The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-23
SUNSET CLUBS DINNER
REPRESENTATIVE Bulia Discusses the
State Legislature
Judge j. w. Mckinley and Frank Gibson
Read Short Papers-The Next Meet.
ing on December 2oth

The Sunset club dined informally,as is
the monthly wont of its membe at
downtown cafe lust evening, the feast
in its essential features beginning sharp
at o'clock. Ii was past s O'Clock when
the coffee and cigars had been disposed OF
and then President Enocn knight an
nounced as the subject for discussion
during the evening, The California Leg
islature, and called upon Hon. Robert NJ
Bulla to respond. That gentleman in his
opening remarks declared, that there is
some political dlshonestv, oral vicious
ness and all-round corruption at Sacra-
mento, no one who has any practical
know ledge of sessions of our legislature
will deny, but after an experience OF two
sessions in the assembly do not hesi-
tate TO declare that the majority OF the
mem bers of that body are 1pright and
honorable men who could always be de-
pended upon tn cast their votes on the
right side whenever plain question OF
rgnt and wrong was placed clearly ana
properly before them" These views were
ella oorated logically and entertainingly.
The speaker, when hearing certain people
bewailing the corruption of the state leg
islature, wondered whether they belonged
to that large and apparently growing
class. who. with the best of motives and
utmost sincerity of purpose, strive to
bring about political reforms while at the
came time neglectng to discharge their
political duty as citizens by refusing TO
take part in the primary elections. Diff
CT tiles inherent in fundamental law were
touched upon and in closing Representa-
tive Bltlla said 81 believe that there has
been revival of what may be termed
practical patriotism-a patriotism thar
is not satisfied with sentiment chat
vaunteth not itself, nor puifeth itself up,
that demands OF its possessurs not faith
but works, and which shall be all sutfici-
ent to rescue our beloved country from
the dangers which threaten its exist
ence."
Judge J. w. Mckinley and Frank Glib
son were each down for short talks and
they acquitted themselves nobly. their
speeches being full of suggestion, perme
ared with patriotism, and crowded with
good thought.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Glbson's pa
per President Knight invited a general
discussion of the subject II the evening,
aud Hon. Abbot Kinney and others de.
bated the several propositions which
had been advanced. The meeting was
the most success III thus far hel1 by the
Sunsetters. There we're present last night
Enoch Knight, Charles Dwight willard,
Fred l.. Allies Louis Il. Vetter, Robert n ..
Bulla. J. Nj. Cr"wley, J. II. DAWSON, }
NJ Elliott, John i. Francis, Frank A.
Gibson, NJ. J.. Graft, l.. A. Croft, Burt
Reyes Frank ". King, Abbot Kinney,
Enoch Knight, Charles f. Lummls. j.
W. Mckinley, L. E. Musher, [. b. New
ton, II. Il. Osborne, W. G. Patterson, Il.
W. Poindexter. p. W. Search, Lucien
Shaw, James olauson, Otheman A. Stew.
ems. I. A. Van Dyke, *. ii. Wade, Will
lam lie MOyns Wills, II. Il, Wing, Fred
W. Wood.
The club will hold its next meeting on
the evening of Deem Der 10Th. The pa
pers to be then read will be contributed
by Harry L. Brook Louis F. Vetter and
James slauson. The subject of the eve
ming will be Amusements of the Ameri-
nan People