Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-14
TOTAL ABSTINENCE.

Rousirg Meeting At Pfeifer Hall Las
Evenirg-Fathe,'s Stanley and Neilis tn,
Speakers.
The regular meeting of the Father Mathew
Total Abstinence Society, was held at Pfeife
lall last evening. The hall was filled will
those interested in the work of the society
aud after O'Clock, standing room could onl,
be had
Father Nelis, was the first speaker of tn
eyt mig, and after few preliminary re
marks, spoke about the Irish as o class being
addicted to the use Of strong drink. III
claims that the Ifishmen of to-day are com
PEELED to shoulder the wrang-doings OF few
unfortunate members of their nation. HI
argued that the Irish were not more given tC
the use OF liquor than other nation, but be-
cause the enemies of the poor Irish have
no other means to darker
their character, they have adopted
this way; but, he continued, let us believe
what they say to be true, that the Irish are
the slaves of whiskey, and then let us 60 te
work to take this apology out OF their hands
by letting st. Paul head the list OF the cities
of the United States, and let every true Irish.
man aud woman sign the pledger When this
is done they will have nothing more to throw
up against us. am not given to fight
ing, but if ever there is a time
when l feel like throwing aside my anti
pugilistic thoughts, it is when see drunken
Irishman. The. whipping post, which was
long ago abolished, should be in use to-day,
and would rather take the CATO nlne-tails
In my hand and lay it on to dFAnken Irish
man than would to attend first-class ban
quet. Ii every Irishman in the country to-
day was sober one, they would do more &c
free their country than they could do in any
Father Neilis concluded his remarks by
urging all who had not yet signed the pledge
to do so at once. His remarks were we'll re.
ceived by the audience, who showed their ap
probation by most deafening applause.
He was followed by song entitled "Am
Ami" rendered by the "Big Four" quartette,
and recitation by Miss Nellie Tray, entitled,
"Those Little Shoes" after which Father
Stanley was introduced, and after rehearsing
the remarks of the first speaker spoke about
the gradual falling off of the use of strong
liquor. One hundred years ago, said the rev
erend gentleman, the aristocracy would NEE,
in room, lock the door and throw the key
out of the window, then they would drink unit
everyone was drunk and living stupid on The
floor. He claimed that the drinking of to-day
was much more moderate than thai
of former years, but still there was
too much OF It. what We
want and what we will have, is the use Of
liquor entirely done away with. I went into
the municipal court to day, he continued, to
ascertain how many of the cases brought W
were freshmen, and during the last two weeks
there had been no less than thirty-four Irish
men who had been arrested for causes brought
on by the use OF liquor. I am sure they were
Irlshmen, for you don't find any one
but Irishmen who have such names
as Casey. O'Brien, Foley and Donovan ar.
rested for being drunk. What becomes OF
them? III tell you. They send them over to
the county jail where they live in ease. at the
cOunty's expense, reading the Police Gasett,
and ether such papers, furnished them by the
trusty turnkey. What penalty is that fol
getting drunk? It is none. tits but an In
ducement for them, for they can live without
doing a particle of work at our
expense. Father Stanley, in conclusion, said
that he intended to read off the names of all
who figure in the municipal court during the
next two weeks at the regular meeting of the
society, and extended an invitation to all to be
present and hear the black list read. After the
usual invitation to sign the pledge, to which
many responded, the meeting adjourned.