The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-18
THE FOES OF LIQUOR.

GRAND TEMPERANCE MEETING AT rAMMANf
HALt-JuDGE NOAH DAVIS spEEcH-rHE
BLUE RIBBON MOVEMENT.
In the portion OF the Tammany building known az
Ferrsro's Assembly Rooms appeared yesterday about
three thousand dcvotces OF tho temperance cause,
gathered 10 inougurate the 'blue ribbon" movement
In this city. II being general mass meeting, al
though held the auspices Of the Noble wing Of
the American Temperance Union, the president OF
that organization did not preside. the chair being
taken by William L. Dodge.
Mr.. Dodge said the Sabbath was the day on'which
to do good works. and there no better Christian
work than that OF raising their fellow from the
degradation OF drunkenness He referred 70 the
spread OF the temperance movement, not only this
country, but In England, whcro he stated, twelve
years ago only vote besides tho movers could BIO
found In Parliament In support OF the temperance
bill On the last VOTE however recently takon there
143 votes In It's favor ind the carly aud nnal
passage Of bill confidently predicted by its
friends After congratuatnE the large audience
upon the presence Of Judge Noah Davis, notwilh-
standing that gcntIcman's illness, Judge DAVIS
Introduced and received with much applause.
JUDGE DAvIs' yIRsr TEMPERANCE SPEECH.
Judge Davis said that when he was captured, few
days since, by TWO ladies, who took advantage OF him
at The Court House for the purpose OF engaging him
to MAKE temperance speech, hs hoped to have been
able to say something IN manner that would In
terest tho people. But sudden attack oil h0arseness
tended Remarks al this time. He had come here to
ascertain what a temperance meeting at Tammany
Hall would looK like He hoped that e would prove
small wedge entering Tammany itself, tor with
the powerful aid OF Tammany Hall enlisted In the
temperance cause, there would be surety OF temper
ance reforms In the CITY OF New York. (Applause.)
The Judge described what no while vending his
way to the hail. Az the corner OF street he observed
the sign OF "a. Blessing" and in ittle while dis
covered IL TO 10 y liquor saloon He could hardly
liquor selling be "a biessLy IN disguise
Is dramshop u biessingf Take up your morning
paper and giance at tbs record Of CRIME committed
unucr the influences OF strong drink and you will
scarcely De able to Mud that its sale Is blessing In
any shape. Judge DAVIS said he mover profcsscd 10
be total abstiL ence man that BIO had never made
temperance spoech but for tho last twenty-onc years
he had been living aud standing witness IN favor OF
temperance In his career as magistrate during
that time no had Witnessed one continuous procession
OF people charged and convicted and sentenced Tor
crimes which were directly traceabIe 10 the use
of intoxicating drinks. The Judge re'ated several
tragical which had recently como under
his official supervision arising from aud
portrayed III vivid coIors some very pathetic and
touching scenes He related case OF mansiaughtor
committed under. The influence OF rum and said that
while passing sentence OF imprisonment Tor lie upon
the poor wretch who was crushed with remorse Tor
his crime-he had brutally murdered his vile while
drunk-he (ths Judge) had feeling Of deep regret that
he had tho power to place his hand upon the man
who sold tho LIQUOR that maudened the brain oil tho
homicide "But," said tho Judge "f tho justice OF
man does not reach MIN Tho justice OF God certainly
wI.n
Judge Davis declared that every man In this coua
try had certain degree Of responsibility In regard 10
the execution OF the laws Let every man say
ho feels that responsibility ana will exercise IT, and
there will DO no trouble about this thing ~, Tor
one" SAID the Judge. ee entirely justified standing
here this day, even III this say to
each individually that II ~ MS duty to be-
hall OF temperance aud against ihtemperance, Tor
law order ana prosperity against crime and Its con.
sequences"
CHARITY AND RUM
Judge Davis then look up the subject OF the amount
received Tor charity from liquor licenses ana referred
TO 1t Q small rivulet compared with the mighty
stream Of pollution running from the fountain
head, but another DIR. ctiont0 tho State prisons,
pcnitentares. almsh0uses and fanatic asylums.
Better have no charity at all than receive II
such price. H. showed where tho brigands Of
Italy after r0bbing travellers shared their plumber
with poor people and considered II full Satisfaction
for their crimes. Hc declared that our system Of
charity, far the liquor license concerned,
fell little short OF Italian brigandage.
Tue speaker referred 10 tho work of women In the
temperance cause aud said ten good women worth
more than ten hundred ordinary men. II took only
two women, he averred, TO get him here, while Muir
ply anu whole host OF other temperance men could
not movo hun. Tho moral strength OF the temper
ancc movement In the agricultural regions having
It's beneficial effects In swayng legislation ut Albany
He did want the present law changed. but desired
10 see 1t enforced.
Rev. William u. Af1eck, OF England, madc ad-
dress, tho Misscs Noble repeated with eject the Last
Prayer, Professor Weeks SANG, aud tho whole affair
may % regarded AZ u great succets