Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-24
PREPARE FOR
CAMPAIGN
PROHIBITION PARTY READY FOR
ACTION
EXPLAINS HOPES IN AN OPEN
LETTER
Liquor Tidal Wave and Will
Wage Hard War;
fare

To make Los Angeles prohibition
city Is the strenuous effort being put
forth by the prohibition people. The
leaders feel they should take. advantage
of the tidal wave of prohibition sweep
ing over the country and do all in their
power in stopping the legalized liquor
traffic.
Following is the notice sent out over
the signatures of several prominent
prohibitionists of Los Angeles:
I'VE. the undersigned citizens of Los
Angeles, in issuing this invitation
for conference of men and women to
consider the best methods of destroy
ing the legalized liquor traffic for bev-
erages in this city, desire to state
frankly and fully the motives which
actuate us in taking this step and the
nature of this movement we desire to
see inaugurated and carried to sue
cessful issue in this great city.
I'VE have watched with increasing
interest and great gladness the crys-
utilization of the sentiment against the
liquor traffic in the south and in the
north. We have noted with pleasure
the desire of the people to outlaw and
overthrow this wretched traffic in
small towns, in larger cities, in coun-
ties and even in states. We have also
seen the news of the prohibition vic
tories with the attendant good results
daily newspapers, and further than
that we have heard hundreds of people
asking the question:
"'Why not make Los Angeles a pro-
hibition city? Why not clean out this
vile business, root and branch?'
Men in political life, In professional
life, In business life, in church life,
classes Of society. have said: Only
make it a clean, square campaign and
we will be with you with our moral and
financial support and with our votes on
the election day when the prohibition
ordinance is submitted to the electors
of the city,
1--WE believe we should take advan-
tage of the tidal wave of prohibition
sweeping over the land, and still fur
Their we feel convinced that the legal
lied liquor traffic with its abomina-
lions and immoralities has been here
too long already and it is time that
the citizens should be given chance
to vote it out of this city of progress
and patriotism. The logic of the situa-
ton, therefore, seemed to demand that
somebody should make a move to
focus this matter into an effort around
which all the people could rally and
in which all could work. Hence this
initial step which we believe the neces-
sity of the case fully justifies.
"Now a few words concerning the
nature of the campaign we stand for:
81. 1t must be a campaign for the
passage of an ordinance absolutely pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of
malt, brewed, vinouSsand Intoxicating
liquors in the city of Los Angeles,
except for medicinal, mechanical, sci
entific and sacramento purposes.
"2. 1t must be absolutely citizens
movement in which all who are In favor
of giipb an ordinance ran unite. irra-
spective of church association, politi-
cal affiliations or religious belief in or
out of the church.
"3. The campaign to be managed by
a committee composed of representa-
tives from all the various associations,
societies and organizations opposed to
the liquor traffic in this city.
"a. The finances of the movement to
be managed by committee of five or
more business men, who shall receive
all subscriptions, audit and pay all
legitimate accounts and at the close
of the campaign issue full and COM
plete financial statement to the public.
"There is no desire on our part but
the Inauguration of a citizens move
ment of this kind and for this pur-
pose. We are ready to retire as soon
as a more competent and representa-
tive committee is selected at a union
conference of all conceyned.
'The details to be decided by the
campaign managing committee when
elected.
&C. e. Verge, Rev. w. w. Logan,
Theodore Tolchard. Rev. J. @. A. Hen
ry, Mrs. Lucy S. Blanchard Ulrich
Knoch, Rev. B. F. Boiler, Rev. William
Davies, Rev. p. F.~Bresee, Rev. Fred
T.. Ross, j. H. Blanchard, Rev. George
S. Clark, Rev. George Brown, Leslie
r. Gay, Rev, Wiley J. Phillips, Rev.
David Mcleod, Rev. j. A. Wood Rev.
c. E. Nash, D. D., Rev. E. Leonardson.
C. j. Hall, Mrs. F. M. Stewart, T. A.
Asbridge, v. j. Jacques, J. LIZ Davis,
c. J. Kinne."