The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-14


there arose a ParkEurst, a Golf and a
| ) rong-three of the most hated and yet
most loved men in New York, and they
| shed the light of investigation upon the
| dark iniquiiy of the jobbers and the
bosses. The wicked flee when no man
pursueth, but a wicked man makes vastly
better time when he has those kind of
men after him. Some church members
think that minister should devote all his
| time to the business OF saving souls and
| not mingle with these agitations. When
member of my church says | had better
stick to saving souls look him in the eye
and say, what meanness have you been
| up top"
"We all need public spirit" said the
reverend speaker. I'VE want men who will
OF hesitate to make sacrifices for the pub
lie veal The trouble with the moral ele-
ments of our society is that we have been
going along with open hands. 1t is time
! to clench the fist al d deal iniquity blow
where David hit Goliah - between the
| ey es. The gamblers aud baser elements
are united and WELD all their political
power. They use the political machine as
| a jimmy to open the public treasury.
They are in politics for what they can
make. We as the moral element, must
have a con centration equal to their solid
ity and zeal equal to theirs if we want
to see ourzbeloved city purified" ZAP
plaUse.
that bad been made over two years ago to
close the dives. A few arrests had been
made, but no convictions were had. Chief
of Police Crowley had admitted that the
dlvekeepers had too strong pull to do
anything with them.
Oh" cried the speaker. "for William
/. Coleman! One blast upon his bugle-
horn was worth thousand men. He, too,
would have pull but the gambets ami
the law-breakers would be at the other
end of it.
"In spite of ordinances" be said. "tne
dives are still running without any dis
guise. The daughters of San Francisco
are being drugged and debauched daily
while the men of the city have not the
manhood to stop the infamy. We thought
we had reached the lowest depths. but we
had not. We have got there at last. We
have reached bedrock. In the appoint
ment of Nose Gunst all the gamblers and
found our Moses. We have found San
Francisco with fence around it,
There is an old conundrum." said the
speaker, ''as to where was Moses when
the light went out? 1t will now be, where
will Moses be when the lights are turned
on. [Applause.]
'Tnink of 1t! Moses Gunst, hose cigar
store Is rogues' gallery; Moses Gunst.
who keeps gambling hell; Moses Gunst,
In the back room of whose saloon women
are debauched, Police Commissioner;
Moses Gunst. the gamest sport in San
every dirty political job In the past ten
years. Oh, it seems impossible to reach
lower depth. Markham, the man who
appointed him, Is like Lazarus. four days
dead, and our protest cannot reach him.
But ono thing. he can't have resurrec-
lion, like Lazarus. [Laughter.l He is
grave followed by the maledictlons
of an indignant people. But Nose Gunst
has his fingers at his nose as he says to |
the people of this fair city. What are
you going to do about it?' And them"
went on DR.. Ollie. $50 think. as we have
been cIedibly informed. that the high
Office of Police Commissioner should be
made stake Of in gambling den. Like
the soldiers at the foot of Calvary's
cross gambling for our Savor's garments,
so the bosses, Buckley, Burns and the
Others. gamble for the togas of our
Senator'S and for public offices.
"a There Is an uprising, now, though.
This meeting is only the grounds well Jnat
precedes the earthquake. l have proof |
on my table now enough to con vict some
men now high in Office of crimes. Let all
good citizens organize in this movement. |
Let US act. and not let our purposes
evap0rate in resolutions aud meetings. |
1t is high time we took this matter In |
hand" Applause.
The folio wing resolution was then read |
ana adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS. Because of the public dfssatis- |
faction and indignation expressed at the action |
of the late Governor In appointing M. A Gunst |
Police Commission or this city and the MANY |
rumors that other members OF the Police Com |
mission aud prominent officials of the Police |
Department are aiding and abettng immor- |
atty and crime by permitting their property 10 |
be used as houses OF prostitution, dives. gamb- |
ling dens and other places of question Bile re-
sore, aud that officers and members OF The de- |
partment are being bribed and otherwise In. |
fluenced against the enforcement of law, we, |
petition the Legislature now in ses- |
sion TO appoint committee TO Investigate these |
and other reports, and devise ways and means |
for The removal and prosecution of all persons.
officers and attaches OF this department found |
by their official conduct, limitations and bust
ness interests to be unit for the positions held /
by them.
DR.. j. c. Anderson, one of the fifteen |
Freeholders of SAP Francisco. said he was |
in sympathy with every word that had |
been said denouncing the chrruption of |
San Francisco. But he arraigned himself |
and the people of the city as being |
responsible for this corruption.
What is the motive of every one here
to-daU 9'' hu n aHad