The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-05
THE ROOD OF EVIL
Strong Temperance Address
By DR.. {. L. Whitney.
Speaker Paid Tribute to Catholic
Clergy For Their Support.
A Large Atteddance at the Auditorium Last
Evening and An Interesting Program.

The largest audience that has been pres
ent in the Auditorium this season was in
attendance last evening at the rally given
under the auspices of the Christian Citi-
zenship League. The large number were
churches, nearly every denomination being
represented among the 1 200 present.
The meeting was called for 8:15, but 1t
was shortly after that hour when Rev. ID.
w. Faunce, ID. d., called the meeting to
order, and introduced Rev. Alexander Nc
Gregor, pastor of the Pawtucket Congre-
gational Church, who offered prayer. Mr..
McGregor in his prayer asked for aid
toward political and social reform.
DIR. Frank p. Hudnut then sang "Nearer,
My God, to Thee" very acceptably. Mrs.
c. N. Whitney, wife of the speaker Of the
evening, was then introduced, and gave
recital entitled "The Song of the Drink"
which was announced as Introductory to
her husbands remarks. Mrs. Whitney
prefaced her recitation with the remark
''that she disagreed with many who OBJ
jected to having their children read the de-
tails Of crime caused by drink set forth in
the daily papers. She desired that it be
fully stated in print in order thai The pub
lie may the sooner sicken of the liquor
business"
Robert Cushman then announced that
another rally and entertainment would
take place at the Auditorium this evening
and that the speaker would be Frank Fox
croft Of the Boston Journal and his sub
ject "Experience of the City of Cambridge
for Ten Years Without Saloon" Mr..
Cushman also announced that the boy
soloist, Harry Donlan, would appear.
After violin solo, "Rescue the Perish
ing," by. Miss Ada Newell DE-. G. N. Whit
ney Of Boston ives intxoduced by the
chairman.
DIR. Whitney said in part: "You may
have thought while listening to the read
ing given my good wife that the matter
was given too sensational tinge, but
maintain that it is impossible to make the
subject too sensational. There are sad
stories on all hands and many of them
come under your observation. My re-
marks will take the form of an argument,
and want to talk on the broad plain of
be, Saloons Menace .tol American Citi-
zenship.'
sin speaking this way / include the
whole business, export, import and sale,
and will refer to our peculiar form of gov
eminent. man who cannot put two
thoughts together, can go to the polls, and
have as potential an influence as the man
of education The simpleton who scarcely
lyn IN rot mi nf ha of hoa
the same privilege. The man who lives ON
his wits, a dead beat, a voluntary loafer.
All these can pass in their ballots with as
potential an influence as other citizens.
"There stands man without, an honest
hair in his head. Taken ont of jail to save
his franchise. He is just as big man las
the bondholder. This is certainly an
alarming state of affairs. Thousands upon
thousands land upon our shores bringing
with them wrong theories and bad morals.
1t is well enough to celebrate the Fourth
of July, to send fireworks skyward, to read
the Declaration of Independence, to sing
MY Country 'Tis of Thee but we are in
danger.
"Upon what then depends the prosper
ity and perpetuity of our country? Upon
universal intelligence and patriotic public
virtue. The failure of this means what?
Anarchy and ruin. What has the saloon
to do with this you ask? 1t is factor.
"If the saloon can be shown to con-
tribute to the morality and public intelli-
gence of the American people, then the
lights had better put out, and we had
better go home as fast as we can for we are
lot of ninnies.
"Let us be fair in our treatment of the
subject. What bearing has the saloon on
intelligence? i cannot be personal for in
the treatment of this subject we have to
be as ''Wise as serpents and harmless as
doves"
1--WE are all proud of our country, and
its people, but seven Gig hts Of the people
engaged in the saloon business are not
natives of this country, and say positive
ly that these children of foreign birth are
not of the best families in the country
from which they come.
"Every occupation except this has pro-
duced character. The nearest ever knew
to its producing anything, was when sa-
loon keeper issued bookv- telling how to
compound various drinks made from fruit
and liquors, and think then he must have
had the assistance of some degenerate
druggist.
"Now let US speak of economy for mo-
ment, that India rubber word that may be
made to mean most anything. The Chief
of the Bureau Of Statistics under Cleve-
lands first administration went into the
matter carefully, and after considerable
labor figured out exactly how much legiti-
mate profit could be made in the liquor
trade, and he decided that the business
could pay legitimate profit of 1s3 Ia per
cent. Remember this is legitimate profit,
and not allowing for the use Of drugs,
water and adulteration. Even IL the busi-
ness be good business the profit is out
rageous, but look at the physical, mental
and moral harm being done by trade that
pays 133 1-3 per cent"
The speaker then scored DIR. Rainsford
of New York for his advocating the saloon