The record-union., 1893-07-25
SIDE ENTRANCE EVIL.
The Temperance Union Ladies Before
the Trustees Again.
The President of the Society Makes
Speech-An Ordinance Presented,
but 1t was Unsatisfactory.

The ladies OF the Christian Temperance
Union went in body before the City
Trustees yesterday afternoon in the in
terest of the side-entrance crusade.
Mrs. Barrett, President OF the union,
addressed the board. eve can only
judge of the future,'' she said, Shy taking
lessons from the past. We do not come
here to-day to trespass upon your Valu-
able time, nor to weary you with long
speeches, but TO present 10 you a petition
bearing the names OF l 900 of the best citi-
zens of Sacramento who ask you to pass
an ordinance closing the side or ladies'
entrances to the saloons in this city. We
also present for your consideration an
ordinance that is copied from the one
that is now before the Board of Super
visors in San Francisco. One petition is
headed by Father Grace of the Catholic
clergy, by all the State officials, county
officials, and all the various heads of the
departments of the railroad company.
They are all taxpayers and voters. They
are what we have obtained in a short
canvass, and II in your judgment there
are not enough, we will 60 out again and
get large majority of the residents OF the
city. We do this for the present genera
growth and prosperity of the city. Many
who come here from the East, where
such things as we complain OF are not
known, eXclaim: What beautiful city,
what glorious climate, second to none
III the wOrld-but we cannot stop with
you because we wouldn't imperil the
future lives of our children by having
them grow up in your midst surrounded
by such temptations. They move on to
Les Angeles, Riverside and Pasadena.
They draw the line at these lady entrances
to drinking-places.
san Jose is agitating this movement"
continued Mrs. Barrett, land ii they sue
coed in closing up these gates to perdi-
ton ahead OF us they deserve all the sue
cess they can make out of an increased
immigration, and if we do not protect our
homes and our children San Jose richly
deserves the State Capital. We ask the
passage of this ordinance and its strict
enforcement for the protection of our
girls and women. Some fathers and
mothers Will not drink at home before
their children, but go into those side en-
frances and indulge i'll the flowing bowl.
Children soon ascertain that fact and
think there is no harm in doing what
their own fathers and mothers do. Young
America soon finds his way into the side
entrance with his sister. Soon he goes
there with some one else's sister, the
sister with another girls brother, and be-
fore they have arrived at manhood and
womanhood their ruin is complete. This
ordinance was passed upon by General
ii. ;. Gear, one OF the most eminent at
torneys in san Francisco, who said: In
my opinion as an attorney at-law there
IS no legal or constitutional objection to
the passage of this ordinance We earn
estly hope that it will be made law and
thoroughly enforced. Such ordinances
must commend themselves to the favor
AE n rC r. in
Volved in the liquor business all The de-
cislons hold that such rights must be
subser7ient to law ana order"
The Gear ordinance presented by the
ladies provides that mo person engaged
In selling liquors or wines in quantities
less than one quart i'll any bar-rOOm or
saloon, shall sell any liquors to be deliv-
cred or used IN any side room, back room,
booth, upper room, lower room or other
apartment in the same or any adjoining
building connected by use with such bar
room or saloon, or shall have or main
tam any private or separate entrance for
any particular class of customers, or any
words or signs upon any entrance signi-
lying that such entrance is for ladies or
families, or for any particular class OF
persons, or as a private entrance to such
Dar-room or saloon, or to any other room
or apartment used in connection there
with. Any person convicted of violat-
ing any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be punished by fine not
exceeding 500 and by imprisonment not
exceeding thirty days, and shall there
after be debarred from obtaining any
license to sell liquor at retail.''
a long petition was also presented by
the ladies, asking that the side-entrances
be closed up. Mayor Steinman, after
glancing over the signatures, said he
recognized many who were good patrons
of the side-entrance. He was not pre-
pared to act in the matter because he
thought the ordinance would Interfere
with restaurants.
After some further talk the board laid
the matter over until next Monday.