Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-04

The Temperance Campaign.
MEETING OF MINISTER'S AND OTHERS ON THE
LIQUOR LICENSE QUESTION.
The mass meeting called by the clargyman
at Lincoln hall yesterday drew together large
concourse, the hall being packed with large
audience OF both sexes. Rev. John Lanahan. OF
Foundry church, presided. Seated on the plat
form were Reys. l. NJ. Gardner, owen James,
". Smith j. T. Kelly. J. g. Craighead, L. d.
owen. X. y. B6er W. J. McKenneY. W. s. Fort
J; v: Parker. a F: steele, C: H. Myunger. Jas.
Geo. o. Little, j. Nick. Reilly ana George V.
leech; also the choir Of the Congregational
church, under Prof. Bischoff, who presided at
an anthem by the choir and prayer BY Rev
Frederick Powers, Or. Lanahan read letters
from Rev. b. Peyt0n Brown and Rev. J. G.. But
Ter, Iegretting that they could not attend. He
stated that tie meeting was the result OF q cou-
terence OF ministers OF the gospel with the Dis
trict commissioners several days since at
winch the temperance cause was discussed and
the system OF granting licenses for the sale CT
liquor. He proceeded TO read the memorial
Which the cleTgyn1en presented to the Com
imisslcnerS published Ia THE STAR of the same
day., and IeCited what the Commissioners had
SAID Ia reference to Ii. He contended that the
present license law had been too loosely COZ
stfued and administered By the license b ard
and the Commissioners. lie recIted tp sab
stance what had passed between the ministers
ard commissioners, and expressed hopes CT q
favorable reply Of the Commissioners to thei-
The next speaker was Rev. 4. f. Mason, or E
street Baptist church, Who called the attention.
OF Tie audience 10 the amount OF vice ia rnis
District, and eXpreSSs bis aSt0niShnaent that II
was allowed 20 exist. especially when remedy
could be applied. lie sait the license Lag was a
good one II properly enforced. and contented
tEat IL vas Lot, and could not be with the pre-
sent organization OF the license board Whit +
Eeeded IS a new board from among The citiZans
o;' SIDE OF the District government Off :tals + e
r ad the TORN OF application mad b. the run,
Md a
rdleS and regulations or the license board, and
ASKED IL there was any one present who believed
Inese Iuies ana resi- rietions were carried out in
good faith. He called attention to The report in
L he STAR as TO hat Water Registrar Cox had
stated teioIe the Commissioners In relation 70
rtslgniE G his place On the license board in favor
Oh him one speaker and said IL Mr.. Cox had
Inade tie remark be mad failed to catch f. lie
mad heard IL from several gentlemen. and said
he was not seeking for such duties a3 he had
now enough TO DO but If the Commissioners
would appoint him he would accept the situa-
ton. During hts remarks he criticized the Dis
lrlct commissioners very freely, AMI Major
on several points and at the close OF his remarks
was about TO say something from his seat, when
tie cry was take the platform
Commissioner Morgan theTeupOn mounted the
S age, and replied to some OF the srateraenfS
mace. He said the license board was not the
same now as II was last year, when The present
liquor licenses We're issued, neither was the
board OF commissioners the same, and thcy
should not be called to an account Tor the dl!pgI
Of others. He asserted that the license Iat2s
lad been strictly enforced since he hal any
thlDg 10 DO With their enforcement, and he IN
Vlttd all who had doubts upon the subject to
call at the Commissioners office and examine
1or The mselyeS. TIE signer5 10 the applications
We're responsible for the Issuing OF licenses and
HGt the authorities. The law Ieoo sniZeS the
business and preScrboS the conditions on which
a license Shall issue. II the ci-izens refuse 10
Il n for licenses they cannot be issued. MANY
church men beIs sign such applications an,
many persons who sign Will deny 1t when
brought To bay. but the records SHOW for them
selves, and he thought ii the pastors wouid only
investigate these papers a humber OF church
trials would be the result.
DIR. Mason, intCrrupting, said that he saw In
me audience number OF his congregation, ana
he desired to say that he knew nothing OF suah
things. and did not believe the charge would
apply 10 any member of his church. IL it
OLD, they had stultified themselves aud their re-
hShmeLt or rum mill
DIR. Rankin said he would give ten dollars for
inc name OF any member or his congregation
favor OF the names OF signers to lquor license
applications being published the same as the
marriage licenses are. He proceeded TO read
m1Ss1onerS on Friday last.
Dr. Mason read the petition presented at the
same time, and vote or the audience being
calle q, 1t was adopted unanimously
Mr.. James Small. a member OF the present
ncense board, came upon the platform, and was
Introduced BY DR.. Lanahan. Mr.. Small stated
that he was Dashaway, and that he had been
IL Strumental In preventing the issuance OF
twenty licenses. The meeting was adjourned
until next Sunday at the same time and place
THE DASUAwaYs
met at Tallmadge Hall last night, and Mr.. Geo.
NJ. F1llmort took the chair and read Il resolution
OF thanks to the clergy OF this city for the ara
stand they have taken against tie license sys
tem which was unanimously adopted. He thso
read list of the Officers selected at the bust
eSs meeting. which We're unanimously ap-
Proved, as follows: Alexander Eagle5ton. preS:-
cent; Z. NJ. Nye, j. G. Lee and /. Geo. Combs
vice presidents; l. H. Patterson, secretary; d.
T. Holloway. treasurer; A. c.. Constantine as
slstant secretary: Patrick Doyle, sergeant-aI.
TOD, l. s Barker, Frank Reside Ed. MCCARTNEY
ana William ID. Mack, executive committee j
Il. Hilton and Charley Nye made addresses and
over MY persons signed the pledge. Mrs. julia
Daniels sang two solos during the evening.