The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-19
Mr.. 000LEY ON THE
CRUSADE AGAINST VICE

Vice." sad Mr.. Dooley. lis a crea-
tGre OF such heejous mein. as Hogan
says. that tn more ye see IL tn betther
ye like II. ia be afraid 10 enther upon
"a crusade again vice rr fear might
prefer u to tn varchous life iv a ray
'splctable liquor dealer. But anyhow
IN crusade has started an befure man
ny months I'll be lookin' undher tn
table whln set down to peaceful
game iv solytaire 20 see II n polisman
lin citizens clothes amt concealed
there.
"Th' city ~ New York. Hinnissy. sets
I'm fashion Nv vice an starts tn cru
SADIE again ~. Thin iv'rybody else takes
~ up. They'se crusades an crusaders
IN iv'ry hamlet In tn land an places
} that II cursed with nawthin' worse
lthir pitchin' horseshoes sinds to tn
bneighborin' big city fr a case Nv vice to
tuppress We're In tn mist iv n cru
lsade now an there isn't n polisman in
town who isn't thremblin' f'r his job.
| AS a people. Hinnissy. we're tn
breatest crusaders that liver was--fr
II short distance. on a quarther mile
thrnck We can crusade at a rate that
fwud make Hogan's frind. Godfrey tn
Bullion. look like n crab. But tn
lthrouble II tn crusade don't last afther
tn first sprint. tn crusaders drops
out ~ tn PROCESSION TO take n dhrink
or put n little money on the ace an be
IN time tn end Nv tn line ~ march Is
reached IN boss crusader IL alone In
IN inb nn' his former followers is hurl.
lin bricks NJ him FIRM tn windows ~
lpoiicy shops tn boss crusader al
ways gets tn double cross. If I want
ed 20 sind me good name down to tn
lrineratlors with Cap Kid an Jesse
\ James. ia head movement fr IN
, suppression % vice. 7 wud so.
"Ye sec. Iu:nnissv. 'tis this way: tn
lta-ads nicted 20 office an nut on IN
polls force IL In need ~ little loos'
lchane an IN on'y wav they can get !
10 be neRotvatin' with vice. Tam
many can't raise amy money on IN
churches. ~ won't do fr thin 10 rail-
n gint's furpishin' sthore fr keepir
ldisorderiv neckties In tn window
They've cot % get tn money where ~
comm 20 thin an 'tis on'v comm Z
4 thin, where IN law an vile human M
ii ture ms q sthranrie holt on ench other
4 poiisr,an roes afther vice NJ an NJ
acer ~ IN Law IN corres awav as
phiiosopher tn theory Nv mysllf. Ho
~ ear. Croker an other larned men is tina
vice whln its broke r. n crime an viii
it's got n bank account Is necessit
an luxury.
well. tn ia-ads goes on usin' q
revised statutes as sandbag an b
an by tn captain ~ IN polls static
gets TO n pint where his steam yacf
bumps into canoe iv tn Prisidlnt
IN Standard lie Comp'ny. an thi
there's IN divvle 90 pay. It's been
dull summer anyhow. an people al
lIookin' rr change an n little diva
ng sion an somebody who doesn't RAJ
10, nImber what happened TO tn last ma
I'd that led n crusade again vice. gets Z
an SAYS he: This here city is
vereytable Sodom an II must be cleai
ed out an ivrybody takes broom
lt Tn churches appints comities n
so does tn stock Exchange an I
Rrewers' Society an afther Will
other organizations jumps into I
fray. as Hogan says. witnesses
" sunmoned before IN comity w I
AmaIiamated Union Nv Shell Wurru
ch ers. IN Society fr tn Prevention
we Good Money. IN Ancient Ordher
send Men. tn Knights Nv tn Rou'
Table with the slit In tn centher: q
spike NrCiue. tn burglar. examin
,bf,n on vice they have met an WI
rs. o,,,ht 10 be done tow'rd keepin
,otis IN nights. Thin tn man IN
n objects 20 canary bur-rds In windoy
u. s,breet music. vivysection. profani
expenaive fun'rals. open sthreet ca
an other vices takes hand an