The morning call., 1894-08-14
TALK BY FRENCH.
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Addresses a Prohibition
Rally.
Mass Meeting of the Party Held in
Metropolitan Hall Is Well
Attended.

The ProhibitioniSts opened their campaign
last night with maSs-meeting in metropolitan
Hall Quite gOOd-siZed gathering was there.
The interior was literally supplied with floral
contributions and the platform was tastefullg
decorated with bunting.
Miss Nyrick favored the audience with organ
YaTiatiOns.upOn patriotic and popular melodies.
Samuel Feer presided and introduced as the
first spencer OF the evening c. b. Williams.
nominee OF lie Prohibition party for Mayor of
San Francisco.
Mr.. Williams made brief and earnest ad-
dress, in which he declared that tue perpetuity
OF republican institutions depended upon the
suppression OF the liquor traffic.
Rev. DIR. ROwell delivered the Invocation. z.
Il. Berry conducted the singing of America"
"a Town Of Shame" was the subject OF reel
tatiOn by Hlr. Head.
Rev. E. r. Ollie, ID. created much amuse
ment by addressing the audience with, Eel
ioW-cranks, L am glad 10 see so many OF you
here" His remarks were enlvened with anec-
dole BE gave some statistics bearing on the
Mrs. W. H. DOhrmann sang a temperance
song 10 the air of the "Ntar-Spangled Banner"
The chairman introduced Henry French as
''our next Governor" and his appearance was
the signal for hearty cheering
Mr. French, the Prohibition nominee, Is d
small man, with closely cropped beard just
turning 10 gray. He speaks with much earnest
ness and with quite marked English accent.
In his opening remarks the speaker referred
to having been present at the coronation of
European crowned heads, but that it was a
DrOuder moment for him to stand before Cali.
tOrnia audience as the nominee of the PrOhibi-
Zionist party than 10 witness any OF the
pag ants of royalty in The Old World.
This inspires me with hope" said he. 81
have no sympathy with those who think the
country is going 10 the demnition bowwows.
DO not think tina anarchy Will ever be allowed
to rear its hideous head on the ruins Of Ameri-
can institutions. We have too much Of the
spirit OF 1916 and the American manhood
which suppressed the great rebellion left TO
permit an lrchy to obtain firm fOothold here.
Ii our laws do not suit US we have ballots lu-
stead OF bullets with which to change them.''
The speaker reclted StanZas from "Drak e's
Address TO the American Flag" to emphasize
bis patriotic sentiments. He declared his be-
lief that America was the grandest country in
the world, and that the chief cornerstone OF the
republic was the public school system.
Some figures upon immigration were given,
and the speaker declared that there was grave
danger 10 The country In The allowance of un-
restricted immigration. The men conducting
foreign birth, but of foreign instincts. In the
city OF New York, OF The saloon-keepers. 5000
are rX-convictS"
There we're 245,o 900 saloons in the country,
the speaker SAID, which would, IL each were al
lowed 25-foOt lot and fac either side OF a
single roadway, extend in an uDbrokeu line
from San Francisco well beyond Los Angeles.
or. If grouped together, form city fifty miles
square.
High license was denounced as a
device OF The saloon-keepers to keep out
prohibition. In conclusion tn speaker INV tied
the audience 10 attend his inaugural which
would follow the November election The ex-
song by Norman Pendeton a little lad with a
very clear and pleasant voice.