The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-26
SECOND WARD PROTESTS
ANOTHER ANTI-SALOON MEETING
HELD THERE LAST NIGHT.
Address by Jacob r. Dunn and Others
Sam Dinnfn's Open Violation
of Nicholson Law.

A meeting of Second ward citizens was
held at the Friends Church, corner of Ala
bama and Thirteenth streets, last night to
agitate the movement against saloons in
the residence districts of the city Several
strong speeches were made favorng the re-
stricting ordinance. Ex-Judge r. n. Lamb
presided and during the course of the meet
ing made short speech in which he urged
the citizens of the ward to keep on rousing
public sentiment.
1--WE have very few saloons in this part
of the city, declared Mr.. Lamb because
public sentiment is against it. Exclude the
saloon business from these four wards and
it won't be long till the adjacent wards will
follow and we can drive this Ubiquitous
business into the sea. Every man should
make haste and attach his name with pen
and ink to these petitions. And this is a
glorious opportunity for the young men and
women of the Epworth League and the
Christian Endeavor societies to engage in
work that will tell for time and eternity
Jacob p. Dunn made a speech in which
he declared himself in favor of the move
ment. He said in the pursuit of happiness,
as expressed in the Constitution, every man
has q right to some place to live where
the peace and happiness of his family can
not be disturbed. This, Mr.. Dunn asserted,
is the fundamental principles of democ-
racy. He was in favor of the movement
to restrict the sale of LIQUOR because sa-
looms are q real disturbance In any neigh
borhood. Mr.. Dunn read from the address
of Thomas jefferson, delivered While PreSi-
dent to an Indian tribe, in which Jefferson
said there should be no liquor sold on the
reservations because it was a disturbance
to the homes The speaker urged that the
movement be kept free from politics so that
when the matter is presented to the Coun-
ell it will put each member on his individual
and not partisan responsibility. MIR. Dunn
could not see how any man could refuse to
favor it.
Captain Eli Ritter told the meeting that
Sam Dinnin, a downtown saloon keeper,
is again breaking the law. Dinnin, he said,
was one of the first saloon men to be prose-
cuted for violation of the Nicholson law.
The saloon keeper was fined for maintain
ing music in his place, the supreme Court
uphOlding the decision of the lower court.
Captain Ritter said Dinnin was again vio-
laung the law by furnishing his patrons
with music. The winerooms, the speaker
declared are being operated on extensive
scale again, and he believed the devil had
been unclaimed sure"
Chairman Lamb told of a real estate sale
he had recently made and deprecated the
use to which the ground was being put. lie
owned a piece of property in the north part
of the city which he tried for long time
to dispose of. He could find no buyer be-
cause the property was located within htty
feet Of KisselS roadhouse.
But finally" said the chairman, "a fell
low came along and paid me my price-a
low one-and l let the property go. Now
/ find they are putting up roadhouse on
that very piece of ground. Rev r. G,
Neighbors, editor of the Baptist Outlook,
spoke on the subject of temperance gen.
orally. He said he would be glad to put
his hands to the movement for the success
of temperance The speaker thought there
should be more temperance heard in the
church these times.
F. r. McWhirter regretted that it had
been said of the Prohibtionists that they
were standing aloof from this movement.
He said it was mistake. He believed the
time would come when the people of In
dianapolis would stand forth regardless of
party and selfish interests for that which is
right rather than expedient.
There were other remarks by John A.
Wilkins, Rev. Mr.. Miller, of Brightwood,
and others. Two or three young men, be-
fore the meeting closed, volunteered to
start out with petitions and were assigned
districts by Captain Ritter.