El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-18

Santa Fe, n. ", May 1S.-These are
some Of the expressions Of the states
chief executive. of its supreme court
justice and leading citizens against the
saloon.
At meeting TO organize for the fight
at the polls on June Z, Gov. ". C. Nc
Donald made a strong speech against
the liquor traffic, declaring thau, since
it could not be controlled by law. IL
should be put out Of business. Justice
Il h Hanna declared at the meeting
that If the law of God prevailed. every
saloon keeper would be sent TO the pen
llenJlary- Justice Z. c Abbott, Col
Jose D. Sena, judge Edmund Abbott
Judge John r McFie and other prOmi-
nent men Of the state also smoke
strongly against the sale Of liquor in
Santa Fe and declared that there was
nut one way to stop it. and that was
10 leglSlate It out Of business on June Z.
Representative Meeting.
The meeting was one Of the most
representative ever held in Santa Fe
with the most prominent jurists, city
officials, representative business men,.
The public meeting came after a series
OF protests against the way Santa Fe
had been debauched with liquor in the
past Efforts to enforce the existing
laws are claimed to have been defeated
and every effort TO make the capital
city respectable place in which to live
overcome by the saloons. the speakers
al the meeting declared
Col Jose D. Sena acted as chairman
Of the meeting and Melvin T. Dunlavy
as secretary Judge John r. McFie pre-
sided at the opening Of the meeting as
the temporary chairman. Chief Justice
Clarence H Roberts. of the state su-
preme court, drew up the platform as
chairman Of that committee. The re-
port Of the committee was adopted
unanimously, its principal plank being
Ee on June Z. While the committee
was considering the platform. judge
Hanna, Of the supreme court, made a
strong speech against the saloon. He
denounced the saloon as the greatest
civic evil and declared that the present
conditions in Santa Fe are due to the
influence Of the saloons.
Defies Saloon Men
Going TO the edge Of the platform, the
justice declared: You saloon men who
are now smiling at what I say viii have
the smile gone from your faces on June
s." as he shook a menacing finger in
the direction OF some local saloon men
who were present at the mass meeting
This was received with q burst Of ap-
plause which was led by chairman Sena-
who proposed three cheers for each Of
the speakers who denounced the saloon
Chairman Sena made a powerful speech
against the liquor trade. He declared
that the most widespread damage had
been done to the Spanish-American
people by the sale OF whisky and de-
nounced the men who trafficed in II
as the lowest Of the low I am not
prohibitionist-" said the chairman, but
conditions have simply reached a point
in Santa Fe where decency must pre-
vail"
Governor Mcdonald made a cool
business talk 10 the crowd in which he
declared that. from his observation since
he had become governor, he was con-
WINGED OF the havoc wrought by the
salons and said that, where men were
too weak TO Withstand the appeal OF
liquor. strong men must become their
brothers keeper
Abbott Given Ovation.
To justice Abbott was given one OF
the most enthusiastic receptions. Fol-
lowing threats which were said to have
been made against his political career
because Of his attitude on the saloon
question, justice Abbott was given an
ovation, led by chairman Sena- Il am
not a coward" said judge Abbott y
say to all YOU people that / stand
squarely against the saloon If that 20
sition will defeat my ambition for the
future 1 am perfectly willing TO De de-
feated" Judge Abbott told OF his per
sonal friends who had been ruined oy
whisky and characterized Il as the
poison Of the devil himself
Melton Castillo made a speech IN
Spanish against the saloon
Justice A. L Morrison made Vlg-
orous speech against the traffic and
appealed to the voters, as an old man
who had seen what liquor would do 70
men, to vote out the saloons on June Z.
Meetings are to be held at frequent
intervals and speeches made aSalhsI
the saloons from now until the locaI
option election The women are taking
an active part in the crusade and were
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