Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-12-16
ORDER AND MORALITY
PROMINENT SPEAKERS PUBLICLY
EXPRESS TAEIR SENT tMENTs.

CttiKeuH IN the opera Rouse Aof the Az
Istriction Of the Liquor Trahio-No More
Saloons wanted = AN Denominat ions
Have Voice.
The FIRST mass meeting for the ad-
vancement OF order and morality was
held In the Opera House last night. On /
the stage were seated job H. Jackson,
Rev. William p Swartz, Rev. Dennis J.
Flynn. Chief OF Police William j, Black. |
burn. William Michael Byrne. William |
Canbv. DR.. Caleb Harlan, Mark M. |
Cleaver. Rev d. Ashton Henry, Wash |
ington Hastings, Rev Jehn Y. Dobsins. !
Rev. John France. Abner p. Bailey
George w. Todd, e. r. Candy. Rev. d.
@. Hanna, Charles s. Rowland, Bishop
Coleman, George w. Bush, Rev. w q.
Rooms. Rev. Martin B. Dunlap, Caleb 2.
johnson, Professor A. Il. Berlin, 9. ".
Pusey. Rev. Charles f. Murray, Rev.
4. L. Hubbard, William M. Candy, Rev.
w. H. 81 Murray, Rev. Julius Dodd,
Rev. Kensey j. Hammond, w. !. Prick
EFT. Charles M. Curtis, 9. Newbold
Trump. j. II. Hoffecker, Judge J Frank
Ball. Albsrt w. Smith, A. ID. Warner
Rev. w j. Birmingham, Winfield 5
Quigley, Francis Kelly, Ashton K. Tat
nall and +. King.
The meeting was opened by Rev. A. /
Dupont Coleman reading letter from
Mayor Wiley, stating that he was IN
able TO attend on account Of illness. he
also read letter from Hon. j. r.
Comegys. who IS suffering from slight
illness, and another from Hon. Thomas
F. Bayard. Others were read from Judge
/ Grubb, Charles B. Lore and Nathaniel K.
Benson
Job ii. Jackson was then introduced.
/ He spoke principally on the liquor traffic
and said that the products of the manu-
facturers were reduced 20 per cent by
| its cause and that the saloons were the
cause of nearly all the strikes.
Rev Dennis j. Flynn was next intro
duced. and said that he was with the
| majority In the suppression Of vice and
| intempersnee, He stated that the saloons
/ should be closed every day instead of
| Sundays and election days. lutemper-
ance is the foremost evil and with it
/ comes immortality and crime. No more
| saloons he said should he licensed ia this
city.
Robert Graham, general secretary Of
| the Temperance Society OF the Episcopal
| Church OF New York, was the next
| speaker. He stated that the object Of
the meeting was to restrict the liquor
| traffic, for in Wilmington there was one
saloon to every 300 people. He said that
there should be not more than one saloon
to every thousand people. He favored
al 600 license fee raised on each keeper.
| Arthur A. Burton, president of the
Law and Order Society Of Philadelphia,
said that there was plenty Of public senti.
ment on the matter, but what was
wanted was men who would start in aud
work. He stated that their society had
decreased the number of saloons in
Philadelphia from 300, in 1887, to
| /. ZOO
Washington Hastings said that the
traffic was a curse to the community and
could never be anything else. He had
never seen where the traffic was benefit
Z to the community In which saloons we're
! located. He favored high license an,
| urged the citizens to cast their vote To-
it.
Bishop Coleman was he next speaker
and he stated that he was glad to see 81
g many Of the young people interested II
the cause. He said that profanity shoul'
be stopped and also disorderly houses
he suggested that the citizens reques
8 the honorable judges Of the Superio
T Court to limit the number OF saloons
u j II Hoffecker offered the following a.
o expressing his sentiments Of the NEE.
/. ing:
Resolved, That the best welfare O
= our people demands the limitation O
g and large decrease in the number O
Il licensed saloons in this city and til
:. vigorous enforcement OF all restrictiv
l. features Of existing laws.
4 That r~rpraou a..
> sire for the enforcement Of ali the Sur
q day laws against cigar stores and other
A. doing Illegal business upon that day.
Resolved. That we heartily spprov
AZ the vigorous measures taken by I'll
q municipal authorities for the suppre
sion Of gambling and policy writing
- our city.
70 Resolved That It is the sense Of thl
meeting that no saloon should be pc
re mitted within 500 feet Of church {
n school
" Resolved. That we express our syn
70 patty with aud give our encouragement
ie to the Law aud Order Society In It's e
10 forts to assist the municipal authorize
b. IN maintaining the good order OF tn
L. city.
al Resolved. That the existing cond
Ne tions demand that more ample provisiC
y be made at once for the treatment
be juvenile offenders; that some reform
tory institution for unfortunate Cir
u and women be provided; and that "
the duty Of the state, and not privR
charity, to undertake these importa
g and necessary works.
e Rev John ID @, Hanna was the la
he speaker. The meeting adjourned by h
"A audience singing the national hyn
America
y Individual Gift Caps and sanoers