Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-24

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She said that a fallen boy was as
bad al a fallen girl
II believe in a single standard Of
morality" she declared. "A girl has
as much right to be bad as boy, but
neither should do wrong"
Mrs. Griffith related the story Of a
beautiful and talented young woman
who had been drugged and kept a
| prisoner against her wishes and she
put the question to the audience:
What would you have done If that
girl had been your sister2'
shoot" declared one man, and Mrs
| Griffith responded, Il say amen to
that. Men, treat every woman as you
would your own daughter. The
churches are doing good work, but
believe It would be good business IL
they would adjourn their prayer meet
ings occasionally and visit these dens
Of vice. We want to make Los An
geles a safe place for the boys the
girls the husbands and the wives"
Scores Ministerial Union
Rev. c. j. Hall, secretary Of the Pro-
hibition union said that the Prohibi-
tion union had been turned down by
the Ministerial union.
Nevertheless, we do not intend to
| abuse the church, but TO complete the
work Of the church, he said. "I am
ashamed as a preacher to state that
| thte Municipal league, in its fight
against the saloon ordinances, was
compelled to ask the Ministerial union
to do its duty"
He declared that the people of Gar
dena were angry at the consolidation
commission for entering into an agree
ment by which gambling has been leg
allied at Ascot park and said that II
an --1tion is had at the price of good
morals, then annexation should have
been defeated.
"The decent people of the Ninth
ward" declared Rev. Mr.. Hall, "ought
| to retire Blanchard and Buttermilk
| Healy should go with him"
Mr.. Hall told of plans of the union
contemplating inaugurating a Wig
| orous campaign against liquor and vice
| generally. The union has engaged
| Symphony hall on Hill street for Sun
day afternoon meetings and will have
prominent prohibition orators from
other sections of the country come to
Los Angeles to deliver addresses.
Resolutions Are Adopted
Mr.. Hall then read the following
resolutions, which were vigorously
cheered:
Whereas, on December the 18th,
1906, the Los Angeles city council
minimum sale for wholesale liquor
dealers from a fifth of a gallon to a
| pint, and
Whereas, on the same date the said
| council passed an ordinance reducing
| the required frontage necessary for the
| location of a saloon in that block and
whereas, the council authorized the
continuance of racing at Ascot indie
| finitely and repealed the ordinance
| foIN Il InN II Of Inn
same time authorizing the selling of
liquor at Ascot;
Whereas, the city council now pro-
| poses to widen the saloon zone to in
| clude several square miles that are
| now exempt, and inasmuch as there
seems to be evidence that the city
council desires to increase the number
| of saloons from 200 to 300; and, where
as these ordinances afore mentioned
not only throw down the bars of re-
| straint, but most decidedly guarantee
the perpetuation and the protection of
! this parent of the vicious and criminal
in our civic affairs.
Therefore, be it resolved
"First-That this meeting of citizens
| hereby express it's unqualified and en-
! phatic disapproval of the action of the
city council on these questions of the
| liquor traffic and the gambling evils;
"Second-That we declare to the
world that on these questions the city
council did not represent the people OF
our fair city when they voted to give
greater protection and liberty to the
liquor traffic and it's allied evils. The
| best elements of our citizenship re-
pudiate this action as a libel on the
| name of Los Angeles and a disgrace to
the men who, to satisfy the liquor in
terests, give to the lie to their man
hood and strike blow at the city's
| good name.
"Third-That in the interest of the
immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety of .-.e city,
we demand of the city council that
these ordinances be recalled without
delay.
"Fourth-That we are unalterably
opposed both to extension of the saloon
zone and the increase in the number of
licensed saloons in this city.
"Fifth-That the chairman Of this
meeting shall appoint a committee of
five from the membership of this union
whose duty it shall be to consider
the advisability of invoking the refer
endum on these matters and of being
| ready to circulate petitions for the re-
call of any and every councilman or
any other city official who continues to
support legislation in the interests of
the liquor traffic"
Spectators Speak
Three-minute talks were suggested,
and a number of men in the udience
accepted the invitation to express their
views on the liquor question.
Rev. DR.. Charles V. La Fontaine Of
| the Nazarene church said that If
church members would vote as they
prayed there would be no saloons.
Cheers followed the reading of this
letter from Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills:
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. %, 1906.-To
the Los Angeles Prohibition Union,
Mass Meeting-Dear Friends:
'T desire to add my influence to
yours in your protest against the re-
cent action of the council in the inter-
ests of the liquor interests of the city.
1 believe that all legislation of this
sort should be along the line of greater
restriction rather than of a larger Ii
cense. There can be no question
that in our city at the present time
every reasonable concession is made to
those who claim the privilege of OBJ
tanning liquor for use as beverage.
"For my part in this mater, if L
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