The San Francisco call., 1896-02-17

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l am only boy, but l hope to see the day
when no man shall be allowed to put his
ballot into the ballot box till he can read
that ballot in the English language. Ap-
plause.l l hope to see the day when not
only the men but the women shall be able
to do that.
"What concerns us to-day is good citi-
zenship and that will come only out of the
right kind OF ballot, and the right kind of
ballots should be cast at the primary. We
must have men in every Office in the City
and have respect for our rights, but more
respect for the rights of the community.
sI am simply here to say that it is our
duty TO see that when the next election
comes that we turn the rascals out; don't
turn the raScals in.
"I would like to have every man who
holds an Office in America to be an Ameri-
can. Not man necessarily born in this
country, but if when he came to this
country he did not become an American /
say that he should be born again.
I'VE ought to clean out our poolrooms,
our gam bling places and our streets ought
to be cleaned even it we have to pour
along them streams of fire.
II hope some minister who is not under
the influence of some one who owns a
good deal of property-I every now and
/ am in community where nobody owns
a preacher-but want to say that l know
some preachers whose lips cannot be pad
locked.
"Just as soon as the preachers and
schoolteachers and lawyers and rich men
all agree on one point, the newspapers will
agree on that point, too. That is to say, /
believe they will; that just as soon as they
see which way the cat is going to Jump,
they will lump ahead of the cat.
when We get outside of this hall, what
ever our principles may be, each one of us
should become an individual committee
for the reform of this City. We can ac-
complish it, and we ought to do ii, and by
the grace of God we will do it."
In announcing President Hudelson the
chairman stated that he had just got up
from bed of sickness and was therefore
not prepared to do as good service to the
cause as would have otherwise been the
case. The appearance OF the speaker
called forth hearty and prolonged ap-
plause from the audience. He spoke as
follows:
Ladies, Gentlemen and Fellow. Citizens
of San Francisco: 1t seems TO me that it
would be we'll 10 dismiss this meeting this
afternoon with what has been SO we'll and
forcibly stated in your hearing. / am sure
that there is not lady or gentleman with
in these four walls who does not appreciate
more fully their responsibility at the bar
of their country after listening to the we'll
chosen words of the previous speaker.
There are several questions being dis
cussed at the present time and among
them is that question of the necessity OF
the organization known as the A. z. A.
Applause
when see four mi iIlion and a half or
five million men coming together in an
organization like this within the short
space of nine years; when | see half
million of American women banding
themselves into an organization as an
auxiliary of the A. P. A. within the last
and girls of America between the
years of 10 and Is banding them
selves together into another organiza-
ton auxiliary to the A. P. A. | come
to the conclusion at once that certainly
there must be a reason and very good
reason for such an uprising in a country
Ike ours. And SO to you, my fellow cIti-
must argue most conclusively the neces-
slty for their existence. They have al
ready accomplished very great work.
1T is true there was dearth of
patriotism in the land 1 am very glad
that our Catholic friends are becoming so
patriotic. There is to be a Catholic
patriotic turnout on Washington's birth
day and they are putting the American
flag on their schools and are shouting their
President Hudelson then related the
story of the preacher who had exhausted
his list of sermons and who on his congre-
cation insisting that he should preach
once more, utilized discourse on he'll.
at was a most eloquent Sermon" said the
speaker, land those present declared that
they could almost smell the fumes of the
conclusion an old gentleman in the front
row started to sing the hymn, we will
soon be at home over there
These patriotic Catholics ought to be
singing this song. In fact they ought to
have begun singing it long time..ago.
while l love to see the celebration of
Washington's birthday, don't like to see
that occasion celebrated as Y. NJ. 1. day,
nor as A. P. A. day. I would rather see it
celebrated as Washingtons birthday, as of
old.
'If YOU will bear with me for Just mo-
ment will call your attention to the con-
stltution of the State of California regard
ing a certain matter. l refer to Article 43,
Section 22''
He then read this section and also Sec
ton 30 OF the same article as follows:
No money shall be drawn from the treasury
but in consequence OF appropriations made by
law and upon warrants duly drawn thereon
by the Controller; and no money shall ever be
appropriated or drawn from the State treasury
citation, asylum, hospital or any other institu-
tion not under the exclusive management and
control of the State as State institution nor
shall any grant or donation of property ever be
made thereto by the State; provided that. not
withstandlng anything contained in this or
any other section of this constitution, the Leg
islature shall have the power to grant aid to
institutions conducted for the support and
maintenance of m inor orphans, ,or half-orphans,
or abandoned children, or aged persons in indi-
gent circumstances-such aid to be granted by
a uniform rule, and proportioned to the num-
Der Of inmates of such respective institutions;
provided further that the State shall have at
any time the right to inquire into the manage
ment of such institution; provided further,
that whenever any county, or city or county,
or city, or town, shall provide for the support
of minor orphans, or half-orphans, or aban-
doned children, or aged persons in INDECENT
circumstances, such county, city or county,
city or town, shall be entitled to receive the
same pro rata appropriations as may be
granted to such institutions under church or
other control. An accurate statement of the
receipts and expenditures of public moneys
shall be attached to and published with the
laws at every regular session of the Legis-
lature.
Neither the Legislature nor any county,
city and county, township, school district
or other municipal corporation shall ever
make an appropriation or pay from any
public fund whatever, or grant anv-
thing TO or in aid of any religious
sect, church, creed or sectarian Durnose or