The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-18
ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS.
Rousine Meeting Held 10 Houston iesler-
day Looking to that end.
ADDRESSES MADE BY INTERESTED PARTIES
Movement Ins>laurated by the Anti-Sa-
stoon League 10 Be Carried For
watd Enthusiastically.

Miiby & Dow hail yesterday afternoon NJ
the instance Of the American AntI-Saloon
league. branch of which has recently
been organized Ia Houston, WIS well at
tended and some very interesting addresses
were made by representatives Of the league
and BY others.
The .meotlng was held for the purpose
af Isyine before the citizens Of the city
the. condition df almost absolute lnwless'
ness with which the liquor traffic Is IN
dnlged in here, and for the purpose OF iu-
,cetstiIis those citizens in the movement
that has been inaugulatch by the league
10 compel The enforcement 81 every provl-
Sion az the statute law bearing ON tine
matter.
Judge T. $. Fawceit acted rs master nj
ceremonies and in explaining the purpose
for Which the meeting was called took
o,casion 10 say HAT Il would probably br
Tho tirst OF a ss..rips OF luass meetings
that would DC held looking 10 the clturcc'
men; ~ law ANA preservation Of order lie
Regarded the uphplding ana endorsement pl
the law rs n paramount question, Whfther
appiicd to the community az 10 ina lidnOiS
Toe audience, Joined In siueiug tue do&nl'
ogy Hnd Rev j NJ. ilhlselI, pastor al me
Cumberland Presbyterian church. delivered
4, uraver. inyoling Divine blessing upon tue
meeting anil Hpun hr work thai II Is
proposed is prosecute ISM
After the ihFoeAlll' ME- hlhhhl 'lH'"'
of Los Angeles, CAL. who b. 90 give
musicale nj Shcaru church tonight iof me
lencflt Of the Florence Cvittrntpn EeScuS
Home, favored the audience with y vocal
solo Which proved genuine musical treat
Rev Luther r. RVarh' superintendent
uf the Houston district of the league Wns
The first speaker and he opened ms a.r
dress With somewhat drlnhiic hhd very
emphatic declaration that lie WAS MOI from
Kansas. He also denied being fanatic
ar Il sensatlaunllsi assuring ms h"~ttrS
TE4tf a-llL q
than to gain nutorletS through tanHhelsIn
oI Sensa tiontllsiu. Mr. lrpach SAIL ne was
nothing more nor less than q piain' inlAl'
law-ahiding, frecborh rliHeh or ihe EtHhu
CFt country upon which tho sun ever Shohc.
The speaker declared that hc WAS not
pessiulst. nor was he wildly optimistic.
He then proceeded to explain the PURPOSES
OF the league, saying thdt ~ d. lcueN .
tion OF good people Tor ia" upn"lhhS o.
the law as Il Is written upon the stntui"
hooks for the maintenance al ORDER anu
as far as is possible. 10 accomplish souri,
ETY. among ncu. lie Stuied ih"l ne league
vas absolutely non,nohtigd ana hon.dr
Nuntnationnl. giving II as MS opinion tlht
temperance has as little business being
mixed MP In politics aS a wagon mas WITH
seven wheels.
Touching the subject Of unl1wfnlr"ss 10
the iqpog business. Mr. Hroa"h #liI thy
lcggp" would not prosecute any 'laHS "I
legitimate business men. but on me othgyr
hand would aid iu tnoir protection. lie
said that when liquor laws are noper''.
tive they are SO tn he dis1dvnntnse or
the saloon man WHO mas Noi'ilbu WIN
thclr requirements aud whose competitions
utterly disregard them. Mr. Bruach said
that 10 Inv should he allowed to bcroue
imperative: saloon men should either abide
The law. have IT repealed or 20 ont of the
business.
He declared that the best thing would he
to let the law take It's course. md rciter'
ntcd The statement previously made thui
the league di1 not want to hdvc auYhiup
70 do with scnsat innHlisn. He closed hy
saving that he fully realized that the bust
nes~ could not hc put out OF Houston aud
gave assurance thar the promoters ~ th'
'lnW enforcement movement wcrc not 20
-ipg TO trv To do that. He said thnt they
were only going To put ont thrr efforts u
have thu law enforced Nh Breach cnilcd
attention TO the hnrdships OF hartcnders
and appealed 10 humanity to help them
10 give thcm one day which they can cal
their own aud on which thcv can remain
with their families aud enjoy the God
given privileges II absolute liberty.
81 the conclusion OF Nj Broach's address
the audience arose aud Joined enthusiastic
ally IN singing "Amcrlca. after whUh
Rev Henry " rcuny OF the Scrund Con
grcgational church OF Ohcrlln OHIO, who
Is spending 4 frW days vacation IN uuus
ton was Introduced To the audience Rev
air. T6muy Is familiar with the work ol
thr Anti Saloon league. hc having bccr
present ~ the meeting held IN ohio uhoul
six or seven years ago when THE League
WIS lauuchcd
AIR rcnny said t WIS n the mind al