Saint Mary's beacon., 1883-08-16


ment in College Green (applauss. }
There ere but yexy few Of the thir-
ty-eight States that make up the
United States. that are not larger.
and many times larger than al Ire
land. There are but two Senator'S
from each Of those great States. Be-
sides their legislative functions, they
are the constitutional advisers, and
ne ary appfovers Of any important
aeta the President. save and ex-
cept Ne Of his veto power. He
can go . member az Cabinet ox
foreign minister, without the sanction
Of the Senate. We Americans look
upon the Senate az the ablest body
of Legislators on earth. Such then is
the position that is occupied to-day
by a nlanjust forty years Of age, from
my State, whose early life was not
through a path strewn with roses, and
who did not enjoy the benefits Of any
thing like liberal education. He is
regarded as the shrewdest politician
in the whole great country. Mr..
Tilden. when running on the Demo-
cratic ticket for President, deputed
him to manage the campaign in the
State Of Indiana, which was regarded
as the battle ground of the contest.
He sustained the reputation he had,
by successfully electing Blue Jeans
Williams, Governor of the State, and
carrying the state by a large majori-
ty, few weeks later for Democrat
it President (applause.) You would
be struck by the mans appearance
any where. Small, compact, smooth
ly shaven, with keen gray eye, firm
ly compressed lips, and iron jaw,
Arthur P. German, the son Of an
Irishman (applause) would oe mcrked
as strong character in a gathering
of the great men of any country Zap
plause. That man never knew the
taste Of spirituous liquors applause. J
He has been lifelong teetotaller Zap
Plause.) His tongue never betrays a
befuddled brain, nor tells a State
secret (applause.) With clair brain,
a man of ordinary intelligence can
outwit drunken genius (applause.)
The sober man is the greatest man.
What God has given him, he has un-
impaired yes. even strengthened and
The besotted genius has
grovelled with beasts (applause.)
There isno doubt that Senator Arthur
P. German, owes his exalted position
to teetotallism (applause.) Again,
the most popular priest in the arch
diocese of Baltimore, the Primate See
of the United States, was a sailor.
He was Of the very hardest class, too,
for he was whaler. He himself told
me. that ne had been guilty of the
grossest sins common to his wretched
mates. One, however, he escaped.
He never drank spiriIuous liquor Tap
plause.) So trough customer" had
he become, that he was put in chains
off the Island of Madagascar for mu-
tiny. To-day, he is jealous, pious
priest. He is 80 popular with the
Protestants wherever he is stationed,
that sometimes people laugh and say,
Father, you must be a FFeemason
among the Protestants, so popular are
you" daughter and applanse.) But
it is only their pleasantly. He is
quite as popular among the Catholics,
and far more beloved. he is the son
Of an Irishman (appIause.) When he
was nine years old, his pious mother,
an Irishwoman (applause) had taken
him to the altar and there he had
taken the temperance pledge. Who
do you think administered chat
pledge An Irishman (applause.) II
was the sainted Apostle of Temper
ance (apPlause) the holy Father Ma
thew (applause.
Now, then. if you can produce any
such evidence to me in favor of drink
ing, shall have to 90 on another
tacs daughter You cannot. Ii
my own experience, then, am able
to produce two great men or two sue.
cessful men whose success is due tc
temperance. You can produce nc
example of a successful man whC
owes his success TO intemperence
(cries-Tnat's SOL My proportion
in favor. Of temperance is that ol
two to nothing Daughter and ap-
plause.) The strength Of the argu.
ment does, then. he with the cause oI
temperance (applause.)
In many counties in nv State. there
is local option. That means, in plain
language, that the sale of LIQUOR j:
prohibited. The jail doors in several
Of those counties where there is pro.
hibition, have not been locked fos
months at a time (applause). At first
things grew $50 dull'' without tbs
''enlivening" fluid (laughter) thai
people thought they must die OF ennss
in the village; nobody ever came t
town. Where were the country peo.
ple2 At home, cultivating the ground
making better crops, growing richer
gardens. repairing farming utensils
putting broken down doors on hinges
building winter shelter for their cat
tie. putting up lattice work for vine,
here and there TO beantify the hom.
for the family, and saving the money
that he spent for grog in the past {.
educate and closhe the children bet
ter in the future lpEolongsd applause)
When he did come to town, he alway,
had more money to spend (appIausel
but It went for Substantial comforts 3
life. The storekeepers at FIRST did no
find their profits quite as good, 70
firewater-I know no better, no NOR,
appropriate. name for II sanrIansaA q