The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-13
TO CLOSE SALOONS.
Proposed Enforcement Of Sum-
day Closing Law.
CHRISTIANS TO BE AROUSED.
woman's Temperance Union and
Preachers Call Mass Meeting
Test Cases to Be Brought.

About 100 people met az the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday afternoon in re-
Spouse 10 the call for mass meeting for
the purpose OF taking some aetion in re-
gard 10 the Sunday closing OF saloons.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union originated the movement some time
ago. but one object Of the meeting yesteT-
day. as stated by one OF the speakers,
was TO take the movement out OF the
hands Of any one society and make IL
"citizens' movement" bringing 10 its aid
al people that were in favor of what has
been called Roosevelt Sunday
OF those present about fifteen were men.
the rest were women OF the men pres
ent seven were ministers. Several speech
es were made, and they were all BY minis
tiers. with the exception of few remarks
by Mrs. Frank Lee, the president OF the
W. c. T. L. The committees report OF
its meeting with Mayor Phelps and the
police commission, a report of which was
published In the Post-inteLigence
formed a basis for most OF the discussion,
and Rev. W. II. G. Temple. Of the COM
mittee, said that the report was a cor
rect and fair statement of what took
place al that meeting. Rev. Clark Davis,
however said that il would be useless to
look TO the newspapers OF the city for
help in the Sunday-c,osing movement;
that with the newspapers ana public ON
Gals IL was a matter of partisan politics,
that might injure their political friends.
He also said il was evident thar the Post
Intelligencer's report OF the committees
meeting with the police commission was
printed al that time and in that way to,
kill this movement. II is not the purpose
OF the newspapers 10 help the movement;
they will not hep because it will Jeopar-
die the interests of their political
friends" This was said Notwithstanding
the fact that few minutes before Mr..
Temple had said the report was fair
and accurate one.
Mass Meeting to Be Called.
The meeting was organized with the Sc
lection of r.. E Dunlap as chairman.
Rev. w. II. @. Temple then made an oral
report Of the meeting OF the committee
with the police commission. and offered
suggestions for the formation of a per
manent organizat ton. The committees
plan was for the elcuon OF a committee
OF five which should be in charge Of
mass meeting to be held in Plymouth
church on Wednesday night. October g.
and should also report on a committee Of
twenty-five which committee should take
active charge Of the work for Sunday
closing and report at mass meetings TO be
held every three months. This plan OF &C
tion was adopted. with the exception that
the mass meetings are to be held once in
every two months, instead of three. Mr.
Temple said in part:
Most IL not all. OF you have probably
read the report in the Post-Inte lligencer
OF your committees meeting with the po-
lice commission, and / want 10 say that
the report was as correct, substantially.
as anything could be; il gave the spirit Of
the conversation. I had an hours CONVEX
sation with the mayor before the commit
tee met him. and he did not then tell me
II was beyond the range Of the city Off
Gals duty 10 enforce the state law, but
he did say that he did not believe the whole
body OF citizens wanted a reform so strict;
1t might do more harm than good. He said
that if such a law were enforced now Sc
attic would be the only city on the Coast
10 carry out the idea of a Puritan Sab
BATH Il was not the duty of the city Off
cials: the committee should consult the
prosecuting attorney and the sheriff The
prosecuting attorney had been visited. and
he had told them that he was in sympathy
with the movement. He believes In the
unfolding of the law. but does not want
10 commit himself particularly in favor OF
IL until he had studied the question; he be-
lieved the city officials should use their
influence in helping to enforce the general
state law.
should Bring Test Cases.
Now. the committee regards IL as abso-
lutely necessary that the mayor and police
commission shall not have il 10 say truly
that the majority OF public sentiment is
not in favor OF Sunday closing. II is our
duty TO agitate the question, through the
pulpit. mass meetings. and otherwise, so
public sentiment in this city Will demand
that the law shall be carried out. We
should begin Immediately, quietly. logged
w. and persistenty. 10 bring some test
cases: 70 bring them To the notice of the
prosecuting attorney. so we can see what
he Will do with them. We should have
simple form OF organization that will carry
{ mt " fHpaS The education n
public sentiment, and the fearless. insist
| ent enforcement of the Sunday laws"
! Party Politics to Blame.
! Chairman Dunlap said II was well known
/ that he had but one position, and that was
/ with his face 10 the front. Efforts had
/ heen made before towards Sunday clos
( ing. and Fighting the wrongs of the city,
but they had been futile
But We are not discouraged he de-
clared. we believe this movement Is in
the right direction. l believe that the
greatest obstacle IN the way of Sunday
closing is not public sentiment. as is claim
/ ed. II the people would express their SEN
/ timcnt honestly. they would all be in favor
I OF Sunday closing. The trouble is partisan
politics. Ii IS feared that at some future
! election some party VIII be called 10 ac-
count for its action in closing the saloons
( If Il should be done II makes no differ
! ence what party II might he. II VIII be
!
/ the saloons on sunday"
Nj Dunlap did not explain how II pub
/ hc sentiment were all in favor Of Sunday
! C.os!ng. there would be anybody left 70
+ call 70 account city officials who might
/ enforce such .aw.
/ II believe ne said that We ought 20
take bold Of this movement and stand BY
] II dogEediy. pers-stently. in every way: by
/ making public sentiment In favor OF II.
/ by testing the law. etc. 1t is a strange
/ thing that a city IN the state gets indie
/ pendent ~ the state and that the officials
+ selected by The city are not responsible for
! the execution o. the laws ~ the state Il
! seems 20 me fhat when these men have
! sworn e. Uphold Iho laws and accepted
. their positions for this purpose they ought
/ - Do =. and I believe the PEOPLE that
/ e,ecte1 them ought - require them - do
/ g. The great trouble with our rnur. cf-af
/ government IS that the men who have
/ heli office are politicians. AMI they are
( locking for the triumph u their party"
He Wants Roosevelt
/ In the course II his speech Rev Clark
. DAVIS spoke u Rooseveltis-n On New York
: r.ty how Roosevelt had been .roastes.'
/ ny me newspapers when he started his
+ famous crusade - enforce the law against
+ opea sunday saloons A great 4euonst~a-
/ ti11 was planned % protest against The
/ Enforcement Of thls AN. and g. 0oo men
Z were going 20 march IN parade 70 sA-a
j how strong p,loIic sentiment Vas against
( g. Rlt waea TIE parade took pace q vas
I composed - '7.t 1880 German brewers
+ as 6ser E4zzle-s" We used n -Nr~t-
( cec-e was no hope. -1at this c..v Vas a..
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