New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-23
TEMPERANCE IN BROOKLYN.

| There was q call for n temperance mass meeting
perance BrotSerhood Of Brooklyn at the Brooklyn
Rink Yesterday afternoon Tho call Tor the meetbe
stated that the Executive Committee OF the
organization recognized the action of the brooklyn
Excise Commission and the decision OF Judge
Barnard as most important helps toward the SUI
prcmacy of law and order; and as means OF CIV
ing formal expression to the sense of satisfaction
felt by all right-thnkng people over these events
the attendance of all who are in accord with the
purpose of the announcement was invited. Inns
was signed by Thomas W. Conway, president, John
L. Mitchell, secretary, the members OF tho Exccu-
tive Committee, and many others
At haf-past o'clock, the hour appointeu LOT
the meeting there was y moderately large audience
scattered IN the Rink. Mr. Conway called the meet
ing to order and after the singing OF h tns Raw .ne
DIR. Mctigegor. of Boston, prayed. timothy Z.
Cronin was then elected president OF the meeting
and John i. Mitchell secretary; Then Mr. CIonln
made a loug address, in which he portrayed the
results of the liquor traffic Frequently, sah ne,
/" the people usually engaged in the temperance
cause are regarded rs fanatics. am not i,hauc,
put II were fanatic would lie fanatic IN that
carlsc.' lie asserted that the Iquor-deaers were
trying influence the Judges, 10 buy them AS 10
were" and he asked tnat tho people snould siYhy
tnclr intention 0t supporting the judges anu tue
Excise Commissioners III their decisions II they
would remain honest.
A long series OF resolutions vas then presented by
the Executive Committee, read, and adopted BY the
audience. The preamble opens:
Whereas Ju ige Barnard Of the Supreme Court, has
lately decided in the case of Thomas Coyne AGAINST the
Con- issioners OF the ,own OF FIatoIsd. KbsS County,
that 10 al3 AM peer Cii D.
the law rs 1t now eXisis
Tucn follows Il mass of statistics about the towh
OF Fiatonsil ana the effect when the liquor ra1nc
has had upon il together with the Celebration oi
system mat shuuid be substituted tor that now IL
use TIC resolutions tlen STATE that Wlrreas,
since the rendering of that uc'l3loh,
and tae ac. ion of the Commissioners
of Excise, tue brewers and ilquoi-IsaI-
or, have onijncd and cOhspired together 10 I"nd"r
sulscryIeut 10 their purposes tue courtS ol Jlsticc
and publIc officials are under Oath To execute
the law lul!y ad honestly a. IL exist, regardless OF
personal or Ooitcd nj rests; IL Ii resolved ihdt
The action q! the IDarl EXHIBITS desire am ull 10
execute the ExrIss Law. and as cue past ac-
tI0u of James Jourdan Herman COIe!l ami W. l..
f. StpJr{ COmlns siuu"Is Oi ENcl5r u III the in'cr-
est of a. city and considerable of the ~ "f 81 ltc
citizens the heartfelt TANKS Of The Board. olcialy
ana Individually, are returned to Them ana con-
Gcenc. Is f. { taat ihcy Will rcsu,utriy stand by
thar actI regardless Of political OF pen, uilal lDhG-
enc. A. is also resolved 10 deuDunce the
action of the LIQUOR -dcacIs III their aitenip to rem
der uoprrItVc Tie ecslOIs % the COdli auu oi me
B,ar6 b, sceN,ng tn inf lence flelr action. and Dy
retaining counsel To Obtain either stay oil proceed
ugS peniing an appeal 10 the II ghcr courts or to
restrain the Commissioners from executing the law
pening such appeal. go
II was then moved that daputat!on of citizens
snouli be appointed to carry tlo resolutions 10 the
Board OF Excise. That committee WAS then named
by snc chairman. Mr.. COnroy next maze speech,
IA which lie said that the iiqaOr men must he louYn
on their own grounds Tne Rev. Dr.. Mct;rcgOr, of
Boston, ". 4. Harris Mr. stacy. Alr. Culver and
Others also made remarks