The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-05-16
TOTAL ABSTAINERS MEET.
The Total Abstinence Societies Of
Winona hald Rousing
Meeting.
BISHOP CoTTER's EL0QUENCE.

A. W. Gutridde, State Secretary O. TAU
/ Delivers a Stirnng
Address,
A combined meeting of the Total Alb
stinence societies of Winona, was held
in st. Thomas hall of that city, last
Sunday evening. The meeting opened
after services IN the church. MI.
Thomas Wade presided and introduced
Rev. z. j. Gallagher. who opened the
meeting with short Introductory adj
dress, staJlng that all the societies
should have a common interest in fur.
thering the strength Of their organiza-
tion. He rendered a welcome to all
present. A solo followed by Miss
Anna Keenan, entitled II think Of
Thee" with good effect. piano accom-
paniment by Miss Mamie Keenan,.
Miss Matte Doig sang ''Pretty Birds"
to an appreciative audience, with Miss
Jennie Clark at the piano.
MIR. A. w. Gutridge, State Secretary
Of the C. T. A. o.. for Minnesota, was
then introduced. He stated that on
the previous Saturday evening he ad
dressed the Barnesville society Ia town
near Moorhead. Minn.,) and found
them interested in their work. While
there, one man told him that he took
the pledge from FaJher C0tter in Owat-
onna, fourteen years ago. and still kept
it, ALI public officers in Norway and
Sweden, the speaker said, were com.
PEELED by law to abstain from int0xicat
ing liquor. In Switzerland liquor is
produced and controlled by the gov
ernment exclusively aud only permitted
to be used as necessity and not as a
luxury. There was large convention
OF scientists held recently. in France,
and the result Of their inyestigat tlon
was that alcohol was the most Viru1ent
OF poison. The bad effect Of over in
diligence in the beverage was not limi-
ted to the party in question, but it re-
appeared IN different forms of diseases
in succeeding generations. The Amer
ican people are more nervous people
than the inhabitants of Europe. We
live faster mere. We do more thinking
in the same time. Telegraph operators.
for instance, are requir ed TO send three
times the number of kilograms here
that they do in Europe in the same
time. Our doctors have to deal with
different diseases. For these reasons
it becomes necessary that we strive to
pe sober people. In the year 1886 the
cost of the liquor traffic to Minnesota
was S14 SIC, 900; the cost Of the public
school education for the same time was
So. $40, 600. There were five saloons for
one school the same year and 68l3
teachers followed by 1000 saloons. The
state of New York has an army of
81 900 teachers, but an examination of
statistics will show that there are
4O0. 600 Of that state employed in giving
the people grog. In California there 8
one saloon for every 80 Of the p0pula
tion. We may say that there are four
drunkards for every saloon.
President Harrison in his first annual
to Congress said that the NOR:
tality of railroad brakemen was alarm
ing. and that there should be some
remedy applied, This was wise sug-
gestion, but he appeared to ignore the
fact that any alarm could be taken
from the mortality caused by rum.
Not long ago man in New York
city, while engaged in repairing electric
light wires. received by accident cur
rent of the flid and was instantly
killed. The people became terrified
and proclaimed that che wires must be
placed under ground in order to avoid
further danger. All the papers in the
country had to write a strong editorial
upon it. puck made roorn for a
large photograph Of the electrical fiend.
but that same day five men died. be-
cause Ihey were poisoned with alcohol,
and the day before five other men died
from the same cause, but the electric
destroyer was the only subject worthy
Of scientific investigation.
There are 1912 .449 .12l spent annually
by the people Of the United States for
liquor. The cost OF . square foot OF
land is about one mill, at the rate OF
$40 per acre, therefore We arrive at the
fact that the cost Of q glass Of liquor Of
the value Of ten cents is equivalent to
good sizsd strawberry patch. The ladies,
the speaker said. were asked to take q
hand in preserving the purity OF the
home. Their aid was needed. Pro-
gress is the universal law Of nature.
Our prayers must be for this land
which is our home.
Mr.. B. a. "a. Robertson sang Cal
vary. (. bg Paul Rodner and II resp ponse
70 and encore rendered Tirza Sere-