The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-24
FOR RIGHT AND JUSTICE.
Rousing Meeting of the Citizens Anti
Dive League.

Dive Lesgue.
The cause of pure and honest government
received a great impetus at the Citizens
Anti-Dive League meeting in Odd Fellows
Hall yesterday afternoon.
For a Sunday afternoon audience it was
the finest that has been seen for many a
long day at citizens meeting.
The body of the spacious hall was nearly
filed and the gallery contained large num-
Der of people. They represented the better
class of citizenship, men who have large in
terests at stake.
A pleasant feature was the fact that
several ladies lent the charm of their pres
ence to the gathering.
And what is more to the point it was an
enthusiastic meeting, the speakers being
literally applauded Rev. DR.. Ollie. who
made his first appearance on public plat
form since the campaign commenced, reused
the audience to the highest pitcn OF enthu-
sasm. His anecdotes were full of caustic
wit and served fitting point every time.
The meeting was in full sympathy with
the Non-PartiSan ticket and the vigorous
onslaughts against bossism evoked hearty
cheers.
On the platform were seated Michael
Flood chairman, Rev DR.. HirSt. Rev. DR..
Henry, Rev. Dr. Ollie. Rev. DR.. Gray. Rev.
DIT. A. j. Nelson, Rev. DR.. FiIben, H. L.
Gear, Lipman Sachs. Charles Ashton, c. B.
Perkins. W. A. Beatty; j. F. McCE0ssen.
Joseph Moserop. J. b. Jones, W. H
James Higgins. W. /. Peet, +. Tucker.
c. o. Burton. g. b. Moore. G. NJ. Yates,
c. L. Parent Jr. and G. Coffin.
The meeting was opened by the Ply
mouth Quartet singing America" the
audience rising and blending their voices
in "a nj rit n 10
Chairman Flood rose and said: There
is nothing so sacred that cannot be abused.
The ballot, which is justly considered as
the palladium of our liberties. is frequently
abused, and is now being abused in our
midst Applause.
ut was charged four years ago that votes
| had been bought in blocks Of five, but now
| they are being bought in crowds OF fifty for
| the most infamous Of all purposes. that OF
| defraueiGg you Of your just rights ap-
pisusel. and this fraud is being perpetrsted
| by men whom you considered a short time
ago as worthy of your suffrages.
These men, | believe, have encouraged
| If not conniVed at this infamy. Some 90
90 far as to advocate that the dOctrns of
universal suffrage is a failure. Universal
suffrage is not failure. lCheer:l
ut behooves Us, the people Of San Fran
cisco, to see to it that we are not deprived
of our just rights, and that villsiny and
fraud must not be allowed 20 triumph in
our midst [Applausel.
"Our enemies, those who are In opposi-
| ton to US, are seeing defeat staring them in
| the face and wont stop at any wickedness
| or fraud to accomplish their ends. Ap-
| plause.l We must be on our guard against
| the falsehood aud Misrepresentation daily
| appearing in the opposition press. APP
| plause. They see that their defeat is in
| eyitable and they are determined TO have
/ recourse TO all that Is vile to accomplis b
| THAR purpose the defeat of the Non-pa rff
| san ticket.
The time is now short-only two weeks
more. Every one must make a canvass
| among his neighbOrs TO vote On the side of
right and justice and against crime and in
| fanny" Applause.
w Il. Barnes was then introduced, and
was greeted with great applause He said
| the principles of the Odd Fellows organ liza
| ton were exactly the same as those upon
which the Citizens League was founded.
'The liquor men" he said, task US not tC
vote for the on-Partisans because they
| are Prohibitonists and opposed to those
| dealing in liquor. They come to US and
| say Don't vote for Ebert because he is In
favor of high license
II joined this league for the one grand
| purpose of closing the dives. Great ap-
| plausel. That's what | joined it for High
license or temperance has nothing to dc
with it. [Applausel.
"Why do indorse the Non-Partisan ticket:
| Because in its platform il stated that they
will take such measures as will effectually
and permanently close these infamous
nurseries OF vice. TApplausel Now there
| is no mistake about that l ain for the Nom
Partisaus because they are pledged to close
| the dives Do you understand that? Ap-
/ plause]
'It is on behalf of our fathers and
mothers, our boys and girls and the future
| prosperity Of this good city that we ask you
/ afnfa hsrFf N1a 1aA 4ol q, he
| damning reputation OF this great city
| through the foul pollution of party politics
| We have chance, and a good chance, to
| clean the city government by electing these
/ gentlemen and we ask you to come aud
help US. All you have to do is to be sure
| and vote and to watch that others do not
vote six or eight times. Laughter and
| applaUsel.
| Friends, do your duty, and when the votes
are counted victory will be found perched
| upon the banners OF the Citizens League.
| For God and the right
| We tbs battle will win.
| And Danish each enc Of
| These whrlpoos of SIN
Let us vote as we pray
That industry my thrive
And root out forever
hat cancer the dive
[Great Applause.
| Rev. Dr. Ollie In rising received an ova
| ton. ''Ghe dives" he said, ''are brutaliZ
| ing our young men aud the number in.
creases. At a lecture the other night there
| were All men present. On the same nigh
| three of these infamous places had greater
| number of men In each of them. Is 1t any
wonder that there are whole brigades OF
| young men in our prisons marching to the
| lock step?
You may say. MY John is all right but
ii you don't help other Johns they will cor
rupt your boy. Some of you may say my
ehllaren are all girls but your son-in-law
| n m ha afau in nd
SEND your daughter back to your home a
proKen- hearted woman. Far better send
ner 10 her grave than marry her to a man
who mas been ruined iu these pesthouses of
sin. lApplause.I -
Now, this meeting looks as IL the neonle
were going to have voice in the comino
erection. gentleman, who is q professed
| Christian, was telling me that he wouId no,
dirty bis fingers with politics. / Thought
Lord, take him up; he is too good for thIs
world-good for nothing Laughter and
applause.
"a Christian goes to vote as he goes n
| the sacrament. knowing that the Master sit,
over the ballot boxes aud sees us as ws
place these little bits Of paper into them
which do the freeman's will as lghtnine
does the will of God. [Applause.l 4
| Christian man at this juncture will not al
and twirl his thumbs aud sing psalms, bu
will be IN his place on election day and yot,
| his convictions, and good men will hold thu
balance of power. lGreat applause.l
1--WE must not hold back. We can't cure
depravity of the bosses and doing nothing
| We might just as well try 10 kick cow b,
standing thirty feet off AID saying Shoe
wont you" (Lsughterl
There was IA lime In New York whel
men sat still and did nothing and Bos