The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-22
PROHIBITION At pasadena.
The Council and the Enforce
ment Committee
DR.. FAY'S HUNTING STORY
he Learned to Kill 0le Beast at a
Time
)R. FAY'S HUNTING STORY
The City Attorney Is Su,tained In His Treat
ment Of Liquor Cases News
AMI PersonoI Notes

PASADENA, Oct. 2l.-Pra ctically thu
whole session of the city council wa.
taken up with hearing the statement OF
the Temperance enforce ment com IN ttee
and the speeches made for and against
their view of the matter. The council
chamber was packed, the adjacent hall
being filled with the overflow of those m.
terested in the subject. Rev. Clark Craw
ford, Rev. H. E. Ward and Rev. H. W.
Lathe presented the case to the council,
each taking up part OF the matter in
the order named.
Rev. Clark Crawford opened the case
tor the committee by reading a paper. in
which he said that ODE dience to the la W
was of common concern to all citizens;
TINT in the matter of violation of the
liquor and gambling laws the police
seemed unable to get evidence, and that
temperance council, representing nine
teen churches and societies. had under
taken the work. They had been obliged
to hire detectives, which course is ap-
proved in ferreting out CRIME generally,
although some people object to it in these
cases.
Rev. H. Elliott Ward of the Christian
clutch then read paper of similar i'm
port. In an incredibly short time. it
stated, tue detctivess employed had OBJ
tanned an overwhelming amount of evi.
dence against gam blers, liquor sellers and
law-breakers generally. The CON mittee,
however. discovered that the recorder de
clined to issue any com plant, before the
evidence had bsen looked into by the
citysattorney and passed upon as strong
enough to convict. This policy was OBJ
jected to unless the state laws stipulated
that it was just and right.
Rev. H. W. Lathe of the First Congre-
astional church then spoke On the Lang
case. He asked, if the city attor ney con-
tinued to refuse to issue a complaint, tn at
the enforcement committee be permitted
to employ counsel to conduct its own de e.
tense.
Attorneys W. S. Wright and A. R. Met
calfe, and members of the council ex-
pressed confidence in the city attorneys
good intentions and his ability, and the
com mttee disclaimed the intention of
making formal charges against him.
Consta BILE Slater and Marshal Buchanan
to ok occasion to deny that they had ever
been asked to serve warrants against
gamblers or violators of the liquor law
and had refused.
Rev. Clark Crawford: son nubody's
part was there ever any doubt THAI the
officers did not arrest. We have sim ply
been trying to secure the observance of
the law, and surely no one can object to
that We hear great deal aboat the for
cign anarchist and his defiance of law.
Anarchism in an American citizen is no
better than In foreigner" (Applause).
Mayor Cox stated his emphatic objec-
tons to the witnesses employed, when
Rev. Mr.. Lathe asked, 'Why have these
witnesses that were so good and acce pta-
Bile in the other cases suddenly become
of no account in this Lang case?"
Rev. Mr.. Ward said that in the liquor
cases so far tried Mr.. Arthur had con-
Quoted the prosecution to the entire sat
isfaction of the committee. In reply to
questions pus by Mr.. Wright Mr.. Ward
said tie only complaint the committee
had against Mr.. Arthur was bis refusal
to issue a complaint against Druggist
Lang.
Judge Weed began his remarks with a
reference to these eminent divines,
these highly moral and religious people,
who make these charges against our
efficient and capable city attorney, are
not following in the footsteps OF their
Master. or exemplifyng the love of Christ
He said it was the old, old story, that be
had been familiar with the liquor agita-
ton or sixty years; that it never did any
good that Neal Dow had admitted to
him in a conversation lasting three or
four hours that there was more liouor
drank in the state of Maine since the pro-
hibitory law than before. These people
were running the town without accom-
piishing any good.
ksDr. Eli Fay: Although all know about
this case is what l have heard while sit
ting here this afternoon, | do not care to
let these friends disperss without ipdicat-
ing where | stand in iris matter. How
ever ne may sstand in reference to this
particular case, l do not think there is
a man who will attempt to deny that
liquor drinking is the greatest curse of
the world. Will the gentleman dispute
ever side issues may be raised in this
matter, the question is plainly, Do we
believe in the endorsements of the law,
and in the suppression of the liquor
traffic as contemplated by that law?
When we see men bubble and apologize
and twist and turn in every direction to
avoid the main point at issue. bringing
up everything possible to confuse and
blind the public to the real gist OF the
question, what are we to think? Gap
planse. slf the city attorney and the coun-
Gil intend to do their best in having the
A"V oiioiOcu,a VIZ are sabisleu. DuG
when, instead of sticking to the point at
issue. we are referred Ito the alleged fail
ure OF prohibition laws away over at the
other side OF the continent, in the state
OF Maine. we are forced to believe the
gentleman does not wish to confront the
real question as it exists before US today.
happen to know personally about at
least one county in the state of Maine,
the one In which | lived, and l know
that the law which is sneered at in this
manner AMI held up to ridicule, resulted
in emptying the jails and poorhouses of
that county. The gentleman has acknowl-
edged that liquor drinking is the worst
curse OF the world. Now If his logic is
worth anything. what does it mean?
Judge Weed Gnterrupting him): You
have misunderstood me. | only spoke OF
the disreputable method EN- ployed: WHY
don't you associate yourselves together
for the suppression of ali evils, instead of
singling out this one?
DIR. Fay: When / was a boy | used to
go out hunting in the woods. When |
saw bird on one tree, squirrel on
another and q chipmunk somewhere else
never tried to kill them all at once. /
generally tackled the biggest one first.
(Laughter.) This is the first time I ever
heard the love of Christ spoken of IN re-
latioh to the liquor traffic. Here we have
the fnesG residence city in the whole
country, and these gentlemen undertake
TO tell us that we will ruin its reputation
by trying to suppress the liquor traffic.
Tell tnst to the marines. (Applause)
The city attorney replied in his own
behalf.