The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
Rev. Fr. MCGiIIiCuddy, Mrs Lake
and Others Made the Rally in
Mechanics Hall a ForcibIe
Campaign Opener
SPEAKERS PLAINLY HINT AT
UNFAIRNESS IN LAST COUNT
The Magnetism of Mrs. Lake As
Powerful As Ever and Her
Speech An Applause Producer
to More Than a Thousand
People


Worcester Temperance Federation in
troduced the preliminaries of what
promises to be a short but spirited
battle on the part of the no-license
forces, by rallying in Mechanics Hall
last night More than 1000 people at
tended and the principal speaker, Mrs
Leonora NJ Lake, OF st. Louis, Mo,
vice president of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America, repeat
ed previous successes as an impressive
temperance orator
During the early evening, White
Regiment Drum Corps of % pieces.
Louis Dominis. leader, played in front
of the hall During the exercises in the
hall. the drum CORPS was also called
upon for selections. w. r. Mills, sec
rotary of Worcester Temperance Fed
GRAFTON opened the meeting by an in
troductory address, presenting Hon
Alfred s. Roe as presiding officer.
Rev. F. w. Beidler president OF the
Federation who in confined In City
Hospital recovering from an operation
for appendicitis forwarded good WISHES
and encouragement, also referring to
his own improved health. j. f. May
hew of Worcester Reform Club was the
first speaker. He said. in part
Worcester Reform Club is a repair
shop in the centre of the city of Wor-
cester. When a man has fallen so low
that he has lost every friend, he fire.
quently presents himself at the door
of the club and there he is welcomed.
Maybe the organization is a somewhat
insignificant one, but 1t is an honora-
BILE body of men and much good Is ac-
compliShed and its number of good
deeds could be increased IL every man
would be willing to associate with It's
members and enjoy its privileges
1T has often been asked why mt'
drink. Substantially the reason Isl
Men drink because they want to and
they want to because they drink"
From men who have been brought to
a realization of the duty of mankind,
have learned that the moment man
stops drinking his health and condition
in life begins to improve.
mo man naturally wishes strong
drink 1t is a cultivated habit The
only reason liquor dealer can advance
for being in the business is one Of
selfshness. He wants the money and
cares not whose money 1t Is, so long
as he gets 1t. l have been in the midst
of the men who frequent the cheap
lodgings of the Bowary district in New
York They are for the most part men
who have been forced to their stations
in life through drink, but they are no
worse than the rich who use money as
a defense against discovery of their
habits Of dissipation. The rich are
tarred with the same brush as the poor.
What Is the use of the drunkard in
a city? He has none. No one wants
him. No business man wishes to en-
gage him: in short. there is no one
who will do anything for him. AS all
this is conceded by every one to be
true. why should you, voters Of Wor-
cester. vote to have places for the per-
petuation of drunkards kept open?
In introducing Rev. Daniel #. McGll-
licuddy, Mr.. Roe referred to the time
when he began his duties as High
School teacher In Worcester and had as
one of his pupils the man who is now
pastor of st. Stephens Church. FIR.
McGillcuddy said:
IT am not making claims for myself.
am not a prohibitionist. I believe
that prohibition does not prohibit I'M
less there is public sentiment behind
it. The growth Of cities has forced
aside the adherence to Puritanlcal
ideas that were prevalent in the days
when the New England home was the
only place the toiler cared to pass his
evenings.
drunkenness Is a sin a vice and
crime Everybody believes that the
body we possess is here for a purpose.
Man sins against nature. HIS Creator
when he robs himself of his senses by
indulgence in strong drink. Strong
drink makes crime In the city Of Wor-
cester. In every mans life there IS
danger line. II once il is crossed It is
difficult to get back again. There's a
danger line for every young man In the
city Of Worcester When once II IL
crossed It is hard 10 regain respect
ability. The danger line is the thresh-
old Of the saloon.
"Voting no Is for a purpose. oues-
ton If taxes doesn't enter into this
question. Politics and profit form the
cornerstone Of the saloon. They say
the saloon is the poor mans club. II
makes poor men
FIR. McGillicuddv. after commenting
upon the moral side Of the temperance