Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-04
InsErfa COOK AAsAILEc
Bosfos's Preacher Attaeae" az the
Cooner Institute, New York.

IOIh Citys iut teSN' WV ~ - ~
Boston, made an address on the subject;
"Sunday or the Saloon: Which Must
COP" In the course of his remarks he
advocated prohibitory legislation, and
also went ont of bis way to denOunce
Sunday newspapers He spoke at con
siderable length on the latter topic, and
advanced the proposition that II ne were
saloon-keeper he would resist the
operations OF the law against Sunday
closing until he had forced the authori-
ties to punish the proprietors OF news
papers published Sunday, which, he CON
tended, was contrary to the spirit OF the
Sunday. closing law.
When the Rev. Mr.. Cook had con-
cluded the Rev. DIR. |. X. Funk, chair
man of the association, arose and an
nounced that the audience might ask the
speaker questions. He SAID this was
what pleased the Rev. Mr.. Cook, for the
Boston people "haye habit OF talking
back and he wanted the oratOrical
guest to feel at home. Then a Mr..
Lewis arose and asked the Rev. Mr.. Cook
what was the difference between prohi-
bition meetings and the publication OF
newspapers on Sunday. de insinuated
that both were conducted for profit, and
charged the Rev. Mr.. Cook with harp
ing on the temperance business as a par
tial means of livelihood.
"You stand on that platform a self
confessed hypocrite, went on Lewis.
"You and all the others on that plat
form are running a political party to
make rs much money as possible
Cries of "Shame Shame " " Put
him out !" came from men and women
in all parts Of the hall.
A Young man seated near the disturb
er jumped up and grasped him by the
collar and announced that he would put
him out. He bad considerable encou
raeement from the crowd, but Lewis
broke away and announced that he pro
posed to be heard. Questions had been
invited and he had one he wanted to put.
Another man further back in the hall
called out: THAT man is = crank; he's
crazy"
"Gm not so crazy as you, retOrted
Lewis.
The crowd continued to demand that
he be elected and Kissed when he at
tempted to speak.
THAT man has no business here, 4"
cried the man whom Lewis had claimed
TO be the peer Of 81 He is as crazy as he
can be and ought to be in a lunatic asy-
lum."
Lewis stood firm, and Chairmen Funk
for some minutes vainly tried to restore
order. The former finally got a chance
to be heard, and in a perfectly rational
way propounded this query: " | want to
ask, Mr.. Cook, is not the principle yon re-
present as much n money-making scheme
as the printing of newspapers on Sun
day ,"
Chairman Funk put his own construc-
ton on this, and said the question was,
whether it was proper to hold such meet
ings on Sunday.
The Rev. M. Cook came forward, and
with considerable warmth said 81 have
been engaged in temperance and other
reform work for eighteen or twenty
years. | have given my time TO this
work on Sundays at personal sacrifice
of thousands and thousands of dollars.
If anybody thinks [ fill my pockets by
attending such meetings as this he is
amazingly and immensely mistaken. "
This was greeted with loud applause,
and when Lewis attempted to make a
statement his voice was drowned by
Kisses and cries of Shut up
The attack on the Sunday press which
brought on all this disorder came about
in this way: The Rev. Mr.. Cook said.
eff you wish to promote anarchy you
can do nothing better than by permit
ting the saloons to keep open on Sun
day. This is one of the causes that
promote it and -
"Sunday newspapers" suggested a
voice from the platform.
Turning to the person who had in
terrupted him. Mr. Cook remarked:
"Horace Greeley, you will agree with
me, knew what journalism ought to be,
and he said that the Sunday papers were
the demons of social disorder" Then
he continued: 1.-The great dailies do
their work freely, unmindful of the laws
governing Sunday. What right have
they to publish on that day Why,
newspapers are run for the benefit of
advertising space and the proprietors
make great deal of money out of them.
Do YOU think they are run for the sake
of few notices of the meetings in
churches? tell you advertising is the
wings by which Sunday journalism flies.
l would say, with the saloon-keeper,
make an example of several of these
great newspapers before you attempt to
punish me for violation of the law.
He went on in this strain, condemning
Sunday newspapers for publishing sport
ing news, and said he did not read them
because it takes a long time to get the
taste out of my mouth" He admitted,
however, that he read the Sunday papers
Oh Monday, for he regards himself as a
public servant and must keep posted on
the news, 81 stand with the Rev. DR..
Hall, of this city, on the question of
Sunday papers," he announced. The
rest of his speech was mainly devoted to
a consideration of the prohibition ques-
ton. These are some of the other
things he spoke about:
81 am not in favor Of government
from Albany for the city of New York.
When, however, it VIGOROUSLY mis-
governs itself so far as temperance is
concerned, then the whole State has
right to say something about how Man
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