The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-11
Assemble in Meeting Three
Thousand Strong.
METROPOLITAN TEMPLE CROWDED.
"The Calls" Great Work Is Bearing
Abundant Fruit.
Stirring Speeches and Tnstinted ERthHsi,
assn in Behalf Of Better EOTalS
for San Francisco.

The anti-dive crusade is still doing busi-
ness at the old stand. though there was
holiday truce proclaimed gu the Sunday
preceding the glorious Fourth.
Yesterday afternoon Metropolitan Tenn
pie contained the same enthusiastic, de-
termiued assemblage that has stamped with
the voice of popular approval the crusade
originally begun by The CALL.
Down with the divesl
This is still the CRY. ard those = no shout
it from the Eousetops are as determined
now as when the famous Cremorne Crime
Hatchery battle was waged and won.
Yesterday the sentiments expressed by
the speakers and applauded by the audi
ence were the same, the determination The
same, the enthusiasm not dimmed.
As usual the meeting opened by the sing
ing of patriotic hymn. Then Chairman
Gear introduced. amid much applause, Mich
ael Flood, chairman of the executive CON-
mlttee. AS a starter he had some whole
some advice to give TO certain numerous an
onymous correspondents.
Their communications have been care
fully fled in the Waste-basket," said MI
Flood I'VE have nc use for men nor the
advice IF men wh0 are not brave enough to
make themselves known in the cause. We
want manly men and womanly women
who. when needs be, will sacrifice them
selves fer the purity and moral welfare Of
their fair city"
Nj. Flood said he had information that
the License Committee Of the Supervisors
meant 10 report adversely on the petition to
change the existing license law by the elimi-
nation Il the pfoperty-0Wners' consent
clause. In place of the proposed amend
ment the License Committee had plan Of
its own TO offer, plan, however, that was
not satisfactory to the executive committee
Of the Anti-diye Association.
The speaker then read the following
document
ResoIred That we reiterate our request to the
Board Of Supervisors that they vest the whole
power Il granting OF Withholding liquor licenses
iB Tie Board OF Police Commissioners, the proper
guardians OF the public veal. al whose hands no
iaw-abtdng citizen need fear oppression.
Resoirfd. ! bat Il OGr reiiei at petition should
be denied and lie clause OF Tie license order be
permitted 10 stand whereby the written recon-
meuCatiun OF - citizens owning property Ia
the block or square may override the iefusa OF
The PoHee Commissioners 10 grant license We
urge an alternative 20 our petition hat the see
oud paragraph OF Tie license order be anne nded
by Inserting lie following browse Immediately
after The u pfopelty-oTneTS' clause. viz: Pro-
Vided, that tie same shall not b granted IN case
q Nftttu remCDstfauce is presented 10 lie
Police Commissioners By citizens Of san Fran
cisco owning or representing the major part II
real estate ~ such block OF square, and provided
further, mat Notwithstanding the written recon-
mendatlOn OF i citizens owning properly
therein a. aforesaid and iH the absence of such
HIiueu remOnsJTauce the Board Of Police Com
1lssloneis may SIN "llbhol1 ihelr consent TO
SIZE Issuance OF license TO carry on OF conduct
the business OF retail liquor dealer 10 any one
ShO has Kept or Is keeping a dISIepul3be OF dis
- derry house, who has carried on o. Is carry.
sng Oh sUch business Ia or Ia connection with
agy dance cellar dance house .or dance room or
rQFa z8z.T hmm
- disrepUta0.e exhibition or performance is ex-
Al5ised az efoTmed.
Ess0llea, That We teggeSt additional penal
leglslaiio by lie SufeIYiSUrs fer the more efec.
live suppression OF The dives OF san Francisco by
amending subdivision 10 OF section 20 Of order
1852, 30 a. 10 provide as follows: N o person
shall eALlCit CT perform. or cause, TOcUre or
suffer 10 he exhibited or performed, any indie
cent, immoral or lewd play, repT- seBtatiOn, ex-
LtCHlOn. e. fOrmdnee, or expose or cause 10 be
exposed 10 Tie VIEW Of spectators any person in
Indecent CT Gsieputatle dress or uudress or
sell or iurniSh or cause, procure or suffer 10 be
tou OF iutht>btd any SPURIOUS, mart or Ter
henteG liquors OF wiues. TO be drums at any
liace where sBcn play, Tepr, sens alien. exhibit
Hon or performance IS exhibited or ueI formed or
such exposure Is made, or be present as visitor
CT spectator al any sBeh Play, representation,
eNhbuloa performance OF exposure, with intent
10 encourage tie same, or distribute circulate
or post upon any wall, fence OF other public
place, print any bill or placard announcing
any such play. representation, exhibition, pes
Torrance or exposure, or demise, lease, rent or
hife aEy building. rooms room with knOwl-
edge, purpose or intent that any such play rep
Tesehtall0U, Exhibition or performance is 10 lie
eZhbf ed or performed or any such exposure TO
be made therein.
Resolred, That the principles embodied IN the
foregoing resolutions are adopted by he CHI
Zens, League for tn suppression OF the dives of
San Francisco, and that 10 them We declare cur
adherence and support until they shall ia sub
stance be Incorporated in our municipal legisla-
ton IN clear, unambiguOus aud unmistaka able
terms ana eaioreed IN The interests CT the de-
eeney, good order aud fair fame OF our city.
Should these resolutions be adopted by
the meeting, Mr.. Flood said, the executive
committee would present them to the
Board CT Supervisors and strive to have
their provisions enacted into city ordi-
nanceS.
They were adopted unanimously by a
rising vote.
Mr.. Gear then spoke as to the legality of
the proposed action by the Board of Super
visors. II was an Insult to the intelligence
Of the public, be said. to contend that be-
cause there was a State law covering the
matter the Supervisors had No right TO
change or amend the existing ordinance
The Attorney General of the State had de-
clared the right of the Supervisors 10 make
such changes az they desired. But even
this learned opinion was not needed. TIE
facts Of the case were plain and simple a
a b even to the layman.
The existing ordinance which it is sought
TO amend was itself an amendment and an
alteration Of the State law governing the
subject matter The question Of the right
of tie Supervisors TO pass and enforce This
amendment had, az the time OF its passage
been settled forever by tie highest legal
authority in the iand-tbe Supreme Court
Of the United StBtes. At that time both til
State and the Federal Supreme Conrts had
enunciated the undeniable principle that
under the provisions of the State constitu-
ton San Francisco had tie right to make
such local, police and sanitary regulations
as It's ciuZens desired, provided they were
not In conflict with the general laws.
Mr.. Gear then pointed out that the pro-
posed amendment TO the existing ordinance
was OF the verv same nature as the change
which the existing ordinance made In the
State law. Ills remarks were roundly aD-
plaudFd.
j. X. Jones was the next speaker. The
dive question, SAID he, is one that has gone
beyond argument and become automatic.
What was needed now was to rrystalliza
public sentiment into a burning demand for
Tie suppression of the crime hatcheries. If
TIE iubilc would loyalty stand behind the
executive committee it had empowered to
act I'D the premises, he felt sure the power
Of the dives would soon be obliterated
An evangelist o1ce said that San Fran
cisco was an outpost of he'll. Mr.. Jones
did not believe that There was 70 more
Wickedness In this city than in aDy other city
OF its size, but for all that there was no
reason why the dives should exist ia open
and iisgrant violation Of the laws. Itwouid
pay the business men. he thought, to put
millions in the anti-dive crusade as pure
business proposition. Business men ought
To rally around the movement
Miss Fuller rendered a vocal solo She
sang Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
Night?' with much feeling and effect. and
was loudly applanded.
w. II. Barnes fraIernal society editor Of
THE CALL, was the next speaker. He was
created with rousiBg cheers. AS frater-
nal society man he was obligated to make
war against every kind OF vice. Surely the
dive evil was an enormous vice, worthy the
best efforts Of The best men In its suppress
sion.
1t was truly surprising, he said, that
a series OF public meetings should be needed
TO put down the dives. WHAT were the
tad sI,o a