The Portland daily press., 1884-04-28

hall formerly occupied by the Reform Club,
what its promoters called a Peoples INDIE
pendent Temperance meeting. The gathering
appeared to have some kinship with the indie
pendent party gatherings on Middle street dur
ing the last municipal campaign, and the fine
Roman hand of Democratic politicians was APP
parent in the course of the proceedings.
Tabulator Chase was among those who looked
on with apparent interest. The hall was
crowded, even to the stairways
R. II. Murphy called the meeting to order.
George w Murch was called upon to read the
scripture lesson, the 10th Psalm, which he |
thought would be very appropriate for the &C.
casion.
Rev. 8. f. Pearson offered prayer, another |
hymn was sung, and then Mr., Murphy arose |
and called for Stree expression on the temper |
ance question" A gentleman from Knight |
vile spoke briefly on the relation OF the gospel |
to the temperance question.
Mr.. George Facey said that he did not have
any faith in rumsellers, because of late they
had been trying to get the Marshal out. "Let
us do what we Can" said he, ito keep the
Marshal in and drive out the rumsellers."
(Applause) His vote was as good as any
body's, and he did not believe in turning the
Marshal out because he had done his work bet
ter than any OF his predecessors in office.
Mr.. George W. Murch said he thought that
there was great deal of sympathy with the
Marshal. The Republican party had temper
ance in its platform Reformed men had gone
into the Republican party because they thought
it contained temperance men, but they
had been deceived. None of the pre-
ceding marshals had done SO much as this one.
"We are not fools,' said he ''if we are
drunkards." He was not an advocate for any
office; but there were reformed men who could
fill the chairs of the city government officers bet
ter than the present occupants do. The people
did not want men whose brains were fnddled
by alcohol; but they wanted clear-headed men.
He signed the pledge seven years ago and had
been true to it in every shape and manner. 1t
was the duty OF every honest temperance man
who was not hypocrite to abstain from driv-
ing out the Marshal for the sake of some par
ty. He did not know whether Marshal An
drews drank or not; bat he hoped that be did
not, as the people then would not think that
all Democrats drank. (Applause.)
On motion Of Mr.. MuIch, a committee, OF
three, consisting of Messrs. Murcb, Kennedy
and Sheldon was appointed by the chair to
drawup resolution in regard to the Andrews
matter, to be presented to the meeting.
Mr.. Murch-"I suggest Mr. President, that
thoee who oppose this shall stand"
II oppose Mr.. Murcb," said a Mr.. Fisher,
elbowing bis wav from the stairway and COM
ing forward, I'VE did not come here to hear
his experience"
President Acknowledgements until we get
through and we will hear from YOU.
Fisher-"All right, it is not in order then.
| If everybody is going to tell his experience,
| we won't have much of o meeting"
| whats the matter with you?' cried out
| person from a remote corner.
| The chairman interrupted the proceedings
by giving ont hymn to be sung.
1 Mr.. j. E. Murphy said he thought it was ev-
| cry mans duty to come forward and fight for
| the temperance cause. He was Greenbacker
/ Qdughter), and always voted for an honest
man and temperance man. He knew Benja-
L ntraF nd oxxyoc an tV1Non me
true that the rumsellers had come forward and
| said that they bribed the Marshal, but why
| should they want him removed? From the
| face of the thing it was q fabrication, land,
| said he, when rum has the helm the ship is
] IL danger, and all on board will be lost" A
rumseller, in his opinion. was as bad as muir
| derer. The man should be in Office who is in
! favor of temperance, whether he is Demo
| crat or 8 Greenbacker. loud stamping and
| applause), The people were in danger on the
| public streets, and it was high time for them to
| rally around the temperance banner.
Mr.. Lincoln, formerly of the Independents
on Middle street, spoke. He thought 1t was
the duty of every good citizen to support Mar
shall Andrews, for he had been doing good
work for the State and the city, and he hoped
the aldermen would sustain him and that the
Mayor would order him to step across the
street, into the agency, and make seizure.
(Applause). If the Marshal was doing good
work, why should they put him out? His poll
tics had been Republican, 81 he should not
want him to go out. He did not believe that
| the Marshal had been bribed, nor should he
until he was convicted by othor parties than
rameellers. II want him to stay, God knows,
as well as anybody, but il he has been bribed
want him out"
"The Marshal seized twenty-five barrels of
ale this morning, two jigger-loads full" cried
person in the audience. (Applause.)
II. FL. Murphy hoped that the town would
not be run by two rumsellers.
hymn followed, during which collection
was taken.
Mr.. Fisher then favored the audience. pRe.
citing ones experience is not the way to erad-
cate rumselling. (Sensation.) 1t is, how shall
We get clear of it? There ought to be some
thing to call the people away. Why not in
stead of Sunday night. when the rumshops ara
| all shut up, have this meeting Saturday night?
They can't get rum Sunday night and that is
why they come here. cloud and prolonged
laughter.)
"Put him outl Put him outl' were then
the prevailing cries.
President MurphY-"Have you'got thoruZh?''
Fisher-"Yes SIR"
Murphy-"Thank you, some people want to
drink 1t up as a way to get rid OF it, and l did
once, and SO did four hundred others; but we
did not succeed, and you, to my certain knowl-
edge, have been trying to get rid of it in that
way for the past three months. daughter and
| yelis.l
Dr. Lamb spoke. He did not believe that
man like Marshal Andrews would take such
/ o6AeNAl bAibOo II no WAS u man WHO COulU Do
bought. he his just the man the rumselers
| wanted. (Stamping) 1t was because he was
| ne was doing was duty that they wanted him
out. To DIR. Lamb it looked like political
trick and he hoped Marshal Andrews would
| remain in office for years to come. (Applause.)
The hymn "Whiter than snow" was sung.
Mr.. Murch then entering the room informed
| the chair that the committee on resolution
| were ready TO report and before presenting
| it said that the committee were looking out
4 intarnct pff "a rcfO cd rnan
| presented it out of sympathy Cor Marshal
| Andrews and in reference to three notorious
| rumselers.
RESOLVED, That we as temperance people of the
city Of Portland view with Indignation the course
preferring charges against the City Marshal b. +.
andrews at the instigatien Of Sullivan, Cady and
ONel, three notorious liquor dealers who have ac-
| knowledged to innumerabe violations of the law
| Great applause followed the reading of the
| resolution. Mr.. Murch turning to the au-
| dlenee said II expect to get lickerty cut for
this, but don't care. Great applause.)
On motion of DIR. @. e. Webster word
| "liquor-dealers" was strnch out and the word
| "rumselleYs" inserted.
Rev. S. f. Pearson said that he had always
been black Republican, but he was a
| temperance man. He was in favor Of keeping
Marshal Andrews in Office. "May God help
| u.s." said he. "and may this resolution have
| some effect on Mayor King"
DIR. Webster said the resolution was not so
strcng as II ne had drawn ii up himself.
He believed that when q public officer did his
| duty, the people should stand up for him and
| let him stay in Office. 1t seemed to him that
there was a scat in the meal' something was
| covered up. 1t was wonderful that the locality
| of Centre street went Republican in the last
election. (IIaughter.) AS temperance men
| aud women, they shoald support the Marshal.
A man introduced as DR.. Burnham then
| spoke, saying sometimes there we're three
things that perplexed HIM tariff, temperance,
and Jersey waists. (Laughter.) Politicians
could not be good, unless they were gamblers
Marshal Andrews is a Democrat, and do
you suppose we Republicans want him there?
(Laugnter.) He is too smart for us and we
know it." The bargain that had been made
before the last election must be carried out:
but the time would come when the City Mar
shall would stand higher in public opinion than
the present Mayor OF Portland would zap
plause) A few more gentlemen spoke briefly,
and Their the meeting adjourned