Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-28
TO JOIN
CHAPMAN CRUSADE
PROHIBITION LEADER AGREES
TO AID MOVEMENT .
"CompIete elimination of Evil Is the
Only Solution" Declares Staunch
Adherent of the Cold Water
Brigade

Peace may be declared between the
two warning factions in the temper
ance movement of Los Angeles.
while it is decidedly against the
principles of the straight Prohibition
party to compromise with the liquor
traffic, can say in behalf of the, party
that -: will affiliate for the sake of
harnBny with the anti-saloon move
ment being inauguraed by Mr.. Chap
man." said Rev. W.. J. Phillips, the
Prohibftion leader, yesterday. 80
"The Prohibition party does not be-
lieve in any proposition short of the
entire elimination of the liquor. busi-
mess, root and branch" continued Mr..
Phillips.
According to my idea it does not
seem right and doing justice to the
people from whom so many thousands
of dollars are being extracted to patch
up the liquor business, when a few
hundreds of dollars would have accom-
plished so much more in bringing be-
fore the people the issue upon which
to act.
about one year ago a proposition
was made by the different organiza-
tions allied to the prohibition princi-
pies of Los Angeles to the Anti-Saloon
League This action was taken to form
a citizens union. The proposition
was refused by the league. My idea
was to circulate the league and pro-
hibition petitions, as outlined by each,
without regard to names being at
tached, to show the wishes of the peo-
pie and then to act accordingly.
Now as it stands 1 think it is doubt
full If the people will favor the PROPOSE
tion of voting for eliminating the sa-
looms only and leaving othe" doors wide
open of Objectionable character pertain
ing to the liquor traffic.
"I am sustained in this assertion by
private and public demonstrations re-
garding the sense of the people. At
one public meeting, where many were
addicted to drink, the prohibition
proposition was upheld by a large ma
jority while the Anti-Saloon league
proposition failed entirely to receive
ILttll the Cldoo
does not comprehend the necessity of
eliminating one feature of the liquor
traffic in favor of Others"
With reference to the resorts outside
Of the saloons Mr.. Phillips said:
while the saloons are bad, / pre-
so-called resorts. These brilliantly il
Illuminated places draw young men and
women within their confines when they
would not deign to enter a common
saloon.
1T would astonish people not con-
many young men and women enter
these resorts nightly and drink.
"On one night we saw 347 girls and
young women and 625 young men and
Toys drinking within thirty minutes at
three of the resorts, These are only
very few instances that impress the
necessity of the entire elimination of
the liquor traffic"
Rev. E. S Chapman Is very enthu-
siastic over the Anti-saloon league
movement. He said last, evening that
the movement was progressing as
rapidly as possible. Petitions for sig
natures are being circulated in every
precinct of Los Angeles for the special
election.
Regarding the movement Rev. Mr..
Chapman said;
Very spiritual and impressive SER
mons were preached Sunday on the
subject of our temperance campaign.
which cannot fail to result in much
good to the cause we 'espouse."