The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC MORALS.

Committee Public Morals to take charge of the spirit
ua interests of the people of San Francisco is move IN
the right direction There nothing that this city needs so
much as general reuvenaton During the recent con-
noversy between Captain Lees and Police Commissioner
unst il was stated on behalf of the latter that the town is
and has been for some time we OPEN" This that
gambling carried on throughout the city with mpuniy and
that for those appointed preserve the morals of
the everywhere prevaen all of which Indicates
that the new Committee Public Morals does its duty
will be able to make glorious record for itself.
But if Captain Patrick Micheltorena Deany, chair
of the new committee, has been accurately interviewed
reporter for this ournaand in default of supplements
PLANTATION we are justified in assuming that his views
moral questions which confront have been correctly
we are compelled to say that he is the wrong in
place. The captain is very estimable gentleman
understand maintains the strictest morals himself.
the code he observes personally, however, he does
would be received with applause by the masses.
stance, he says the nicke-in-the-sot machines vii
to 'go" by the committee but he does not placeo
mnation to obliterae them upon moral grounds. He's
man living can beat hem for he has tried it himself
Shaking dice, he ntmates, will be permed-not because
that practice moral but because is convenient for
gentlemen to decide which shall for the drinks. Be-
Sides he adds, dceshang is fair game. When you are
shaking with friends says the captain, you have
chance even And then he appendS the thought
full remark 81 inclined think that stop shaking for
the drinks would be in the of tramping mans
rights"
Betting the racetrac he also regards greaevi but
he puts his becon to the ground that impossible to
beat the boomakers AS for poker, he thinks that an
game If play with friends, and is careful to
keep sharpers from the table, the captain, he
manage to keep even, maybe get little ahead. Prize
fighting the captain did not regard bad at ALL Limited
tests he informed the reporter only right but highly
enoyabe and the reporter says that Immediately the
conclusion the interview Supervisor Deany hurried down
arrange for complimentary box with the manager
of the Goddard-Sharkey mill.
Doubtless Captain Deany's high character man
and citizen procured for him the place of chairman of the
Committee Public Morals. Indeed outwardy he seems
be all right But submit that if this interview the
of his ideas questions of public morality he enter
tans opinions which altogether too loose to qualify him
for the place which he has been appointed quite plain
that Captain Deany thinks the test of the morality of
gambling devices is their fairness According to this standard
only brace games faro marked cards. loaded dice and
Programmed horseraces to be barred by the
mittee
We do not suggest that Captain Deany resign his
position chairman of the Committee Public Morals, but
that upon reflection he will observe the extreme
poprey of elnquishng the position to Mr. Britt Mr. Shee-
ham, Mr. Smith, other gentleman who attends church
occasionally Captain Deany may attend church occasionally
the teachings of his pastor.