New-York tribune., 1890-06-12
DIM THE DEADLY FOE OF ALL
,,rr ALL DO NOT HOLD THE SAME TEMPER
ANCE VIEWS.

THE sALooN-GENERAL NEAL DOW CALLS
HIS "FRIENpS' HARD NAMES
AN ANSWER FROM ROBERT
rn. broadway Tabernacle was well filled yesterday
=. the three meetings Of the National Temperance
c.,sress Temperance organizations throughout the
1s"n,rv have been planning for this meeting for
.orths No action is to be taken, as no resolutions
..n he offered according TO rule adopted at the
.r.n,nc session. All Of the time is to be taken up
nth spcechmaking, nterspersed now ana then WIN
cong or a hymn and a prayer. The object Oh t'io
onfcrence may be gathered by this extract from the
cali which had been signed by representatives Oh '"e
v.ras branches Of the temperance army
we The undersigned, representing almost every
shade Of anuquor views believe that the tune mas
come for s assemSe tdseshSr n Convention
,ook into one anothers face, TO compare views iany,
to the whole ground OF our eanS d"u and ID
siends ssadi diseussion saloon SIN here The
fsn, Eore aggressive. AZ more destructive than ever
After the Silver Lake Quartet had entertained the
a.,eraes and friends for half an hour the Congress
ras called to order by Colonel Alexander s. bacon,
:, prooklyn Dr. Charles +. Deems, of the Church OF
.be strangers was elected permanent chairman In
.centnc that Office he frank and fearless in the
conditions under which ne wouid preside Ihere
must be no fighting, he said
A. This point man rose to say that there was
time 10 fight.
. Dut that tmen replied DR.. Deems, sis not when
IN. generals are in the camp discussing plans OF
sc,jon Let every present take as his watch
uord spown With the Saloons Let us have here
two DAYS Of sweet reasonableness."
After Dr. Parknurst. OF Boston, the Editor OF
,yons Herald had offered prayer Neal Dow, Of
prn
a,scuss as state and National Prohibition Desirable
rd reasiblefs General Dow, who is now eighty-slx
,e.rs old was greeted with cheer as he rose 10
sneak He was especially severe on those VINO say
that prohibition is a failure remarKhg hrst tao
there is not word of truth in the statement ana
adding. It's a lie." The remark was greeted WIN
.nnanse and later the speaker referred to those VINO
90 nm to Albany to advocate high license urging that
snro,ihition is a failure are repeating he lie
,a..a his speech asserting that his high-lcense
.,nds and they alone stood between prohibition and
the grog-shop. A.. c., ror.n
.nce society Of this city, followed General DOW anu
took executions to his aspersions. Dr. Deems wills
r.,ed IN MIR Graham and he said that he would not
nrocead further on that point. He then LOOK up MS
areument in opposition to the views adVanceo py to
g., sneaker and said that State and National prohoi
zion was neither desirable feasible. His argument
90. greatly enhanced by his assertion that since ne
-, trenty one wears old he had tasted intoxi-
eating LIQUORS. and yet he was high-license man.
s.yeal speakers followed, after which tho second
tonic WAS taken up This "Alcohol Poison
Nsver 10 be Used for Beverage Purposes IN tne
.,sncs ~ the author of the leading paper, Dr. N s.
DavI. Of Chicago, his argument for prohibition was
r,ad BY Thaddeus D. wakeman. "The Batue AZ
omaha by Professor A. r. Cromwell, closed the
mornings session. x>,,,
Dr. B. E. Tyler, Of the Church OF the DISCIPLES
offered the opening prayer In the afternoon anu ior
more than four hours atmosphere not calculated
n eause temperate talk the speeches were continued
DR. l. X Funk of Funk Wagnaus, began with
naper IN 1.-THE Line on which all Enemies OF the saloon
NAV rnitedly do Battle whether they be believers
IN Restrictive Measures or In Radical Proniptoh.
His conclusion that the basis OF sgreement wouo
=. .oo.,h,ny uka this: al. Abrogation OF all IL
..ns. laws II The immediate adoption OF prohib-
tive. restrictive laws that shall say ANY person
who sells LIQUOR on Sunday, on election days, ater
midnight. or to drunkards or to minors, snail DO
fined or imprisoned or both Any person VINO opens
sa,oon in m election district against the written
protest Of majority Of the voters resoihe 'herean
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both Iheh As tno
public mind ripens, additional laws could be enacted
as auv person who sells liquor after sundown shall
be fined or imprisoned, both any person VINO sei'
nouor 10 be drunk on the premises shall be fined or
imprisoned or both; any person VINO sens oistiiieo
uouors shall be fined imprisoned, or both' anu 81
on toward absolute prohibition
Dr. W. r. Huntington. Of Grace Church. ai'er sho"
ing how, in his opinion, DR.. Funk's plan wouid ian
~ its purpose presented what he believed to be efca-
cous methods of opposing the spread of drunkenness
n, Personal influence. (2) Public opinion. (3) A
substitute the saloons. a. Improved dwellings
for the poor (5) The introduction of the useful
knowledge Of cooking II the the n aSsd sps % thai
are answerabe for the most Of the drunkenness Under
the fourth head DR.: Huntington said Dismal homes
kx min hpf
caused by dismal homes The great need Of the United
states revival of the home idea the reinstatement.
sort Of family life is possible in many portions Of our
great cities My adjective dismal Is not half strong
General Netteton Of Minneapolis. followed with an
interesting address, as did also Dr. Kynet OF Pnila
rsSh rsas BY enS saSsr Il Sees entted Systematic
Prosecution Of the Total Abstinence Work Essential
the Churches s %s Most Eassiyey the Destruction
Of the Liquor Traffic was discussed by DR.. J. NJ
5Sseps coes sCr Of buckley paid high
tribute to the work that the Church IS doing now in
Mr.. Cook desired every denomination to stand where
traffic can never be iesslsed without sin. Mrs.
LarhIop. of Michigan, followed in SUPPORT of the views
a discussion on The Coffee House and Other Sub
sttues for the Saloons" closed the afternoon session
Joshua L. Bailey. s. II. Hillard and Leslie A. May
Dr. 4. 4. Miner. Of Boston. and Dr. Howard Crosby,
OF this city, were two OF the speakers at the meeting In
the evening when Wager Swaync presided They dis
eussed lis High License to be Regarded as
Remedy" DR.. Miner speaking in the negative and DR..
Crosby in the Affirmative. After Dr. Crosby had urged
the friends of temperance to stop pickering and unite
On ground in order TO destroy the saloon DR..
Deems asked him this question:
win Dr.. Crosby unite with the Prohibtonists in
urging the Legislature of this State to prohibit the
trafkc in distilled liquOrs?n
II WILL. replied Or. Crosby, " and would Join any
Dr. Funk % and several other Prohibonists began to
question Dr. Crosby. who said pleasantly Come one
al time and will answer you" Dr. Deems inter
posed an objection. he had simply desired TO let
the audience hear from Dr. Crosby OF whom they had
heard so much. his willingness to throw his powerful
hntence with them in an important matter.
The discussions will be resumed this morning and
VII last all day and through the evening.
COyVEyTJOy OF IR0y AND STEEL MEN.