The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-01
THE EVIL THAT LIVES.
Crime Hatcheries Under the Ban
of Public Opinion.
Another Sunday Meeting in metropolitan
Eall-speeches by Messrs. Flood, Muir
dock, Muresky and Cantiae.

The Metropolitan Hall Sunday afternoon
meeting Of the Citizens Anti-Dive League
was well attended yesterday.
Mr. Hirst presided and opened the pro-
ceedings with request that the audience
should sing America" He said that 1t
would get their nerves into shape for the
work TO be done.
After the hymn he introduced Michael
Flood, who said that the respect OF the
Board of Supervisors for their Interpreter
of the law did not seem TO be uniform.
They did not accept his advice in the mat
ter Of the increase of the assessment roll.
The chairman remarked that he did not
have as much charity as Father MOntgom-
ery had for the Board Of Supervisors. He
could not believe that charity could cover
the multitude of sins of the Solid Six any
more than 1t could cover the guile of the
Solid Nine. At the last meeting of the ex-
ecutlVe committee il was found advisable
TO increase the number of the committee
from 80 to 70. At that meeting also TesOlu-
tons were adopted recommending that
steps be taken for the nomination OF
ticket for members of the Board Of Super
viSOTS favorable to the suppression OF the
dives. He hoped it would only be the COM
mencementof a movement TO take the city
government out of the hands OF the bosses
and politicians. The Citizens League was
nothing to do with the movement for the
suppression of dives if he thought other
wise.
A GRAND JURYMAN's TALK.
Mr.. Murdoch. secretary of the Grand Jury,
was then intrnducsd by Mr.. Hirst he said
mat printers, as we'll rs preachers, we're IN
favor Of the movement He said he would
use for his text the first verse Of the 18th
chapter of ST. Matthew: ut is good for US
to be here" United effort was an asSur-
IF II mn n
bies when they came together Tor common
cause. Therefore everybody should take
courage. The dive contamination was
moral plague spot All that smallpox could
do was to shorten our physical existence.
but the evil We were to abate was fatal to
both soul and BODY. Now what are We
going to do about 1t?
Yoice-Why don't you indict them?
Mr. Murdock-Wel. I'll come TO that pres
emily. I'm loaded on that subject.
The gentleman then added that what was
needed was one OF two things. Either we
needed better laws or better execution Of
existing laws he said the Grand Jury was
iu sympathy with the movement. 1t was,
however we'll known that there can be 10
indictments for misdemeanor, and there
fore the diye-kespeIs could not be indicted.
he advised that arrests should be made
under section 313 of the Penal Code, which
makes il punishable to sell intoxicating
liquors In the auditorium Of theater
AN ELOQUENT YOUNG LAWYER.
Frank j. Murssky, young lawyer, was
the next speaker He said he knew the
young men OF San Francisco were in SYM
patty with the movement Bows reasoned
that whatever the city government and the
civil law permitted could not be wrong.
Therefore these places must be right. Ii
there was anything false in the boys
premises 1t was because be was too Young
10 see 1t. When older persons found that
these places were not condemned thew be-
came Indifferent to the evil. Whenever
the public conscience grows so dim there
is great danger for all OF US. The speaker
believed that an appeal should be made to
all the citizens of San Francisco to interest
themselves IN this movement They owed
this TO thelr homes and families. Rather
titan the enactment of ordinances and
statutes lie would prefer to see the dives
brought under the condemnation of the
public conscience. Mr.. Murasky advised
that continuous agitation should be kept mp
until the evil was suppressed. He was
loudly applauded when he retired
DIR. CANTINE's BALM
Rev DR.. Cantine oke next. He told a
story ,UuG youo5 Methodist minister
who had prepared a great sermon &c deliTer
at big camp meeting. He had taken for
his text: "ls There no Balm in Gilead?'
He was, however, preceded by several
older min slcTs, and he WIS suffering great
mental agony on back seat as lie began to
perceive his chances OF delivering his great
sermon slo Wy vanishing. The crisis was
reached as he heard an old preacher use his
text. At this he gTOsned aloud and said:
There goes my balm" Or. CaDtiue said
lie felt the same way as tina; young preacher.
II had beer invited 10 address the meeting
and he had prepared good speech. Here
1t Is" said tile doctor, dryly, as he spread
apart number Of cards as though looking
for a trumr. He then accused Mr.. Flood,
Mr.. Murdoch and Mr.. Murasky Of taking
his balm. ard that all he could do was 10
deliver an exhortatiOn. This he did, stirring
the audience to frequent and loud applause
and receiving an encore at the conclusion.
APPALLING AND STARTLING.
Secretary Girvin read the following COM
munication from the Daughters OF the
Good Shep herd:
SAN FRANCISCO. July %. 1892.
Mr.. Flood, Chairman 81 the E1eetttve Com
Eaittee Of the Citizens Leogue-DEAR SIR: At
meeting to-day OF he Daughters OF the Good
Shepherd the enciost d resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS editorial appeared 10 the
columns Of 4 morning paper, May 80, 1892,
from which We quote: "The fact OF the Whittier
Reformatory being filed TO the extent OF Its ac-
commodatIuB withta Que year Of its opening and
he demand for accommodation for 100 more
shows that there is something badly amss In
tsSnOrnia That If the buildings held ten times
the number In them now it is evident that few
wars would be enough to fill them" Whereas
II above Is an appalling and startling truth, and
T. we UouT out millions for public schools thar
through knowledge aud intellectual develop
ment tile rising generation may fad restraint
and protection from crime ana evil-dOng, and
then permit TO be established schools III The
shape of Bella Union Theaters aud other
dives, where indecency. drunkenness, lieen.
liousness Of the most debssed kind
nightly praciced, and involving in one COM
mon ruin the youth of both sexes; whereas, the
CT iZens' League Of San Francisco is engaged in
noble eudeayor 10 abate the terrible dive evil
IN this city; and whereas, their work Is for the
good of the community, Ia The interest OF human
ity, and TO remove these schools OF vice Which
are oveTfowing our penal and charitable institu-
tfoDs; therefore, be il
Resolved, That we. the Daughters OF the Good
Shepherd. 90 hereby tender 10 the Citizens
League our hearty sympathy aud support, and
though we are unfranchised, our influence with
The fraBchised homo Of our respective 6resides
will be used 10 its behalf for any candidate the
Citizens League Ioay nominate 10 be voted fer
at our next general election. Respectfully yours,
Mrs. L. ID. boutwell,, Secretary.
Rev. Mr.. Henry was called for, but
ANSWERED the applause with which has name
was greeted by saying only a few words of
sympathy with the cause.