The morning call., 1891-04-07
HIGH LICENSE.
Archbishop Riordan Earnestly
Advocates 1t.
a Large Gathering of Representative Citizens
at the rand Opera House Rem edies
for the Liquor Evil

To advocate a more moderate rise of In
toXicating liquors and higher license on
places where they are sold were the objects
of an important meeting held In the Grand
Opera House last night. under the auspices
of the San Francisco High License As
ISOLATION.
An interesting feature was lecture upon
temperance by Archbishop Riordan Many
prominent citizens occupied seats upon the
stage, while the audience numbered over
1000. The assemblage was called to order
by Joseph G. Eastland, President of the
association, who introduced Ex-Governor
George c. Perkins as Chairman of the
evening.
When the applause had subsidized Mr..
Perkins said it should be the duty of every
good citizen to take active part in ele-
waiting NOR ais and advocating the interests
of the community. The representative as
semblage present spoke more plainly than
words in advocacy of the movement, and
the multiplicity of saloons called for action
upon the part of every one who has the well
fare OF the city at heart.
HIGH LICENSE is REQUIRED.
He alluded to the presence of some twenty
or thirty saloons in certain commercial
blocks and cOntended that high license is
required to reduce the number. "These
Saloons" he argued, should be restricted
by nigh license. it is due to the saloons
that the police force must be increased and
more criminal courts maintained. The
saloons should contribute to support the
jails they are causing to be populated.
Public sentiment approves Of closing the
saloons on election day. The poo-rOOmS
have been closed, because they welded
baneful influence. This meeting VIII mold
public sentiment, and when committee
presents petition to the Supervisors asking
for the establishment of a higher license, it
must be granted
The Apollo Male Quartet sang several
selections, and MIS-. II. K. HUughton reclted
" VINO Is to Blame p
ASSISTING MANKIND.
Upon being introduced, Archbishop
Riordan prefaCed his address by saying that
he felt hUnOred for having been invited to
speak before so large an audience. Tenn
perance." he said, means the assistance
Of mankind. To ind that the best men of
the community are willing to lend patient
ear and to assist in doing something TO
check the vice that is undermining our
natural rights is very encouraging. There
never was an age IN which there was drunk
enncsS but there was q cry against II. In
the New Testament we are told that drunk
enneSS is most hateful in the eyes of God"
Ills Grace cited many Scrptural quota
tiOus to demonstrate that there had been
many protests against drunkenness. Words
of the great apostles had furnished inspira-
Lltn III every lECs SGt the Sh44 ACiAliiuS anu
is on the increase. Long hours of drudgery,
business cares the wretched manner in
which the poorer classes are housed in the
great cities, and the prevailing existence in
which people live were listed as among the
causes of the use OF stlmulantS.
AGE NOR SEX IS EXEMPT.
No age or sex is exempt The richest
cannot ward 1t of, nor poverty prevent it.
'Nith fiendish malice" continued the
lecturer, ''it seems to revel where honor and
virtue are naturally enthrOned. All it
touches are marked for death, and it is a
blight on domestic peace aud the joys of
home. 1t eats into the vltals of life, and
drags lis victims down to the level Uf beasts,
and sometimes lower. 1t impairs and shat
ters natural faculties, and man becomes a
slave 10 the deyouring passion. This vice
makes war directly On society, and makes
man unfit for the obligations society puts
upon him."
Reference was made to the views of Leo
XII, Cardinal Manning, Gladstone, Sir
lillian HaTcOurt Chief Justice Davis OF
New York and the late William Window on
the subject of temperance. Statistics were
also furnished IN support Of the contention
that OF all the evils that affect the social
system intemperancs is the chief In this
city, il was stated. there is a drinking-place
for every seventy Inhabitants, or one for
every fourteen voters, and over $4,000 a
day, or S1,6J0,OO0 yearly, Is spent in these
saloons.
WISE LEGISLATION REQUIRED.
Prohibition was not advocated, as it
forced men into illicit ways Of procuring
liquor. a wise and rational legislation was
required. No law at all Is better than law
that cannot be enforced. There are four
elements that must 90 together in restrict
ing the use Of characterization, religion,
social customs and legislation. High license
Is the only feasible plan for decreasing the
number 0f saloons. In concluding the lee
e. tUTer made an eloquent appeal for assist
auce in making temperance an honorable
thing and drunkenness dishonorable.
Archbishop RiOrlan was given a unani-
nous vote of thanks for the interesting dis
course, after which Mr.. Perkins dismissed
the assem- blage, calling attention to petit
tons that we're being distributed for sigma
ture. These petitions ask the Board Of Su-
perviS0TS to raise the quarterly license for
retailing intoxicating liquors from 81 to
$50.
vICE-PREsIDENTs OF THE MEETING.
Thuse who acted as Vice-Presidents were
the following named:
Charles Ashton, Charles R. Allen, Thomas
AsIwortn Robert Balfuur, l.. l.. Baker, DR.. O.
o. Burgess, Columbus Bartlett, James II. Barry.
DR.. q. j. Bucknal, Dr. Q. Bucsley. A. l.. Ban
croft, L. A. bucklngham, +. b adley. P. F. Bat
Ter, John N. Burnett, DR.. Z. ). BreyIogle. DIR.
William BOerlcke, u. /. Bergen L. }. Bowen,
Philip BOgcr Dr.. A. BaTkan. Louis II. BOnesleIl,
James ). Bunnell, /. S. Beleher, George q.
Rev r D. Church. William T COLEMAN. P. B.
Cornwall. Dr.. c. Cushing NJ. COoney, John
Curry. William j. CallinghaH, Edward p. Cole,
Charles S, Capp.
Rev. ". W. Davis. Joseph A. Donohoe John
T DOYLE Thomas Denigan c. Z. Daley, Jere.
miah Deasy, Abner DO6le Charles j. l. Deylin
Iierre DTeydien, Dr.. Henry Damkroger.
Rev. r. C. FoHte James G. Fair. NJ. j. Flavin,
Alvin Flanders. DR.. Henry NJ Fiske Michael
Flood, b. r Flint, Hon. John Finn.
Charles A Greene. Dr.. Henry Gibbons Jr, Dr.
}. f. GibbOn, Montgomery Cooley.
Rev. J. Harmon. A. S. Halidie, George r. B.
theodore 1e Il. Htte i. H. HieGiou, <. E. Hi,
John ). Hittell, NJ. e. Hassett, Barclay Henley,
Hon. John Hunt.
Knight, Dr. c. e. KENYON, NJ: j. Hast, Charles
J. King, James r. Kelly, Rev. Alexander J.
Laton, James LiEforth, john A. Lennon. Will
lam Z. Little. a. /. Leonard. A. II. Lough-
borough, E, 2. Libby, Dr. Levi {; Lane.
Rev. II. c. Mutton, John +. Merrill, j. Nc
Dade, Hon. NJ. h. MyrIek, James e. Mcguire,
Jerome Madden, Hon. W. w. Morrow A. B. Ma
guire, Hon. Z. w. MeKinstry. William Macon
dray, 5. Mosgrove. DR.. S. NJ. Mouser, E. D. Nor
gan, j. L. Marte Rev. James L. Mills, william
II. Minis: S J: MCCORMICK, DR.: George A Moore,
Edwin Edwin W. Newnan.
Dr. Joseph A. Oliver, j. J. O'FarTell }. C.
O'Counor, Rev. William c: Pond, gilbert Pa
lache DR.. George II. Palmer, A. Powell
W. L. feet, Thomas Price Charles Ie; Pace. w
Roberts. Dr. D. 7. Raglan. Ira P Rankin, NJ. r.
Roberts Jr.
Rev. DR.. II. StebbIns, Rev. DR.. E. B. Spaudng.
Charles A. Sumner, James W. Smith, Irwin NJ
Scott, ". z. Sullivan, Charles j. swift, j. Mem.
Shafier DR.. James I. Sullivan, Henry T. Scott
Thomas b. SleYin. b. 5. Sherman, Hon. L. D.
Sawyer j. +. Sullivan.
Arthur S. Towne r. J. TobiD, Dr. Z. r. Tay.
Tor, = j. Thomas, Samson Tams, Reuben
Tucker.
Rev. W. W. Wikoif. f. S. Wensnger. I. j.
Welsh, Raphael Well, Robert Walt, Columbus
Warehouse, level White and A. Waldteufel.
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