TEMPERANCE ADDRESS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7830, 7 April 1891, Page 5

TEMPERANCE ADDRESS.

Last evening Sir William Fox g_veia* addre.s iv the Selwyn street schoolroom upon the prohibition question. There-waa a good attendance, and the chair. 'Wjta occupied by Mr J.T. Brown, senr. *'- : * Sir William, after speaning upon iHo evils of the drink traffic and the Way to remove them, went ou to speak of the results of prohibition in the States hi Maine, Massachusetts, and other?, and said that he found from his own observations aad inquiries that prohibition Was au undoubted success. The great western territory of .Canada was 'also under brbhibltion law. ' The facts given In Gold win Smith*!, pamphlet were shown by Mr James White, who Criticised it, to* bo neatly alt -wrdiife. In the. pamphlet recently distributed iv Sydenham by the brewers mention was made of Mr Gladstone: Is was not stated, however, that Mr Gti&r stone's speeches were delivered ton .yettfa ago, and the writer count have known th 4» only eight inoutiie ago Mr Gladstone' fp* tracteaall he had previously said spoke and voted ou tho aide o£ prohibition. TheKev.li. M. Isrrr said tne pro-hlsgs of votes ha had received were .troth the respectable and reputable portion of tho community, aud ho had faith Ih their bona fides. H« mantloued instances where on previous occasions presaore hjid brought to bear on members ol Liceij)* aiog Committees, aud they* wefe prevented from -voting; against; licenses being issued, hue if the prohlblfclsn candidates were returned ho Banks Or other influences would prevent; them from carrying but their pledges. J£ they lofct the election It would be by ft *fsry Jitwo bit, and' they would then set J to worje-fc ruin the publitJaiu., turning , their ' fttstomers from them by moral suasion... 'iHe gave sonic instances that had occui lco ,Iv Sydenham, allowing tho evil strong drink, lie said that sepreseirtft. tiveai of tho League, uskuifj: p.rmlwea to attend the inquest on & Woman ymi had died through drink, the Coroner,told them tnafc if tne LeUj-ue were go. to attend all inquests where the "persons died directly or indirectly through <k*iuk, they would have to be present at elg_tf out of every ten. That was the opinion 6. their coroner. . " ' 'i On the motion of the R-v. X*. IMLSstfep,' hisarty Vote* of thdnkß -were passed'_-*'t_u Chairman and Sir Wm. Fox, -' J fT