The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16

1t Serves as a Text for a
Speaker at Metropolitan
Temple.
The Issues Of go Spoken Of by Rev.
DR.. w. H. BoWman-What
They Are.

There was another A. P. A. meeting in
Metropolitan Hall yesterday.
After an organ voluntary by Prof. Henry
Schuette H. W. Outflow, secretary of the
Good Citizenship Committee, opened the
meeting with few remarks, stating that
the continued attendance Sunday after
Sunday of citizens was proof to him tina:
the people are in the fight to the bitter end.
The choral society and the audience
sang America" with good effect, after
which W. H. Bowman. DID,, offered a
PRAYER invoking the ala of the Almighty in
the cause which the American Protective
Association has espoused.
John Hansen, gentleman with deep
basso voice, gave vocal solo.
The prelude was by NJ. T. Brewer, who
in the outset declared that the object of
the American Pro tectiye Association is to
protect America for Americans, to protect
the American constitution and keep up in
terest in the American public schools:
We gather here Sunday after Sunday TO
he enthused with the spirit of patriotism
that moved Washington, Lincoln ana Grant
and others who worked in the cause OF
patriotism. so that we might enjoy the
freedom of our country. To the press we
owe a great deal. What would the world
have known if it had not been for the press
Grant, despite all his great victories and his
tour around the world would not have been
known if it had not been for the press of the
world that heralded his achievements. Lincoln,
the great and illustrious man, would scarcely
have been known had it not been for the press.
Oar efforts would be circumscribed were it not
for the press of the land.
When go into a strange part OF the country,
the first things l ask for are the papers, and
when am asked what care for them, my reply
is that l want to know the country, and
learn it by reading the papers.
am not given 10 fiattery, bur want to say
that the daily papers of this City are not sur
passed in intelligence by any OF the daily
papers in all the wide world. 1 say this from
experience, and will say further, that the pro-
prietors OF our daily papers spare neither effort
nor money in securing the news OF the world.
The speaker by anecdotes illustrated the
power Of the press, and declared that when
Wendell Phillips was once assaulted with
stale eggs while delivering speech in
Faneuil Hall in Boston he remarked that
he did not care what was done, notwith
standing this demonstration of disap
proval. his utterances would be laid before
were not for the press DR.. Bowman, who
was to address the meeting later, would be
circumscribed, as without the press his ut
terances could not be reported.
The speaker said some complimentary
things about the papers and the magazines
published in this City in the interest of
the a. P. A.
The speaker announced that State Presi-
dent R. F. Henderson, who has been i'll for
some time. is improving rapidly.
Ida Mearns, who was down on the pro-
gramme as BABY Mearns," blonde
haired girl of years, pupil of the Broad
way School, sang in clear voice "The
A. P. AS Are Marching" TO the air of
Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching"
and she was loudly applauded and handed
a beautiful bouquet. She was recalled and
sang another song.
Rev. DR.. Bowman then spoke for nearly
an hour and half, going over much of the
ground that was covered by him on pre-
vious occasion.
The speaker bitterly denounced news
papers and attacked editors and reporters
for not printing in full all his utterances.
The meeting was brought to close by
singing 1.-THE Battle Hymn OF the Repub-
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