Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

his earnings are spent for an over-in-
diligence of liquor and thereby neglect
ing his home and family? Is this asser-
ton true2 The enormous amount Of
money on deposit in our savings banks
Is direct denial.
Business men and capitalists do not,
as a usual thing, use the savings banks
for their funds, which are placed In
the large commercial banks, which are
better adapted for the routine of or
dinary business l venture to say that
fully 75 per cent of the deposits in the
savings banks of this city are made by
the wage Garner and his wife.
There Is not a city in the United
States the size of Los Angeles in which
such large percentage of the work.
ingmen are owners of their own homes
as in this city. Does this have the ap-
pearance of blowing their wages in
for liquor? Because a workingman or
any other person quenches his thirst
with glass or two of wine or beer
shall he be called a drunkard or sot?
Is the workngman's intelligence so
limited that he does not know how to
take care of himself and hi family
without the assistance of the cold water
fanatic? What terrible insult this is
to what we have always pointed to with
pride, "our intelligent workingmen."
Los Angeles has certainly fallen into
very desperate condition when 1t re-
auires professional agitators, who are
paid for services rendered, to come to
our city and dictate laws for the care
of the morals Of our community.
The marvellous growth of Los An
geles is not caused by the existence of
it's 200 saloons, nor by the addition to
our population Of the narrow minded
element Our wonderful and healthful
climate is the drawing card that has
brought the large number Of shrewd !
business men and capitalists here, men
with broad-gauge views, who have !
seen the advantages which our city |
has commercially. Our immense busi- |
ness blocks and lovely homes are the
result of their sound reasoning. will
not insult this most desirable class of
citizens by insinuating that they have
settled here with their families and
fortunes because of the existence of
saloons in this city; but L will say
without fear of contradiction that our
city of over 100000 souls would today
be slowly struggling to a much smaller
mark If the rights and freedom of
these people were curtailed with pro-
hibitory laws. They knew that there
were saloons here when they came to
this city with their sons and daughters.
and they relied upon home influences
and proper training to prevent them
from listening to "the siren voice" of
the drinking place
DIR. Chapman, the Express and their
followers are always pointing with
pride to our lovely neighbor Pasadena,
as an example Of total prohibition. |
Personally, have the greatest admira-
ton for this charming city of homes;
but to say that 1t is a prohibition city, |
Is laughable. Probably 1 can enlighten !
DR.. Chapman & Co. on one point at
least, and that is, that this very city |
OF Pasadena maintains three bars, To-
Gated in the three principal tourist ho-
tells of that city, and that the existence |
of these bars is countenanced by the |
city authorities. The proprietor of one |
OF these hotels plainly informed the |
board'o of city trustees, some years ago, |
that If his guests (the tourists) could |
not enjoy the privileges which they |
expected and desired, he would close
his hotel, as 1t would be improbable
to run lit If he were not allowed to !
serve his guests with. liquors. 1t is
needless to mention that all guests at
this and the other tourist hotels are
served with liquors whenever they
wish them.
Furthermore, 1 am in a position to
positively state that these three hotels
sell more liquor during the tourist sea-
son than are sold by any three bars