Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-18

publish NY sue OF the que6tlOn. In the
first place your assertion that the license
was obtained through misrepresenta-
tions as to the nature of the business to
he establishedis not borne out by facts,
MOI evidence whatever has been forth
coming tending to prove such q serious
charge. The license was obtained and
paid for on the strength OF written Pc
| tition of property owners, supported by
the sworn affidavits of two responsible
parties, now in this city. As to the "char-
acter OF the saloon," the first slur thrown
thereon has appeared in your paper. The
facts of the case are as follows:
A letter signed by Anna T. Mcintosh,
President W. G. 7. U., Eleanor G. Ran
som and Sophie A. Keyes was forwarded
to the Police Commissioners protesting
against their action in granting a license
at the place above named on the ground
that it lis standing menace against the
safety OF our young men and boys"-no
protest as to the character of the place
being included therein. Being cited to
appear before the Board of Police Com
missioners, the proprietors were made
acquainted with the contents of the letter,
and through their counsel Judge Reymert
asked, as constitutional right, that the
complaining ladies appear and specify in
what particular the young men and boys
had been menaced, and how the Board
OF Police Commissioners had exceeded
their powers and plain duty az laid down
in the City Charter. The complaining
ladies were not present at the hearing,
and Notwithstanding the repeated re.
quests Of Counsel they did not material.
ize. The printed report of Chief Bene-
dict was read to the Board, and is as
follows: s-
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to make the
foil owing report on matters submitted to me
| by your honorable board at the last meeting 1
have investigated the character of the saloon in
| the basement Of the new PostofIice and find that
the prOprietors, Messrs. Amelineau Il GOy.ino,
are conducting restaurant at the said place
and have only a sideboard from which liquors
are sold. The said proprietors have the written
| consent of the required number of property.
owners in the block, and the place is conduct ed
in an orderly manner. l know of no reason
why the license for the bar should be revoked
| Signed Fl. n. BENEDICT,
Chief of Police
Notwithstanding this report and the
total absence of proof or witnesses to sub
stantiate the truth of the assertions made
by the three absent ladies named, the
Commissioners unanimously voted fol
the revocation of the license, contrary tc
Law and equity, stultifying their OWE
previous action, running two young mer
financially who had invested their all or
the strength of the license granted by
this same Board one month previous
No man at all familiar with the Law
governing such cases will dispute the
fact that the Police Commissioners ex
Iceeded their power, which only enables
them to revoke licenses for cause.
In regard to the reference made By
Judge Reymert, my counsel, to the lot
terry drawing at the Orphans Fair ant
the connection of Mayor Workman
Herewith, refer you to the Evenin
Erpress of October 90, 1888, wherein ap
pears half column of names of ladie
who had drawn prizes at the lottery, il
violation of the Penal Code of California
section 319, which prescribes punish
ment for such unchristian practice a
lottery gambling. Christ turned tn,
money changers out of the temple, bu
the modern Christian women cal
throw all their charms into the seal
and gamble for charity's sake in vanit,
fair, and point their fingers of scorn a
the saloons as menace" to the safet,
of young men and boys-pitiful charity
Christ turned water into wine to max
the hearts of men happy-some of tn
Christian women of to-day turn win
into the CUTTERS for charity sake. /
union like the W. G. T. u, whose mott
is, "For God, and Home and Nativ
Land" is bound to succeed in it's nobl
mission, provided it's members are broad
minded and honest enough to view ever,
lquestion from all sides in order to arriv
at truth and justice-the foundation Q
all benevolent work.
J. P. GoYTINo.
Los Angeles, Nov. 10th, 1883.
The article referred to in this commu
nication reads:
The Woman's Christian Temperate,
Union have placed our citizens unde
lasting obligations to them for their sue
cessful work in banishing the saloon from
the postotfice building. 1t seems tha
the proprietor of the saloor had procure,
signatures to his petition in the neighbor
hood, upon the representation that b,
designed running a restaurant, but wa
compelled to take out license so that b,
might furnish wine on his tables. Whel
the enterprise turned out to be a full
1edged saloon, the people wer,
naturally indignant, and when th,
W. G. 7. U. ladies came will
their protest it was generally signed
When the case was called before tn,
Police Commissioners the ladies wers
present and asked that the license he re
voked, which was finally done, and the
Postoffice saloon came to sad and early
death. Judge Reymert, the learned
counsel for the saloonkeeper, waxed in
dipnant at such an uncaramoniouo die
posal of the case, and vented his spleer
upon "those women" to whose work ht
attributed his defeat. He accused tht
w. G. T. U. of violating the law by
raffiing and lottery schemes, thus show
ing his entire ignorance of this organiza
ton. The W. G. L. U. is a BODY O
earnest Christian workers who are doins
valiant service and making many
sacrifices for the cause of Chris
and the betterment of mankind
Their motto, "For God and Home
and Native Land" speaks of theil
noble mission beyond any encomium o.
ours. To insinuate even that these
women use any means in the way o1
rafiies or lotteries to raise money fol
their cause betrays an ignorance that il
appalling to contemplate if one can be.
lieve that the lawyer himself believed his
own rant. God speed our Christian
Temperance women.
Visitor Ito convict)-'I suppose you
find your life here very tiresome