The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-05

to put a saloon beside school is
detriment We want the school
want to know that the children who go
there shall be protected. We want the sa-
loon removed"
j. A. Sargent, pastor of the Hall-place M.
e. Church; Rev. G. L; Hare pastor pastor OF the
G6lege.aCen3e Baptstt o ~ tb Friends
Church; Rev. f. 0. Ballard of the Memoir
ial Presbyterian Church, and Messrs. Swan
and Tooley, of North Indianapolis.
There were cries for Eli f. Ritter. AS
he came forward from seat in the rear
of the we'll filled church there was loud
II have lived in this city thirty years, "
said he, and l have seen movements of
this kind started many times and then die
out. This movement means desperate con-
test. If you have an impression That TINS
place up here on Fall creek is to be closed
up by a few meetings, a few public speeches
and few prayers, you will find that you
are mistaken. very liberal gentleman has
offered to give trees for the parks with a
proposition that they shall be planted by
the church women. Those trees come from
a brewery. While the churches are planting
those trees the donors are planting deadly
upaS trees to poison our youths. That IS a
bid for the silence of the churches ! want
to say that my wife will not march in the
procession to plant those trees. we nave
I'VE may not get this ordinance passed
this year. [ hope that we may, but shall
follow it up if it takes ten years. Men say
the Council will not pass it. Men said the
Legislature would not pass the Nicholson
law. When it was introduced there We're
not five men in the House who favored it,
But when petitions bearing the names of
100000 people of the State flooded the Leg
islature it was passed. When we take our
petitions to the Council they will not be
disregarded. AS our chairman has said, we
must go slowly and in order This is to be
a bitter fight. A Terre Haute brewer (CraW-
ford Fairbanks, who is said to be backing
Irons new reSort) and every brewer in In
diana, If necessary, is going to put up
that this district cannot be wrested from
the powerful grasp of this institution. But
1 believe that it can be redeemed.
Captain Ritter had spoken of the Rich
mond case where the Council passed an or
dnance keeping saloons away from the dis
trict over the river near Earlham College.
Mr. Denny asked him If that question had
ever been passed on by the courts. Captain
Ritter replied that it had not, but the coun-
Gil passed it after eminent lawyers had eX-
pressed the opinion that it would he valid.
Mr. Denny said that in expressing the
opinion that there ought, not to be undue
haste he was afraid that his position might
have been misunderstood.
Il am just as earnest and willing to fol-
low M the fight not one nor two. but ten
years if need be, as any that have spoken.
we know where you stand, Mr.. Denny,
said Mr.; Coffin; , p,..o co.,.
him tried when he stood alone and held UP
an entire administration. We have a man
now who does not stand alone. but who
allows another man to stand for him and
hold up his administration for him
The committee appointed at last weeks
meeting reported the following executive
committee First ward. j.. a. Jenkins;
Second ward o. NJ. Pruitt Third ward, w.
H. Elvin; Fourth ward, A. NJ. Gloss5renner;
Brightwood G. K. Miller; North Indian
apolis M f. Appleby. On motion the re-
port of the committee was adopted and in
addition to the names suggested Eli +. Rlt-
ter, of the Second ward. and Jackson Lam
ders. of the Third ward were added TO it.
The committee win meet at the y. NJ. G. a.
Hall tonight for organization. The old
committee, which was appointed to draft
the ordinance. said that the subject had
been under consideration, and that the or
dinance would be ready to Introduce in
Council as soon as the executive commit
tee might direct. The two committees will
cooperate hereafter. 1t is The expressed
intention to have the ordinance so drafted
that its legality cannot be questioned when
ii is finally introduced.
Another mass meeting will be held Tues
day evening OF next week at the Friends
Church, corner of Alabama street and
Home avenue.