St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-15
RAzzLEO THE SALOON
Father O'Rielly Does Not
Mince Words on the
Liquor Traffic.
He Dramatically Compares
the Saloon to a Slaugh-
ter House.
The Annual Convention or
Catholic Abstinence So
cietieS.
Temperance Work Accom-
plished in the State the
Past Year.

The CatholiS Total Abstinence Union
of the Archdiocese of St. Paul is accom-
phshing a stupendOus work, and the re-
mort of the president ut the twenty-hrst
annual convention, that began in Cretln
hall Yesterday morning, was full OF eX-
pressions of the marked advancement
made the past year.
The forenoon session was consumed
in devotional exercises and in perfect
ING an organization. Immediately upon
the assembling of the convention re-
reSs was taken to assist at mass at 81
Paurs cathedral, and at 10 O'Clock SOL
emn high mass was said and a sermon
was delivered by Bishop McGolrlck.
The organization was perfected with
P. NJ. Moroney secretary and
Messrs. farley, of st. Paul, and
Kelley, of ShieldSville, as assistant
secretaries. and John Cunnltf. OF St.
Paul served as Sergeant-at-armS. Ihe
president. \. w. Gutridge. appointed
the following committee on credentials;
James Garrity, of ROSemOunt; B0uch-
ier. of ST. Paul; Churchill, of Minneap-
Oils; Mckenna, of ShleldSvIlIe; Misses
Bailey and Mcclellan, of Jordan,
When the convention was called 10
order in the afternoon the first order OF
business was TO listen to the report OF
this committee. but owing 70 the tardl-
ness of many of the delegates this re-
port was very incomplete. However,
it was read and accepted, While the
committee was continued in hope that
the other delegates Will report later
In the Convention.
The presidents address was an eX-
hauStive document. 1t began by con-
graduating the members OF the union
upon the wide strides of advancement
that the counties report. The past year
had been a period of unusual activity,
and a number of new unions had been
organized. The report was full of good
advise to the convention, calculated TO
guide them in their efforts to do the
most effective work.
Tie report was accepted and placed
on file, and a committee OF hVe ap-
pointed to act upon the suggestions Of
fered The committee will report at
the morning session today.
The county presidents followed with
their reports, and it was developed that
while in many of the counties there had
been & falling off in the number OF
uniOnS, the membership aggregate has
pretty generally increased. The reports
read: Carver county, l society, with 20
members: Dakota county, . societies,
with So members: GOOdhue county,
societies, with 50 members; Hennepin
county, societies. with $50 members;
Ramsey county, Is societies, with S26
members: Rice county, society. with
163 members: Scott county, l society,
with 80 members: Washington county.
s societies, with 13S members; Wright
county, society, with 80 members.
There was a little deviation from the
programme. and Sister of Mercy in
trGduced a class Of little children
afflicted with total deafness. they gave
an exhibition OF the possibilities OF
teaching such children to speak and TO
read the lips of other speakers. One
little girl correctly recited the Lords
Prayer. and others read from a Chart.
while the
Smallest Of the Class,
a smart little girl, bowed. hoped.
walked and ran as she was told by the
Sister. reading the instructions from
the lips. 1his was followed by piano
solo by Miss Collins, the talented organ
iSt of the cathedral.
J. Ii. Smith read an interesting paper
upon "Intemperance and Labor" Item
DLdSlZSu lUG IdlldcN III ulScuSSln2 It'll
perance themes. Of mounting to high
plane where the temperance advocate is
hot understood by the masses. The
amount of money that is annually spent
in this country was effectively recited,
and the point was made that nine-tenths
of the total amount is spent by the la
boring men. There are 100000 saloons
in this country supported by the poor
men and labOrerS. The wealthy do not
patTOniZe the saloons; ana the paper
proceeded to show the misery that is
caused by drink and The blessings that
attend sObriety and total abstinence.
\ general discussion was opened by
Mr.. Mcclure. He took the position that
the men who belong to labor OrganiZa-
tiOnS are temperate, and a great many
of them are total abstainerS. For this
reason he urged the proposition that it
is the duty OF all temperance men i'll the
unions to advocate the union among all
nOn-uni0n men. Mr.. Churchill. Of Hen
nepin. took exceptions to this sort of
talk in temperance convention, for the
convention was not to aid the trades
unions, but to aid the cause of temper
ance. This called out the enthusiastic
John Swift, of Hennepin. lie urged
that temperance and labor organiza-
tiOns were largely laboring In the same
field. The discussion consumed the
balance of the afternoon.