The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-11
Waiter Girl saloons,

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II you have succeeded 10 arousing the
the attention Of respectabls citizens 70 the
rapidly growing evils attendant upon the
Inauguration Of waiter girl saloons in
this city land We think you have you have
done nothing more than becomes The
public press a. the conierVator Of the
city'S good name, both at home and
abroad.
1t row remains for the citizens through
the appointed authorities 10 see that the
nuisance ia Abated. They now have full
knowledge Of what such falcons are and
Of the demoralizing influence which they
are exertlng upon both old and young, es'
pecially the latter.
In what We have to say on the subject
we wish 10 be explicit, and accordingly
will not Scruple 10 use names and desig'
nate places. We would ask Mr.. James
Hamilton II he intends TO employ his
Opera House for it, legitimate purposes
during the coming season, and, II 80, does
he expect the respectable citizens OF
Wheeling to patronize any entertainment
he may offer while he permits, in what
he ia pleased to denominats the "TiVoli
Garden" Immediately underneath the
audience chamber Of the Opera House,
confusion worse COMPOUNDED TO reign 81.
preme, rendering all attempts to enter.
tain an audience perfectly abortive.
Does he expect respectable ladies to
attempt 10 enter a public hall the sur
roundings Of which are q moral SOdom,
a place where, except in tho immediate
presence Of a police officer, their cara are
liable to be Asssiled by the most disgust
ing profanity and they themselves liable
to direct insult?
Does Mr.. Hamilton expect a long
suffering public TO patiently permit the
continued obstruction OF one Of the
principal streets Of the city by crowds Of
diSreputSble hangers on about his dis.
reputable "Tivoli garden" which Is fat
becoming the scandal Of the cityl
We do not care 10 60 further at present
into consideration Of Mr.. Hamilton'S
course or the tendency Of his influence,
so far a. he has any, in this community.
He need not, however, put himselfto any
trouble to explain his connection With
the Tivoli Garden, he cannot Bhlrk re.
sponsibility for the introduction Of fea.
ture in the saloon business which is dc.
BlroYing even tho shadow Of respectable.
ty, which some may claim attaches to it.
He cannot claim that he is not the pro.
ptietor OF the "Tivoli;n II he does II Is the
duty Of the police to step in at once and
close the concern up, "a it is running
without license.
Iou published in full the State law in
regard to selling liquors behind frosted
windows, screens or other device obstruct.
ing the public view. We would ask Mr.
Jordan, the Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.
Jingle, the County Sheriff, and the Con,
stables Of the different districts, why they
have not enforced the laW2 What &C
Ceptable excuse can they offer for such
neglect Of duty in the case7 We DO mol
know that the city has any ordinance
similar in character to the State law, hut
we believe it is the duty Of Council tc
make the municipal law conform to The
State law. II ia the right Of every paren
to know il his boys frequent places thai
he himself does not care 10 enter. It il
right that every possible restraint shoulC
be put upon vendors Of intoxicating
liquors that tends to prevent them from
selling to minors or to persons to whom
the law has forbidden them to sell, or t
persons to whom by either personal o.
published notice they have been Warnet
not to sell.
In conclusion, since the Prosecuting
Attorney and the Sheriff, and other Stat
officers have been remiss in enforcing tn
law, would it not be the proper thing foI
them TO serve notice upon all salool
keepers, either personally or through tn
public prints, that unless the State Law Il
Immediately complied with they vii
prosecute 10 the full penalty OF the law
The Law is clear, explicit and Withou
ambiguity. All that "a wanted 10 secure
strict compliance with its provisions is
conscientious fulfllment Of their sworr
duty by the officers who represent tht
State. REX.