Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-09
WORKING FOR PROHIBITION.
Addresses Made at the Meeting Of the
National Temperance society.

The throng was so great at Foundry church last
evening that chairs were placed In the aisles to
provide seats for all The meeting was held under
the auspices OF the National Temperance Society.
Mr r. VI. Bradley, OF this city, one OF the vice.
presidents, presided. After prayer by Rev. Mr.
Elliott Mr. J. " Stearns, the corresponding secre-
tary OF the society, In a concise, forcible STYLE
spoke OF the work the organization was doing He
SAID that one object was to circulate
temperance literature, and thsg were print
ing books, tracts and newspapers The
publications OF the society reached millions.
TWENTY-FIVE years ago the society was founded on
the platform OF total prohibition for the individual
He referred to the work among the colored people
IN the south, which was carried on by means Of
PuDncallons and missionaries. The society had
this branch OF the work was still going on. They
wanted prohibition laws to apply TO all territory
petitions had at times been referred to the com.
mlttee on manufactures and to other committees
where II was likely no action would be taken. put
Ihcre was always enough to go around and supply
all the committees OF both Houses.
DR.. CUYLER's ADDRESS.
The distinguished president OF the society, Rev.
Dr. Cuyler, Of Brooklyn, was the next speaker. He
was received with a fiutter OF handkerchief. The
audience was afraid that his deafness would pre-
vent him from hearing the ordinary demonstra-
tion He was spoken OF as a venerable man. There
was nothing In his appearance or manner to indi-
and his style OF speaking vtvacious. In fact, he
alluded To the use Of the term venerable in con-
| nection with his name and said that he did not
expect 10 deserve that tile for ten years yet. He
then proceeded TO give an account or his going be-
fore the Senate committee on foreign affairs during
the day. IL was desired, he said, that this coun-
ment 10 put an end 10 the liquor traffic
with the Congo free states; 733,OOO gallons
! seat 10 Africa from the port or Boston alone.
Africa was being flooded with Intoxicating drink.
The natives refused TO receive manufactured goods
and asked for liquor. The traffic was destroy ing
commerce. lie then spoke OF the society and It's
bipartisan character, both reiigiousy and politi-
caly He said all the political parties were repre-
Colquitt, OF Georgia, Representative Dingley, OF
Maine, and Gen. Clinton B. Fiske. They furnished
Literature TO all denominations
TO INVESTIGATE THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
The speaker said that 1t was proposed to ask
Congress 10 appoint a committee to investigate
the liquor traffic. There would, no doubt, be
raised the cry OF the injury to capital by the sup
preston OF this traffic. But the same Cry was
raised by the South thirty years ago. The dreaded
movement has taken place, and they better off
to-day than they ever were. He predicted that
the result would be the same in the triumph OF
prohibition. The constitutional right OF prOhibi-
ton was then argued by the speaker, who MAN.
tained that such legislation agreed with the Con-
stitu.iOn of the country his own constitution and
that OF his iellOw-citiZenS He spoke OF social
customs. and said that he understood that all the
| punch-bowlS In Washington society had not yet
wine-drink1ns and beer-drinking countries were
temperate. He said that In forty-two years or an
active ministry he had never spent one SUNDAY In
| bed. He attributed this TO cold water and Sleep
In an eloquent burst he maintained that as Amer
lea had Oeen the birth place OF temperance 1t
would never be Its burial place.
Mr.. DINGLEYs ADDRESS.
Representative Dingley, of Maine, the next
speaker, predicted that the hour is near at hand
when the voice OF the friends OF temperance will
be heard in the Capitol and there will come forth
response that Will bring JOY TO the hearts OF the
citizens Of the District. In reply TO question OF
Col. SwitZer, vino wanted him to tell the audience
whether prohibition prohibited In Maine, he asked
Col. SwitZler whether the laws or larceny put q
stop TO tLeft IN the state or Missouri. The au-
dience laughed, and Mr. D1ngley went on to say
way 10 Illustrate one form OF criticism
OF prohibltory legislation. Such critics seem
TO think that prohibitory laws ought to
do more than any other law, and II
the law was violated then 1t was concluded that
prohibition Was failure. In the city where he
from recent figures covering the entire state IL Is
shown that there were only -FOUR arrests for drunk
enneSS last year TO every thousand or population,
excluding the arrests In the large cities. He map-
tanned that IN spite OF eyasiOnS OF the law prohbi-
ton did prohibit in the state of Maine. The law
was violated 10 greater extent In the city OF Port
land than elsewhere In the state, and the condi-
ton OF things there was always cited by the anti
prohibitionist.
PROHIBITION IN THE DISTRICT.
A resolution, offered by II. b. Moulton endors-
ing the bill now pending in Congress- prohibiting
the liquor traffic In the District, adopted The
audience. after singing the DoxolOgy, was dis
missed with the benedicti0n, BY Rev. DR.. CHECKER
ing.