New-York tribune., 1890-06-13
PROHIBITION HAS IT'S DAY.
THE TEMPERANCE CONGRESS BECOMES A
PARTY CAUCUS.
VAIN ERFoRTs OF DIR. DEEMS TO HOLD THE
SPEAKERS TO THE CONDITIONS AGREED
UpoN-oSE MAN READY 10 SHOULDER
HIS GUN IN THE NEW CRUSADE
-HERE AND THERE
MODERATE SPEECH.

MODERATE SPEECH.
The harmony which DR.. Deems and others treo
faithfully to secure at the National Temperance Coh
gress more visible yesterday than on wednesday
seemingly because the majority OF the Tlehds Oh
temperance who not welded to prohiDitioh hepo
away from the Broadway Tabernacle or Kept siieht
when present Now and then restriction measure
was proposed, but they did not receive that over
wheming approval and that deafenng applause which
greeted those who favored absolute prohibition imme
diately.
The first speaker was the Rev. Dr. H. X Carroll,
an editor Of "The Independent who Is an ardent
Prohbitionst, but is not Third party man. lie
opened the discussion Of this topic Should there DC
Political Party whose Dominant Idea is the Prohi-
billion of the Liquor Trafhc7' His conclusion was
that there should not Third party and less OF MS
fifteen minutes was destroyed by applause than was
that of ex President John Bascom, OF Wisconsin UNI
verslty who took the opposite view. sentence lroh
DR.. Bascom's paper that prevented his going on ior
some time was this: AT the present moment the
Republican party Is under leadership Of the most u
scrupulous order and allows itself to accept ana
create issues with deep underlying conVlctoh'
andkerchiefs wcre waved umbrellas were pounded on
the floor most vigorously, while people cheered ana
applauded this temperate" statement. Dr. Carroh
said In his address;
This question is not quite definite as " might Pc
but assume that what is meant to ask is, whether
dominant idea is the prohibition of the liquor traffic
jpon this assumption shall proceed to show, as fully
as the time allotted me will permit, that such party
Nv firs answer to the question is, that prohibition
is not except in a very limited sense, within the scope
Of the powers confded to Congress Ill the constitution
late on the subject Of prohibition within the boundaries
Of any Of the states This power the Spa@s s ncsei
surrendered to the Federal Government 6ut T. nS
to themselves. There can be no prohibition ~ sihse
one of the forty states except by the VIII ana a
nrSt %
New York or in any other state OF the Union Sote oh
Gan pass no a% OT Or g II can
but it cannot license, regulate or prohibit the manu- r
only power II has with respect TO ntOxicants Is re-
sricted TO the Territories and the District OF Columbia
to army and navy regulations, and 10 lmportatlons III
they under the head of foreign or inter-
state commerce. This indicates the entire scope OF
prohibition National question.
power of threefourhs of the states to add an amend
ment to the Consultation Of the United States vest
bitlon in the states well as in the Territories, 1t
is inconcelvable that the States will ever do So
very large part of their police power to the Federal
Government; because, second, the exercise OF ths
States, would be difficult If not impossible TO the
Federal Government, because, third 1t would neces-
city, town and village in the country and because,
fourth there would arise conflicts between the stte
and the Federal police. National Prohibition without
large National police force behind it would be utterly
futile From the nature of the case, National police
could not be s effective as state police 90 not Deete i've
prohibition sentiment may be, that would ratfy such
Ny third answer is that the experiment has already
been tried We have party ar IN T0 n Ses Haa
pas. aIHsa' what R Ti' Is the result It has not elected
ssie yet to % elect its first member Of Ceayss Its aggo
gate strength in the last Presidential election was less
smafess OF the vote was explained by the friends Of
the special party as due TO the fact that the tarii
by TIE old prties Now il an artificial issue thus
absorb almost the entire voting strength OF the coun
PhbitioH as its dominant idea where will the special
party appear when the old parties bring real Issue @
. special party posd larger ySs p & aoS0 SsD % e a I
state TT cSes IN fnf eEet IN the PRESIDENTIAL
What is the explanation of this feet II does not mean
that Prohibition is State and not National question
r. Fulton Cutting, who has done much TO i'm
prove the dwellings Of the poor in this city, spoke
Of their relation to the saloon. He urged the i'm
portance of giving the poor better homes before the
saloons were closed. As he did not advocate Pro
hbitlon though total absaner himself, his remarks
were received with tact approval. After he left
the church. Robert Graham told the audience who
had been speaking and said that IL was shame
that Mr. Cuttings plan of giving the poor better
homes had not been entertained more graciously.
Henry Clay Bascom, who declared himself ready
10 shoulder his muslet III things had come to pass
that whiskey dominant in this country was loudly
chcered. several short speeches followed, nearly al
in favor Of prohibition at once ROBERT hae Oh bhg-
land, gave a pleasant address. A.,
In the afternoon samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor presented the labor,
wages and shorter hours lie declared to be the
remedy for drunkenness among the poor ,, "A
Mrs MARY IL. Hunt, OF Boston DIR. McCosh, OF
Krinceton and the Rev. j. II. Darlington, of Brook
yn spoke on TemperaneSe Ssr WGdR hRgs among 'he
r HHs' ths sreat work Of warning children and
youth against alcoholic liquors is to include all our
children to-day, snd thus save our Nation tomorrow
sfu and organized efforts espeGqly IN our Men and
Women on our school boards. well as snpernte&nd nd
ents aud teachers who are In sympathy WIN te b sw
"C common ground on which all temperance people
and ali wewishers of good order can unite ana WORK
s IN a fdr , the young lives might
have saved Do you say this is shot at long range
% nn wal Wanf the saloon at once and forever abolished
Yes my friends we want the same thing 6h1 uofp tp
this government by maorites we shall be Obliged 10
wait until the majority agree with us In wanting IL
abolished. IL, . .,, or hi. 90
sentiment against alcohol and against the saloon as
fast as it is made and focaze 1t into the utmost LAW LAW
against them that advancing public sentiment VIII
sentment By faithful SCIENTIFIC temperance teaching
rd III tI IS sood seed sown in tie acres Of future
% We the temperance and Christian people Of today
force these temperance education laws. Do mean
TO imply that the enforcement of these temperance
no indeed we must do everything, but we must do
this first and with all might. II we do. vast
army with the buoyancy Of !ouih In ITS tread VIII
come over the hills Of morn to make short work
of the saloon.
At the evening services. in the absence of General
Neal Dow who 10 preside. the chair was oc.
cupcd by DR.. Deems the Rev. IL. Hector, c0ored
brother conducting the devotional services. Mrs.
Mary A. Hitchcock. Of Nebraska, spoke on the aspect
OF tho liquor question in that state. The Rev. c. IL.
Mead spoke earnestly on the need Of money to help
the cause and appeal was made to the people
for money Joseph Cook then gave short address
on the subject The Appeal TO Philip Sober that was
listened 10 with great interest. General Green CLAY
smith OF Kentucky, and the Rev. J. II. Hector also
made short speeches. after which the meeting was
dismissed.
COMEDY AT THE STAGE DOOR.