Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-04-29
HOME PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.

| HOME PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.
Il For several days an advertisement has ap-
peared in the papers stating that law and
order mass meeting would be held last even.
attending were handed at the door slip of
paper, upon which the following was printed !:
HONE PROTECTION Association OF CALIFORNIA.
Declaration of PrincIples.-To obtain and ergan
| lie means Tor the rigid enforcement OF all laws
stricting the sale OF intoxicating liquors. particu
larry the Sunday law TO secure the enactment and
enforcement OF such other laws relating lie man.
ufacure and sale OF Intoxicating liquors may tend
t. render existing laws more efectual to obtain
| such additional legislation may seem to be most
eXpedient and effectual to protect our homes from
the insidious and destructive influence growing cut
OF this traffic; and TO diminish the burdens tax
alton by further restricting this the chief cause OF
idleness crime pauperism and insanity to create
| by the distribution of temperance literature and
public addresses, an intelligent, just and merciful
public sentiment, which shall give PRACTICAL force 20
temperance principles, and to establish branch or
CARNATIONS throughout the State wherever the same
may be practicable to carry into effect the objects
| above stated.
| The yearly fee is 81 No assessments.
l. the undersigned, hereby subscribe to the above
declaration of principles, and aathorize the enroll
| ment OF my name ON the Register.
| Each person who entered was requested TO
| sign the same.
After singing by the choir, and a prayer by
the Rev. David Deal, DIR. Dwinell opener
| the meeting. He stated that the obi c5 of
| the meeting was to preserve the interest of
| the thousands OF Sacramento. Apparently
only few lead off. but the moral sentiment
of the people is with US. A few meet here,
but the hosts are back of and sustain us,
There is no occasion for Encouragement. So
ciety has as much right to defend itself
against social wrong as it has to defend any
law of our country. The object of the Sun
day law is to keep our fellow men from max
ing bad men. bad husbands and bad brothers.
To prevent men from destroying themselves,
their homes and their souls. Society is in
terested in maintaining and seeing that the
law is enforced. We need to educate our
people and go forward in the movement
There has been a united effort and
a conspiracy to prevent the enforce
ment of this law. We meet here to night,
representing the good people of Sacramento.
the mothers, sisters and wives of this city.
Observation-Disclosures Of the respecta.
bic portion Of our community are back of US
tonight. We are not small community
but a large people, and we represent The peo-
pie of Sacramento City.
DIR. Dwinell introduced the Rev. M. G. |
Briggs, who spoke as follows The right of
every man to a day of rest is necessary. The |
first reason is that he needs it. In countries
where n day of rest is not observed the labor
ing man grows old, while yet young, and
dies. 1t does not require an extended argu- !
ment to show that the muscle and the brain |
require rest. 1t is just as much needed |
as food is for the stomach or air |
for the lungs. Man must have a
rest day, and must have it every seventh day. |
1t is apparent that capital and cupidity are |
too strong. This day of rest is needed as
much for our homes as it is for our bodies. |
The toiler should have time to sit at his fire.
side, to clasp his children TO his breast, and |
partake of the domestic love OF his home life. |
This Sunday law does not compel man to |
worship. The law aims at nothing of this |
kind. 1t would seem that law of this kind |
should never be opposed. There is nothing |
but sinister opposition to this law. The |
laborer's rest day should be rest day, and |
not curse day-a day when the child and wife |
should not be robbed of the husbands wages |
The intention Of the law was that all saloons |
should be closed on the Sabbath, and that |
the weak man should be prohibited against |
his own weakness. The power lies with the
people. The saloons are the least beneficial |
of all other businesses to our Government. |
The men who keep them are bad men. They |
are traitors, aud are as guilty before the law !
as was Forest, Jesse James or other violators |
of our countrys law. If this is allowed to |
continue, each man must make up his mind |
to defend his own home agains. this the most |
audacious violation of law ever perpetrated. |
They wish to override and trampe in the |
dust the laws of our country. The conspiracy |
of bad men depends on popular sentiment. |
The time will come when all the good people |
will stand up and uphold this law. The tide |
will swell and the waves will run high. The |
liuuor men think we are afraid of them. The |
Judge that allows man to be chal- |
lenged from a jury because he believes |
in the enforcement of the law, or
because he is Presbyterian, he does |
not deserve the name of magistrate. We |
are certain of victory over those drunken
men who set themselves up against law,
truth, justice and virtue. l am sorry for
this. l wish it was otherwise. Many men |
who drink have conscience, and would rem
der verdict properly. A juror WHO will de-
bauch his conscience what is left for US ? |
Twelve men can often be found among whom |
three or four will vote for acquittal when the
defendant confesses guilt. L know of in
stances where temperance men and religious
persons were shut off from our uries by
pettifogging lawyers. This movement is
going on, and we shall continue until we
shall shut up all the grog.shops of our State.
Colonel Bab,ock was introduced, and de-
livered an eloquent address, which WAS fire.
auently applauded. He said temperance
work is spasmodic. We must row; the cur
rent is against US. Vantage ground must be
taken by might. No human being has ever
lived, or will ever live, who does not exert
some influence. Any man engaged in i'm
moral pursuits poisons our atmosphere.
We should not encourage, acknowledge, or
recognize the sale of intoxicating liquors.
A saloon, as well as the man who keeps it, ia
r.enace to society. The good suffer much
for the sake of peace. The vender of these
poisons stands behind his bar and deals out
his essential poisops under the protection of
legislative enactments. have not one single
word of charity for any man who sells these
Intoxicating drinks. There is not a liquor
dealer in all the land who does not know that
his business is iniquitous. He is the tiger of
society.