this city, and declared
that he Other side Of the ledger was placed %s0oo
O0O which the city expended every year to punish cf
mails and support pauperS ninc-tehths o Whoh rum hho
brought 20 ruin. lie gave as the prime causes of ite
perauce cxcessir, toll the ignorance OF the lower cnsss
transmission Of hereditary taste for stimuli ana the
twin powers OF avlrice ana cnston al,
H'r. Logan made a statement OF facts IN cHnnecton
Wit the election uf the present officers of the Union
lie said: There Is mii 10 all patience Ii Is time
that the Executive CcGaitiee give its version OF the
matter The recent election has heen declared uneon-
stiiuiionnl. THIS il false. The Executive Connni,cr,
presided ny Mrs. touku agreed 10 meet ri No l3
Bowcrv on January L. The notice was a!hoinced
ana iaitImhcd; there va+ inl attendance at
uo one voted who was not Il lncinber II the Union" C.
l. Yalun offered resolution that thc audcnc" hgvn.
read ,3c rtecuns on r Prcsidynt OF the unlo
approve tic action Uf tnc officers ana promise 10 give
tirnl hearty 1rport. ADoih, 'tsCiuti"i was a!pshd
et sistmg thai tho aciIon of NJ. Cady in starting an
other assncinil1 approved. but that al oUeciod 10
ms assumption NJ the name oi the Olsii iempei'noe
Union. 49,, - s,., .,
ing at Timer Hail. claimed u b. the regular ana "hi
American Temperance Jhvn y. ! Cady iIrsnnieu;;
Johu y Rslcv n Western fC.GpeTsucr orator confined
his yeuarh, aln-t entirely 10 the difficulty eNlIpg be
tween tie two branchee oi the organization ne sild
;it u-tnkc had occurred IN the announcement shht
fLr American temperance Union would meet az the
Co pcr nstiiuic; tIcre WAS 10 snct Mt Vt n mere he
Atacri-an Tcmpcr.uct tn!"G Iuio a -or oi pphllcal
mart, ifh MIR Mandy at IT. head. The Union could not
afford e;utify las record 10y JrinuS WIN ~ or1hn
;ln y nnsr sole purpose WIS political ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
AIR ChV .d he hoped 10 tutkc the surviccs entertain
iug and would not forget the temperance question: He
charged that tkc meeting al Cooper usiidle was not
thAt Of ,ae regular Amsresh lcin,er"Ec' thhn, a.d
a,-eiied that the prJcccdnss al tho election q" Mr
Aundy v"'" without aH'hofl, an" u. 'y"i''n VI ,hr ,
constitution Oi TIE Union "" wished 10 uisdOnse Tue
nrd ~ any pcr.ou 81 The impression that lie had any
srn-h intcrtri di sake
y.,rils IN, mills Of the gois Grind slowly, but thcy
Grind exceeding fine" lie denlcd The chatcc that hc
WIS - d!stufbrr al The Hr'iiuE ~ ~. To- bo"r'y u
,rccl ago when hc declared that Nr. Mundy's
eleetion null and void lie hAd ben
rra~rut nj man, s;oruiy meetings, had heard lie
uncations nnr,d foitn until cucs 0f Shame. Shamc!
rung through The audiic" ANA yet never saw roc,-
nan ril 10 Ia, icci tO hu..i th lie ashamed when
Lr s,,y platoon of police march into TIE hall. II ay
cool taird had demanded ree speech, u" iUdrht
mai tbc vast a.Seur,lacc would have gone
d" M. s buf in,icad Mandy -aid ihli he had the pla
tooI of ppIce aud Captain NcCuiilgh % Rssi him IL
tis ino,i s1anrIui pfoc%h,ng he e'ri "i.,esseL
show that it 'iye hat tai had not been swallowed up
by the Law aud order League lhose Who hYi clrctcd
who dared rot sign thr total nbstincnrc pledge lie
doubted II Mundy himself would do ~ Ihc rrsuiar
I-ulon f., i- blood boil 10 found iisrlf capturri bY
"A moderate drinking society. i"t'lny "i seIgrsgtct
had forced the Union 10 iasc an independent eoHsse