The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
TALKING
ON VICE
Bishop Potter TheOrlZlng al
Brooklyn
----us--
THE PEOPLE
SOON GET TIRED
Of Agitations for the PurllI-
cation Of City Govern
ment.

Nrw YoAK Jan. il.-Bishop Potter
spoke alta meeting in Brooklyn tonight
and in the course Of his opening re-
marks said
"The subject Of the evening is latter
suppression WHAT" and suppose
must say something as to this title.
In confess that If ! had the
authority Of prescribing the subject,
should change IL 10 read "The anti
vice crusade before suppression what.
For have grave doubts as 10 the i'm
mediate suppression Of vice, and have
met many who are equally doubtful.
owe may undoubtedly do a great deal
In civic matters and make vice less in.
decent, less insolent. The mere sup
preston is not essential. Nothing has
impressed emore during the last three
months than the efforts Of the metropolis
to make itself a more decent city,
The bishop then read an extract from
a newspaper describing the East Side
bakers strike, and how men stood out
side OF the strikers headquarters and
shouted to the passers boy that the strike
had been settled, aud that hereafter the
people would get good, pure and clean
brean, on which Union labels had been
placed.
"What we want said the bishop, "if
good, pure tenement houses on which
the union labels oi morality have been
placed. The only piece Of advice gave
10 those who came to me when the
committee Of fifteen was appointed
was that at least two representatives Of
labor should be placed on the committed
and that the commttee should recognize
all classes. We have initiated this cru.
SADIE not ior the crushing ont Of vice,
but for the triumph Of virtue" "
Bishop Potter then introduced vii
liam II Baldwin, chairman OF the
committee Of fifteen, who spoke on the
subject, "rhe COMMITTEES OF dlteen-its
origin, scope and purpose" "
Mr.. Baldwin talked at some length
on the congested conditions existing ON
the Fast Side, and the prevalence Of
vice there. Az 10 the remedies he said :
"Partisanship would ruin the attempt
We are making TO reform conditions;
any suspicion Of partisanship would
rain the movement. The greatest mis-.
take we could now make would be- to
produce anything sensational
My purpose is to pursue a careful and
businesslike policy in handling existing
conditions We should have no false
notions that anyone can stop what is
called vice our duty is TO stop the pub.
lic trade in vice.
1--WE must clean the streets. Think OF
the thousands Of children here IN New
York tonight who are not safe. Think
OF the wives that are in danger.
Your own wives and children are at
home sale and secure from harm, but
the wives aud children ON the Fast ide
are not would kill the man who
touched one Of my children.
"The great difficulty we will have in
handling the present conditions is that
tho people soon gee tired Of these
qustons and drop them after the first
agitation. This time We have got to
stay with the prohlem--this year, next
year and they ear after.
Now that We have started the move
ment ee must keep it up. believe
that the city is now entering into an era
OF virtue and morality and that We will |
not make the mistake that has been
made In rvloIm movements ia the mast n'