Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-19
holding the law has stood mistaken. In Oc-
tober last the new Supreme Court, sitting in
bank, had again held

holding the law has stood mistaken. In Oc-
tober last the new Supreme Court, sitting in
bank, had again held
THE LAW CONSTITUTIONAL
And affirming the decision in 1861. There
was then not q dissenting Judge of the Court
in bank, and there must have been four of
them. This year the case again came up and
four judges held again in favor of the law
and three Judges dissented. He regarded
the declarations of the Licensed Dealers
Association to resist the law hY any and all
means to be revolutionary. When he read
the declaration he felt like running for the
Legislature. One juror had told him he
would not find a verdict of guilty where the
public sentiment was against the law. He
asked how about his oath. and how did he
know what is the public sentiment? The
jury has nothing to do with the law. It has
TO find only the facts-and those facts were
admitted in open Court, and yet the sworn
jurors refused to find in accordance with the
facts. Such verdicts cannot be reconciled
with common sense or common honesty-yet
the jurors, or most of them, are good citizens.
MRS. EMILY PITTS STEVENS
Was called for and responded She said she
didn't know much about law, but women pro-
fessed to be law-abiding. She believed in her
country and its institutions, and while the
accident of birth didn't amount to much, she
was glad she was born in America under
American law. Applause. In San Fran.
cisco the Leagues of Freedom are made up
mainly of foreigners. The Secretary of that
organization there had said they were not
fighting on principle, but because the
wholesalers could not get their money
unless the saloons could stay open on
Sunday. Were she man and voter
ena 80 &, L. L.
perance people sbided by the law when the
local option law was held unconstitutional
let the liquor sellers follow, andsubmit to the
Sunday law that is held to be constitutional.
Could test vote be taken the majority of
the people are in favor of the Sunday law and
home protection. The enemy will find the
people are terribly in earnest. Over in Wood.
land the law and order people won applausel;
and down in Vallejo they won on a square
issue as to the Sunday law only last week
She appealed in the name of God and hui
mainly to the people to stand up for their
rights, the enforcement of the law and the
protection of homes. Stand up and dare to
resist the power thst is making 20, 900 boys in
California drunkards. Applause
THE VOTE.
Rev. Mr.. Hansen hoped the resolutions
would be acted on by rising vote. He gave
notice that a Home Protection Society would
be organized. He said the friends of the law
meant business, and the politicians were 60
ing to have lively tims on this question, and
the men who want to have foothold in the
future had better lock to it where they step
now. lApplause.l The friends of the law
had resolved to fight fire with fire, and blood
with blood, and money with money.
The vote was taken, and the entire au-
dience, with but few exceptions, rose in the
affirmative. and none in the negative.
Mr.. Strong suggested that all willing to
join the Home League remain at adjournment
and sign a roll. 1t was added that women
would be accepted as members.
The meeting then adjourned, and large
numbers came up and put down their names
for the new society.