The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-29
NO CENSURE OF PRESIDENT.
METHODIST CONFERENCE ALTER
mn TENPERtNCE REPORT.
Discussion In which tn. Head Of the Nation
Was Bittrriy Attacked and warmly De
tended The Amusement Question fut to
sleep The Conference Almost over

Ven Ihl ' NHlft NJ ll-ble w 49,
Michigan, editor of the Nen Io,cc and chair
man Of tho Prohibition National committee
presented the report o! he Gen"rnl Conference"
Committee on Temperance, d"nonuc'ng th'
President FOR accepting Attorn"r-H' n'rnl
Griggs'- opinion against the Anii-t Antr'h Jaw
After n heated discussion The report Na'
amended, the minority rcconmc d''ioh 10
strike out tie Objectionable paragraph bong
adoptod rorccful defence Of th" President
was made b. Gov. I,"Slic " Shaw NJ Iowa,
Chief Justice (hnrlcs u. lorc OF Delaware.
member Of co sre-s for two terms viii Mt
Mckinley. and IN" Rev. Or. Frank ". Bristol, 81
whose church the President is a member Con-
gresham lohnsnn Of North Dakota. champion
Of the Nnti., anteen law. favored ccnsuring the
President.
The Conference delegates alternate" , 'h"ercd
md how,nd at Richard iat"s. Republican
nouin,e for Governor h nors, who proposed
an amcrlmeu, TO tho section Of tho report SAY
ing tha' no candiiat" or party should expect
the suuport Of The Church when Il Reused to
out itself on record NJ opposed To IN" liquor
tram. The Conference was taken oil It' feet
BY the prOrp iiion. and cries OF No,
''Nevrr" and sit down" and similar express
eions were heard rom all parts Of the
convention The speaker endcavored 10
continue. hut the cries OF the delegates
prevented him. Order was restored ny
the Chair and the mntter was put to a vote
The Conference tabled the proposition almost
unanimously, Gov Shaw being enc or ia Few
supporters When Mr.. Yates surrendered the
foor Gov. Shaw tried to come to his rescue by
proposing practically tho same amendment
The Conference wa alive 10 the situation. and
Gov Shaw was greeted In the same way. His
motion also wa quickly tablcd. Chairman
Dickie's temperance report is n long document.
reviewing the anti-liuuor work nf the last four
years. Tho Objectionable paragraphs were
I'VE arc, however. chagrined. huniiaten
and exasperatcd hv the puerile and absurd
construction placed on the Anti-tantoch law,
80 called. by the Acknowledgement OF the
United states. and with all du" respect to h~
exalted station We record the fact that We are
panied and disappointed at tho course Of the
President in accepting "a ANAL and satisfactory
an opinion without binding force
'Such abuse Of power Is notification in itS
most dangerous form. Upon the President OF
tho United States rests the responsibility for
the existence Of the G nteen saloon, an evil he
has the power n suppress
Tho Rev. Dr. y T. Price Of Yonkers presented
the minority report. which accepted all OF IN"
maiori, statement except the paragraphs de-
voted ~ criticism Of tho President and sub
stituted tho uttcranco on the subject In the
Episcopal address, that the church is aroused
and indignant AT the aggression Of tho liquor
power, ~ tho miscarriage Of the Anti-canteen
Las. and urging the people to a greater strug-
gl' against rum.
Friends Of the President made = hard fight
ngainsl the acceptance of the majority report
DR.. Bristol, the Presidents pastor, said that the
report was the work Of politicians who are try
Ing to defeat his reelection lie pointed 20 the
fact that the chairman Of he committee, sam
uel Dickie, was formerly u candidate for the
Presidency on the PIohlbiion ticket,
mnlSHls prinGisiS, ana nan ne" %t indulge nsS in P ,s's
arraignnent Of the executive We should ex-
tend the spirit Of tolerance where there l. a
dlrerence, Of opinion The majority report
with an act of treason"
The majority, report was defended by, the
''The action of the President " said no. is a
monunento Of crime and a disgrace to civilization
il is nothing less than a league with death and
an agreement with hell. We must strike ~ the
root. II We compromise on this question w
compromise with the Devil. Shall the Bible or
the brewer; the Gospel or The Gro-shop, tn"
saloon or thristian civilization be dominant in
the tomorrow Of America"
The minority report Was championed by
Judge Lore, who snid The majority report
Is blamed for notification of the law. Then
you praise Secretary Long for keeping liquor
out Of the Navy. Don't YOU know that was an
gress with Mr., Mckinley and was opposed 10
him. and do not agree with his present policy.
but but ! u !9 i've Dn hs 'i nSG pts m mani 20 NJ lie Soy was
eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses. WINS
proud of this Conference until Saturday, when
y was converted into a bowling mob Let him
TINT lie withnnt -lp cnSf tho VTCt sfnnn -
Armed with n 'aw book, DR.. Buckley took the
floor, he insinuated that by ositting the
usual declaration thst It's report was not in
tended ms an indorsNment Of any political party
the committee endcavored 10 help the Prohibi-
tionists Then ne offered an amendment 10 the
substitute, criticisinc the decision against the
Anti-canteen law and calling upon the President
70 support the passage OF the new measure be-
fore Congress.
nority report. DR.. Buckley amendment fol-
lows!
."Wc deeply regret that after the enactment
OF a law prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating
beverages at army posts, in forts and camps
and reservation used for military purposes, a
law slsiSlSd iGn ~ ID kt'rn Gr'S Sna Dr. fore css n sp ard o 80
Of Congress, by the Chief Magistrate who
signed and the Secretary of War who issued
an order "niorctnS II, BY construction
upon the law bv the Attorney-Gcrerai
It's plain intent was defeated ard
the Government Of the United states 'rid Tia"
VIZ W ~ - - N'' .. f' - WIN 10.
traffic. resumed the practice Of selling jnIoyi-
eating liquors 10 the soldiers We arn EraiI.,d
that the House Commute" on VI. llHrN kNlirS
has favOrHhly reported a hill 20 exp ICt IN rs
terms that no antagon,snl 20 lis object can oh
scurs its meaning We earnestly dIprai to III,
President of the nIt"d STATES To USE hi power
ful influence 70 IF. ~ o'r H. yduo'lpn. nrd %
our minister and members 30 urge -, petition
and personal lrttrrS to their 10 rr-cntaIivcs in
IN, House ard senate the - ppdv naftnrut of
this m'aSrr. ~ projection To- or soldiers from!
afOe more deadly than shot or shell
Tn l'"v ~. } -. Evau~ took Ihr floor after
recess AND -,Id, when Ming David committed
a crime lhn prophet did not hesitate to say,
miired Il rrune John III" Par tisr did not hes
tate To say. lhDG art he man The Church Of
God l. ~c, fer NE defence and advuraCv o.
morality and inflammation of all wrorr Z
do"- not matter that a mas does man, ihnc~
good II he dos the wrOns the thuIch IVA, the
tornev Of ~" War Department was .Vrpurs Ell
by Secretary hlsrr because y vas no. what The
party WHui'l t'',rnr, GENERAL GilcL- 49,
Clatcd tha' ihc law wa~ unnun-t.ru' onui 1ll'
dent refused 10 exercise IN, AUTHORITY =, CON-
mnnder-in-,E sf o' the army to take Tho sn',,u
on 81 I - aruy ID"'riurp W. c,udcmn .iw
RousinG apilaUS', " l-rvok"d by 4 sirouE A.
eloquent d"ir'c" Of Tho resident 10y his Joe
tor. the Rev pr + u bristol.
"A eliza cr, more ab~tcmiou~ man and y h5r'rr
fr,cod y. 'hc o.V~. of temperance UoVrT ia.
h"nu IA IN" Presidential chair. declared l.n
Washington ri'avhrr. II believe hc j. t.,
inoj DISTINGUISHED hii'tidu layu.Hn lJ l.r
world.
Point %, order, cried a dnl0sa," VT
Mckinney T. rot u'IIrr '",~ Inference
Ito j. max nr . ,H.U.y!H -r' cH. shO. tod
auoihsr Tut Bishop /" IE'raIi did not Sustain
tn objection Nhen order had been rr-ru; i.
"tn go, I, .~ig.tir.t rft1.,. brrr a., dYv -, tia.