Daily Republican., 1879-04-21
FIRST EDITION.
VINO KILLED pRRRv oEHss !.
the President says "They were
Boys" - Remarks OF Rev. q. u.
Pexg-Rev. J. h. Mann Asks ''whO
Killed Perry Denaby"

Killed Perry Den,by"
The Moral Suasion Reform Associa.
ton and Walola Lodge, 10. q. T., held
. mass meeting at the Opera House yes
t.rday afternoon to consider the causes
which led to the murder OF Perry Dem
BY and for the purpose Of arraying
public sentiment on the side Of morali-
ty, On behalf Of the members OF the
Temperance Associations, the meeting
was presided over by J. B. Cook, Presi-
dent of the Moral Suasion Reform Asso-
Citations. The audience was large
one, and at 3. As the President on OPEN
ing the meeting said it was with graf
itude he recognized the responsibility
devolved upon him in acting as CHAIR
man of the meeting. "he meeting was
called h. said for the purpose OF dis
Gus. ing the Dsmoy murder, the cause
thereof and devising some means 10
prevent the repetition OF such an
an atrocious act. The NJ. S. r. A. choir
sang "All Hail the power f Jesus
name" after which Rev. J. L. Es,lin
of the Reformed Episcopal church OF
the Covenant, delivered an earnest
prayer, and hoped that the day would
not be fai distant whom rum should
be blotted out Of existence in order
that peace may reign throughout the
land.
After the prayer, the President said
that the vast audience assembled here,
to-day, had not csHis with picks or
spades to bring Perry Demby from the
.plac. where he now sleeps. The ques-
Is "Who killed Perry Demby 7" Yen
tell me rum did it, but did not society
do itY The speaker was of the opinion
that society was guilty. The very
grave of Perry Dtmby cries aloud for
vengeance upon the evil OF the day and
not for the good. Wrestle with it as
you may somebody killed Perry Dem
by. Cast the blame on the rum seller
II you will, but wac is it that allows
him to- sell the llquort
Much in the cIlme was caused by
the lazy morality Of dilatory humanl'
g. !,
Speaking of the NJ. S. R. A., thu
speaker said that tho Association hao
decided 10 admit young men 6years o
age into the s0ciety, ior the murderer
of Perry UrmOy we're boys not over IL
years of age. Ia conclusion the speak
ar introduced Rev. G. NJ. Prgg, who wa
received with tremendous applause. II
op.uing his remarks the speaker said
so,ne men may not consider the occa
sion which calls together this meetinl
as of ufci, nj Importance to iisk tiei
popnlarity or int rests to attend II
The crjm- of murder he said is pecu
liarIy h-inous. Tue murderer invadt
the yreropa;iyrs Of God in whose hand
alon. are the j. hts of life and death
H. who destroys his fellow man take
what God alone should control.
The murderer hauls = man out Q
life without warning, and cuts him o
from the ti,u. allotted his victim 10
preparation tor eternity. Every ma
needs every hour he can get to provid
against the future.
II. who dies his hands in the bloc
Of his fello yman hurrles him to a
untimely account, he fixes immedlatel
the doom Of an immortal soul.
long AS a man stays in life he may sro'
worse or better but the man-slayt
fixes the character of the slain forever
Demby being a black man he pre-
sumed it would palliate the crime
his murder. Itis sad thing the nc
tority Delaware has gotten from he
treatment of the man who has a blac
skin. But should not bis being blac
man add to the infamy Of his crut
deathY Hew was not responsible FOR b'
ing in this country. White me
brought his ancestors here and sha
they wreak vengeance ON him Tor belii
where they have forced him to bey
not his Creator your God and my God
He was as much part of the dlvin
family as the rest OF us. We may NJ
like to recog gnize the relationship bU
that is ole Of the hard facts We can nj
get round. Human nature IN It's ui
depraved and holier state instinctlvel
feels for the weaker party. by tn
law Of the land the colored man is ei
titled to government protection in HI
life, liberty and pursuit Of happiness
But who are responsible for tn
ghastly crime The imbruited wretch
es who did the deed. Drunk they wer
but none the less guilty. They kne'
to what inebriety brings men. Tf
nolluted creatures who sell and max
noisopous drinks. These men Lor
Chesterfield called "artists in huma
slaughter;" Wesley called them poisol
GUS Generals" and Lyman Beech.
represented them Ito be involved
the guilt Of murder" 49,,
There are the lawyers, the Judge
Legislators of license laws and pet
TONERS for license who are 10 pam
Society is to blame also for toltratll
the horrid enormty OF the druhkal
making business, the doctors ana 'ea'
ing men in the community who do notl
ing to stay the fearful tide OF rum
The church has done more for tempe
ance than any other organization n'
1t ia not quite free from blame. no
ars we to save our community from sut
crimesi Punish the drunken crlInlnal
punish those who make drunkards''
Enlighten public sentiment on the 10
enormity OF intemperapce. Prohlt
the Internal traffic in our midst. =. 81
len druukari in Scotland flung his o'
in stream when a rock kept him fro
drowning; the man then jumped i'll
the river with his little daughter VINO
head he pressed beneath the cold W
ters of death with his own hand. Eu
has broken millions of hearts OF me
women and children, and sunken nj
lions of heads beneath the telnpest-N
sea of awful rum,
After the remarks Of Rev. [.
Pegg, collection was taken up !. !.
choir at the same time favorlng
L. -. NH fLa nnnular ClNrI