The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-22
From the Waukesha Freeman
THE LIQUOR QUESTION AT WHITE
MATER


Waukesha, desiring to ascertain
how the no,license rule worked ia
our neighboring town Of Whitewa-
ter, addressed to a gentleman of that
place few questions which together
with their answers will be found
below:
WHITEWATER, May II, 1876.
Dear Sir: Your card of the 9Th
inst. came in my absence from home,
since my return [ have read your
questions to some Of our principal
citizens and the result Of our dis
cussions are as follows:
1. What proportion of your (our)
population are Americans? Answer
About two-thirds.
2. How much less (if any liquor
is there (here) sold now than when
the traffic was licensed? Answer
From IS to 90 per cent. less with
fair prospects Of reducing the use
still farther.
3. How much has no licenseinjur-
ed the temperance cause The
answer to the second question ans
wer this. There were 70 more votes
cast for no license this year than
last. The cause never stoodso we'll
in Whitewater as now. The liquor
men will assure you just the oppos-
tie.
; 4. What proportion Of your (our)
business men favor no license?
: Answer-About two-thirds.
s. Is there as much drunkenness
now as formerly? Answer-Vastly
, less.
E 6 How much difficulty do you
9 have in enforcing the law? Answer
! The same as in all other places;
liquor sellers are lawless and defiant.
: Fourteen saloons have been effect
ually closed. Twenty convictions,
: some, three or four times. Our law
: has been very effective, our amended
+, charter gives the Board more pow
e er.
Z. How much has general business
decreased since you (we) carried nc
t license? Answer-None by reason
p of no. license but ON the other hand
: the no license has given healthier
| tone 20 business. Our business has
; been better than in our naighboring
towns.
s. Could you O. conscienciously
h advise no license in Waukesha
e Answer believe liquor selling q
a srime and that to give it the solemn
: canctions Of law is also q crime, dram
), selling should be without law.
: License is FREQ liquor. I never
! knew license law enforced save
q when no licenses are granted. Then
n it becomes prohibition. People de-
e mand Of prohibition what they de-
e mand of no other penal law. We
f prohibit theft and robbery aud muir
= der, but these crimes are not thorough
|. ly and finally suppressed, but
$ nobody says the laws in these par
= ticulars are failures. But if all
liquor selling and all drunkenness
7 are not entirely suppressed they cry
Z out, failure! We are willing to
9 stand with other prohibitory laws,
!, and only demand fairness in consider
ing the results. Let the community
: support the law as in the case of
il theft, and we are content. White
II water has come to the conclusion to
d purge liquor selling from the bust
= ness of the town. Our people are
perfectly willing to take the chances
a on the no license system. What
: liquor is sold is in dens and holes,
= and under the most diarespectful
!" circumstances and at the risk of de-
Is lection and punishment. The chan
. D ces Of escape from justice are now
is vastly lessened, Our new charter
( and the increased public sentiment
e against license greatly strengthen
{ the hands Of our village officers.
" will rejoice when Waukesha follows
1t the example Of Whitewater.
It Yours Respectfully,