St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-08
CATHOLIC T. A. UNION.
Report of the Proceedings ofThis Body
Yesterday in Chicago.
Full Text Of the Speech of Bishop Ireland,
of St. Paul.
Western Associated Press. |

Western Associated Press.
CHIc&Go, Aug. 7.-The Catholic Total Absti
nence Union Of America, at its session this fore
noon, reconsidered the resolution to hold the
next convention at Notre Dame, Ind, and it was
decided to hold the next convention at New
Haven. Conn, the first Wednesday in August,
| 1885. number OF amendments to the constitu-
| ton were acted upon, after which addresses were
| made by Bishops Spalding and Ireland. Ad-
| journed to o'clock.
| AT the afternoon session the committee on res
olutions presented a long report. 1t character
| ICES those who cause crime and misery by selling
intoxicating liquors criminals, and holds that
moral suaslon alone cannot prevail against in
| temperance. That the law must be revoked,
and that it is dire calamity to trust the manage
ment of public affairs to those who hold Office at
the good will OF the liquor dealers. It contin-
ues, while we recognize moral suasion as the
! basis OF the temperance work, we nevertheless
declare our confidence in legal restriction Of the
| liquor traific as means of advancement in that
| work. Such restriction may go to whatevr ex-
tent seems best to Us in our capacity of Catholic
| temperance citizens. We emphasize the fact,
| however, that we cannot countenance
or In any way encourage the
liquor interests, much less vote for it."
An attempt to insert a resolution in
favor of actual prohibition caused spirited dis
cussion. but the report Of the committee pre-
vailed without change. The report also declared
that it is the right of the Catholics in the army
and navy of the United States to have Catholic
chaplains, sympathizing with the struggles of the
Irish people, protesting against the effort Of the
| Italian government to take possession Of the
property OF Propaganda, complimenting Pres
ident Arthur for his prompt action in saving the
| American college to the Propagandas.
| The following officers were elected: President,
Rev. j. M. Ceary, of Kenosha, Wis. vice pres
ident. Rev Jas. F. Melia, of Brooklyn treas
urer, Rev. J. D. Banks, Of Ohio; secretary, Phil.
A. Nolan, of Philadelphia Adjourned.
During the forenoon session a committee of
seven was appointed to draft memorial on the
subject of total abstinence, to be presented to
the coming bishops council at Baltimore.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Aug. bishop Ireland is so able
and popular man that his opinions are always
in demand and the members of the total alb
stinence convention considered themselves
lucky to secure a short address from him to-
day. When, after repeated calls, he advanced to
the front of the platform, rubbing his hands to-
gether. he was greeted with exceedingly
warm welcome. When the applause had SUBJ
sided, the bishop said:
feel as il had a right to drop in upon you in
this way. For many year l have been of
your colaborers. Some of the most pleasant
recollections of my life are connected with total
abstneisre eonveg tions at which l have assisted.
During the past ten years have advanced i'm
mensely with our cause. We are now very CRATE
full to Chicago, but can remember the time,
eight or ten years ago, when she had scarcely
any one to meet us here. Things are completely
| changed now lapplause and l believe
| gentlemen, that IL you keep on you going
ten pears more will place your Union in such
| a position that it will be capable of doing i'm
mense service to virtne and religion. Every day
! strengthens my personal conviction that in no
way canI do so much good as by working on the
| total abstinence movement. applause . When l
succeed in establishinga total abstinence society
| | feel that | am removing great cause Of sin
and misery, that | am bringing respect to the
church, that am helping to elevate our people
| in more effective manner than by any other act
1 can perform applausel, and among
| the many good fruits OF total
abstinences that have witnessed there is one
especially which has cheered me in my work. 1t
is that we have secured for our Catholics through
out the United States, honor and respect from all
| their fellow citizens. Cheers.
Time when, justly or injustly, they were
willing to cast the stone at us. Not now, how
| ever, not now. We are acknowledged to be the
| great law abiding body of America, cheers, and
when we acknowledge this truth must also
acknowledge that the credit of that result be-
! longs to total abstinence. In no other
way, say, you laymen,
| can you clergymen do more at the present
moment for our holy religion in America than by
| laboring with total abstinence. Intemperance
cannot be said to be vice peculiar to Catholic
nations. On the contrary the great Catholic ma
tions OF Europe entirely free from intemper-
ance. Spain, France, Italy, Southern Germany,
are not at all addicted to the vice. Yon might
seeing single drunkard; hence 1 say that TAX
ing Catholic nations at large, drunkenness can
not be said to be peculiar vice of theirs.
However, through accident another, it
| has come to this, that in America many of our
| Catholics in one way or another suffer from the
results of Incorporate drinking. From 60 to 20
| per cent. of our criminals their career to
drunkenness; 90 per cent Of those criminals
who profess to be Roman Catholics owe their
| career to drunkenness. Take away the curse of
| intemperanc and you will simply have no Cath
olics brought up beforL our courts in America.
| [Cheers.
Again, let me say that too many Catholics
have gone into the liquor trade. Before our
non Catholic fellow citizens we suffer very much
through this deplorable fact. The result of it is
that SO to speak, there is lowering of the
social tone among the Catholics OF the United
States This is fact that we may as we'll look
boldly in the face. In conclusion, let concen-
trate all efforts against intemperance; let US
perceive that the greatest foe that has ever ap-
peared in this country against our people is the
large body of Catholic liquor sellers. Loud
Cheers.