Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29

inevitably eventuate in the destruction
of the civic character, the undermin-
ing of our institutions, the violation OF
justice and the fall of the republic.
we do hereby organize this League of
Justice.
Purposes
"The direct work of the Leagde of
Justice shall be-
ITO fight graft in every form.
ITO assist those officers who are
charged with the prosecution of the
laws violators; to inculcate the prin--
ciples of Justice; to secure an equal
and effective administration of the
law, and to arouse the judicial con-
science to the Importance of an inter
probation of laws in accordance with
a correct living attitude toward sub
stantial justice.
ITO assist in the formation of O
truer public opinion against the graft
evil, and arouse the American con-
science to a new and higher standard
of public virtue and communal mo-
rality.
ITO unite the citizenship of our com
munity in a forward movement which
shall direct the strategy of good cltl-
zenship, as at present the strategy of
bad citizenship is directed; which shall
form a reservoir of moral power TO
offset the reservoir of money power
heretofore so successful in the defeat
of Justice and good government; to
emancipate the citizenship by arraying
it in a revolt against the powers ever
ready to prey upon 1t.
ITO plan and carry on an unceasing
campaign Of education and propaganda
that thereby the present generation
may the better be enabled successfully
to maintain justice, secure victory TO
honest citizenship and cope with the
yenal beneficiaries of grasping greed;
to so direct the civic education of the
coming generation that a new type of
resistant citizenship may be Gre
ated.
ITO cooperate with similar associa-
lions in an effort to fulfill in every
community of the nation the purposes
herein set forth
To Outline Leagues Purposes
At tonight's meeting in Simpson
auditorium, Professor Boke will make
a short address, outlining the pur-
poses and work of the league, and he
will be followed by Mayor Taylor, the
principal speaker of the evening, who
will dwell on the subject in a more
general way. Literature will be dis
tributed to those present setting forth
the purposes of the League of Justice
"A
Angeles who have read of the work
of the northern leagues is expected.
Besides the San Francisco League Of
Justice, there are leagues in Palo Alto
and in Berkeley, composed mainly of
university men and women. Because
of it's non-political character and the
high order of work undertaken, the
Leagues of Justice idea has become
popular with university men and
women as we'll as with the women in
the cities.
The spirit which gave birth to the
San Francisco League of Justice is
tersely expressed in the following
words of John Graham Brooks:
IF the little group of business men
at the top were to face these issues
and say bluntly and fearlessly to the
people: we have been doing this
shameless and dirty work and you
the people, have been doing it with US.
You have supported representatives
that clutched at graft. We and all Of
US together tarred with the same stick
neither shall the pot nor the kettle call
the other black, but all together, we
will now enter upon the ways of clean
ness, decency and honor; once for all
we will break with the jury fiXer; once
for all we will break with the repre-
sentatives of race track and poolroom
gamblers; once for all we will break
with them who for gold, force women
into the ways that take hold on hell
for their own gain. Yes, take hold on
hell, because that type of male drives
her to it and organizes her destruc-
ton not even for lust, but for
money