The herald., 1897-02-23
70 EXTERM|NATE SALOONS
The Magnum Opus That the
League Essays
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The Value of Organization and Cooper.
alton Commended
A Tribute to Business rlen's Efforts for the
Cause of Temperance - Local
Option Demanded

The Anti-Saloon league met in Tenn
perance temple at 1:30 p. m. yesterday,
for the purpose of organizing an anti
saloon league for Southern California.
auxiliary to the American organization
Of that ilk.
There were 1S3 delegates present, rep
resenting the Corgreg ational Baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian unions, Ep-
worth league, the Christian Endeavor
unions. W.C.TU. and the Chautauqua
assembly. Besides the delegates,
large audience filled the main hall and
the gallery.
The Rev. Clark Crawford, president
of the league called the meeting to or
der and was later elected chairman.
Rev DR.. Chichester conducted devotion
al exercises before the work commenced.
w. r. Edwards, president of Throop
polytechric institution, was elected sec
retary.
The following committee was appoint
ed on roll call: ]. D. Irvine jr., Los An
geles; L. B. Palmer, Pasadena
The president described briefly the
origin of the anti-saloon movement in
Ohio in uniting forces that were power
In this work. A committee on consti-
tuition was appointed
S. A. Hadley. superintendent of the
McCauley mission, New ork was call
ed upon to address the assembly which
he did at soms length outlining some of
his personal experiences from the inside
of saloon, where his younger days had
been spent and from which he had es-
capped in time to work for the reform
movement.
DR.. Warren r Day made a fine ad-
dress. He touched on the strength of
the saloon and the resources for Its
overthrow. The greed of the seller. the
appetite of the buyer, the cheer and COM
paniorship found in saloons, the in
creasing use of i.quor in social circles.
etc. were some Of the points the speak
er dwelt upon
Communications were read from w.
c. Patterson, Bishop Montgomery. An
drew Mullen, Rev. A. S. Clark and 9TH
ers. All expressed regret at being un-
able to be present. and In different ways
gave their Views Of methods which would
be of use in the movement discussed.
Hon. ]. f. McComas of Pomona made
a short address. pledging himself to work
for the league. touching on the power Of
politics behind the saloon and the neces-
sity fer reform In the city, county and
state governments.
D. Kanouse, a Knight Templar of
prominence from Wisconsin, discussed
the question of the anti-saloon move
ment with intense feeling. He thought
the only way to fight the devil was to
show no quarter He said he was a
ranchman, ard he found the way to
get rid Of scale was to kill 1t; that cut
ting 1t inch by inch did not exterminate.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
Resolved, That 1t is the grand princi-
pie with the league to unite the Christ
ian, the moral, the civic, the social the
economic and the Industrial phases OF
the temperance question in one body In
the effort to overthrow the saloon power
In the city, county. state and nation.
Resolved. That we, as an organization,
recognize the efficient work of business
men and corporations in behalf of tenn
perance as voiced in the following words
of w. c. Patterson, late president of the
chamber of commerce:
TT Is more and more becoming GUS
tom with the best business houses and
with all reputable corporations to refuse
employment except to men who are
known to be sober and who do not even
frequent saloons"
Resolved, That we thoroughly sympa-
thize with and endorse the efforts now
being made in the various towns and
cities of Southern California for the en-
forcement Of the law and the closing of
places engaged in the Illicit sale of in
toxicating liquors.
Resolved, That we are decidedly in
favor of the enactment in California of
law requiring that a proposition for
and against saloons shall be printed on
the Australian ballot sheet, entirely
separate from any political party or
candidate, at every general election, the
same as it Is embodied in the so-called
Haskell Harris bill of Ohio, which Is
endorsed by the officers of the National
Anti-Saloon league, as statute to be
passed for enactment in every state in
the union; and we hereby instruct the
officers of the AntiSaloon league of
Southern California to take action at
once for securing the Introduction of
this bill in our own state legislature,
now in session, either by itself or In CO.
operation with other leagues.
Resolved, That while we appreciate
and value the power and usefulness of
the press as an educator of public opin-
ion, we pledge our support to such
papers as shall favor the cause of the
American Anti-Saloon league.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the good work done in the antisaloon
cause by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union.
The committee on nominations re-
ported as follows
President, Hon. P. NJ Green, Pasa-
dena.
Superintendent, T. D. Kanouse.
Secretary, Rev. r. ]. Culver, Pasadena.
Treasurer, J. w. Ball, Los Angeles.
The committee on nominations rec
omended that the election of the two
delegates to the next annual convention
be referred to the executive committee
for appointment later in the year.
DR.. J. K. Fowler of Los Angeles was
recommended as representative on the
board of directors in the American
league, and it was also recommended that
the election of delegate to the convention
of 1898 be referred to the board of direct
ors
The reports of the nominating COM
mittee and the committee on constitu-
tion were adopted as read
The Standard. a Pasadena anti-sa-
loon journal, was adopted as the official
organ of the league.
Mr.. Braly of the Los Angeles school
board made a short address. r. w.
Pondexter also made a few remarks.
After a closing prayer by DR.. Day, the
convention adjourned.
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