New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-16
MORE SUNDAY POLITICS.
" BOOMING" THE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT
DIR. FUNK AND PROFESSOR DIcKIE carRP on THE
coLp-MATEK QUEsTIoN-A Joke

DIR. FUNK AND PROFESSOR DIcKIE carRP on THE
CoLp-wATEK QUEsTIoN-A JOKE
Tho Manhattan Temperance Association sti, ex,s,s
although deprived Of the light Of Brother GIbbs's
presence 1t is evcn Ike Jeshurun, waxing fat and
kicking 1t kicked yesterday afternoon at its prohi-
biton boomlet meeting In the Cooper Union becaase
tho wicked newspapers had been accusing 1t of hold
Ing political gatherings on sunday. Dr. /. X. Funk,
the chairman devoted carefully prepared speech 10
denying this. He said that politics Sunday was
no now cry, and that thirty years ago the air WA
lurld with flaming epthets against tho Checvers,
tho Thompsons. tho Bcechers and tho storrs, who
did not cease to donouncc slavery from their pulpts
whom Il had become political isue,' and intimsted
that tho Funks had better DO let alone Tho elect
sitting on tho platform and In the hve-cent seats ap-
plauded this with enthusiasm The orator looked
icgrctfuy at the twenty-five cent seats but they met
his gaze with vacant stsre-aIi except one and u.
occupant was policeman. lie was asleep.
After some sacred singing tho chairman introduced
Professor Samuel Diekie chairman Of tho Na,lonal
Prohibition Committee
Professor Diche discussed or rather dictated 3" ths
proper attitude of an intelligent public toward tho
pIuor trahic' Tho first part of his speech was an
orthodox temperance Grafton. TO quote Dr. Funks
words for over half hour tho air Inrid with
flaming epithets7 applied 20 strong drink, It's makers
Its sellers, and its partakers. Then the Professor
talked prohibition lie said that tho clergy men and
Ing In tho same boat with tho saloon Keepers tho
criminal classes, the thug, the pug-uglies and tho
outcast He felt better after that and cssayed a
joke
We are told that prohibition does not prohibit,
said no. we have heard that two or three times
havo We not DR. Funk!,
DIR. Funk" At least five times O{oars Of ,au,,
teri N' Va i'"e'
. ifoiess Dcne then went on to show that prohibi
on mat was real, active, all alive, wide avalte PA.
hpition, did prohibit. lie worked hlns,f nm Il, ,
nc frenzy, Climbed up into tremendous pcYo dion
eohoiuuoo his storm of clOqucnce, lnnned nv iars. a
,as OI sarcasm and w.t. amid thu nders of ann au.c
~ ms aunience had been listening to Ermiui. H.
dckey bird said Va "N"' '''
III. FUNK announced that they wonld now hear IN,
ioP", vi ,hr secretary OF the committee apuotu -
W cohpd mo oihcials to enforce the SUNDAY E>c..
laws Dnt niSt of all he sad he wished Ia Yn,Ie .
10" preliminary remarks.' Those reularks werc .,
tue ohcc that the officials Of Tho city, must be ,a.
~ ocoemHr tha In compelling tho Excise lavs Ia n.
oooycu they would act In accordance with a pubiIc
Sch,inio" that was "Ovorwhcimnngly- I'm is,or OF
euch course secretary William Mex, t;atcbou
,heh reported that this cOmmittcs wanted eyerVnna
VINO saw the law broken sundays TO bring the cae
ocioro the Mayor and that the committee wanted IN
No confined For a committee whose waicbworI !.
- Enforcement or Impeachment IL was felt thar ina
progress ma c was inde,d romarkabie The E.V
~. booc VIII preside over the Manhattan Temucrau,,
Sunday o'"e "9At