New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-05
GOV. TTLLMAN'S "BACKBONE."
HE CHALLENGES THE DELEGATES AT
PROHIBITION PARK.
HE SAYS THAT PROHIBITION WILL NEVER PRO
IIBIT" AND THAT he EXPECTS TO BE TIE
NEXT SENATOR FROM HIS STATE.


NEXT SENATOR FROM HIS STATE
About 90 Of the delegates and enthusiastic Pro
hibiiionis,s who attended the meeting on Sunday
gathered in the Auditorium at Prohibition Park
staten Island. yesterday morning. when tho second
days session Of the international Temperance Con
gress was opened. Mrs. Caroline ". Buell., Of Con
necticut was the presiding officer. Henry George
down the programme for an address on
THE Saloon IN Municipal Politics" but he failed
to appear. Colonel Eli F. Ritter. of Indianapolis
spoke OF the progress Of prohibition in the West
Or. T. D. Crothers. OF Connecticut read a paper on
THE Medical Profession and Total Abstinence
4 paper on the same subject by DR.. Norman Kerr
Of London was read by II. 3. Metcalf. Of Rhode
Island J. l.. Stearns Of the National Temperance
Publishing Society, the next speaker lie was
followed by Father Murphy. Of Canada
At the afternoon session Colonel Eli f. Ritter OF
indianapolis, presided. The speakers were the Rev.
DIR. L. a. Banks. of Brooklyn; Miss Helen Nj
Cougar. of Lafayette, Ind, on the subject or Inc
Drinking Usages OF Society AMI the Duty OF Tho
Church to Insist with Renewed Emphasis Upon To-
tai Abstinence" the Rev. J. c. Fernald of this city
on THE Establishment Of National Bureau OF
Temperance Literature with Distributing Branches
in Different Cities: the Rev. DR.. \. {. Dixon. OF
Brooklyn. on Total Abstinence Tor Young Men-
How TO Make it General" and Mrs. Mary H. Hunt,
OF Boston. on her favorIte topic. THE Teaching oil
Temperance Hygiene In the Public Schools" Mrs.
HINT and the other SPEAKERS were received heartily.
General Neal Dow was present during the after
noon session.
Governor Tllman. Of South Carolina, presented
his State Agency plan for the solution Of the liquor
question to large audience at the evening session
OF the Congress. His auditors, however dld not
agree 10 all that he said, naturally
Before the arrival of Governor Tillman Colonel
Alexander = Bacon. OF Brooklyn. made an appeal
for the raising OF $500 At this point the electric
tights went out. and the auditorium was in dark
ness. 4 score Of lanterns were brought in ana the
guest from south Carolina was led forward IN semi
darkness He was introduced by the Rev. Dr. II.
J.. Way!and. Of Philadelphia. Governor Tilman
said. in part:
II have come a long way and left my oihcla.
| duties in the interest of truth and the right I
have heard great deal at the sessions have at
tended Of sand and backbone II has been sara
| that possess those qualities. | vii. say this
| that viii show here tonight that am willing to
advance NV convictions N any audience ana ] am
going 10 controvert Your dearest ideas anI frIncst
beliefs I am probably the only politician present.
7 have been elected Governor Of Il state and ! am
a candiloi- for the United states senate AMI eN-
pect to he elected.
The Governor then went on T. say that he was
not exactly politician ia the ordinary meaning
OF the word IL proposed 20 have h.s say. anI !.
any IN he audience want 10 .arpN i,,.'s ="
himself up - his fl hs!sht he a4ae J! 10 ,s,,
tones j here tonight Go '"I 10 ih'i pr
! l
have got plan y South carolina mat comp ell
v-',.. out saloons and have don" NOR" ihln f'H
have Now ] avn . temperance man 'NlI't'
never drank i've gallons 81 wAi-k'} Az t'.+ ii wy
| III. G.lughterl sometime fake a r'- 10 t+ir
y,iih nv fr.enls but don't Ike 'h. -fuN
The ,;oVcrnor hon produced "a bottle OF "lishtl
with thc Sauih Carolina .abc. on g. ltr "ttr. u l'
he faces Of some ~ the listener ana dr.irio'l ~
STATE dlsprnsary plan. lie said r'at PROF. 10 lh"
I,;sion hv ne supreme Cour, o. he STATE Nor
yr.-e s'xty-sx di-pcnslr!es 10 OPERATION an -
st,.e rad usI suf N1sof' Tor .IJlf, ~ '"i i'.
hollis ana 81. ORR for labels ana other "Np'.-'-
r,a-e mad been 4 net pror' ot 1000" 20 me - ii'
IN al 40 10 the counties IL SAID mat ihr quarry
~ whslev WAS chemically pure. ~" cleared ma
rrohffi't0n would never be cstnhiFhei y No''f
",;iva rs n chance" said man ~ front
THIS brought vocy OF applause. Then III
clyrrnor shouted. You are not ready o. rcioN"
| tho Government tax WhiskeyE 81,
.yes w. ar came from ail parts or the hall
Then YOU binder than Thought You were
| eait Governor $3.50
= no,neni later ne alluded to prohibton mn
row rilndeiness' and complained that the aug
| ence would only 20 hall way YIN nm h"n he
v.Iu sec half the States In the ln'pn following Ut
| example OF South Caronh. ~
| .'Nev.r'" shouted woman d'lcfatc ,
"If Won can't get prohibition. VIII You TAKE ih'
| disueneary9' asksl the Governor. ,
| There we're n hundred noes. arl one man IN NJ
Ds i..Tn, IT, efcouraging" said the Governor. 50
,r ~, "a L,ckhone Is concerned" he went on, y
| have ms much as any other man; but when yo''
| ,ackl. The iiquor trade intrenchei behind ~ nun
| Jr.Js OF millions YOU need 10 have the ba' h''h'
| ~ The statue Of Liberty .., ~.
,rbn Governor left the park for the S'uth AFTER
| Tho meeting adjourned at 80 p vi.