The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 30, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1901 CITIZENS IN MASS-MEETING WARN MAYOR PHELAN AND THE SUPERVISORS NOT TO ATTEMPT A REVIVAL OF TRACK GAMBLING The Mayor Packs the Assembly With Racehorse Men, Gamblers, City Employes and Dependents of the Tracks—Two Memorials, One Stultfi’ying the Other, Or- dered Sent to the Legislature as an Expression of Contradictory Opinion HE mass-meeting called by Mayor Phelan to elicit an enlightened public opinion on the question of racing, bookmaking and pool-selling in this city was held last night, and Mayor Phelan and the Supervisors know now that the enlightened public opinion of San Francisco is emphatically, intelligently and untiringly opposed to horse-racing which is attended with any form of gambling in San Francisco. Never perhaps before in the history of the city has so unanimous a protest been made against an evil by the best elements of the city as was made last night, when men voiced the bitterest denunciation against any effort which will restore the gamblers to San Francisco. declared that they are not adverse but rather in complete sympathy with the Mayor's own avowed pro- posal that bookmaking and pool-selling be abolished on ever the meaning of the meeting last night. y racetrack The men who voiced this opinion in the State. This in outline was Mayor Phelan, fearful of what might happen, took care to invite horsemen, stablemen and busi- ness men, who make profit of racetrack gamblers, to the mecting, and at the pleading of Supervisor Tobin these n. ) Leg. n, forty-four in numbe , out of the population of San Fre ture to permit racing and bookmaking for thirty days in each county, with ancisco, voted to memorialize the the deeply significant proviso that any county shall always have the right to abolish both racing and bookmaking and pool-selling within county limits. And fast upon the adoption of this resolution anotherszvas indorsed for transmis- This document is an cxcerpt from the Mayor's sion to the pr Board of Supervisors, in which Mayor Phelan poverty, disgrace, defalcation and death, 1 ” other to the Legislature. T shan LS dorsement . ¢ statute books called t had any . meaninz ened pub nquesti mbit men who make our docal laws could escape the deduction of what st night and know that which will tore the evil is city opr igent publi ing be n ition to th pinfon of the nlighten, be other ci c city public aceord ear i made 1se of what won in San Francisco. nnot escape from the ju he acted la-t unfairy to the he invited to his meeting he racing season should Legislature and that kmaking be prohibit- s sanction, with every conceived suggestion, he s followers last night the resolution which not only indorses bookmaking and rate n adoy f permits bu be established in State The men whom he clas every county in the ed as represen- tatives of enlightened pusnlic opinton be- lleved what he said in his call and were they discovered that he t he said, but meanrt Supervisor Tobin, is thi -day-a-yea advocating—another of bookmaki thievery in an; y syhich I8 20 s enough to in- Ige it. Disgusted at s change of po- sition on the p t men whom } cept his sut art of the Mayor the dece; h titute and then forced him to adopt his own words condemning track gambling as an evil which should be sup- pressed It was almost 8:3) o'clock when Mayor Phelan called the assembly togethér. He declared he admitted the point of r citizens in general against racehorse gambling. He declared that while 8an Francisco was free from the ¢ its citizens patronize racetracks in our vicinity and the remedy is alone in the handd of the Legislat \d not the Supervisors. And he said n Supervisors will be silent until the Legisiature adjourns.” He then outlined what he claimed to be cetracks in- and near n he had concluded San he asked for an expression f opinion: There was sflence and he declared that he saw Prince Poniatowski and Mr. Crocker, Charles L. Fair and other raeing men present and he would like to get their point of view. He said that the racing men told him that there had to be some gambling or (e could not keep up the game, but that it could be conducted honorably and bad men thrown out. He then called upon the Rev. Dr. Willlam Rader, pastor of the Third Congregational Church, to address the mass-meeting. Must Fight Annually. Dr. Rader did so, and left absolutely no doubt of the position of the enlightened element of San Francisco which he rep- resents. He declared that every year the 1t people of San Francisco must fight against the aggressions of gamblers and their shameful methods, and while he ke to see a State law of regula- e did not wish to see that nything of what 2 in decency. He urged this city has y that rather than memorialize the Legis- lature for thirty days of racing and gam- bling we tory or make it clared that by the advent of Eastern adventurers and gamplers, and that for the good name of cur Btate we should not legalize gambling in every county, but place upon gambling an absolute pronibition and shut the BEastern parasites out. Upon one thing, Le said, Mayor Phelan, the Super- visoré and every honest, decent citizen of San Francisco will agree—that never again will Ingleside be reopened in San Francisco as a gambling resort. Rabbi_Nieto was then called upon by Mayor Phelan, and spoke at some jength. The reverend gentleman deelared that unfier no circumstance would he give his moral support to any measure which will place upon the statute books of Califor- nie a recognition of gambling in thig State. He declared that the gislature could not sc far degrade itself as to do that racing, and belleves that communities chould be large enough and brave enough, if an evil develops out of racing, to recog- nize that evil, regulate it and curb it. John D. Spreckels then arose to explain the attitude of The Call in this grave matter. He declared that the anly pur- of this paper in its agitation against hould present our own prohibi- ance and ask the Legislature to ute of the Btate. He de- orseracing as now conducted is to de- stroy, if possible, gambling in this city pursued by The Call and that the policy has been dictated absolutely by him and under’ his instruction alone. In answer to a quegtion from Supervisor Tobin, Mr. should be discountenanced an doubt that the people of San Francis only meaning of the meeting last night wwas that San Fr g in every racetrack which may | vited refused to ac- | ad an opportunity to | alifornia is being disgraced | At the same time he is in favor of | s message delive 1 sed. This resolution, also not tolerate Ingleside and d suppr of California. Is said that naturally he was op- ¢ed to gambling anywhere and that The “all would indorse any suggestion for rorser: if the element of gambling nitted Then came from t one of the e point ¢ Tobin one of the ev asked ared surprises, and. view of Mayor Phelan an unfortun George . A. ege of the floor <ented ith that preliminary Mr proceeded bitterly to arraign e ter who had ventured to spe ground that ministerial denunci Inglesid, it is, is unfa include denunc it stop gambling,’ ou have a vice which is ages old. Now, be fair. Denounce other race- sajd Mr. 1 ca Knight. | tracks and we are all with you.” ‘ | This re kable admission upon the | part of Mr. Knight, acting an attor- ney, admitting that the interests he repre- | sented were viclous, but pleading indul- gence because similar viciousness was not suppressed, created something of a sen sation, “Protect What We Have.” Mr. Knight was followed by Rev. Philip Coombe of the Richmond Congregational Church, who begged the Supervisors to preserve. the splendid positfon now occu- pled by this city and not jeopardize it by | trying. without warrant and without a to cleanse other cities which are | g from an evil which we de- stroyed. . “The only duty of this municipality is | to protect what we have and keep it,” he sald s for others, we will do the best | we can for them. We are praying for | them all, even those whom Mr. Knight | represents.” Supervisor Tobin insisted on being the | infant terrible of the night and asked the | reverend fiem‘lv’man a question. He was answered by another, which sflenced-him. | _“Would object,”” asked Supervisor | Tobin, “‘to thirty day 4 “1 would,"” of racing was the reply, “because that | be an entering wedge for ninety | , and I can see no logical reason in ng for thirty days of moral disease | when now we have not one.” | Supervisor Tobin resumed his seat and Rev. Dr. F. K.. Baker, pastor of the First M. E. Church, took the floor. He warned | the Supervisors earnestly, eloquently and | | brilliantly of the danger of being on the wrong side of the fence or on it. He said that San Francisco, in closing Ingleside | and keeping it closed, is on the right side | of the fence, and why now jeopardize it by going beyond the province of the peo- | ple of SBan Francisco and interfering in | affairs which do not concern us. We are | opposed to every form of gambiing, and n this still we have gambling wide open city. Why take upon our shoulders an- other burden of gambling when we can- not get rid of that which we have? One of the most eloquent addresses of the evening was delivered by the Rev. | Mr. Doane, who declared that the city is now free from the racetrack evil and should strive to keep fiself free. “We do cry out,” he safd, “‘against évil | in every form and in every place, but is it not natural that we protect ourselves against the evil which is at our doors? If ®ome of our people will insist upon gambling and go to Oakland to gamble, let the good people of Oakland drive them out. 1 have heard much_to-night about the breeding of horses. should no attention be paid to the breed- | ing_of men?" The chambers of the Supervisers rang | with applause when the reverend gentle- | man concluded and the Rev. Dr. Dins- more, ‘pastor of the Second Unitarian | | Church, followed him. Dr. Dinsmore urged the Supervisors to leave well | enough alone. He said he was a lover of | | horses and would indorse a proposition to | memorialize the Legislature for thirty | | days of racing, but absolutely with the | | element of gambling cut out.” Rev. Mr. Thomas spoke in the same strain. The Rev. E. Nelander, pastor of the First English Lutheran Church, beggéi the Mayor and the Bupervisors not to pa unfair and not to Aivert attention from the only issue which can concern the peo- ple of Ban Francisco, ““That issue is,” he said, ‘“‘shall Ingle- side be opened? And the decent, self- respecting, home-honoring people of this city declare. that it shall not be opene | for thirty days—not for thirty minutes. The Rev. John A. B. Wi'yn pastor of the Howard-Street M. E. “aurch, mad: an eloquent, extended address. He de clared that he was no attorney pald (» represent the people for whom he spoke. He declared that he represented men and women who will not have their ..omes pol- luted by surething Zamblers and their methods. He denounced gambling in its | various forms and pleaded with his hear- ers not to indorse the scheme Involved in | | the memorial to the Legislature. He said | that an indorsement cf this memorial is a violation of a principle which decent men éannot support. It i= a sanction of gambling and Eives io the l‘eglllnture the privilege of mal h;g’thal gambling as long as it pleases—for 365 days a year, if neces- sary. Dr. Wilson was followed by Supervisor Hotaling, - who devoted considerable time |10 a learned discussion on millinery and | & denunciation of the ministers present. | Supervisor Reed occupied a few minutes with an explanation, and Isidore Jacobs, | elaimi to represent business men. |sspok. or what he eald they wanted, upervisor Tobin apologized and declared that he had been misrepresented in the newspapers, on the stréets and _else- where, and did not care. He did not want public office, but could not be in- sulted while occupying a’public position. Mr. Tobin shows that he has moods other eclares that public gambling is a gr hich the records of the city abundantly prove, and its prac- jda In God’'s name, | | tend red on January 8, 1000, to the at evil, leading to shozwing beyond peradventure of a its gambling, will be sent with the, ncisco has had’ its share of the e which follows track gambling, and that Mayor Phelan, supported by City Hall employes, Super- - ] rtel] » Poinas . s - y y T rial satellites, confessedly racetrack fiends and #men who earn their living by the bounty of track insis that gambling, admittedly a crime in every other State'in the Union, shall receive in- than that generally known as jocose. The gambling interests were then given an opportunity. Prince Poniatowski took the floor and declared that he had found liimself possessed of an equal ability to raize horses and children. He made no pretense of disgulsing the pdrpose of his presence *and the object of his friends. He declared that he would not pretend t» say that racing was moral, but that he wanted the right to conduct it in this city for thirty days. He declared that in th's deavor of his there are asfoclated with m Robert Oxnard and A. B. Spreckels and seventeen others, but he forgot pron- ably to add that among these associates are Johnny Farley, saloon-keeper; Joe Harvey, gambler, and Charles L. Fair. Prince Poniatowskl expressed great bi terness against onism to the reopening of Ingleside. In saying this he expressed regret and surprise that the proprietor of The Call had left the room. As he said o som was algo expressed in the aud| , who knew that the proprietor of The Call would have asked Prince Poni towski if his experience on the racetracks of France qualified him particularly to manage a reputable racetrack in San Francisco. When Prince Poniatowski concluded Supervisor Tobin moved the indorsement of the resolutions adopted bg the Super- visors. hese o memorialize the Legislature to give to every county in the State the privilege of holding thirty racing in every year, but prohibitipg every county from allowing any book- making or poolselling for a longer perlod than thirty days. This memorial also gives to every county the right to prohibit bookmaking and poolselling altogether. Supervisor Tobin had no sooner present- ed his resolution than Rev. John A. B, | Wilson was on his feet with a substitute. This substitute was the excerpt from the Mayor's message, which has already been mentioned and. in which the Mayor de- nounces gambling as a great evil. Mayor Phelan flushed erimson and _hesitatingly declared the substitute out of order. To. bin's motion was adopted by a vete of 44 and immediately afterward Dr. Wil- 8 rezolution was also adopted. Both, theref one stultifying the other, the first showing the Mayor's efforts to ald his gambling friends and the second ex- posing his shame, will go before the Leg- islature from this city. P SR SCSNY HOW CITIZENS PLEADED FOR CITY RPECENCY Complete Report of the Incl- dents of a Remarkable Meeting Called by the Mayor Last Night. e Those parts of the meeting which are of.| vital importance are given in full in what follows: Mayor Phelan Explains. The Mayor called the meeting to order and stated the object in calling it, saying: ‘‘Dur- ing the week a discussion of the question of regulating racing and the selling of pools came before the Board of Supervisors unexpectedly and as there was a general misunderstandini amohg the citizens as to the best methods of procedure with a view to suppressing or regu- lating racing and poolselling and nmbflng; 1 thought it well to call a conference here s evening of citizeris, that we might exchange views and at the same time that more exact information might be communicated to the gentlemen here than they could 'gain through the columns of the press as to the condition of the law and as to the res tive powers of the Toard of Sapervisors and the Legialdturs. There seems .to be a general oomcurrence among the clergy of “the city In the view that racing and bookmiking and lselling should be suppressed. fo far as San Fran: clsco is concerned, by ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, there 18 now no poolselling within the limits of the city and county. Rac- ing is not forbidden, but poolselling is forbid- den, whether in the Inclosure of a racetrack or without. And those who conduct races con- that they cannot profitably, or at all, carry on the racing season without the privi- lege of selling pools. or making bets, at any rate within the inclosure of the track. The men who conduct the racing are, they claim, not interested in poolselling outside of the track. In the city of San Francisco, by ordi- nance, there is no poolselling _allowed. The Mayor then went into what he styled a history of the various rhoetracks in and about the city, and a statement of the situation, as he claimed it to be, which he urged made the pending proposition for a limited racing sea- son_advisable, stating that the track at Em- eryville, owing to its location, was beyond lo- cal eonfrol and could only be lated by the actian of the Legislaturé. He then continued: ‘Why He Called the Meeting. ‘As the question was -alsed, and as the citi. zens, and especlally the clergymen, seemed to be interested in the matter, I thought it only proper to bring them here-and fell them that the remedy was in the Legislature, and whatever force was accumulating now for bet. ter morals in San Francisco shouid be direct- stood together we could probably Have them enact the New York law, which al- lows racing for thirty or fdrty days in the State and absolutely forbids the sale of pools. ““We have nothing to conceal. If you petition the Legislature here in mass to pass such an act 1 am sure that you will be heard at least respectfully by that hody, and per- haps im) Pfl.fl: . wz:xuuxmmm“:t‘umvu:- The Call for its Bntng-‘ | | | | | “County. - accomplished ? + Philip Coombe, “We are here to oppose racing in any form and any where. Our services were held Sunday night not in the interests of any one track, but against the evils of horseracing in the entire State a8 well as in the city and county of San Francisco. We believe that if the Supervisors and the Mayor will maintain the attitude which they held toward this matter San Frangisco, being the principal city of the State, and holding the position that it does, can set the pace for every other county in the State.”—Rev. + 9 THE REV. MR DOANE SCENE LAST NIGHT AS THE REV. ED OF THE SUPERVISORS AND THE MAYOR NOT TO GER THE CITY BY UNWISE INTERFERENCE IN STATE AFFAIRS. DR. FRANK K. BAKER DEMAND- ENDAN- | are concerned, we are silept until the Legis- lature has adjourned. We want to use our force and your force in the legislative halls at Sacramento in order to get remedial laws | such as the New York law is, and if that is not done, then the question may be precipi- tated in the board for this board (? decide what it will do with reference ta the City and of San Francisco. That 1 cannot epeak for them about. The members of the Hoard of Supervisors during the last year have been the custodians sciences, and they vote as the; I know that they are amenable to reason and gound judgnient. Memorial to Legislature. *“The memor:al t> the Legis.ature of the Board of Supervisors Is not the only form In which that body at Sacramento is considering the racing question. Mr. Belshaw and an Assem- blyman have introduced a bill forbidding pool selling and bookmaking in the State of Cali- fornia anywhere outside of the Inclosure of a track or athletic club where contests between beasts or between men are going on. 1 am satisfled that it is a good bill and should be enacted into a law. It is a step in the right direction. But ere are some of you, €s- pecially members of the clergy who feel that you cannot afford to compromise in the mat- ter, but the practical politician knows that it he cannot get all that he asks he must be content with what he can get and if it i in the right direction we consider that something has been gained.” The Mayor continued in this strain at length and with considerable repetition, and con- «luded by calling upon the Rev. Dr. Rader for hisyviews. That gentleman responded, sayinj «Dr. Rader Gives His Views. “I recognize the fact that annually this whole subject of gambling comes before the eopie of this city and the State of Californla. t i due to the fact that local option does not seem to solve the question of gambling. I e B uniform State law passed by our Legis lature controlling this whole matter and sup- pressing the most disastrous aspects and In- Sushons of Shmbling d€our foetects. 3 this question in our own vicinity. 1f we glose Ingleside track its owners move ac the bay or into San Mateo County, and we haye the same evil in a different county close at hand. _A legislative act, without any holes in it, or any strings to it, an act that the peo- Je will understand and recognize as being he voice of the people, it seems to me, would exercise a very wholesome influence on this whole subject of poolrooms. $o far as I under- stand it 1 do not agree with the law recom- mended by the Board of Supervisors. Wants Ordinance Enlarged. “I would agree with the recommendation to this extent: that we enlarge the present ordinance of this city with reference to pool- rooms, and instead of making it a municipal ordinance, enlarge into a State statute. It seems to me that thig ordinance with which we closed the gates of Ingleside and by the authority of the people and the velilance of the Police Department have enabled very sugcessfully to close every poolroom In San Francisco, has been sufficiently success- ful to warrant an application of the same stat- ute in every county and municipality in_ the State. I very much wish that ' something might be done that would be more effectual than has been done thus far, and that we might Rere to-night meet upon gome common . instead of antagonizing one another, d take a ‘stand upon it and act upon it in the interest of the people at large. ““There are tfvo or three things we are agreed pon, 1 think. ae citizens. The first is that Ingleside shall never again be-opened as a @ambling rasort. The people of this city will venture to’ray will not permit that. And 1 think that we are agreed here to-night that the old regime of poolroom gambling and bookmuaking, the old regime of Ingleside, that o has been a festering sore to the body of this city &0 long shall never again be vived. 1 speak, I am sure, for thousands of ple in this city when I say that we earnest- y, strongly and persistently protest nst measure that will open the gates of Ingle- a5 4 gambling resort. We are agreed, . seems to me, upon that. The question that is befare us this evening How shall this be Rabbi Nieto's Criticisms. Rev. Dr. Nieto next addressed. the meeting upon ‘the invitation of the Mayor. He criti- clzed the newspapers for publishing full par- ticulars of all sporting events, saying that he did not see the fairness of askifig the clevgy to- speak repeatedly against the evil under djscussion while at the.same time, glving the young people who were trying to learn true morality from the ministers All the informa. tion that allured them to crime. ‘8o far as I am concerned,” said he, “what I have learned from my fellow-men 'not gained by opinion tion from news- 4 books or from t among the vast number of people who inhabit this 'Tfl \(‘:fre are .:"un 'gz llllnlo :No this pecul ng cal 'fllfl ;“'.»“;7: h 10 eay this about Unfon dare put 1tsslf on record as acknowt- reonally very much wish that there might | not seemed possible In thepast tosolve | | stamp and seal biing. takes again, and wiil the world. | _"This limitation that 1s proposed upon the New York plan cannot blacken us in the eyes, of any sensible people at all. offielally making or. pool-selll ing as follows: of is conn the racetrack in Oakl tion? Mr. Spreckels—Cert Mr. | tion of the Su | Legislature to re for thirty days, Mr. bling feature of it proposition. Mr. restrict betting an were pesay Mr. Tobl rect, Mr. Spreckels—It those circumstances. ty In the State? “Mr. Spreckels—Yes, ated the gambling Mr. Tobin—Exact support it? Mr. Spreckels—Yes, ing, announcing at the millions. I refer invested in the satire upon the cler; complaining that th enced the clergy o evil on one side of fended it to, the bay. I oppose rac! services on ints 3 st the entirz State as Apainet T s against any. particul This sentiment prov of applause, the first of the evening. Position of The Call. John D. Spreckels then addressed the meet Spreckels—The oo 15 then The Call would tha ¢ Rev. Philip Coombe inform Mr. Knight county of San Franels we are interested in worki great evi] do ng. land. tainly. Call d . eir, ition. , sir. the ouf fer !& tles Ingleside tracl of the object of this meeting is what I have learfied from the May Mr. Knight then turned the batteries of his saying that the pres- ent controversy seemed to be a fight individuals rather than upon principle, 'wspapers had influ- ity, and that the lat- ter had united their efforts and or.” e ne the bay said: that the well as c0. ar track. [} edging that there shall be such a thing under Its laws as gambling. the Legisiature may very well regulate racing. it dare not mention gambiing and hookmakingz. This city has already by ordinance put of cdondemnation upon gam- We have made mistakes in the nast in this matter, and doubtless we shall make mis- when we have passed an enactment, no matter how stringent it may be, we shall doubtless find that men will discover a means for eluding the law. But we must go on persistently in our >fforts. to prevent them from adopting such methods as | destroy the peace and harmony of our | community and will blacken us in the eyes of While the enactment lature must never enact any law by which recognizes gambling, ed a genuine outburst | “1 Aid not come here for the purpose of dis- cussing racing at all, but simply to correct a° impression that prevails in the eity extent, having been created through the agency ne paper and through the remarks of the or this evening, and that is that Mr. Leake ving with Mr. Willlams to keep open 1 want to say right here that whatever course has been taken by The Call or by Mr. Leake was taken absolutely | and only under my instructions. opposed to this gambling for two years past. Two years ago 1 instructéd Mr. Leake that he should do everything he could to eradicate this vice and defeat this gambling proposition. Supervisor Tobin—May I ask you a ques- Tobin—1 would like to ask you if this meeting passes a resolution indorsing the ac- rvisors mema#lalizing the mcl racing in each county 1l' The Call support it? will- support that proposition provided they eliminate the gam- Mr. Tobin—That will eliminate the gambling Mr, Spreckels—As I understand the situation, the Ingleside people can have as many as they please, and there is nothing to hinder them from having races at the present time. Tobin—An_amendment was introduced which was accepted by me and embodied in the resolution expressly reserving to the of Supervisors of each county the right to racing at any whether for thifty days, or at any other time. 8o that the resolution does not alter the cond tions in this county or any other county in the State at all, except, as the Mayor says, | to prevent the Board of Supervisors of any county from granting the privilege in any county of racing and bookmaking for a greater period than thirty days. Mr. Spreckels—My impression was that they itted to race there at any time. n—1f my statement to you is cor- then The Call will support a resolution of that kind as I understand it? would support a resolu- tion to permit it for a limited timeé under Mr. Tobin—To prohibit racing for a greater length of time than thirty days in any coun- rovided it elimin- Knight Pleads for Fair. George A. Knight next nd‘;i:‘elled the méeet. to admit that I appear here as the representa- tive of a stockholder in the Ingleside track, and a taxpayer of the city and county of San | Franclsco, who has property that goes u the same evil on the other side of If the ministers were against the evil he wanted against it impartially from Del Norte to San Diey g t clergy are ready to take the advice he gives. We are here to in any fornt and' an; Our inday night were held not in the it of any ome track or an; b the evils of horseracing in in. the city and As far as thé elergy ‘We + \ | | | | | | >t 1ts It is our du But the Legis- betting, book- to some T have been races Board time, ‘1 _am ‘frank into Fair. He has All 1. know against and ers to the had not ex- ing to pray hem to pray 1-am glad. to here. y one not . wo But we believe \ wa | in Sa | than we are able to handle. | possible to do right. | For instance, T am opposed to all saloons. that if the Supervisors and the Mayor will maintain the attitude which_they oward this matter San _Franciseo, being the principal city in the State and holding te position that it does, can set the pace for every other county in the State. Rev. Frank S. Baker said: “I have always found that in every undertaking, and especlal- ly in everv important reform, it is a danger- ous place to occupy to be on the femce. The Mayor and tbe Supervisors were not on the fefice a year or $0 ago; they were on the right side of it, and I, for one, am in favor of their stoying on that side of the fence, and T am go- ing to stay with them as long as they stay there. I want to say to Mr. Knight that I am not narrow minded in my prayers; that I de- nounced this evil in Oakland when I was pastor aver there as I denounce it mow. I to_say this, that gambling is wide open n Francisco, and we have more of it now The police are handcuffed in many places in our city. After my denunciation of it last Sunday, the next afternoon I took a brothet clergyman, and in nine places we were able to procure lottery tickets, and “we found twenty-five or thirty ‘white men in those places. If the Chief of Police and his force are unable to cope with the evil as it is now, in the name of high heaven why do we want to open up more places and allow more gambiing?" Rev. Mr. Doane sald he spoke as a minister and a Natlve Son of San Franecisco, Whose father was grand marshal of the Vigilance Committee In 186. It Fas been sald that the object of good government is to make it as hard as possible to do_wrong and as easy as What is morally wrong cannot possibly be politically right. - I take my stand upon that. We are placed here in San Francisco to do what we can for, morality, there is a saloon next to my home, shall I not cry out against that saloon. and with God's help try to have it wiped out? That is the wa 1 feel concerning Ingleside. If those who will gamble wish to cross the bay to indulge in it, let them go over there, and let those over there who stand for morality rise up against it. We have all we can do to wips out our owa iniquities. - Rev. Dr. B. Nelander in his remarks harked back to the insinuation of Mr. Knight that the clergy were partisan in ' their pray- ers, saying: ‘I have heard this thing be- fore. I have also heard it intimated that the representatives of the Ingleside track con- sidered this to be a good thing to work for all it was worth because it was the only way in which they could disgust the clergy and disarm the force of their attack. It is not fair to try and divert us from the nfain is- sue, which is not as between the rival racetracks. The issue 18 as to whether In- gleside shall be opened again. “I am not one of those who belleve that it is possible to_eradicate vice entirely from the great cities. 1 belleve that that is a work that men cannot accomplish. However, that we should always work against all evil wherever it 13 seen and wherever it exhibits ftself. The Mayor and the Supervisors were well agreed upon this question some time ago and we are yet to some extent agreed. I am not iIn my own .mind at all certain that this proposed thirty days' racing and pool-selling at Ingleside is a thing o be desired.” Carnival of Gambling. Rev. J. A. B. Wilson next addressed the meeting in vigorous style and at considerable length, saying among other things: ‘I came to San Francisco when you were in the midst of a movement looking to.better government. 1 helped to put mest of you here in the super- visorial chair. I did it {n good faith. Even If it proved that I bought a gold brick, gentle- men. 1 did It in good faith: 1 thoushe'I wi doing the best that could be done for government in San Francisco, and 1 hope you will not make me change my mind. I am getting tired of appealing to you gentlemen constantly against one species of deviltry af- ter another. I appeal to you< gentiemen, how. eyer, again that you give US a .better state ngs. : “‘We have been looking for it and hoping for it. But I ask you If things are ny better in San Francisco than they were three years agn. I am not a hireling here at all; 1 get no fee for my representation of anybody here to- night. {8 argument ad hominum that e made bere does not affect the question at ls- sue at all. It matters mct whether Mr. Wil llams or Mr. Leake or anybody else Is to be injured or is seeking revenge. *1 only want to know what is right on this question: and it makes no difference whether any man or any paper takes the right ground for one reason or,_another. “I am ready to help anybody who is striving for the right, and 1 care not What are the mo- tives of any paper or any man as long as they will help me in the right direction. I came up here a year or two ago on this same ques- tion. I dame up here in good faith. I thought 1 was among the clean representatives of the manhood of this ~-— who had been selected to put this city on a high plane. It has been on a low plane. name of this city has been & synonym for municipal foulness. You heard what my friend, Mr. Baker, told you about Chiniatown being wide open’ for gams bling under the eves of the policemen at is true, as you know. " And that is not all. Go downtown here to the Cafe Royal and see what is golng on there. “I can name 4 man on the police force to- day, a detective, and it you will give him & dozén nten of hig cholce out of your police force and authorize him to act. in thirty days there will not be a gambling hell oven in inatown. I will risk my life on that if_you will give him the chance and stand by l} you give him the close the Cafe Roval and every other pla Where this vice goes on in walch our_young Tén and young women are ruined. Let us 3 ¥ his thing In the face. Let us raise the Mrd. n'nd( ln‘;‘lfmz,| :: -llnzln.t‘v'l:l.nl. h:rn of indorsement to this islature an opening to fasten ln::t no‘:'t of thi: ing on in the name faces against the whole business ' T belteve | have held | personai | f | | Supervisor Charles Wesley Reed replied in a manner to Dr. Wilson's remarks, a portion of which he took to himself, sunc- ing the statement so far as it applied to him as untrue, and eulogizing at considerable length the present municipal administration. Supervisor Tobin also replied in a_personal manner to Mr. Wiison, defending his own course and uphoiding che administration. He finally became so personal in his ailusions that the Mayor checked him. In conclusion he said: “If we can’t prohibit thiz evil the only thing to do Is to make the peried in which it is al- lowed as short as we can. 1 move, therefore as the sense of this mesting, that the action of the Board of Supervisors In passing the reso- lution under consideration be indorsed, and that a copy of this resolution be sent o the State Legislature. Poniatowski Confesses. The motion was seconded, but before being put Prince Poniatowski said he desired to a dress the meeting, saying: “I would only say |& few words, as I feel that I ought to say | something. talking very calmly about the mat- ter, fcr the reason that three months ago I had no Interest in either Ingleside, Tanforam or Emeryville. About three months ago it #ap- pened that T was at dinner with Adolph Sprec | ¢is and Henry Oxnard, both reputable gentl | men. T was induced by them to go into an e T to have fair and respectable racing. Wa all-raise race horses and children both, and I think equally well, and we made up our minds that we would put in something like $300,000 im trying to get one or two racetracks where we t and clean. interest on the money to § azo, Really we are all satisfled where we are at Tanforan. “This matter which is being agitated is one of indifference to us.- This issue has been forced by a considerhtion in which horserace ing has very little to do. I want simply ta say that we are not simiply three men intere ested in the matter, but there are about seve enteen of us, and we are trying and will try to keép things nice and clean and respectable as long as wé havé cogawor of it. We own these two tricks. MoSt of these gentlemen are large taxpajers, large property-owners, and we have the welfare and good me of ¢ Sap Francisco at heart just as much as any one of you this evening, If there is any way to restrict racing to ninety days or sixty days and make it very good for a short time, you will find us anxious to do snything we can to_meet your views in the matter “We are all willing that you should Mmit the season to thrée months. If the Board of | | | would try to keep the sport hone | We limited_our or the State Legislature or the does not feel ash: o the methods of the oider coun- tries, among them England, France, Aus- tria and Germany, and put the mac- ter in the hands of“a committee of tws or thrée men, we would be content with that, and then you wiil fot perhaps drive out of racing the better element. You can control The Fear of Being Deceived or Hum- bugged Prevents Many People From Trying a Good Medicine. Stomach troubles are so common and in most cases so obstinate to cure that peo- ple are apt to look with suspicion on any remedy claiming to be a radical perma- nent cure for dyspepeia and indigestion. Many such people pride momselveJ‘ on their acuteness .in never being hum- b|¥fi¢ed. especially in medicines. is fear of being humbugged can be carried too far, so far, in fact, that many people suffer for years W‘zh weak diges- tion rather than risk a little time and money. in faithfully testing the claims made for a remedy so reliable and unitver sally used as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vastly different in one important respect from ordinary patent medicines for the reason that they are not a secret patent medicine; no secret is made of the ingrad- fents, but analysis shows them to conta:n the natural ~digestive ferments, re lle?llc pepsth (government test) Golden Seal and diastase. They are not cathartie, neither do they act powerfully on any particular organ, but they cure indiges- tion on the common sense plan of digest- ing the food eaten thoroughly before it has time to ferment, sour and cause the mischief. This Is the only seeret of their success. 4 Cathartic_pills never have and never can cure indigestion and stomach troubles, because they act only on the bowel whereas the whole trouble Is lg stomach. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken after meals digest the food. That is all there Is to it. Food not digested or half-digested 1 ison, as it creates gas, acidity, head- |m th ¢ e set our aches, palpitation of the heart, lose of flesh ~and _appetite and many Other troubles, which are often called by some other name. are sold by dru s avi here United States, Great Bril and