The herald., 1896-12-05

els, saw the women and talked to them,
and oh, such vieness as they talked to
us. And we bought beer at 81 a bottle
You can get it cheaper elsewhere, but
considering all the surroundings, we
had to pay a dollar. We only took
enough to be certain it was beer"
Rev. Mr.. Mclean then said that in
these places he was told that the police
elc standing in and did not interfere
ith the business. The speaker de-
elared that in this present fight against
vice he would arrest any official or other
nan, even though he be a member of
he official board of his own church.
When the speaker concluded a col
ection was taken up. Appeals for con-
-ributions of s25, $40 and S. found no re-
sponse. but smaller sums We're dropped
in the basket.
Rev. j. w. Ball of the English Luth-
aran church was next introduced, and
he related his experience He said he
took place on the committee with great
reluctance and would now gladly give
way to some other man. The fact is"
said he, things have come to such pass
in this city that the ministers had to do
the work. | went with the committee
because | did not know the facts, but
find they more than sustain the strong
resolutions of the Ministerial associa-
ton. At the brothels we visited we saw
naked women dancing in all sorts of
lewd contortions." Mr.. Ball was deeply
moved as he related the dreadful things
he had learned.
Rev. Mr.. c. c. Mclean spoke again,
and in this speech he gave the surprise"
he had promised. He began by saying
that one object of the Parkhurst society
was to take a hand in politics and for
some reasons there are candidates the
members of the society cannot vote for.
1e then made an attack on Mr.. Snyder,
Mr.. Meredith, Mr.. DockWeiler and Mr..
Savage as men they could not vote for.
The method of the attack upon these
men was as much of surprise as the
Rev. Mr. Nc Lean could have wished,
though he must have been little dis
appointed in the feebleness of the APP
plause that followed his words.
Then Dr. j. A. b. Wilson was intro
duced, and he jumped into the arena
with an ardor that BODIED ill for any chief
of police or other city official caught
derelct in their duty. He said he did
not know why Mr.. Mclean had sup
pressed so much of his evidence when he
could have told such startling things.
He declared that the city is paying s7O.-
900 year to have done what the Sreach-
ers are undertaking. After all. Los An
geles is the best and most moral city
have ever lived in. If 1t were not true
that the city is composed of SO many
moral people you would all have to move
away. In the nine days this committee
has secured evidence to make 800 COM
plants against violators of law. The
speaker. after repeating many of the
statements he has already made on pre-
vious occasions now in print, made an
appeal for financial aid for Mr.. McLean's
committee. ut costs money to go to
these places and get women to dance
naked That is what in New York is
called circus. 1t cost DR.. Parkhurst
a great amount of money, and 1T will cost
money here"
Mr.. j. r. Newberry, who had been
billed as a speaker, came in late and at
the conclusion of DR.. Wilson's speech he
said a few words, chiefly to urge the
people to attend the meetingi of the
League for Better City Government Sat
urday evening
The meeting was closed with prayer
by Rev. A. c. Smither.