Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-13
CRUSADE AGAINST
SALOONS STARTED
ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE HEAR
DR.. CHAPMAN
WAR Horse" Of Antl-saloon Moves
ment Declares Liquor Evil Threat
ems to DemoraIIze Manhood and
Womanhood of Los Angeles


to dampen the ardor of over one thou
sand representative citizens Of Los
Angeles who gathered in Temple audi
torium to formulate plans for their
great fight against the impending sa-
loon evil, which, they declare, now
overshadows this community and
threatens to demoralize the manhood
and womanhood of the city.
Gray haired men, home-loving women
and children of tender years mingled
together in unison and denounced the
liquor curse as imperiling the sanctity
of the home and threatening to destroy
the happiness of its inmates.
Unmitigated enthusiasm and grim de-
termination to decapitate the liquor
monster marked the inaugural meeting
of the approaching battle, and the slo-
gan Of the warriors, Down with the
saloon" was heard In every corner of
the spacious auditorium.
The mo saloon movement, which Is
now progressing rapidly in Los An
geles, has as its backbone proposed
be unlawful for any person, firm, cor
poration or association to establish
keep, maintain, conduct or carry on
within the city of Los Angeles any
saloon, bar, barroom, tippling house,
dramshop or other place where spirit
uous, vinous, malt or mixed liquors. or
any alcoholic or Intoxicating liquors are
sold kept for sale, offered for sale, fur
nished, divided, delivered or given
away"
A petition is being circulated in
which the city council Is asked to call
a special election to submit to a vote
Of the people the proposed ordinance.
which will Danish the saloon from the
community.
The law requires that Is per cent of
the duly qualified electors and regis
tered voters of Los Angeles shall at
tach their names to any petition call
ing for a special election, and in this
instance the names of about 42OO voters
are required to insure the proposed
special election.
DR.. Chapman introduced
The Rev. Mr.. Ryland Of the M. e.
church south presided over the meet
ing yesterday, and after few remarks
on the mo saloon movement, he in
troduced the speaker of the day, the
Rev. E. S. Chapman, the war horse
of the anti-saloon forces.
"When I hear men of intelligence
talk on this great question I am more
inclined each day to think that there
Ia a great future in store for US III
this. great fight against the saloon'
began DIR. Chapman.
He then commented upon the WORK
which is in store for those active III
the fight and continued:
1T is a magnificent thing to think
that Christ is preparing crown fof
each Of us and it is our duty to ASSIST
him. 1t should be our aim to do this
work in the wisest and best way pos
sible.
"It's not a movement for today; II
is a movement for all time. 1t IS
tremendous public spirit which makes
prohibitive law effective"
At this juncture DR.. Chapman urgeo
his hearers to grasp the movement
with an unfaltering hand. He assert
ed that the only city of the size oi
Los Angeles which has a prohibitory
ordinance is Cambridge, Mass and ne
called attention to the fact that the
ordinance in that city was adpoteo
only after a fight lasting many years
Continuing, ne said:
ut is difficult for me to understand
how any sensible business man car
for one moment be made to believe
that saloon anywhere on earth car
be anything but a drawback to pros
perity and a poisonous reptile in the
midst Of civilization"
Anti-SaIoon Literature
The active workers in the movement
propose to distribute from house tc
house interesting anti-saloon literature
and the speaker urged his hearers to
personally distribute the literature
touching on the movement among
those engaged in the commercial walks
of life.
DR.. Chapman urged the women OF
Los Angeles to attend the meetings
and participate in the fight against
the liquor interests. He said thai
while the women cannot vote under
the law, 1t is an undisputed fact thai
the feminine sex WELD considerable
influence in any election by exercising
their influence in the councils of the
home.
"I wouldn't give much for mar
that wouldn't vote the way his wife
wanted him to on this great question:
declared DR.. Chapman. There has
never been greater evil in the his
tory OF our country than the act OF
the civil government in legalizing the
liquor traffic"
Speaking OF the movement which Is
now in progress, DR.. Chapman said:
II believe that Gods spirit Is NOV
ing upon the people. and believe that
within the next few weeks thousands
OF men and women will be engaged in