New-York tribune., 1890-06-06
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE coSGEESS.
WHAT THE REV. DIR. CHARLES F. DEEMS EX'
prcrs WILL RESULT FROM IT.

WHAT THE REV. DIR. CHARLES F. DEEMS EX
prcr, WILL RESULT FROM IT.
The Rev. DR.. Charles F. Deems chairman OF
committee making call Tor N"'ionai o'npc'""
con,rcss n be held al the Broadway Tabernacle OF
u,s, , thursday next, said yesterday TO
Tribune reporter: .,oo roo, y, ,h
country must hold saloon as the mort objective OUT
come OF the liquor tralic. IN aooi''h"'s ', Wv O sr
While all agreed upon the end, there "r'e ",a. u"1
ros n, oplnon as the methods. aad these uherencc
-, ,o,, mon equally intelligent and conscientious
c. hn, any nroctica thing was tO be done We nave gen
o,.uv failed There Prohbltlonis@ VINO V'"e'c Il
o,c hut messing entire Prohibition ny p"'''e I'''
aaon,od hv such men as DR.. Funk and Dr. HerricE
-, and " T. Wardwell. There are frohiOltiohi'u
, h,l,o,e In carving the measure through existing
n,rtics: such men A. Albert Griffin. Professor buh''
and Dr. James ". King. There are men "'o o.ne''
that high license Will secure all the aol'hie'' o N
owl po,snle such a. the Rev. DR.. Howard ,osDy ant
Robert Graham. There are men who ha' tns saloon
M, will u,e no rarty methods, as Dr. Cnyler MT
Stearns and others. 49,,
Now. perhaps there IS some GROUND ol aVrc'es VIZ,
could be found by these good men II the! came eosc'"e
to talk IL over arnicaby. and agreement "oud be
,on forw,rd Each man will be expected to show no"
far he can 10 with all the others without sacrifice o
his own convictions. My understanding Is tha' as I'M
hcolosians say congress Il 20 be rcnic not pocc
VIII There be any platform presented or resolution
II a committee to call the congress. As soon as tha
congress is assembled shall be decd officially shal
have no more TO say other members but DO truS
nothing Of the kind will be attempted How couln shci
a congress bind any mani No. 1t will be Ike churel
congress- merely for discussion, not cohVoca'ioh' o
synod or confcrcoce. for legislation
Have any That basis could be laid down upor
which all can agrccl Perhap, not But might not son
basis like ti bc found Propose 70 abolish all Ncens
laws NJ the same time cnacnc laws which provide ta
anv rcrson selling quor sunday. election days aftc
mdn,sh. or 10 drunkards to minors. shall be fined o
Imprisoned both that any person opening saloon II
any election distr against the written protes; Of major
tv NJ the voters residing in that district majority o
the propertvowners shall be fined imprsoned or both
such movement would secure the aid of thousaEd, o
temperance who opposed 70 license in any shape
II doc. away with :he sanction which the state now gives
The saloon making 1t Legitimate business IL removes
the state from the degrading posoa Of selling permission
to injurc the public for noncG thus dararng the public
conscience At the mc. IL secures all oi tho r.
sric.lyc force Of license And 10 puts that
force I'm such position tint 10 will educate tho public con
science and b. increased public scntimcn; VIII allow
That Is one point on which PTohhitioni':'
Hsh.IIccnse and other temperance workers might
uni'c. do not know that they WILL
Tic Doctor then produced a copy Of the "call' show
ing the names of those who have interested Themselves
in the movement and arc de,irous t. have the repre-
sentative temperance people throughout the country
assemble in thi, congress. Then he added;
Isn't it imuens,l Isn't g. ,up"Fbf Judges. bishops,
college presidents mcrchan'.. manufacturers. mechanics,
millionaire paupers mon and chltfcn. white and
black Catholic and Protestant. signing call f'r Va
tional temperance congr1ss Whv earthquake should
urcy,nt the Assembling that c, & won
desfu sign Of :he upon the part q good to
combine - crush the That is mu'h. do n, know
that the congress will DO Eut think We ought all
10 expect much from such 81 a-scmblagc.