The morning call., 1892-10-31

Those who signed the petition TO the
Police Commissioners to grant the once
proprietors of the CremOrne permit TO
reopen their crime hatchery under a new
name were handled without gloves at a
Dpbiie meeting yes terday, and in the even
ing they were scored I'm the pulpit. All
The sneakers declared themselves IN favor
ofthe Non-Partisan nOmiE ees. whom they
asserted VIII adopt measures that in the
future will prevent any twelve men from
having the pow er to maintain dive.
Notwithstanding the pouring rain yester-
dsy afternoon there was gratifying and
representative attendance at the meeting OF
the Citizens Anti-Dive League at Oi0 Eel
lows Hall.
No better proof of the deeply rooted SEN
tlment of the best class Of the community
could have been offered than the presence
of the earnest gentlemen and high-minded
ladies filing the body of the hall and lining
the balconies.
They were there to voice an overwhelming
protest against a system which allows
deadly plague spots to tester in the midst
OF a great city and TO support any practical
measures for Graduating such system from
the body polite.
The gathering was an enthusiastic one,
the references TO practical methods OF deal
ingWith the dive evil Gu the 6th proX. ellct-
ing spec al applause.
Michael Flood presided, and after the
singing OF "Amsrica" by the audience,
opened tie meeting by referring TO the re
Opeuipg of tie GbomnatiOn on Market
street" formerly known as the "CTemorne,
but now called the buckingham"
He in scRLhing terms scored the slgneTs OF
the petition by which the place was re-
licensed.
BE said that those who signed the petition
would be morally guilty Of all the crimes
which should be committed IN that den.
The only hope Of remedy was 10 elect an
honest Board Of Supervisors. unpledged 10
any boss, and the league therefore urged
the support of the audience 10 the Non
PARTS IN ticket. Applause
AT one time it had looked al almost im-
possible task to elect such board, but tie
tide had turned and now there was no
doubt that the NOG-PaTtisans would succeed
in having this licensing power placed in the
hands Of the Police Commissioners.
Rev Thomas FlbeD, pastor OF Bush
street n. L. Church, said the splendid
audience 10 the face OF the inclement
weather declared in unmisJakable terms
that The good cause had a splendid victory
before it. He spoke in favor OF cleansing
the moral atmosphere and ind0Tsed the
political aSueet which the movement had
taken on. he gloried in being associated
with tie Non Partisan ticket Prolonged
So
before in Sacramento IN q kindred move
meut organized by Chief Justice Beatty,
who had struck so decided note for the
Non-PaTtisau movement
Noh-Partisan politics is q necessity In San
Francisco and N0n-Partisan candidates
have only TO stand by their guns TO succeed.
1t was no use waiting for the stream to
settle, but tie diyehog must be ousted from
its wallOw, which was communicating the
morality Of The city.
kfac ffrff OF yad ( Ion rs IF q
for the reOpening Of the CTemorne as
''mOral ulcers, which must be sl0ughed of.
The agony Of certain city newspapers
Indicated that In their Judgment the league
and the Non-Partisans would win their fight.
Applause.
Il. l. Gear, attorney. wished understood
that the meeting was not wholly political
although it had political relations. Ii was
perfectly desirable 10 hold Sunday meetings
20 consider the moral aspect Of political
questions.
There IS a moral obligation resting on
every citizen who will SO TO Tie polls on
November 3.
Mr. Gear reviewed the history of the
movement and referred to the action taken
In the matter by Kelly, the Third-street
saloon keeper, who, the speaker was in
formed, kept an upstairs dive" Kelly was
backed by the Licensed Taxpayers Union,
which had reputable men at It's head, but
the body Of y hich was composed. he under
stood, OF members of the t, ukh,s. class Of
dive keepers in town.
The speaker belonged 20 the national
party Of Republicans, but would be ashamed
10 belong 10 the local party Of the same
name.
If any voter saw the Endorsement of the
Licensed Taxpayers Union againt any
name on tie ballot be would know what TO
avoid. Judge Slack, who had received the
Endorsement against his will, was a notable
exception to this rule.
The character Of the Licensed Taxpayers
Union as shown by the preamble to their
platform, in which they accepted the oTdi-
nance defeated by Kelly as having been
aimed a. them.
The dives must 90. and principle was
consistent in insisting upon that fact.
The plain method was TO define a dive
and give authority TO the Police Commits
sioners TO refuse a license TO the dives
God was on the side of the people In this
RDti-dive fight.
The singing Of Where Is Ny Wandering
Boy Tonight" by the glee club was gener-
ally encOred.
Rev. DR.. W. W. Faris Of the Franklin
street Presbyterian Church was the next
speaker and declared, although his subject
might be old, yet 1t looked as if something
new would drop" on election day. Moth
Ing great was ever accomplished in a
moment
San Francisco's moral sense was not
dead but asIeeD. She was not always
asleep. She had not slept ia 1856. Only
the other day San Francisco showed her
power TO acknowledge merit in unwilling a
statue Of Thomas Starr King, champion
of morality.
The demand for public righteousness be-
loDgtd to the peoDle and all could help to
close the dives No man and no woman
could shirk his or her obligation to help on
the work and let the glory of God be seen
In the deeency Of men.
CHAIRMAN Flood wished TO announce that
although his name was Flood he was not a
millionaire. nor had the leagne any "pulI'
on Fourth and Townsend streets and. there
fore, all financial help would be welcome 10
the league. A handsome collection was
taken up
L. ID. Roberts of Boston said he had visited
Barbary Coast and knew nothing so bad in
the OLD Bay State of Massachusetts, and
mat Boston had not twelve men who would
put their names to such petition as that
which opened the CremOrne again.
Dives could not be stopped by high license.
but by a ballot on November 8.
Mr.. Roberts, who is superintendent of the
Boston Industrial Home, is here to open. In
TWO weeks, the Union Christian Mission in
the BIJou building and stated that lie would