The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1901, Page 3

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~THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1901. x AGAINST TRACK GAMBLING Remarkable Scenes Presented in Churches VWhere Men and VWomen Sound a Solemn WWarning Against the Impending Evil to San Francisco E clergymen of Sam Framcisco made thems spokesmen yesterday for thousands wupon thousands ‘ of men and women who are united in solid opposition the reopening of the Ingleside race course and the re-estab- hment of its gigantic evil of gambling. Perhaps never be- fore in the history of the city has there been so unanimous an DECLA RES THAT ING IS EV. E NELANDER, pastor of the - X 4 <+ B e e ) I*Z'HH"H"!-HJ.‘N-I—X-H'I"H‘PPH'PQ LESIDE AN INFAMOUS INSTITUTION. expression of opinion upon.a single subject. Eliminating all thought of class or creed, congregations met to hear rchat their pastors know of the evil of racehorse gambling and what they fear from its threatened revival. From many pulpits in San Francisco came stern, sol- emn warnings to Mayor Phelan and the Board of Supervis- TRACK SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING ors not to violate their oath to the pecple by betraying instead of protecting the sacred rights they have been chosen to guard. And with those warnings came another that if Mayor Phelan and the Board of Supervisors are recreant to the trust reposed in them they must accept the infamy which will be the inevitable punishment for their offense. With such thoughts as these the clergymen of San o4 MANy they had seen. A portion of our own proud city is admittedly a simmering caldron of vice and crime. “It is sald that another effort will be made to reopen the Ingleside racetrack, and that to-morrow a Supervisor will introduce an ordinance to that effect. AnSeffort was made some time ago, but so great was the eentiment then of the better classes of our citizens against it, as Jt found expression In press and pulpit, that the project mis- carrfed. Clercymen who dared speak were told that they would do well to let those ings alone, as it was not a function of the church to take any part in municipal aftairs ertain newspapers editorially insinuated that the preachers had some ul- terior motive. But who could keep silence v mothers were bewailinz ruined sons v downwa eer began at the race- track, and wives wept in blighted homes while their once respectable husbands con- HE congregation of the Emmanuel Baptist Church was stirred last even- ing by the sermon preached by their pastor, Rev..J. George Gibson, against the reopening of the Ingleside track. Dr. Gibson aid not mince his words in discus- sing the evils of gdmbling. He sald that the track was a blot on San Francisca. and when it was wiped out a year ago every good citizen rejoiced. He sald any effort to reopen the mefarious place would be unjurt to the people of this com- munity and he trusted that the Super- visors would not demean themselves by such an act. The Ingleside track has left a wake of ruin in this city and turned many a home iInto a kell. In part he said: “The old question is the newest. Every age has its own vice. It seems impossible to kill some evils. We must not get dis- couraged. If we thought the evil of gam bling was gone when the racetrack was closed we were mistaken. We must take up Francisco spoke yesterday to their people on the threatemed danger which menaces deeply in the proposed revival of track gambling. And the warnings were made in order that the Supervisors might also hear and heed. There has sel- dom been in this city such a day of dramatic interest to those people of San Francisco who have at heart the welfare of the city in which they live. et b e e HOMES HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO 4 HELL BY THE RACETRACK Wwho are being ruined. Gambling becomes & mania. The majorfty will never win That would stop gambling in a ort time. Gambling is for the gain of & all minority. The ring that manages this thing bas no heart. If it had & heart it would give up the business. Still, the ma- jority keep on losing. losing money, losing home and character and are content to lose. This vice has a charm that blinds its vie- tims. Boys are willing to leave their situ- ations, and men with families are willing o walk out of their homes. “At present San Francisco seems to be in the power of the gamblers. Good peopls are asleep or discouraged. Bven church members are angry with their preachers when they speak against buying lottery tickets. Let Ls awake to our duty. The newspapers rendered good service last year. and we should help them this year. If we had the patience and the wisdom of the gamblers we would win the day. SURPRISED AT MAYOR PHELAN impoxsible, for it would turn all thieves and gamblers loose to prey om the community at their asure. It will cer- tainly be unsefe hereafter for well disposed ecitizens to fol- low the leadership of one ca- pable of the utterances at- tributed to Mayor Phelan.” So oo BREEDER OF MORAL DISEASE ngrezation Church - right we want it all the f the exclusion of the racecourse i s of gamblers and book- the best quarantine this ave, T would rather have free gue and smalipox. Jt is better for to lose their lives than their souls. pervisors can't afford to an- “hristian sentiment of tais r inisters will pro- Their voice will have more weight you protest To-night when you go home pray God to protect gs in this and write to your Bupervisor that you will hold him responsible. You have referendum In your own hand.” el 2 et fl i > these pits re- @-teetoeltoteetefelofonts sttt i 4 % ¥ * : t % the % e e e ool ofofels el fetefoiofonfele . el el ol V. E. NELANDER. r Tror upon their faces were not lawful for a man to utter APPEALS TO SUPERVISORS,| fofordrffetorfofonf ol HILIP COOMBE, pastor of ¥ citizen, good e and use his cetrack closed. ed curse to the a ack In this city. ed without record- by that devil’ s the nd Board of er duties to ng any such a 1at they ought, ke up a subject REV. H. T. SHEPARD. HATEVER one may think of the Mayor's logic,” said Rev. H. T. Shepard of the Olivet Congre- gational Church yesterday, “‘his humor cannot be gainsaid. If his in- terview with The Call in Saturday's issue does him no injustice, he would give these gamblers an equal number of days In each city and an equal op- portunity to pick the of the same public. Slnce have EQUAL RIGHTS B e e e S e S B e B e e e B B L e T B o o S I o R = B e e e o S e B B B L S R i S e o feefefeelte sorted at the racetrack with gamblers and itbertines and foul-mouthed men and flashy women. Not only were horses fiying around the ring Pt for many a habitue honor and domestic happiness and fortune were racing with fraud and profanity and ruin. And now it is proposed to reopen that infamous institution. But it cannot be done without an cutburst of general indignation, and Wiatever bé the immediate result the in- famy will be buried out of sight when the wrath of the people finds voice. OF AN IDOL REV. JOHN A. B. WILSON. EV. JOHN A. B. WILSON, pas- tor of the Howard Street M. E. We were promised reform here, but will some one tell us of one thing that is better than it was three years ago? And now we have the dreadful owing which must be a mis- take. That even the head of our city government, whom besides we all have delighted to honor, - and. SacquNeR bhas departed from his noble he races. declaration of a yegr ago that “Public gambling is a great evil, lending to poverty, dl grace, defalcation and death, which the records of the city ently decided, abundantly prove, and its joy to the practice should be discoun- he in correctly reported, * o tenanced and suppressed.” It one could searcely imagine a At A% ARt aher iaih more complete reversal of hix R iy o e DEEDASINE EEROENCE t published on Saturday is P o e 3 i true. Then indeed is our idol i Uil PGS A nces 1f they have fallen. 1 cannot, as one of hix he. Part-Si SHe_ IS - pi the branding constituency, believe that the the hoad of & Sreng Snietet- q same distinguished personal- pality. The same philosophy e el e i Tl o s of allowing peopic’s pockets il defeieleiede ol eieielebiee i+ L Clnrntion in mow In favor of to be picked would certainly brsectagpk st % e ot Lt ok remder all decent government BELIEVES IN S R gy, SR o that was closed for the in- famy nnd dishonesty of its methods =nd the ruin It brought to so many men and homes. If the thiag was sald, then he was caught in a non- judicial frame of mind; and 1, ax onme of his most enthusi- astie supporters in two elec- tions, appeal from the Mayor non-judicial minded to the Mayor judicinl minded. And I believe the city may absolute- Iy depend upon his deter- mined opposition to the re- opening of Ingleside on the Inst analysis, pervisors ghould {ssue permits for rob- bing the Hibernia Bank. Certainly no exclusive privilege should be given to the fraternity that picks the locks on L e B e e e B a0 o i 2 e ) e e i 2 B B e e i S ) sfeefeefonlefomfofentol derfonforfmffefecfoniosfemfenfosfonts shoefosfonfortoceefomforfocfforferesfafeords ofvfunfeefonte fofeofoofoef SR L o e 2 e Joforfest: B e e e e e o e o e B e B S S S S B S e R feefemferfoferforfened R REV. :tcrdly morning when he an- nounced to his congregation the peril that overhangs this fair city. Dr. Dins- more, before announcing his text, de- voted some time to a diseussion of the ¥. DINSMORE. . E. F. DINSMORE, pastor of Second Unitarian Church, the sounded the note of Warning yes- it it O ’Q'I—H'E'—H‘I—H—F'S‘R—H"l"l—ifl-l—l- scheme to reopen the nefarious Ingle- + elde racetrack. In part he satd: REGRETS FALL :i. “‘The Call, in its issue of yesterday a3 morning, like a faithful watchman upon the wail, sounded a note of warn- ing which, like a stroke of the tocsin, should arouse to the defense of this city, against a dangerous enemy, every parent who cares for the welfare and safety of his home; every citizen who this ‘municipality; every man woman who would protect virtue .9‘ prevent crime. “*According to The Call, it is proposea to Introduce In the Board of Supervisors to-morrow a resolution in favor of re- opening Ingleside racetrack, and allow- Ing the gamblers to once more ply their nefarlous work of demoralization and debauchery. Beaten at the polls, these agents of crime now seek from the Board of Supervisors consent that for a period of thirty days they may seduce and rob, tempt and ruin, degrade and destroy. “‘In the same lssue, The Call pub- lishes a list of crimes committed by those whom Ingleside racetrack and its gambling fraternity had ruined. If that kind of fruit is desired, then let the tree mgain be rianted that its product may be gathered, to the shame and re- proach of this people. The note of warning has been sounded by The Call. I have performed my duty in empha- sizing the peril. The obligation now rests upon the men and women of San Francisco to act; and to act so im- mediately and o energetically that the gamblers of this city, together with their aiders and abettors, shall under- stand that not for thirty days, nor for one day, shall they be permitted to sow their seeds of ruin and death.” i GAMBLING 1S A GREAT EVIL e B e e B e e e e e e B e e ol 0 S B S B S cares for the good name and honor of ° efoeefofelofeefefopleforfede e S e e e e ) REV, T. BROWN. EV. T. BROWN preached to the congregaticn of the African M. E. Church lart evening on ‘‘The Wages of Sin.” In the course of his sermon he discussed the racetrack and gambling evils of San Franclsco, and in part said: “In my humble opinion, it would be “: inconsistent for the Supervisors to re- open the racetrack—that cesspool of destruction and place of iniquity. To foefomlorfooflenonfonts shoofontentorferfosfocfinforfonfontentrte reopen the Ingleside track would be one 5 " X of the most unfortunate acts ever per- L e e T i e e petrated by a municipal body. ““Gambling |5 one of the means of looted the Bank of California, the Su- filing the land with idlers. r jails sre filled with men who have stalen that they might play the races. It de- stroys families, fills the almshouse and engenders strife and fosters quarreling, California and Sansome streets. Since It respects the thief and esteems the vice is surreptitiously lecalized in the It honors infamy and tenderioln, a cer number of cribs s fraud. #hould be’erected on the Mayor's front lawn, &t Valencla and Seventeenth - streets, and rented to the demi-monde. ‘I the Mayor were consulted in the- matter he would have the high court of heaven issue letters patent to the devil and his angels for exclusive use of the flery furnace and rack of torture, lest some novice should usurp his calling. ““The racetrack is an octopus of wick- edness In other counties, and so an an- nual license of thirty days should em- power the guild to drag the San Fran- ciscan’s soul to hell. To secure fair play the Legislature at ramento should mct as starter and prevent all handicaps. i | | L N ““As a cltizen of San Francisco, 1 feel it is my imperative duty to protest against such a resolution being intrc- duced as is contemplated. The time has come for those who contend for morality and religion to take a bol stand for the great and grand princi- ples of moral right. “‘Since the character of a State “or natlon is judged by.its laws, it behcoves its legislators to pass just ones. If San Francisco, the metropolis of the Pacific Coast, is to be judged by the enactments of its Board of Supervisors, it behooves | | the members of the board not to place an act on the statute books of the mu- nicipality that will disgrace them in the eyes of their fellow men.” e e e o e D e e e B B B e e o B T B e e B R B R s S SR R i st L o e B e e A e o e 2 2 0 S i hmond Congregational Church, in discussinz the race- L S n t course of a ser- track evil, delivered the follow- regular sermon preached last nscience,’” said in tng sermon: @il bl el i e @) night by the Rev. E. A. Woods, B e e e e e e B B B B B o o o o o e e ! AMBLING on the racetrack’ was the subject of a prelude to the the fight again. Ingleside is & blot on San Francisco. It is making many a home into & hell. It is turning children into the street to beg their bread. It is making many a father unfaithful to his wife and children. It is Increasing the idle men in town. It is causing people to pile up debts that will never be pald. It is decreasing our venera- tion for women “*Not until it comes home to ourseives do we realize what harm gambling is doins. When our boy disappears, when our hus- band gives up his work, then we see some- B s s aa ey ) MAYOR PHELAN GIVEN WARNING REV. E. A, WOODS. 2 pastor of the First Baptist Church. He said in part: “‘Gambling soon becomes such a mania that personal honor, home and loved ones are sacrificed at its shrine. Men and women are led into all other sins by this degrading vice, ana our youth are taught in a school of crime. “The people of our city have a right to expect that their public officers will defend them against this great evil, as against a plague or a pestilence. . Mayor Phelan and the Hon- orable Hoard of Superisors. you wrere elected to office for the purpose of gnarding and defending the welfare of the people, not to corrupt and de- stroy: vour duty ix to shat physical and moral pestilence out of our city, not to intro- duce it and maintain it by Iaw: the people expect you to protect the weak and helple not to legalize and sanction the means of their ruin. The public eye is upon you, the oath of your office makes your duty plain. What answer will you give to those who clected Fou to guard the Interests of our city? ettt e et At : : | SAYS GAMBLING IS ENCOURAGED REV. A. C. BANE. EV. A. C. BANE, pastor of the California Street M. E. Church, in_his sermon last night on ‘Gambling In San B e O B B B B B B B B B e e Officlally Encouraged,” dwelt at length : i | 1@ i z REV. J. GEORGE GIBSON. thing should be done. Yet our boy Is not “Ingleside should not be allowed to begin again. Oakland can look after itself. It is the city of churches and if these churches awake to thelr duty they have strength enough to keep San Francisco gamblers trom crowding We want no racetrack on this side. Ozkland say the same for ftself. into Oukland. Let With & themseives criminal list such as The Call gave yes- terday one day a year is too much to give the bookmakers, whatever Mayor Phelan B B B B e e O B o B o I A e S i o i o o o S O more precious than hundreds of other boys thinks.” B b i e A e e e e on the attempt to reopen the Ingieside 50 long. Patlence, my friends, ceases racetrack. In part he said: ““All about us we find vice entangling its arms about our youths and corrupt- ing their moraiity. “A few months ago there was a crusade against gambling in this city, but now vice is more preva- lent than ever before. Although for- bhiden by law its existence is connived at by the police and emcouraged by the Mayor. Officlals who sit by and allow the laws to be violated are traitors to their trust. I wonder that the good people of this city have stood by idle to be a virtus. The attempt which is now being made to reopen Ingleside— that cause of so much misery, so much poverty. so many defalcations and so many sulcides—is a crying act of shame. “There is no influence in the whole State so strong as the gambling influ- ence. Therefore, I entreat you all to %0 to the Supervisors to-morrow and use your influence to defeat the meas- ure. Continued on Fifth Page. Made to your measure for 10 We have not said much about our $10.00 made-to-o der suits for a long time, as we could not get cloth enough from the mills to supply our regular customers who always come here for their suits. Things are different now. We have secured plenty of cloth and are prepared to make suits for all our old customers and any new ones who would like a good wear- ing and good fitting, all-wool, made-to-order suit for $10.00. 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