The San Francisco call., 1895-11-26
Fund Raised for the Women's
Federation for Public
Good.
STREETS MUST BE CLEANED
Fiery Speeches of Dr.. w. w. Case
and Dr.. W. H. Goodwin at the
MasS.Meeting.


audience at Metropolitan Temple last
evening.
Mrs. NJ. E. Richardson, DR.. Hayes c.
aid NJ. Ross, DR.. W. w: Case, Rev. A. NJ.
Russell, ReY. c. A. Rabing, DIR. w. II.
Goodwin, II. l.. Outflow, DR.. E. r. Ollie,
Mr.. Mearns and others occupied seats on
the platform.
H. L. Outflow called the meeting to
order by saying:
We must see that the morals of the metropolis
of the Pacific Coast shall be well in hand. We
must see that our children are not despoiled.
II parents do not know how TO care for their
children we must teach them to do SO.
Rev. Donald NJ. Ross was introduced as
the presiding officer. He said: II take
greater pleasure in addressing this audi
ence than any have addressed here in the
past. We have met for battle in which
God furnishes the ammunition. The out
RACES recently brought to light lead US to
ask where will they be repeated? VIII it
be q block away or at our very door2" He
read the resolutions adopted at the Good
Citizenship meeting on Sunday, the refer
ence to the criticisms OF the public schools
in connection with the crimes, with view
to the refutation of these charges,
being greeted by hearty applause.
Mr.. Ross added his own opinion
that if children spent their days regularly
in schools such crimes would be imposs-
ible. "a man said TO me the other day"
continued Mr.. Ross, If ii were my daugh-
ter that had fallen into their hands would
have shot every one of those wretches.' |
asked him what he proposed to do since it
was another mans daughter. He an
Swered indifferently, oh, let them take
r
that that makes such disasters-I can call
them nothing less-that have come Upon
this City possible" He paid tribute to
the earnest efforts of the women at their
mass-meetings, and said the old question
of Am l my brothers keeper?' applies
forcibly in such cases.
DR.. Westwood W. Case said, with charac-
teristic earnestness: "San Francisco is not
al! bad. Our streets get very bad and we
want them cleaned. We want the women
TO do certain work l will tell them about.
I don't care so much about seeing women
undertakes. | don't care so much TO see
them on juries, though | would like to see
them there. I want to see them clean the
rottenness from our streets. Let them aid
the ministers and other good men of this
CITY to clean our streets, notably Dupont
street, whose name had to be changed to
give one quarter of it decency. 1t Is dis
grace to General Grants memory that
his name should have been given to such
street. Too many of the children of our
CITY are breathing sewer fumes and mis-
taking them for pure air. Let the respect
able portion of San Francisco take
mighty stand against indeceIcy. Let US
stamp out Morton alley and Dupont
street and every other damnable section of
San Francisco.
at was an enemy Of Roman Catholicism
who circulated that story about lmpurlty
LIZ ,J- ~ rl2r ant nf
the teachers are Romanlsts. l am op-
posed TO political Romanism."
1T is not right to blame the officers for
the condition of morality. You cannot
expect the officers to be stronger or better
than the people. [ believe Chief Crowley
ana the other heads of departments want
order. Their hands should be upheld.
You know where l stand. Call on me
when you want rhe. am in favor of
cleaning San Francisco"
Talking is necessary" said Rev. w. A.
Gardner, ''but we inteRd TO do more than
that tonight. Are we really IN earnest?
If so we will contribute TO 1t. We began
10 realize that San Franciscans really want
the Republican Convention when they be-
gan to attach their names TO SUBSCRIPTIONS
for it,
Il don't believe Christ is coming to
earth in person, but he will in spirit.
.Ong before the close OF the twentieth
century women with ballots IN hand will
usher in that era. Then, and only then,
will the streets be cleaned as they should.
Then will their petltlons carry more
weight than to-day"
Mr.. Ross made an appeal for money to
aid the women in their work. He stated
that the defense had employed no less
counsel than George A. knight, whose fee
would probably be no less than 10000.
They viii VIM he said When the sub
scriptions came in rather slowly, land
faunt their shameless success IN our
faces"
Baby Mearns, bright six-year-old, sang
Pm Papa's Little Girl" Her appear.
aRce was especially significant, because OF
her age being the same as that OF some OF
the youthful victims.
Rev. NJ A. Russell was the next speaker.
He said he was always ready to ally hlm-
self with all moral reforms. woman
leads in all mora reform. Brothers, we
only follow. These crimes must be talked
about. and talked down, or they will go
on Help those women said the apostle,
and / always follow that injunction. am
a convert to women suffrage. This is the
first time.I have publicly announced it,
he said, and he proceeded to his maiden
nlea a somewhat lengthy one, on equal
Suffrage. "Seventy- five policemen have
recently been added to the force. Close
the saloons, and all that expense would
DR.. w. II. Goodwin stepped upon the
platform amid great applause
~ am pretty well known as crank by
this time. / have been turning a few
windmilIs lately. Some one asked me the
other dav whether [ was not cooked L
told him I wasn't done yet. Some one
else said was bloodthirsty. No; am not
P MOSQUITO nor flea. The trouble in San
Francisco is that in too many instances
money can buy exemption from punish
ment. I am in favor OF women under
takers. women policemen and women law
vers-especially lawyers, for believe there
Is not money enough in the City to hire
them to defend human thugs. be-
lieve the lawyer who defends
guilty man is accessory to the crime
Give every accused a chance for his lie,
but give the community chance too
When a fire breaks out we don't stop to
ask where it broke out until the fire is put
out. We don't care SO much at this I'M
peratiye hour what was the source OF these
crimes as to how we can stop them. can
not refrain, however, from saying that the
head waters of the stream OF vice is the un-
eodiy saloon. The women OF dupont
Street are no worse than the lecherous ras-
Gals who patronize them.
.sSan Francisco is no worse than the CITY