Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-20
COLD WATER MEN.

The Crusaders Temperance Rally at Pfeif-
fer Hall Last Evening-Spirited Speeches
by Rev. Fathers Danehy and Stanley and
Mr.. O'NeiI.
Last night there was quite an enthusi-
astic meeting of advocates of temperance
and others at Pfeifer's hall, many drawn
there no doubt by the announcement that
the great champion and eloquent advo-
cate of temperance-the Right
Reverend Bishop Ireland would speak. His
grace, however, was not present, having
been called to the sister city, Minneapolis.
Notwithstanding this fact there was no
lack of good speakers, and those who
turned out in the cold were well paid for
their trouble.
Prior to the speaking it was explained
that the meeting was the result, rather of
calamity than preconcerted arrangement.
The audience were informed that the cru
saders had hired the hall for the evening
for the purpose of giving a temperance
drama but that the young lady who was to
fill the principal role was ill. and as the
hall would have to be paid for it was at a
late hour determined to hold a temper
ance meeting, with the learned bishop and
others as speakers. 1t was also stated that
it was the intention of holding meetings
and giving entertainments in the same hall
ut frequent intervals during the winter
months.
The first speaker was the Rev. Father
Danehy, spiritual director of the
society. he said it was q
year since he had met
the society and he regretted he did not
meet more on this occasion. He explained
the plan and working of the society.
There were two parts, he said, Of their
work; one was al earnest advocacy of the
principles of temperance and the other the
sentertaining part" He said there were
two motives to mans action, the one
obligation, the other, desire of reward, and
in speaking of the latter he made the as
ssrtlon that ''no woman in the wide world
will unite her life with an incurable drunk
ard or one to whom drink is daily neces-
sity." He spoke earnestly of the danger of
habits of tipping. He ikened the latter
phine taking hyperdermically. The latter
takes his life with the point of a needle,
but first fills himself with offensive, loath-
SOu0 p6ItlCl0ss ouu buO 1OIm0I JUDI do
surely is hurting himself on to destruction.
After the reverend gentleman had con-
cluded Messrs. Collins and Gary Gang
aThree Cheers for Erin" and Medicine
Jack"
Mr.. O'Neil, ex- president of the Scranton
(Pa.) union, was the next speaker, who
spoke of the advantages of membership Of
temperance societies and the great good
to those who go from home with the So
ciety's travelling ticket.
Nh. Collins then sang 'sDistress of ire
land"
The popular and eloquent rector of the
cathedral parish, Rev. Father Stanley,
next delivered one of his enthusiastically
earnest, eloquent and humorous speeches.
He said there was no city in the United
States had better record for temperance
than st. Paul. Mr.. O'Niel had heard away
out in Pennsylvania that all were abstain
ers here; that none but temperance men
could be elected into Office; that ell the al
dermen and city fathers were enti-liquor
men and was surprised when he got here
to find it not go. He urged the people to
preserve their record. There were ques-
tions which he as priest could not han
die in the pulpit. but which from tho ros-
trum as man, citizen and tax payer he
could handle with upgloved hands, and he
would go handle some people before the
winter closed. He said he was not SO
utopian in his views as some persons; he
did not believe in prohibition; that was
an impossibility; they had tried it for
years and they might try it till
the crack of doom with
no better result, but they could regulate it.
He advocated high license, and in refer
ence to the city council refusing at their
last meeting to adopt high license plan,
he thanked God that the country was Re-
Publican and city fathers of to- day might
not be city fathers of tomorrow. He as
a man would never give his vote for any
man who had not strong opinions upon
the liquor traffic. He described graph
caliy how saloons are multiplied by
brewers and how $500 license would stop
| this infamous creation of saloons of the
worst type. He spoke of selling liquor to
boys of fourteen and fifteen, and said the
beer seller who made four cents profit ont
of five cents would look twice at the boy
before taking the nickel if he risked los
ing $500 by the operation. The speaker
said he had right to feel and to speak
earnestly on this question when he has
been called at all hours of the night and
in the burning, broiling sun of MONDAY,
to 60 and try to patch up the wretohed
wreck of domestic happiness that liquor
had made. He believed the men who
made the havoc should be called
upon by the state to repair it.
Space will not admit of bare outline
of the reverend gentleman's eloquent and
lengthy address. He concluded by stating
that he should do his utmost as a citizen
to place those in Office who would try to
purge the city of a great evil.
Rev. Father Cotter was the next
speaker, who, starting out with
the truism, External vigilance is
the price of liberty" delivered PLAN,
simple, argumentative address upon the
benefits of temperance and the ADVISABLE
ty of getting liquor dealers to come and
reason with them from the platform. At
ter song from W. R. O'Keef the meeting
separated.
Under the Hammer!
A number of new and secondhand pianos and
organs, lately taken in part payment for the
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