Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-16
TEMPERANCE.

Bishop Ire1and's Lecture Last Evening
An Eloquent Portrayal of the Evils of
Intoxicating Drink and Plea for
Practical Temperance Reform - High
License Desirable.
Market hall was literally packed last
night on the occasion of the lecture upon
the temperance question by Bishop Ireland.
Every seat was taken and the standing
room entirely occupied. Music was fur
nished by Brooks Brigade brass band. The
platform was we'll filed by representative
citizens of Minneapolis, including
members of the Reform club, Rev. w. w.
Satterlee and Rev. James McGolrick.
Bishop Ireland began his able and logi-
cal lecture by detailing the curse of the
immoderate use of alcohol. He spoke of
the many members of the human family
destroyed by the common curse. Through
his mind man is made the image of God.
Alcohol rushes the blood to the brain, and
Immediately afterwards there is confusion,
darkening of the mind. Through his mind
man is the king to his creator. His rea-
son, aided by Gods grace, is the power
which was intended to control the
baser passions he is possessed
of, but alcohol intensifes and
strengthens the most evil passions; it de-
stroys his reason, and debases the man.
Kind hearts are changed into furious
beasts; kind hands are raised up to strike,
and all who are held sacred and dear are
injured. Distilleries and breweries for
the manufacture of alcohol surpass any
other branch of business. According to
the reports of the revenue of last year, it
is seen that there were manufactured up
wards of eight gallons of beer for every
man, woman and child in the United
States, and twelve gallons of other kinds of
alcoholics. Here followed a large
amount Of statistical reports relating to
the liquor traffic. He spoke of ideal saloon
keepers. He thought it possible to find a
saloon keeper who opposed the wrong do
ing of the traffic. The ideal saloon keeper
is one who would never violate the laws of
his country by selling on Sunday; who
would not permit a minor to cross his
threshold: one who would never sell strong
drink to an habitual drunkard. But the
saloon keeper as we know him is one who
occupies little dark hole away down in a
basement away from the sun, or if
not there he gilds and paints his window
and from behind row of lattice work will
he practice his nafarious traffic, keep open
on Sunday as well as on Monday, sell to
children and habitual drunkards, and vio-
late all laws regulating the business.
The speaker here reviewed the situation
in New York city, and showed it up az
most deplorable. Then Chicago was given
its full share of attention, as we'll as st.
Paul and Minneapolis. He said there is
no evil to-day so affecting the people as
does alcohol. 1t is impossible
to give figures which shall
comprise the entire degrading
and miserable results of drinking. You
will not be obliged to go far from your
own door to see the misery it has i'm
planted in your own neighborhood. You
cannot take up the paper without reading
of some poor victim of the influence OF
strong drink, and thus is it from day tc
day these things are brought before our
eyes. When we consider the records of the
police courts, if there is spark of human
ity in our breast we will surely say there il
no charity in the land if we dc
not come together to wresi
these victims from the influence of strong
drink. It is not possible for an honest
American to read the reports of our police
courts without blushing for the fair name
of our country. These reports, bad as
they are, give us no idea of the terrific re
suits OF liquor. Around each victim, as q
rule, there is a famiiy-a wife and chill
dren. They suffer beyond words to ex
press; and society suffers; our nation suf
fers. We have seen the father of family
whose children are crying for bread
take the last dime to purchase
whisky. We have seen the chilG
lying at home dead and the father still
clamoring for whisky. We have seen
bright, honest. virtuous children go out in
to the world and live lives of sin an(
shame. They will tell you father dranl
at home and we could not longer endure
his brutality" The veriest wild beast ha
love for its offspring, but the drunkart
only cares to crafty his own brutal pas
sion.
Intemperance is the fruitful mother o
poverty. Three-fourths of the poor pee
pie or paupers of the country have bee
brought to that condition by alcohol. We llv
in a prosperous country. Opportu Mite
are open to all. There are no classes hole
ing down the poor man. There should b
no poverty in America. According to th
admission of liquor man in New Yor
S16,O0O,000 are annually received there fo
liquor, and according to a liquor man 4
Chicago $30,000,o0O are annually brougl
to Chicago for the same purpose. If ha
the power would transport every paupt
to some island in the Pacific ocean whel
they could get no liquor. No people shoul
be SO sober as the American people.
the other country it matte
little how the people behave
far as this country is concerned, but
America, where the right of universal su
rage is observed, we are all rulers. Part
politics does not excuse the voter.
The danger which threatens our Anne
lean republic is alcohol. If the republ
should ever fail it will be because the Pc
pie go to the ballot box with their brail
muddled by alcohol. Woe to the poop
of the West if the caucus is held in 81
loon. We must make the American pc
pie a sober people. If alcohol is permi
ted to reign supreme, this republic W
some time be an institution of t
past, we owe duty to the victims of mi
cry and to our country. We must agitat
We must put before the people the evils
intemperance, and so create henlt
knowledge. The reason why so man J ha
never exerted their influences nor rails
their voices against alcohol IS simply b