New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-13
ST. JOHN At PROHIBITION Park.
HE TALKS ABOUT TAHMASY INFLrENcE AND
ANsMEKs snME o. EsTlns.

HE TALKS ABOUT TAaMASY INFLrEN'E AND
ANSWERS SOME QUESTIONS.
Ex-Governor John = St John OF Kansas. who
ran for President ~ the United States on Pro
hibltion nomination IN 1884, appointed some tin"
ago general manager Of IN" Temperance branch ~
the American Union Life Insurance Company. ana
IS now n resident o. New-York. has been studying
up Tammany Hall methods recently. and yesterday
AT Prohibition Park Staten Island. spoke before an
audience Of respectable size on 'Tammany. Or Boss
Rule: The Secrets OF Its Power and Its Hndrance
10 the Development OF American Christian Civllizt-
ton" The Rev. Dr. ]. X. Funk who presided. In
vitcd Mrs. Ballly. n wel-known temperance re-
former. to answer question before Mr. 81 John
began. The question has become a familiar one re-
Gently, and was III women received the right to
vote would not the sum women outvote the
moral women" Mrs. Ba!lly, In an exhaustive an
swer asserted that such result need be feared.
Ten stun women" said she. "out OF every hundred
only would Ninety per cent OF the moral
women would vote and Therefore there would be
danger"
Dr. Funk then read a letter from John Berry Of
BROOKLYN in which he charged Mayor Schleren
with permitting the Sunday opening " saloons.
This and pre.lmnnries proved Of greater interest
than anything that the Ex-Governor OF Kansas had
to say for when Mr.. St John began his speech II
was found that he treated his subject In general
way and not, as was expected. In specific way.
He only got an occasional cheer. and when DR..
Parkhursts name mentioned a feeble attempt
a applause made by one man. Evidently per
celvng that he not talking as strongly as he
was expected to talk the Ex-Governor said: IF
was God Almighty for fifteen minutes | would either
abolish the Senate OF the United States or elect It
by a direct vDte OF the people The ex-governor
was because that body had been elected to reduce
the tariff and II hadn't reduced II; because
sai he nmmHny Influence Dominate ,nnanc it, noss
every church In the land There are to-day y; 100
esHs OF the e iHs Of IN
the United States. all through the Tammnny Hall
ate you'd say that at the present time It Is a
stencil In the nostrls OF common decency. through
miles OF liquor stores in this country and II would
take express train twenty hours to pass through
liquor M.Noooo0o and 10000 people died from drink
Governor Flower called out the militia. lie was
asked If he didn't fear that A., the people would can
heroeay don't Kys t-s damn n, am ns9 1nr
wer Mas 50 heroic was Cholera
had votes. daughter satolil recently issued
the s MT hf e %hS spes
thing to make the liquor traffic In this Nation dis
Some questions were then asked the speaker. OF
which this is specim sn, b.. ~ .,,., -. ~
Parkhurst and Archbishop Corrigan-without any
to Ing % on ns SpSr wha wos
you advise the Prohlb,,lonists TO do?"
81 would advise" responded Mr.. st. John. without
a moments hesitation. that they have nothing
whatever to do with any such ticket. but to put a
straight honest ticket in the field representative OF
their own Views, and to vote for H."
This reply greeted with applause. and then
mR ss s 1na s sS aS
cognizanoe Of the liquor traffic TO the extent OF max
ing promises toward reducing Its powers OF evil
and establishing some sort Of municipal saloons.
what them
Nothing. then answered the Ex-Governor. II
would prefer the grogshops OF to-day to the munic
pal saloon Of the morrow.
This reply was also greeted with applause and
after some more desultory questions had been put
and answered everybody went home.