The Irish standard., 1909-07-17
PROMOTING THE
CAUSE OF FREEDOM
Magnificent Demonstration
in Armagh to Perpetuate
the Work Begun by Father
Mathew----Ten Thousand
People Listen to Eloquent
Speeches Delivered by Car
dinal Logue and the Rev.
Father Cullen.

At monster meeting of 10000 per-
sons recently held in Armagh to pro-
mote the cause of total abstinence, the
following eloquent and patriotic ad-
dress was delivered by His Eminence
Cardinal Logue:
My dear friends, before l call upon
any of the gentlemen who are to speak
to the resolutions, / have a word to
say to you myself, and it is word OF,
thanks for your assembling here to-
day in such vast numbers. This is the
largest meeting it ever has been my lot
to see gathered for any purpose.
have to thank those who organized this
magnificent demonstration for the sue
cess which it has attained in conse-
quence of their efforts. I have to well
st. Patrick. You are all st. Patrick S
children, and devoted children, and
do not believe that the Saint himself
could select for you a more magnifi-
cent object than you have in view
here in your assembly today. You are
here to advocate a cause which is of
the highest Importance, important for
religion and important for the coun-
trs'.
There is no more effectual means OF
working. the regeneration OF Ireland
than to spread the practice and the
love of temperance among the people
(cheers) We all long for the day when
we will be free to dispose of our own
destinies and manage our own bust
ness ,and we hope that day is not fal
distant and we all long for the time
when our country will become Sc pros
porous that her sons and daughters will
not be obliged to fly from her like
persons escaping from a burning house
| (cheers.) We long for that day, and
still there could be nothing that would
contribute more directly to that grand
consumption, which We wish 50 much
as to promote the habit os temperance
and the love Of temperance among the
people of Ireland. r;,ere is one sec.
tion of the people thu. we look for
ward to with the greatest hone, and
those are the young people (chccrs }
think we will never make Ireland
perfectly temperate if We do not begin
to build at the very botto,n---to lay the
the young people, to train them to
habits of temperance, so that by de-
grees that vice, which has long been
I the curse and the disgrace of our
country, will vanish from amongst us
That is precisely why, wnen l am 60
i ing about in my visitations through
the country confirming the children, |
always bind them to abstain from in
toxcating drink till they arc 81 years
! of age, because ! think it is the only
way to lay solid foundation for the
great work Of temperance in this coun-
try. ! appeal, then, specially to the
young people among YOU to take up
i the cause of temperance aud work dill
gently and earnestly for it. and to c,i-
dcavnr to create public opinion In
favor of temperance I have cftcn
thought that one of the most effectual
means Of promoting temperanco is t1
create d public opinion against intern
perance. Up to the present in past
times at least, man who wcn- to ex-
cess in G:ink was only considered MS
indulging in a pardonablc weakness
That was wrong view Of tn, matter
II is NJ. pardonabe Weakrcss-a
weakness which leads to the ruin of
families as well as to the lin nf the
victims, and, above all, a weakness
which leads to the ruin Of souls, is
hot parionable weakness. There is
! nothing .cn:al abou, IT, 1t s. = grave
crime against the public good, against
;; the peace of families and against the
}; highest interests which man has on
eartt-the salvation Of his soul. Hence
it is that I am SO delighted to see the
people of this archdiocese gathered
here today in their thousands-I may
say in their tens Of thousands-to show
they sympathize with the great work
which we are all earnestly endeavor-
ing to push forward and I hope that
y is not mere platonic sympathy. l
hope it will be an active sympathy,