Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-09-28
Law and Order
League Meeting.

The Mass Meeting called for last night
TO organize law and order league was
attended by perhaps $50 people. Rev.
Walker was called to the chair and DR..
8. ii. Pollock chosen Secretary. Mayor
Mcdonald was the first speaker. lie went
into somewhat detailed statemento OF the
condition Of affairs in town. pointing out
that there were repeated violations Of the
law in regard to the Sunday closing OF
saloons and the opening OF gambling
dcns. lie stated that he had been called
upon by two Of the saloon keepers and
one Of the town trustees previous to the
fair and asked to give his consent TO the
running Of gambling rooms and slot
machines In town during the fair week.
with. the understanding that all such
should pay fine Of sss each after the
fair. lie had rrpudia,ed any such COM
pact fotthe violation OF the law and had
instructed the marshal to enforce the law.
The marshal had declined to act and put
the onns OF doing so upon the sheriff,
Sheriff Rarr had come TO town and no'i-
fed some OF the saloon keepers OF his in.
ten,ion to prosecute for violations OF the
law. Bu; a little later Nr. barr was taken
in hand by several members OF the board
Of town trustees and instructed that an
understanding existed be;ween the town
trustees and the saioonkecPcrs. and he
va. no, TO interfere. They would pay
their TN. after ,h. fair WINS over. Six
such yiolaiors Of tho Law by mutual con.
s.n. between them aud ioan officials Ind
como forward aud paid s...S each into III.
town treasury. A seventh saioonk~cpcr
had crs~ishri out Of payment by sayin.
TINT tie eco slo, machine ic brought 10
town was in aiioinin. premises and not
on tho~c hc paid rcnt for after tho INT
of September. III. iosn hhd l.ottnn clio
ont this business hut not with his consent
IL. had ma, only refused to b- n party 10
snrli contract Int hnd instructed both
til. Marshal nni tn Sheriff To 30 on aud
enforce tho law. lie hal dore his part.
but his orders were disfc..nricd and II
now remained for the Law abiding citizens
OF the icwn TO take the matter IN hand
and insii nron the council enforcing Ito
Inv.
Rev. Davenport, wRh the next speaker
and he spok. IN detail of what lie had
personally seen 81 open and fragrant dis
oricr and fowjyisin upon the streets aud
within the salooua OF ths town. lie had
seen from the stree, men gathered aioni
the tables in saloons and hear the clink
of money on the table md seen young
men ranged mp along tho fFou; of the
bars engaged IN ribald singing and con-
vcrsation.
Mia. Fowler Chnmos mex; had the
floor and made nh inpassioucd appeal
nj
cnt, TO Use their right of sIifrae. in
shutting up those dcns OF infnmy.
Women were responsible for all the Elm
in the world aud not until they quit
inhrring drunknfls aud giving birth to
idioia wonld tho drink evil be
suppressed. Shc was u, hamci OF her
rex in Colorado when she saw how little
use they had made o! their suffrag. 10.
ward supprrtsibg the saloon. She did
no, SEQ how men aud womcn coGld he
church members and puriakc OF the com.
muDion and yet refuse to use their in.
auencc against the liquor traffic.
Hon. John Hipp Of Denver who was
present ms the legal adviser in the work
Of organization wus the next speaker.
He read the Statutory laws regarding
saloons and gave emphatic notice to MI
concerned that these laws were now going
to be enforced ut Rocky Ford. He cited
the amazing indifference OF tho parents
ms to tn. welfare OF their children rs 70.
lated to the liquor traffic, charging them
with giving more concern TO the where.
nbouts and well being Of their cattle
thnn OF their sons md daughters.
Pledge cards were then parsed
through the audience for signature and
d were signed.
The cards reads rs follows;
am IN sympathy with the work OF the
Law and Order League rs presented at
this meeting. and pledge myself to sup
mort the work. will contribute s.
for the work.
Rev. Andrew then pronounced the
bcnediction and all but the most inter-
cstcd portion of the meeting retired.
These remained for the adoption Of con-
stitution and the election Of officers The
officers elected were as fellows:
Prof. l.. H. Harrison, Pres; DR.. S. II.
Pollock, Sec; L. W. Babcock, Treas. !;
L, ]. Henry, Mrs. Warren Blinn, Prof.
r. b. Bollcs, Vice presidents. To these
will be added by appointment six other
members Of the League, constituting its
executive committee. A general canvass
Of the towd is to be made to arouse in
tesest and increase the membership OF
the League. Great enthusiasm was man
ifcst and the leaguers seem to be in dead
earncft. Breakers of the law will do
we'll to take no,ice and govern them
selves accordingly.
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Lindsey Pike SandbaEged.