Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-28
TEMPERANCE WORK.

1UWI EnANUI WV1As
The Catholic Movement for sobrlsty-
Names Of Offenders In tho Municipal
Court Read-Bishop Irsland's Address.
& The Catholics had another large temperance
meeting last evening at Pfeifer's hall, and
good deal Of interest was manifested in the
subject.
80. -. FATHER STANLEY
opened the meeting by. short but very Wig.
orOus. speech on the general sub.
Ject Of temperance, during which he read
alist Of persons that were brought before the
municipal court during the time between the
'14th and the Goth of this month. The reading
Of this listcreated sensation, and it is UNDER
stood that similar lists will be
read at every temperance meeting, so
that all people may know who the persons
are that Ging disgrace upon the Irish name
by getting drunk and being arrested. It Is
the intention of Bishop Ireland, Father Shan
ley, and all engaged with them in this temper
ance work, to hold up, to public reproach all
and women win SO conduct themselves as to
make themselves amenable to the law Bishop
ireland and Father Stanley are determined
that they shall have all the credit such con-
duct entities them to. This is course that
will smoke out q good many.
BISHOP IRELAND.
/ Father, Stanley was followed by Bishop
Ireland, who delivered lecture that was full
|ofq point, and urgent appeals to the
Irish people to shake off the yoke Of
Incompetence, and elevate the irish name
throughout the city of st. Paul. He re-
GREETED that the fact should be that the
records o. the municipal court should show
such a large number Of Irish people on the
list of drunkards and Migrants. He then
branched out and urged all that If they knew
of any person that was drinking, or who was
tending that way to demonstrate with
such and use their best'exertious to induce
him to restrain himself and not drink. He
thought we were all too much for ourselves
| and did not have interest enough in our
brothers. He urged all generally to endeavor
| list Of persons before the municipal court, he
referred 10 the five or six women that
were continually getting arrested and
said it was necessary to get rid OF them in
some way. He regretted that the record of
the Irish people was 30 bad in the police
court. Oftentimes you may go into court
and you will find two whole families there,
disgracing themselves by reciting the particu-
lars of q neighborhOod quarrel. The way
neighbours child q bad name, the child
| tells its mother. The mother comes out and
calls the woman and her whole family bad
names. The latter complains IN the municipal
court, a1d; the parties are arrested and brought
| up for trial. All this is mot on account OF
drunkenness, yet all such work as this ought
to be discouraged, He urged all to practice
L = .I>on~ 4 Uoo~o
Dounced that the records of the municipal court
would be carefully watched and public ex-
posure made Of the names. The number of
| Irish that appear there must be reduced, and
those that persist in going there should be
held up to public opprobrium. He wanted
the young men to reform, to refrain entirely
from the use Of strong drink. One great
trouble with the young men of to-day is they
are allowed to go around in bad companion
ship and are led asfray. They can
be seen standing on street corners, lettering
around the streets. dlsgracing their parents
and Themselves. This should be. changed.
When young men Have begun In this way the
probabilities are they will continue In it TO the
end of their lives. Their gray hairs will see
them drunkards. There was another
lclass OF young men, those who
do not belong TO- the first
class. These boys conduct themselves we'll
L
ance. He desired all these to exert themselves
| to watch over and try to keep Others from in
Temperate habits. He wanted soldiers to
work with the weak and sustain them. To
aid this effort and to render it success new
society could be organized for the special
purpose Of gathering in young men who
are liable to go astray:. Special care
Organization. He wanted to make il large
society and one that could 60 into the pro-
cession next July, when the great temperance
gathering is held here, and be observed as q
splendid organization. He declared it was
sad 10 see the young man in the bloom OF
youth cast himself away In this manner. He
| could not see why young men could not
practice virtue and live quiet and orderly
living and become honorable citizens, aid fill
positions of influence. There was no trouble
| TO pick out either class in st. Paul. When
business men want clerk they know better
| than to 60 to the saloons and other similar
places for them. They want sober, temperate
boys. No one wants Grunkard. The con-
Iseauence is he has no work, no money, no
credit, and as natural consequence he goes
Ito thieying, and at last he lands in state prison.
| Such, boys may be found going to variety
shows, and other low places and while the
with much power that all ought to shnn the
society Of bad associates. Boys are generally
good enough till they are IA years old, thea
| they meet some one who invites them to
walk, to 20 to the saloon, to drink and then
they are in danger Of going to the devil. He
claimed that boys and girls ought not to
BE- allowed to- be ont nights
He desired total change in the temperance
movement. 1t had been going on well enough
| in quiet kind Of a way, but this did not suit.
He:wanted more activity, more positive action.