, 1881-07-17

T. TIE Editor VI The Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE crusade Of The Tn1n-
bogus saloon bonds certainly is the interest Of
reform. and deserves, and doubtless h,lS. the Ap
provnl ut every honest, lnw-ahidlng citizen OF
Chicago. ibis sulOuu-bOnd business IS by
lneAtl5 Of mushroom growth, but IS I'LL evil Of
lou, standing, and THAI has annually i'll
creased III dimensions The lalf Of the truth in
reference to it ta3 not been told. II is I'LL easy
and tolcr.ably relnunerutve calling, and is
cugerly embraced during the carly summer
mouths by many young unu old men about
town, the secret Of whose existence and good
clothes is mystery to the uniuitiated. The
success Of those engneed III this - scheme" last
year and previous Years has encouraged others
to embark in it, and to-day there is II small
arny Of brokcn-down attorneys. ambitious
notaries, and sharp young men securing
10 dispose Of bond, with or without sbotlls-
men," according to the conscientious scrupIes
OF the su0unkcepcr, to nny one possessed Ut ST.
Ill sutnc cases the price is raised to Sl.5O S.,
when tho liquor lcuer is 4 green hand, or par
ticulAry ignorant.
That tho attempts Of THE TRIBUNE reporter
to unear:h Henry Martin and William Schmidt
proved unnratlIug is not ut all astonishing to
for 1t is extremely difficult, to say the least, to
lind people who have t,o oeng.
The tnoIus opcrandi Of woutd-be vendors of
saloon bonds, bogus and otherwise who not
possessed of nOtArial seals. fully clears up the
mystery uf Schmidt and Martin, and is us toll
lows: The prospective merchant first skirsnishes
among his friends till he succeeds in borrowing
a dollar Or ~ cents, and PURCHASES II number Ut
blank bonds at IL cost Ut two cents eacll. He then
secures the services OF IL notary, who
stamps the imprint of his seal upon tho docu-
1neut and at1iNcS Ills tlane thereto for the small
sum OF live cunts each, or possibly for couple
of drinks, according tt circumstances. Then
one or two "old-tiMers ure ''pcrsua,led'' to
Sign names us bontlsncn to the butld,-any name
answers, one being as good rs an0thur.-aId,
presto! the saloon. bond pcddler sallics forth
armed and equipped 1t is poor day when he
docs not make in the course OF Il two or three
hours tramp u couple OF dollars, and often -
note blessts his praise~orthy cxertions to carn
an honest living.
Other city employees beside Mr. Rummel are
kind enough to supply their friends and ac-
QunfutuuceS with bonds ut the USUAL
prize, The writer has heard several
= -bond.spcculator5 complain most bitterly
satisfied with the salary paid them by the City
Government, will persist In compelling saoon-
Keepers with whom they are familiar to take
tho bonds. all l!ed Out, are forwarded oy mail
frsl1n the CIty1lNll to liquor dealers who uttix
their names and obtain their licenses Mt their
convenionce.-tht obtigine Official dropping i'll
1t at the office.
One thing Is sure: not much swearing except
in a profanc way. is done cithGr BY saluonkeep-
ers. bOudsnlen, anybody else.
One reason why liqunr deulers prefer bonds
men furnished Is thaEit puts theul to consider
able less expense than to go incoming about,
treating here ind there. III search Uf two re-
sponsible parties willing and able to sign their
bt.tlds.
Any one can 70 on saloon bond" as is we'll
known,-evcn Il man in the Mayors Office, who
dlt a thriving business last summer, and
doubt will this season. does not tr'thcr would bc
bonlsmcu with any unnecessary questions, but
quietly pockets the Almighty Dollar and :.i,nccs
e1pectantiy toward the hal1 door for another
The above statement can he vouched for by
almost any NAN ABOUT TowS.