Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-08
DR.. P. Steinhart,

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SUNDAYS. from 10 to 12. lila 6m
we ought to give men an opportunity to
change their minds after signing the
protests. We do not want to make a
farce of this business.
Mr.. Gage-Horace Greeley said all
great men change their minds.
Supervisor Hubbard-1 do not believe
in taking snap judgment on any man
whether he is in the whisky business or
not.
Judge Anderson-The applicant should
| have gone out and called among his
neighDors when we worked up the pro-
tests.
Mr.. Gage The trouble with you,
judge, is that you do not pay any atten-
tion to the law. If the law allowed us
to 60 out and get petitions for license
we would have done so.
Judge Anderson-This is species of
election.
Mr.. Gage-Yes, and you want to do
all of the voting yourselves, and we
claim that you have stuffed the ballot
box.
Judge Anderson-That is not german.
Mr.. Gage-Nothing is german with
you but injustice.
The chair--Order, order.
An effort was made at the meetings
to file doublebarreled protests against
certain applicants One of these was
filed against R. Blondeau and M. La
baig & Co. of Cahuenga. The board
ruled against the double-barreled pro-
tests, and Judge Anderson kicked
against its decision, saying: "There
RI in lY any hn oh %o khn
people expressing their wishes in one
identically to the board their objections
in such manner. You did not prescribe
that separate protests should be made
before you opened up this question.
The people have expressed their wishes
in plain manner"
Mr.. Gage-Judge Anderson says the
signers have had fair chance. I want
to see that the applicants have a fair
chance. Suppose dive keeper is linked
with respectable man, is it not evident
that people might under such stress
sign double -barreled petition in anxiety
to get rid OF the dive keeper? In the
courts a man has a right to demand a
severance. Men cannot make a Joint
application for licenses. Every man
must stand on his own merits in making
an application, and the same rule should
apply with regard to the protests. The
judge was present when this matter was
decided by the board on Saturday.
There is no theory of law or practice
that will justify the linking together of
men in these protests. 1 know of in
stances where men have signed protests,
not against respectable men who have
QnnlIpd hl1t oOoincf iov,1o
individual whose name was grouped
with it.
Judge Anderson-You are now testi-
flying.
Mr.. Gage-Yes, sir; but am stating
facts that can be proved. The ordi.
nance passed by the board was not
passed as prohibition measure, but as
a measure to regulate the issuance of
licenses and wipe out disreputable
taverns in the county. The other side
have been firing in omnibus prohibition
remonstrances. The object is not to see
that improper persons shall not receive
license.
President G. F. A. Last of the South
ern California Protective association-I
desire to state to the board of super
visors that the primary object of our as
sociation is to maintain and support
only men of good character in the
liquor business in this county. We will
not ask the board OF supervisors to issue
3 liquor license to any applicant whose
character is not above reproach.
We will work hand in hand
with the temperance associations IN
roofing out the dives in this county.
We ask, however, that every man of
good character and reputation who
shall make an application to this board
for license shall receive fair hearing
here and be judged on his merits ac-
cording to the law Of the land.
Supervisor Davis then withdrew his
resolution and it was decided to take up
the case of B. w. Hail. and Mr.. Gage
read petitions from forty-nine voters
asking that their names be withdrawn
from the protest. All of the petitions
for withdrawal, on motion, were then
placed on file by Mr.. Gage, and motion
was then offered by Supervisor Davis
that hereafter all Withdrawals shall be
submitted in writing before the hearing
of each case. The motion was then
carried, Supervisor Hubbard voting in
the negative.
MI. Gage-l now want to produce
gentleman here who is willing to swear
he never signed the protest against the
petition of that district.
Fred Storm was then sworn and testi-
fed: have looked at this protest to
which my name is. alleged to be signed.
This is not my signature; never au-
thorized anyone to sign my name to this
protest, and did not know that it had
been forged until last night; was never
asked to sign such petition.
:. Judge Anderson-How long have you
lived, at Vernon?
Mr.. Storm-For three years, sir.
Judge Auderson-Is the gentleman's
name on the great register?
Assistant District Attorney Marble
Yes, sir; and he is the only Fred Storm
accredited to that district.
The paper to which the forged name
was signed was a protest against M.
Carrizosa and HI. Pierroni, applicants
from Vernon.