Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-07
CITIZENS ADJOURNED MEETING.
Address to the Citisens Of Southern California
Report Of the Committee of Five Adopted
Home Protective League Formed Tenn
porary Officers Elected.


convened in the County Court room
at 1880 o'clock last evening, H. T.
Hazard, President, in the Chair.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
A communication was received
from the Central Workingmen's
Club.
The Committee of Five presented
the following address and rules for
the formation and government of
an organization to be known as the
Home Protective League of South.
ern California, which, after insert
ing a clause offered by Mr.. Butler,
excluding politics from the de-
alterations of the Association, were
unanimously adopted.
ADDRESS
To the Citizens of Southern Califor-
MIA:
Whereas, The material prosperi-
ty of a country depends manly
upon the united efforts of the in.
habitants thereof in sustaining and
patronizing home industries, by
which means all their resources are
developed and the wealth which is
their true independence is kept at
home and distributed among the
people.
We, therefore, appeal to our cit.
liens to awaken to u stern realiza-
ton of the fact that year after year
we are growing poorer; money is
becoming scarcer and scarcer, bus
mess is paralyzed; the productive
industries of our country are at
standstill, and nearly all are dis
tressed financially. Our farmers,
merchants, laboring men and me-
chanics are idle, and in many in.
stances their homes are destitute of
the necessaries of life. And why
Because we have been and are still
consuming the productions sent to
US from abroad, and have turned q
cold shoulder to and neglected our
own home productive interests.
The productiveness of our soil is
our capital. Then let us develop
it, and by thus drawing on our
own resources cease to be borrow
ers. Let us produce what we con-
sumo, and claim our right to sup
ply the markets abroad with all
the articles of consumption they
have hitherto shipped to us, until
we have paid our debts in full.
The better to carry out our de-
termination in that regard, we do
hereby resolve ourselves into
league to be known as the " Home
Protection League of Southern
California" and do take upon our
selves the following pledge:
We, the undersigned, hereby
agree and pledge ourselves to pur-
chase and consume all articles pro.
duced or manufactured at home in
preference to those imported from
abroad; to encourage. the con-
sumption Of home productions; to
aid in building up our manufacture
ing, producing and agricultural
interests; to encourage the impor-
tation of coin and the expectation
of home products.
b. l.. PEEL, Chairman.
H. d. BARRows,
ID. RIvARA,
w. H. MOORE, Secretary.
We, the Committee, recommend
to this meeting that an organiza-
ton be formed to he called 1.-THE
Home Protection League of South
ern California."
That this League shall have
a President, Vice-President, Secre-
tary and an Executive Committee
of five, whose duties shall be the
same as those of similar officers in
other organizations and as herein
after provided for.
For the proper regulation of our
League we recommend the adop-
ton of the following rules:
l. The President shall be author
lied to call a meeting at any time
aud shall preside at each meeting.
2. The Secretary shall keep the
books and papers of the League aud
the minutes of each meeting,
8. The records shall be subject
to the inspection of any member of
the League.
4. No member shall be
permitted to speak more
than ten minutes on any one sub
ject without permission of ma.
jority of the members present.
S. That the organization shall
confine itself entirely to the objects
set forth in the pledge and the
address aud no other subject shall
be discussed or considered at any
meeting without the consent of a
majority present, and the League
shall not become q political party,
or take part in any of the county or
State elections as such.
6. 1t shall be the duty ofthe EXecu-
tive Committee to make provisions
to extend this organization
throughout our county and to in
vits the co-operatinn of adjoining
counties herein; to make all pro-
visions to further carry out the OBJ.
jects of the organization not other
wise provided for.
We would also further recon.
mend that call be made to the
citizens of the county to organizs
Leagues in the various precincta
and elect delegates to a general
Convention to be hereafter called
by the Executive Committee.
That said Convention, when con-
vened, shall proceed to effect
more permanent organization to
further promote the objects of the
league.
Further, that the Executive
Committee should forthwith take
such steps as will disseminate the
objects of the organization through
out the county by calling meetings
of the citizens and inviting discus
sion as to the best means Of effect
ing our objects, disseminating the
address Of this League among all
classes and inviting their co-opera-