St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-18

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number many friends who do not
belong to the society, and no man is a
good member unless he tries to get all
his friends to become members. We're
this the rule of all the members the
Crusaders would control the country,
politically and morally. In railroad
town in Illinois were thirty-seven Irish
saloons, thirty-Seven Irish hell-holeS,
dragging young men down.. A total
abstinence convention was held there.
and picnic was given by 2,700 people.
The mayor of the city said
not an freshman was drunk that
day and not an IriShman was arrested.
II defied the mayor to say the same of
circumstances" 'Fhe thirty-seven Irish
saloons were rooted out, and only one
was left; he has probably, like Plggott,
gone and hanged himself. Mr.. Fallahy
sang comic song in good style, and
MIR. DAILY read paper on public educa-
ton in Ireland, showing the superiority
of Irish schools over English and Amer
lean, which was received with great en-
thusiasm. Mr.. Durkin followed by
singing
''REMEN1BER BOY, YOU'RE IRISH" &
and Timothy Duffy" j. B. Fleming
explained some of the objects of the
Crusaders society. There are national,
state. county and local unions. Travel
He thanked Father Stanley for his
kindness in giving the society
the use of so much room
in the new school building.
MIR. Kenny read selection from Ham,
let, and Messrs. Conroy and Carey sang
a topical song OH the wrongs of Ireland,
which caused wild enthusiasm. John
O'Brien, of Saltwater, addressed the
meeting, reminding them all of the in
vltatiOn he gave year ago to the
Crusaders to come and visit him.
''There are carpets all over my house, -
he said. 81 am opposed to dancing on
general principles, as my left leg be-
longs to the church, but my wife comes
from Minneapolis. [Roars of laughter I
hope you are all members of the total
abstinence society; if not. hope you
all will before you leave this hall.
When | look back to ~ and '73 / can
scarcely recognize more than one or
two of the old faces. This makes me
feel old, but the new faces and the en-
thusiasm make me feel young again.
The old society was composed of men of
all grades, and the society has apparently
gone back to those good old days" He
told stories of those days, and caused
great amusement by the story OF the
laying of the foundation stone of a
church at Saltwater, and the predica-
ment an orator named MAC" was in,
having prepared speech to the ''ladieS
OF Saltwater" when he found there
were no ladies' present. He euiogized
Father Stanley for his efforts in the
interest of the society. The union was
never in better condition than at pres
emit, and is creating strong public SEN
tlment in favor of temperance, and
quoted Representative Hoyt's speech
against the prohibition amendment, in
which he said Archbishop Ireland and
his coadjutorS were doing more to re-
claim the state from the saloon power
than all the prohibition takers. An
Associated Press dispatch has been 60
ing all over the country saying that the
Catholic Total Abstinence News, of
Philadelphia, the organ of the Cath
Ollie Total Abstinence society, comes
out squarely against prohibition. The
Catholic Total Abstinence News is
not the authority of the Total Abstin-
ence Union, which has no organ: Arch
bishop Ryan, who is quoted in the
article, is not member and cannot be
an authority on the subject. The Union
knows no politics; it is simply an or
ganiZation of total abstainers. It would
therefore be impossible for the Union
to take sides as body. At the national
convention resolution was passed adj
vocating the founding of chair in the
new Catholic university at Washington.
Subscriptions are now being taken.
and James Dillon was elected commit
teeman of this diocese. The speaker
was elected national secretary of the
committee, and solicited subscriptions
to the fund. saying he would need $780,
600, and money was coming in rapidly
from all points of the compass. Adj
dressing himself to those who were not
members of the Crusaders society, he
said the doors were open to all, eSpecialIy
to the victims of the terrible appetite
for liquor. They ought to meet men
in the society who are practicing self
denial for principles sake. No one
knows who has not tried it, what an in
fl euce he can have over others. He
appealed earnestly to young men to
come and take the pledge and keep it.
saying there are many men in ST. Paul
who regret that they did not keep their
pledges which they took years ago. To
those who had not the pledge he said:
''Take the pledge from the spiritual
director, and if you find you cannot
keep it, don't break it, but come to the
spiritual director and talk to him about
it." At the close of the meeting a large
number took the pledge.