The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-08-21
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
i; + America.

Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
& + America.
The fourteenth annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
began At Central Music hall Chicago, on the
9Th, at which Rev. Father James Cleary of
Wisconsin, president Of the union, called the
delegates to order and led in prayer. .,..,
President Cleary presented his annual report.
After congratufating the union on its
prosperous condition, Father Cleary recon-
locted for the purpose of spreading temperance
literature and keeping interest alive by send
ing lecturers through the country. The eecre-
tary's report showed there. are twenty-four
subordinate and twenty-six. detached unions,
ship of 80, 44O, gain Of g, 44s during the year
Minnesota has IS Societies with 9, 7UO members.
A letter was read from Cardinal McCloskey
congratulatng the order on lis progress.
Bishop Feehan and Archbishop Elder
made brief 2Tsad 9aa,eSsGs id ns rss &C.
coived with tumultuous applause by vast
audience. He laid down the general principle
that legislation on the subject should so just as
far as the salvation of the PEOPLE demanded.
The liquor traffic was doing the cause of tenn
much god by its very 1enn sIn1
be freed from the denomination Of the saloon
element Teach them how to vote. Rev. Arch
bishop Elder Of Cincinnati, was introduced. He
felt filed with courage and JOY to know that
they we're all doing so much The. nation de-
pended upon the individuals Of the country.
Laws would not be enforced unless the public
sentiment Of the people stood behind the law,
and backed up those who enforce the law
The second day the treasurer pre-,
sS9ted o his p pansns report ns (which s5SxS5
a balance in the treasury Of tSlS. A.
After some discussion, 1t was resolved that the
convention should meet next year in New
Haven, Conn, on the first Wednesday in
August. Bishops Spalding and Ireland on,
to the platform, the convention rose Ell masse
and received them standing. When the amend
ments to the constitution were disposed of, the
rules were suspended by unanimous consent,
n in oF Snaone that MIGHT bishops pdaresa e1R tho
e eo"ventiopn a'n Which they "" id very
elegantly. A esolution. in which prohibitory
legislation was Endorsed, was offered by Father
Mccoy. A prolonged debate followed, and
when voted upon, the resolution was lost
suasion is the only way in which to advance
the cause of temperance. The. election OF
officers was then proceeded, with Father
James F. Clearly of Wisconsin, was elected
president, Rev. James F. Meatie Of brooklyn,
N. Y; vice president; Rev: J: B. Bowles OF
Ohio, treasurer; Philip A. Nolan was re elected
secretary.
The report of the committee OH the resolu-
tions characterizes those who cause crime and
misery by selling intoxicating liquors as crimi-
nails holds that moral suasion alone cannot
prevail against incompetence; that the law
must be invoked, aud that it is dire calamity
to trust the management of public affairs to
those who hold office at the good will fiquor
dealers It continues, ;'While we recognize
moral suasion as the basis of temperance work,
we nevertheless declare our confidence in legal
restriction of the liquor traffic as means OF
the advancement of that work. Such restric-
ton may go to whatever extent seems best to
us in our capacity of Catholic temperance citi-
zens. We emphasize the fact, however, that
we cannot countenance or in any way encour-
age the liquor interest Much less vote for it. :"