The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-22

offered up by Rev. W. D. Williams Secre-
tary M oore made anlntroductury address in
which be stated the facts that the Society
of Christian Endeavor has grown TO over
million and half of mem Ders; the Ep-
worth League, 100000; Independent Order
of Good Temp laTs, about 5000 in this State,
with 10000 bers in the Band of Hope
For twenty-five years the Prohibition So
ciety has been fighting the saloons, and yet
in San Francisco along there are 5000 saloons
open seven days in the week. No less than
S40 900 dav Is being paid over to the sa-
looms and So, 000.0 600 a year from this
county alone. IN view of this it had been
thought wise 20 call a council of war for
the solution Of the problem. ut has been
said by W. Z. Gladstone" said Colonel
Moore, that intemperance kills more
than the historical ravages OF plague, pes
thence and famine. and it Is for US TO fight
against this crying evil"
Colonel Moore introduced Hon. j. E.
McCOmas as the president Of the congress
and the audience listened intently to a
stirring address. 10 the course of his re-
marks Mr.. McCOmas said: I'VE want
better organization. There has been good
work done. Our forces have fought wher-
ever they have been placed. They have
done their duty manfully. But we have
Invariably mel foe that Is our superior in
organization. The saloons Of America is
the fO6 we have had to meet. They came
in solid phalaDX. never divided, never
with scattered forces, and they are OF one
mind for their principles, while our forces
have been divided. even when fighting 50
well for our principles. The blame Tor
the present depression and hard times Is
laid at the door of poor old Cleveland IN
Washington. 1t does not belong there. 1t
belongs to our own homes But there is
one element that is not responsible for the
state of affairs. The women of Cali
fornia, of the United States, are not re-
ri, g. 70 Hoxr
Al far as casting the ballot, as far as say
ing who our officials may be, L can only
say l wish they had that power. Ii they
had conditions would be better. There
are 40 600 more saloons than there are pub
lie schools. Some $50 000, 900 il paid to
public school teachers 10 educate our boys
and girls and S1,200,000. 600 year paid
into 250,000 saloons to destroy our boys
and girls. Are we going TO suffer this to
go on for the next decade as we have for
the last decade?"
Iu the unavoidable absence of Rev. c. o.
Brown. the pastor of the church, Rev.
W. w. Case delivered short address, in
which be denounced the rum traffic in
unmeasured terms. He said we should vote
as we pray, and advocated severe penalties
for the traffickers in alcohol. He referred
to the way in which ParnelI, the lion, is
tormented by its keepers, and said that II
he were Colonel Boone he should shoot
that lion, and this he thought is what
SHOULD DE done with the alconol trade.
We should shoot the rum traffic." said
the reverend gentleman. ''As for the man
VINO has succeeded in making the fair what
IL Is, II he should turn his magnificent
talents to the suppression of the run
traffic. what glory would be his. We
should call upon him and ask him to work
In the cause" This suggestion was re-
ceiVed with applause
Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper read a paper on
THE Relation Of the Kindergarten to
Temperance Reform" In this paper Mrs.
Cooper pointed out that the free kinder
gartcn went to the very root of things. In
the last sixteen years no less than II. 900
children have passed through the thirty
five kindeTgartens of the Golden Gate AS
ISOLATION. During the time mentioned
over 10 600 families have been dealt with
Not one child has been arrested that had
been trained in the free kndergartens.
This fact is magn lficent, as hese schools
are situated in the districts where crime
and drunkenness is most prevalent.
"What is most needed" cried Mrs.
Cooper, sis character, ana that must be
made in childhood. The pliable period of
early childhood is the time for the eradi-