The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31
Winthrop Pond.
TEMPERANCE MEN IN COUNCIL.
The Mass Meeting Yesterday.

The temperance mass meeting yesterday at
Winthrop Pond was not as we'll attended as it
might have been, but those present found
themselves well paid for going. The ride
from Portland to the Pond was most unpleas-
ant, as much so, as dust and smoke could make
it, "Campmeeting' John Allen, who went
up, seemed to be the only comfortable indi-
vidual on the train. In conversation with a
member of the Legislature for the present
year, the old man, in response to question il
he expected to be again elected chaplain OF the
House, said "Well brother it's doubtful you
and / both got into office the present year by
accident" A gentleman referring to the re-
porter, asked if Mr.. Allen had ever known a
pious editor. Certainly" was the reply,
"there is brother -, "but'', he added after
a pause, CHS paper don't amount to much"
AT the grove the Corinna Comet Band of II
pieces, j. H. Steward leader, and the Win
throp Cornet Band of IS pieces, Prof. d. M.
Tague leader, were in attendance, and render
ed musical selections with much spirit throu gh
the day
Many of the advertised speakers were not
present, the Rev. A. S. Ladd of this city for
instance, being kept by prior appointment to
attend the golden wedding of a brother minis
ter.
The Hon. c. A. Wing called the meeting to
order and announced as the officers of the
morning meeting the following:
President--R. W. Dunn,
Vice Presidents-Rev. j. B. Fogg, Lisbon;
M. j. Metcalf, Monmouth; M. p. Hatch, Clin-
ton; B. S. Kelley, Winthrop; Mrs. c. V. Cross
man; q. w. Ham, lewiston Mrs. 1. III. Holds
don; Sewall Gross, New Gloucester; c. A. Far
well, Pittsfeld.
| Standardization E. Brackett c. r. Berry,
| Pittston.
Mr.. Dunn in taking the chair made brief
speech, after which the Rev. John Allen re-
peated selections from Scripture and offered
prayer.
The Rev. d. w. LIE Lacheur of Biddeford
was the first speaker. He said that his being
called was in accordance both with the
| Scriptural custom of keeping the best wine for
the last, and the modern hotel custom of serv-
ing soup before the strong meat. He related
! some amusing anecdotes that put the audience
! in good humor. He said: 1 am making my
| first visit to this section of the country under
| pleasant circumstances, the meeting of various
temperance organizations, as brothers, work
ing together for the advancement of our COM
mon cause. 1 speak for myself as citizen
| and as man, and not as q member of any
society. The time has come to back up our
| temperance talk with our work. We must
bring three things into the work-the Bible,
| the pledge, the vote L ask for consistency
| The man who prays has no right to swear
You don't know what political party belong
to, and as your parties are mixed at present,
don't know as do myself, Qaughter) Some
| of your parties are getting so-(what do you
call iD amalgamated or fused? OF what?
| Qaughter,) any way its a coming together.
But no man, L repeat, has any right to vote
except as he talks and the time is to come
when the ladies will vote too, (applauseD
Shall we put temperance candidate for Gov
ernor in the field? L say ''No," but let every
temperance man review the history of all the
existing parties, and vote for that candidate
whose party is the truest to the cause, and that
candidate we will elect, (applanse.) 1 say now
| as have said before, the Temperance cause is
a success. and its triumph if delayed will
come, and, come to stay, (applause) The time
will come when universal suffrage will come,
and will say ''There shall be no more rum"
(applause) With the voters of this state, and
| OF this country, rests the solution of this great
| question. Let US look at this question honest
! ly before God. Let us have an increase of
| this temperance excitement. There is a DO
| litical excitement, like that which last night
caused rotten eggs to be thrown at the head of
our glorious temperance general our General
! Hall, and this in rum city. The rum-sellers
are ready to swamp their political opinions, to
advance their own ends, but if our enemies
unite we will unite also. If they draw the
| sword we will throw away the scabbard
The president read a letter from the Rev. A.
S. Ladd, expressing his confidence in the cause,
and his interest in every worker in the field.
| The president said that temperance men
must unite to vote against every man who, in
1889, voted for the druggist bill.'
G. I'll. Berry, Esq, then delivered a brief and
earnest speech, advocating the strict enforce
ment of the present prohbtory law. which is
at present not enforced as it should be, in our
cities. This cause comes down to us from our
fathers, who, almost so years ago, fought the
fight, and won the battle of prohibition.
At the close of Mr.. Berry's address, the Per-
ham quartette rendered the temperance song
"We conquer or de-
q. w. Ham, ESQ.,, of Lewiston, said that he
was glad to stand as a temperance reformed
man, and made an earnest address in favor of
the prohlbltory law, and for more earnest work
for the cause.
Mrs. G. V. Crossman of Bangor, followed in
an earnest speech. The condition of the CITY
of Bangor, far as the enforcement of the pro-
hlbitory law goes, is deplorable. There are
| go liquor shops, and no attempt is made to
enforce the law. The speaker believed that
the time will come when the political issue
| will be rum or no rum She urged the la
dies to unite and take hold of the work There
is hope OF the reformation of the drunkard
IL
is fully filled with the spirit of prohibition he
| is not a temperance man. Not to talk of pro-
hibition is to leave out the ten commandments
OF the temperance cause. A man can't be
temperance man unless he favors prohibition.
Camp Meeting John Allen came forward
and said that it was rather late to make
| speech, and
''You'd scarce expect one of my age,
| To speak in public on the stage"
| The cause OF temperance has in the past had
| Its trlumDlS. and will have than no ,,4,,r
The lateneSS OF the hour reminded Mr. Allen
| that 1t was dinner time, and he protested him
| self unwilling to keep the people from the
place where he himself was anxious to be, at
the dinner table. He invoked the divine bless
ing on all present, and trusted that all would
meet in that land where temperance societies
would not be needed.
The morning exercises closed by the render
ing OF the song Coming right along,' by the
| Perham quartette and the people went right
| along to dinner.
At the afternoon session, which began at
half past one O'Clock, A. J. Chase of Portland
presided, and the Rev. j. B. Fogg of Lisbon
| delivered telling address radical in senti-
timent and earnest in tone. He was followed bv
M L. Hatch, Esq, of Lisbon in an earnest
speech. The time had been when liquor had
been difficult to obtain in Bangor, now the
shops are open and liquor selling is the same as
free, and why? Because the men with the
ballot have refused to vote for and elect
temperance men. To-day a pamphlet has
been circulated bearing title '!Maine Law"
but OF what good is that law, if it is not en-
forced? 1t is infamous that the efforts of Mrs
Crossman and the ladies who act with her have
not been seconded by the men of Bangor |
believe III woman suffrage, and trust that if
there is not manhood enough in the heart of
men to enforce that law, that the women will
be allowed to vote and that under the lead of
these noble sisters with us and others, will
prevent the election of ''rummies'' We
must close the tipping shops first and appeal
to the reason of men to aid us in doing it. Lei
us be temperate in words and in deeus.
The Rev. e. Martin of Waterville was then
called for and took the stand. In the town of
winthrop he had begun to fight for temper
ance. The evil of intemperance is here and
what will you do about it? Will you vote for
a man who voted for the druggist bill?'' Let
every man who will vote for such man raise
his hand, (no one did so.) Now let ever man