Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21
Catholic Total Abstinence Union Of
America

mo fourteenth ANIMAL Convention Of The
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF America
began NJ Central Music hall Chicago, on the
sth. az which Rev Father James Ceary Of
Wisconsin, president OF the union, called Inc
delegates 10 order and led 10 prayer.
PreeidentC leary presented his annual report
After congratuiAfing the union on Us
prosperous condition, Father cloary recon
meBAed tkat q large campaign fund DO col
leeted for The purposeof sPreAding temPerAhee
literature and keeping intereetaliye by send
inz lecturers through the country The secrs-
taTy's report showed there are twenty four
subordinate and twaufy-six detached unions,
with 6i2 societies IN al, and a total member
ship Of 3I.440, q gain Of 2,4&S during the year.
Minnesota has IS Societies with 2 sumembers
A letter was read from Cardinal AcCloskey
Bishop Feehsn anS Archbishop Elder
made brief addresses, N the cause
Bishop Ireland was introduced and was re-
ceived with tamultuous applause ny . VAST
audience He laid down the general principe
that Legislation on The subject should go just a.
far as the salvation OF the people demanded
The liquor trAfhc WA doing the cause OF sem-
peranoe much good By is very recklessness
and hWlessness The CSthole people should
be freed FROM tho denomination OF the saloon
element Teach them how tSyote. Eev. Arch
bishop Elder of Cincinnati, S~ASintroduccd he
Eel. nIed with courage and 5oSto know thai
they were all doing 50 much nSe nation de-
pended upon the individuals Of thS country.
Laws would nos be enforced unless tho public
sentiment Of the people stood behind the law,
and backed up those who enforce the Law.
The second day the treasurer pre-
scented his financial report which showed
the total receipts 70 been sl,SIAB
and the disbursements sl,saS, Leaving
a balance in the treasury Of S3l34
After some discussion, IT was resolved that the
convention should meet next year in New
Haven, Conn, on the first Wednesday IN
August Bishops Spalding and Ireland en-
tered the hall As the reverend prelates -assed
10 the platform, the convention rose en- mAsee
and received them standing. When the amend
ments 10 the constitution were disposed OF, the
rules were suspended by unanimous consent
ia order that Bishop1 Ireland
and spalding might address the
convention which they did very
elegantly. A resolution, in which prohlhitory
legislation was iniorsed, was offered by Father
Mccoy. A prolonged debate followed, and
then voted upon, the resolution was lost
The sentiment OF the convention ~ that moral
suAsion is the only way 10 which 10 advance
the cause OF temperance The election Of
officers was then proceeded with Father
James r. Cieary Of Wisconsin, was elected
president Rev. james = Meahe of BROOKLYN,
y. u, vice president; Rev ]. 3. Bowles, OF
Ohio, treasurer; Philip "A Nolan was reelected
secretary.
The report Of the committee on the resolu-
hSns eharacteriZes those who cause crime and
misery by ceiling Intoxicating liquors as crimi-
mails; holds that moral suasion alone canno
prevail against intemperance; hal the Law
must be invoked, and hat il is dire calamity
10 trust the management Of public affairs 10
those who hold ofice at the good viii ofhquor
dealers. II continued, while we recognize
moral suasion as the basis Of temperance work,
we nevertheless declare our confidence in legal
restriction OF the liquor traffic ~ n means OF
the advancement Of that work. Such ~restric-
ton may go 70 whatever extent seems best 20
us in orr capacity Of Catholic temperance citi-
gems. We emphasize the fact, however, that
agethe liquor interest Much less vote for it =