The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-13

81, LOUIS was chairman or TINS meet
Ing and seated on the stage were the
following Mayor James B, Martin
Bishop ], r Regis Caneyln OF Pitts
burg Second Vice president McGroar-
ty Of Wilkesbarre, Pa, Treasurer John
E, Mccain Of Philadelphia, Pa. Sec
rotary Edward J, Mulready of Rock
land, Mass; Thomas s. Bowdern Of StN
Louis, assistant secretary, and Miss
Catherine Kelly of st Louis, president
Of the Ladies' auxiliary, knights Of
Father Matthew. The chairman, Rev,
j, 7 Coffey, introduced Mayor Martin,
who received applause which lasted for
several minutes
Mayors Greetings.
Mayor Martin said In part "Rev.
Chairman Rev Bishop, Ladies and
you the cordial greetings Of the 140,-
600 persons who compose this com
munity and esteem 1t high priv
ilege to extend to YOU on their behalf
warm and hearty welcome to New
Haven, Although many years have
passed since a national convention OF
the c. T. A. U. was held In this city,
our people do not lack appreciation
Of your society and the lofty purpose
which inspires every member of your
organization. They respect the earn
estness and zeal that brings you to our
city. your purpose Of doing good to
your fellow men and uplifting civili-
cation and placing It on a higher
plane. Your convention VIII last only
three days In this city, As mayor l
bid you welcome during your brief
stay. and say to you on behalf of the
people Of New Haven and myself, the
city is yours, take It and do with It
what you will am sure that when
! YOU are ready to leave II will be as
free from stain or tarnish as when It
was given into your care"
Father Coffey thanked the mayor
! for his kind and hearty welcome Of
the c. T. a. u. to the city. The next
business before the delegates was the
receiving and reading Of reports from
\ the different state unions throughout
the country and the appointing of
committees to represent these unions
from the various delegates present.
Letter from Archbishop Keane.
A letter from Archbishop John ].
Keane of Dubuque. Ia. who IL III In
\ Boston, and who will be unable tn at
tend the convention. was then read by
Father Coffey. The letter follows:
Dear Father Coffey;
For weeks and months have been
looking forward to the pleasure OF
attending our temperance convention.
And now, to my great disappointment
my physician positively forbids II, and
dare not dlsobey, beg Of YOU to
accept the assurance OF my profound
regret and to express the same to
the convention.
But rest assured that In spirit
shall be with you. invoking the bless
ing of heaven on your work. that II
may solidly and abundantly rebound
to the furtherance of the cause OF
temperance. and so may do honor &c
our holy religion. and bring peace
and happiness to countless homes,
This year our convention Is held In
the midst Of great uprising of the
American people against the domino
tfon OF the saioon. on all sides We
hear the cry that the saloon Is the
arch enemy OF popular welfare, every.
where engaged in blasting the home:
of our people, corrupting our politics
filling our poorhouses. and either ex.
citing or supplying our toiling mil
lions. so as to make them the tools OF
unprincipled demagogues and a dan
ger to the welfare Of our country. And
therefore on all sides the American
people are rising In their might. &c
shake off the control OF the saloor
from American politics, and TO neu'
trallze as far ms possible Its influence
on the life Of the masses OF our PEG
pie.
With this great movement we can
!. not fail to be in profoundes' sympa
thy. We do not indeed assert thai
every saloonkeeper consciously aims
at these evils TO his fellow men. Blu
we do say that these evils are the nat
ural results Of the business in which
, he is engaged: that by taking part II
II. he is partaker in all the evils 1t oc
easons. and that, therefore, II he ha:
any love for God and for his fellow
men he ought to get out Of the VIII
business resolved rather to starve J.
need be, than to make his living, OF
even gain fortune, at the cost OF such
harm to his brethren and such insul
to our Father in heaven.
Lot our convention, therefore