New-York tribune., 1885-07-26
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE cAxrxEsrINo.

cRirIcrsINo THE REV. DIR. A. B. LEONARD AT ocEAu
oRovE-LocAL OPTION AND STATE RioHTs.
fBr TELEGRAPH THE rRIsUNE,l
OCEAN GROVE, July 25.-The National Tems
perance Camp was addressed BY the Rev. G. II
Mead who has been through the Southern States a
missionsry Of the National Temperance Society. He
said the colored man OF 1850 and tho coored man Of
1855 were not the same. In antebeum days the bottle
and the vote were kept away from the colcred man.
Az soon as tho slave freed he went srht for the
vote and the bottle as an evidence Of HE
freedom Unless something was done to make
that race sober, intelligent and cultured the white
race would have to out 81 am not here" said he
to talk az phsanthropist, but as lover OF my
try This work has been placed at the door OF the N
tional Temperance Society. II you want to do men
good you must 90 down where they are Ihs work has
got to be DONE We let organization swallow up our 10
diyiduality. We must ged rid OF the word We and
adopt the word T. and right down among them and
do them good You must rot oe airaid 70 toucn them
Addresses were made by the Rev. H. R
rravers President Of Leland University Of New.
Orleans, and by Colonel Bain At an early stage
of the meeting J. N. stearns, the presiding Officer
stated that tho psform free. and speakers repre-
sentng the various views Of temperance leaders had
been invited speak One OF the speakers the Rev. O.
p Clifford, pastor Of the Warren Avenue Bapts; Church.
of Boston in his speech gave his voting for
tho candidates of the Prohibition party, the
principal one being Mr.. Blaine's action when
the Constitutional prohibitory amendment was
before the people of Maine m State
measure When tue speaker concluded n Stearns tie
presiding officer. in brief speech virtually took back
the freedom of speech previously granted and then said
when the Prohibition party nominated such the
Rev A. b. leonard Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
il was the aim OF the Prohibition party kill the Repub
party. These Of partisan views by ono
of tha sanship has created c0nsd
erabe d. cusson and an of feeling against
4 he afternoon
dresses mcde by Mrs sallie Chaplin Of Charles
evening was by Mrs j. ElIen Foster, of Iowa. Among
many good things she said that the allacy OF any form
Of bat pon nhs n%s
with the spirit OF our form of govern
.,ent constitutional distribution Oh It's powofA
All forms Of license and local option laws brand the ta
the OF the state aud then proceed 10 see
forth treaties with enemyher conditions depend.
Ing In the main upon the Will OF certain localities. where
enemy has taken his quarters Wnen the subject
T is proper that these localities should their o
on guided by these local conditions. But when the
oSn nor connned in its results TO the locality but is
simple Of strength Of numbers between the good aud
the l. should be c in the whole State. foe
the sae is sovereign. To claim thai pronlbtory
should be passed by hs states because they are
counties cities do such violence 10 the spirit 0!
OF law must bear fruit In lower standard
Of citizenship. II not IN open insurrection Zach
set of tho peoples servants must with patient
fidelity the spirit Of law follow the ideal In cgsa.
On aud the enforcement Of law perfectly a. the
Limitations Of popular government wi allow There
cities this country which are To-Day IN rebellion
against thestate truly any Southern STATE was
ever in rebellion against the General Governments Tse
rebellion cities is unwarranted and danger.
| Gus to good government than was that which
WAS broken by the arnies . under the
great General who to-day is mOurned The
relation or the state TO the Union Under the
Constitutions with all involved tho subject OF much
controversy and Of Wide difference Of opinion among
equally good and great pubcsts The thirteen states
prior to their adoption OF the Articles OF Con:
federation independent OF other la the exercise Vt
such functions were theirs, Ia exercise,
the cities had any existence except through
the State. There shadow OF claim for them 70
cry local self government He who stands against
this rehc by the prohibition OF the liquor traffic 10
doing and time what the heroes OF AL Iime
have done for every age.