Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-11
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sn.GoVrrner ~, Jehn Ta,Ls Tcmprr.
aner ,oa HtR Audience.

Last evening the great kanshs ,em.
pefAnce orator and feiufmor, rSt,py.
John y. II Johu, held forth n, tho
opera house, and lie dclvrred u most
powerful, convincing argument ~ favor
" the cnus" be- ~ oloquebty nIyo.
chtea.
At I.p o'clock, the Indian school
brass baud appeared, aud lead by Nnpcr.
lntendont Creager, played several IL.
mlllar piec'v ~ front ~ the opera house.
This had - stimulating effect. aud r,uu
tie house hrgtr tun. up. l.ftrou u,.u.
utcS later, the orator ut the evening, a..
companied 10y Rev. Atkinson and Mira
Borden, president ~ the Woman chr.
tlan Temperate" I ulon ~ New McNrp
and Arizona, marched down tie east
aisle Ia the platform, where they took
seats.
The band having cca,,d playing ru
front, they we're ace ,rdcI seats near tie
stage, and the next thing on the pro.
gram WIZ ~ vrl, rendered rJfn"t solo hy
one ~ the Indian boys.
In the meantime, Rev Atkinson had
invited to scHts on the stage the choir
~ the Lead avenue Methodist church,
the ministers aud ,hr,r wives, nui tho
representatives - the city prrss. How
ever Rev. lirattlc aud thr vh9r only
ayAled themselves ~ the invitation.
After the solo, Mfs Borden then act.
NIX as mastet - ceremonies, ANNOUNCED
TIE song, "Iieaclr Light," from the male
luartetts 81 the ri ~, winch was rem.
d"red spicnj,dly and heartily cucotcd
Rev. Bcatte Was then called upon Tor
u short prayer, after which Mrs Borden
stepped forward and III Few rpmpu.
mentaty words introduced tp the audi.
ence, ry GlN. ~ John.
The orato: began h,s speoch by dwell
NIX n, srme length upon the Fac, that
tho lord loycs cheerful g,vcr," aud
stated that ~ the conclusion ~ hls al
dress the contribution box would be
handed around. lie then told how rlorn.
~ allied he waa g. New Mexico by ~
/
the beet mines IN the world IN Socorro
county and caused storm ~ applause 10y
stG.lng that in the afternoon he had TAX.
an drive out IN the wand storm 90 tho
government Indian school and was in.
formed by the oldest iuhab,tant" that
the storm wAs the first hero Tor many
years lie cumphmebted the Indian
school, said he liked the lndIars bei3
cause they had been III treated by the
government aud WA glad 10 zee the
government finally recognizing that Ill
treatment 10y providing schools Tor their
education. He then gave n brlei talk
about the Womans Christian Temper.
ance mon, under whose auspices lac
was IN Albuquerque.
After these few preliminary remarkp,
which were irtersperred with Wit say
ings and innocent personal hits, the KIT.
ed orator announced hls subject. "rhe
Relation % tue Government Under
Which We Lave 10 the Liquor Traffic
lie had his argument down To- tine
| F3lhNs hHi 'l'ikllN l'lNll IiIlbk-
al by the government, o. convince his
hearers that he was speaking the truth,
He told how IL. traffic had increased
from u little over two gallons per capita
10 the population IN l-,l % over seven.
ts~n gallons Ia lS,rl llr drew an Illus.
trat,on ~ IT," eiTrcts 81 temperance from
hrs own tuwL ~ Dlathc, Kansas, whore Tor
fifteen years the town has pruspored
without the shadow OF a saloon, and told
IN graphic language the experience he
and Dlathe's twelve ministers had IN en-.
dssyoring 10 secure from the govern.
msnt its report upon the malt traffic IN
the Spanish Americas. lie denounced
the government IN strong terms for the
increase in the trade, and punotuatri
HIS remarks by producing undeniable
evidences from government reports.
The address was well received from DO.
ginning TO end, Tor at times the speaker
touched n tender cord by pathetic re-.
hearssl, while the conclusion Of the AL.
dress was q flight OF brilliant rhetoric
seldom heard ON any subject except that
Of Temperance"
Upon the conclusion OF the address OF
the ex governor, Rev. Atkinson appoint.
ed tellsrs, who handed around the hat
among the audience and a very liberal
collection was the result
An informal reception IL being held at
the Ssu Felipe this afternoon, and