St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-26
NEAL DOW IS HONOREO
BY A MASS MEETING OF ST. PAUL
TEMPERANCE PEOPLE.
SPEECHES BY cLERagMEN.

Resolutions adopted Extoiilng the
Great EN- pc rance Leader and
Pledging Temperance Soci-
cites OF ST. Paul to Renewed
Exertioas in Behalf of the
Cause-Under w. G. T. u.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
unious of the city and other temperance
workers met at Market hall yesterday
afternoon TO celebrate the ninetieth
birthday OF Neal Dow, the author OF the
prUhibitory law of Mainly. ID. W. Doty
presided in happp manner.
Rev. }. w. Conley was the first spe ak
er. His topic was Lessons for Young
Men From the Lille OF Neal Dow" iit
spoke especially Of lis sense of justice
and of his confidence in the ultimate
victory of the right. In In 5 belief DOW
undertook what would have appalled,
most inen. He alluded TO hiS promise
during the campaign when resulted in
his election as mayor OF Portland; that :.
II elected. every saloon would be closed.
which promise was faithfully kept. he
| expressed the wish that some other
mayors might understand that an Off
ciai oath to enforce the laws meant
some thing.
Thomas Cochran gave some valuable
testimony to the success of prohibition
III Maine. and declared that the saloon
must, and would be overthrown.
Father Martin Mahoney, chaplain of
the House of the Good Shepherd, depre-
Gated the fact that the faces Of the
audience showed that the gathering was
prayer meeting and expressed the
nope that more effort would be made to
get out Those who need such facts and
appeals as had been presented during
the meeting. He spoke of the work OF
Dow, Father Mathew and other REFORM
erS, and urged hard work on practical
ble lines. He said: "Many are wish
ing and praying that the saloon may be
destroyed. Vote that way and it will
he done"
Rev. {. b. Wilcox outlined the i,i-tory
of anti-slayery and other REFORMS, and
predicted that in the near future men
would wonder how this nation legalized
such an inquity as the saloon.
A letter OF regret and congratulation
was read from Archbishop Ireland.
whose Easter duties would not allow
hin to be present, as he would have
liked TO he.
The programme was interSpersed
with music by the Manchester BOYS
Qnlntette and by the audience led by
the boys. The addresses were received
with great applause by the audience.
The following resolutions We're adopted:
Resolved, That this assembly of citI-
Zens of st. Paul heartily cougratulates
Hon. Neal Dow. soldier, phiianthropist,
reforiner and statesman, on the compile
ton OF the ninetleth year of his honor
able and useful life. The world owes
MIN debt of the greatest magnitude.
Resolved, That inspired anew by the
story OF his courageous purpose, his
willing sacrifices and his untiring la
borS for humanity to which we have
today listened, we pledge ourselves TO
put forth more earnest effort than ever
before for the uplifting of humanity
ana especially for the utter eXtermina-
ton of the accused traffic in alcoholic
liquors. We call upon all good citizens
to unite their efforts with ours in behalf
OF tempted manhood and WrOHged
womanhood and childhood; in behalf OF
every legitimate industry and trade;
and in behalf of the home. the school,
the church and the nation, against all
of which that traffic wages an unceasing
and relentless warfare.
A collection Was taken for the
Worlds w. G. L. U.