The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-10
'ALL WEAR BADGES,
Children Ask That
No License Be
Voted Tuesday.
MATINEE At TRINITY CHURCH.
Songs and Addresses Stir
the Hearts of the
. Little Ones.

Down with whisky all, vote it down!
Down with whisky all, vote it down!
Down with whisky all,
Death to old King Alcohol,
Vote it down, vote it down, vote it down,
down, down.
Loyal Temperance Legion,
Loyal Temperance Legion,
Loyal Temperance Legion,
Wen fight till the cause is won;
We won't give up any more
We won't give up any more,
We won't give up any more,
Well fight till the cause is Won,
Loyal, loyal, loyal loyal, loyal,
Wen fight till the cause is won.
To the tune of Here's to good old
Yale" about 200 children sang the
above words at the temperance rally in
Trinity church, yesterday afternoon.
White linen badges inscribed with
the legend, For my sake, vote no Ii
cense," and calculated to turn the
erring heart of the wearer's papa to
vote no-license, were pinned upon each
nfantile breast and presented a fine ap-
pearance from the front of the room.
The federation of Temperance societies
and the w. C. T. U. got the matinee
performance up between them, and it
was unique. The children's ages ran
from to 10. All the Trinitarian,
Protestant denominations and many
stations in life were represented. In the
audience sat members of the w. c. T.
u, who smiled encouragement upon
performers and audience alike.
AS Rev.-Leo Boone Thomas, presi-
dent of the Federation of Temperance
societies, who was to preside, was not
in the place when o'clock, the hour
for beginning came, Rev. ]. H. Hurl-
but opened the meeting with devotion
al exercises, and as Rev. r. A Mich
OILS and Rev. r. r. Peede, who were
down en- the program for addresses
were neither of them present, Rev. G.
E. Lombard of Millbury gave a chalk
talk. The saloon was represented as an
elephant of huge proportions who car
ried in mis- trunk a banner inscribed
with the number 100000, to represent
the men who are each year ruined by
drink and who lay groveling at the
feet of the riotous elephant. Mr.. LON
bard took his text from Isaiah, Woe
unto them that call evil good and good
evil"
The "Welcome" song, which, like the
others song,--with one eXception-Was
prepared especially for temperance
functions, followed, the children read
ing it in concert instead of singing 1t.
The last two. verses ran as follows:
His weapons are handy;
Rum, whisky beer brandy,
Are Staying by thousands, were told;
Each blade is displaying,
While cruelty staying,
A license from revenue golu.
We hear of commotion
From ocean to ocean,
From mountain and river to sea,
While mothers are kneeling
And vainly appealing
For sons of 1.-The brave and the free.
Mr. Peede having come in, he next
gave an address in the course of which
he warned his hearers against partisan
politics. He said that in the children
lay the hope of the future, and that
unless there was reform, the republic
would go down in bloodshed and ruin
He asked the children who had never
tasted liquor, to raise their hands, and
practically the entire audience raised
their hands Then he asked those who
had tasted liquor but would use their
influence against it's use, to raise their
hands Naturally, the response was
less hearty. He disputed the statement
that there was no politics in the tenn
perance question. The saloons are in |
politics. The future of Temperance in
Worcester would be different if men
We're elected t. office who would see
the laws enforced. He hoped to see
the time when a straight prohibition
ticket would be voted on.
Mrs. E. G. Hall sketched in her ad-
dress the three great temperance
movements that have swept over this
country. The first one was in 1876 and
lasted for two years. At this time
10000 men signed the pledge and $4,000
men were saved from drunkard's
graves. The second movement oc-
CURED in 1910, and was known as the
Washingtonian movement. The effects
of this great wave of popular interest
In the temperance cause lasted for 10
years.
At this time experience by testi-
monials was given for the first time,
and John B. Cough ranks among the
men who were stirred to activity and
life work for the cause. At this time,
also, children's work and cold-water
armies began.
The third and last movement came
in December of 1873. This temperance
crusade came up like a mushroom, and
is called the worlds Christmas gift
by the temperance workers. The wave
of enthusiasm began in Ohio and swept
all over the country Women began
goin out into the saloons to influence
men to join the temperance ranks. In
Worcester 100 women met for five
weeks in Grace church daily before
they got courage to go out into the