The herald., 1896-11-19

am an enemy of this man it is because
am friend OF good city government"
DR.. McLean's motion for a new COM
mittee to interview Glass was then put
to vote and lost-fve for, twenty
against.
DIR. WILSON'S RESOLUTIONS.
Rev. J. A. B. Wilson then presented
the following resolutions:
Whereas, We are approaching most
important city election, and
Whereas, Under the present system or
police regulations unnamable places are
Permitted to remain open by the chier
of police in full knowledge of the faet
that they are in violation OF the law
which he has sworn to enforce, and
Whereas, There has been a resolution
endorsing his administration on the pat
of men who we believe are unac-
quainted with the facts through the Bet
ter City Government league, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
Ministerial union one of the most impor' :
tant steps in municipal reform VIII be
the removal of the present chief of polce.
Resolved. That it is the sense OF this
Ministerial union that no man having re-
sponsibility in the choice of a chlef II
police. who is in any way committed 20
the continuance of the present chief
should be supported by those citizens
who are concerned for the public moral
ty of this city.
CONSIDERED SERIATIM
1t was decided that the resolutions
should be considered seriatim, and the
secretary proceeded to read the first
two "whereases.'
Rev. Burt Estes Howard moved to
strike out the word 'unnamable" and
insert the word unnamed"
Rev Wilson said that this would
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he did not think it the proper thing 10
do.
Then there arose question as 10
whether or not the evidence was sutfi-
cient to warrant the statements contain
ed in the resolution.
To this Rev. ]. A. 3. Wilson said:
"Chief Glass has himself admitted 20
me and to Brother Somes that these
places are running. Now, this testimony
you have. Rev. Howard, Glass pastor,
and DR.. Mclean are trying to impeach
the testimony you have and defend this
man. l do not propose to get on my
belly and crawl to him. Is the evidence
| of this big policeman to be taken in pref
| erence to that of Brother Somes and
myself Can you not take the evidence
of your own mon. IF not. defeat the res
! olutions and impeach their testimony.
To this DR., Mclean said.
II do not propose to say an unlSind
! word back to my brother | Will creep
on my belly to any man, and am nc
| coward"
HE WANTED TO QUALIFY.
Rev. Garnett wanted the words in
serted according to the testimony o.
Witnesses" qualifying the statement.
To this Rev. Wilson said: IF you IL
( not believe the testimony of Brother
! Somes and myself vote down the resolu-
! tions."
! The qualifying amendment of Rev
Garnett was then voted down and the
preamble was adopted with the substi
! tuition of the word Confessed" as quail
! flying the chiefs full knowledge of wha
is going on in the city.
Then the remainder of the resolutions
were adopted and the whole was pu
forth as the sense of the Ministeria
union of the city. This ended the worl
of the day, and it was over.
The Parkhurst society met immedi
ateiy after the Ministerial union meeting
and organized for business by preparing
a campaign against vice and to oppose
expose and depose corruption in oflic,
in this city