St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-27
WHY THEY ARE RICH.
Bishop Ireland Says No City in
the Country Has More Wealthy
Irishmen Than St. Panl---A Tenn
pcrance Rally.

Bishop Ireland Says No City in
the Country Has More Wealthy
Irishmen Than ST. Paul---A Tenn
pcrance Rally.
The chapel in the basement of the
cathedral was crowded yesterday after
noon, drawn thither by the announce
ment made in the morning that grand
temperance revival would be held.
Bishop Ireland, of course, was present.
and after comp limenting the audience
on the strength of its numbers, eXhorted
each one to bring friend with him to
the next meeting. In the course of his
remarks the bishop said: "A great deal
is said about labor nowadays by certain
people. Their motives are good surely.
The working class, of all, appeals to
our sympathy. They get in return for
their hard labor a mere pittance.
No doubt the poor labOringmen
are treated harshly and we seek in every
way to lit them up. L myself take Il
special delight in every movement tend
ing to elevate them, but tell you, my
friends, all movements are futile with
out the temperance movement. Their
AIRY theories will melt away before the
fumes of liquor. We alone, Providence
helping. will solve the question.
1 have known the Irish and Catholics
IN ST. Paul for twenty years and have
studied them at home and abroad. Here
is my verdict: The Irish everywhere
could not help but be wealthy but for
their love for liquor. When we began
this movement nineteen years ago
many among us were as poor as could
be. In their good heartedneSs they
were spending all their little earnin gs
for drinking. remember very well the
large number of saloons on Minnesota,
Sixth. Robert and Jackson streets.
where our people were wont to spend
their money. But they rallied around
the banner of temperance, put their
money IN bank and soon had enough to
pay for their own little lots, so that to-
day there is
NO CITY IN THE UNITED STATES
where lrishmen and the SONS of irish
men have more wealth. Why is ito
Temperance. They took the pledge and
brought home their dimes. They soon
had their bank accounts and became
esteemed and admired by their fellow
men.
At this point the bishop told several
apt stories going to show the fOoliShnesS
OF the poor man in casting away his
substance to build up the brewer and
the dlStiller. He related too the hard
heartedneSs of persons addicted to
drink in depriying their wives and chill
dren of the necessities of life to enrich
the SalOOnkeeper.
LET us begin the fight for the Irish
cause" said he, fright here by break
ing the ShackleS of the liquor traffic.
want you all to hate liquor, for it is the
grave of all your hopes. There is but
one chain that binds you down, the
chain of King Alcohol. All t he power of
England could not keep Ireland as she is
were it not for her greater enemy, drink.
When the bishop concluded his re-
marks he sent tellerS among the audi
ence to get the names of all who wished
to become teetotalers. The result was
most gratifying TO the bishop. for nearly
100 enrolled themselves as members of
the Father Mathew society.
The bishop has worked temperance
enthusiasm up TO a high pitch, and
there is little doubt but that the old So
clety will see more names on the roll
than it has during the nineteen years of
its existence.
These temperance rallies will be held
every Sunday afternoon during Lent,
and Bishop Ireland will be present and
deliver addresses at each meeting.