Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-06
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Tbess Uss qui issae atteudsnce 81
the meeting Of the Progressive League
"a saniay ssissnoon. d the Knights OF
Labor ss-dius room The leagae has
ossn bolttns public debates upao live
topics fec TIE past several Soodsy..
Tbe subissa under Discussion one veeh
ago sas "Whas are the bese means 10
BE- tahsa fe thu enforcement OF tbs
city ordinances selstina 70 saloons ssc
samblips hoe sssf'
Toe dissassio ooosssioned sueh
iiveiy debsss 81 ths ti0s that when the
hous for adjournment arrived u found
several or sent Vho had NOT entirely
upIoadrd on the suh jscs, au3 hsncs Is
vss decided TO continue the sueject on
lsss 6uaday. Q7tte 81 suateuse vss
attracted. ~ stalsd. and the discussion
vas carried on very warmly. The quee
Siou ~ uosded, however, vae lost 10 the
dsscussion 10 . essas exssut, the aTau-
msnt betna directed q the
Evil or INHERITANCE
And gambling 10 tbs abs,sset. The evil
Vas eecsFslly admitted By all the
sosaksss and the mayor and citv conn
oil came In for sons severe osusare for
nst euforsipa the ordinances against Is.
Oua speaker, . youuR neu namsd
Quick, took the ground that iutsuper-'
anee vas the results Of svesvosk and .
couseQsens demand for ssinuiant or re-
iayaii,n. He did net believs that Lao
should be called upon IN the matter 10
ihis gay at eli. bat instead OF shutting
ap the saloons that the snti-poseffy
ideas OF Henry George sboaid b pas 10
practice, and By shos relieving man OF
the
NECESSITY or WORKING,
Or Of 90 much working OF Of % much
more pay for their vnrk, TINS release
them from the necessity Of taking slim
aisuts. etc.
Forsuosseiy for tbs general interest In
tbs discaesioa. be Gas the only speaker
vho vas D, impractical and theoretical.
While several others crescent confessed
20 q ssrong sympathy with Mr.. Georges
ideas, they also recognised the fact that
they vess not lhely 20 he generally
adopted for SINE time 10 come ard that
10 the meantime the evil OF iutempes-
aucs and gambling vas present among
them to q very large and powerful ex
ssnt and should Re cat down By law.
Tbs other spesksrs all took this view
aud took d very radically.
Chairman Perry lead away, saying:
10 few cities 81 the size aud pfeteu
sions OF Tscoms can gambling he found
carried on 80 openly and even reckiessiy
With regard 60 the lag - In this fair
sssy. Nytonly every night bat At al
m ct aay hour ~ the dsv and every dsy
II a, can to inolade Sanday-the sound
u the
oIIxxtNo PsKxa CHR
ON be head In hsif of the saloons Of
sue cis.. And yet to plsv these esms-
ios IN new IL diree " forbidden By Law
IL there an attempt made 70 conceal tbe
r.sssions Il The gamblers from tn
III s~rs II the issr None whatever
Anyone asu leave this ball and IN ten
miant-s wsik unmoiestrd into one ar
ot asr Of half dossn games nov 10 pro.
gssss They hold sxsy 70 the back
room." sr the .'side rooms" Of saloons
tast are familiar o. everyone aud par
ticalssiy % 10 the oihssrs OF the Lac. II
hansry man steals few potatoes
from grocery store he 10 pramp,ly
arrested aud probably sent to all for =
period. And vet the less repusabia
pinHdsrsr T. permitted To ply hrs trade
AZ the gaming table. practically robbine
sas ,oeus aud less sxperienced Of the
otiuns Who SIS down with him, and.
thensh qaite ~ expressly forbidden TO
DO ~ by thu isss Of tue city, be goes
500, free. Not ociy thai but tho freedom
zith which
asNntgSo n CARRIED on
And permitted to be- carAed on 10 the
ei'y GOES far 10 rem We the stigma from
the ra@biers' trsie and to make IL
slmsst respectable"
"Ani Why ~ this sop' continued the
speaker. The answer 10 plain. Be
csus- u a. the liqaaf tnteress thai vas
chis Dc inurumentai in elsctipQ our
present. city council aud maGi-ipsi
offi,ers. That IL shs reason. And be
cause the churches OF the cits j,,psd
The l'quor Interests In secsring their
election they casuet, at least they have
not. raised their hand 10 pot SoSn this
ev tbs, s dong more 90 demoraiix-
vaana m.n than ses ehnrcees are doing
in tie other dlrecticn."
Tie speaker gur>usd this line ~
srgame { al great length and arraispsd
the
niaaIs CITY OFFICIALS
Rather than ihe police force To the
strongest tsruis for "nasisc,ins q dasy
that stared snsn In she face as every
iarn throughout the city,"
Mr.. stevens al q other speakers took
she same scne aud lice IT argument
Nxs eaodsv afternoon Rsv. MI.
Gresr. ps',as Il tbs Ualssrian oongre
CATION wtll deliver a ssrnou AZ this ball
before the leasas. on The fo.lv and