Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-25

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aper | will close what l
311n this subject for the
y &hsk that the saloons he
tne Slbbath because of the
b f6 payers which Sunday
htt06s. The cost Is in so
n lIfst aud last, that it is
n mike n concise and accu-
t0}ntion of the matter. But
1 Known to show very clearly
a Xxx more money to pun.
\ litiYday criminal than Is
Mn HE saloons. The report
Y I }IfV Shows that there were
- rests for drunkenness
( ~ (l,ns and bars were closed
= against twenty-nine,
\, 4 X Alch arrests, when they
" A similar showing
e, IN city where the Sun
~ Ned. Vineland, N. j..
~; Bin of 1900, and its
Il er expenses amount TO
& oulSers, n. y, has a
81 boo, and its police and
nIIIi s to $1,000 per year.
a erenca? The form
= q saloon, the latter
VI lis n very serious ques-
III 4 W payer. Does the sa-
Z In telling us that the
La assessed upon these
4 Meet this extra expense?
4 6(fld answer, must Fort
W. IA kof the crime of its peo-
Il ffrtB for u free and generous
!uIi&htened city to continue
0fl8 Do the Sabbath, because
f 0btnin money on Monday
victirns of drink. SO as to JUS
/ Ia con tinue the expense? |
& III al seriousness to those
|xQaged i'm selling liquors by
:, DOES 1t not sound very much
IL ID the city council: 1--WE
|5h the victims aud you can
VA, You d. not mem to do
III AWARE, but this is what
&6o Everywhere and every
h the Sunday drinking is
ut we are not prepared to adj
such fines, even if they We're
b are EN- ough to cover the en-
36e, much less bring a revenue
S{If principle holds good
i ,4t S iturday night jug of
|talGhthe man is said to buy
|tanflot obtain beer ON Sun
!iast we do evil that
may come? Must /
|eer on Sunday that
a9Il my neighbour from drink
XVI III men will do such u
81, 0xi Them be the response
id 4apt on their neighbor. The
IS u true about men going to
ccaiasc they can't get their
,te. Who goes to Dallas to
day drinks? Does the best
ID? Does the average citizen
it Fort Worth appropriate its
to save a few nickels that
ould get2 1t seems to ME that
ID Vehement of the case is
b refate it. The fact is, Fort
.ill d position to entertain and
cttizens ut home without the
d1ceInent of beer.
ar plea offer is the prosperi-
c3ty. | mean its substantial
y. Among many Inquiries
receive from parties abroad,
hiswAy with the view of in
J; OfscYpital and the thoughr
z this their home, this Sun
Hon Is one. Some of these
know personally, and they
as we want for neighbors,
We want to come and aid us in
our city. My business is such
Jay Know more about this
the question than some
and / am very
that / do not
the case when | say that
hose who will not come to
eirhome here, with the GER
that our silo meas are
Sunday, and ] am equally
these very men are the CUES
lid receive II hearty welcome
rere to come. The whole ques-
Dives itself into this: IT is
There is said to be an eternal
4 things,n and the fitness of
nth day rs u day of rest is one
things. We are not ready TO
u tho Sabbath to secular bust
od we can most ear
0pe that the saloon men will
Isee the matter in the same
i'll con form their business to
les ofthe people as they do to
!, no grudge to satisfy, no quar-
Vile, but in my place and ca
] citizen would make this plea
and order.n Let the good
n and fair name of our Queen
Rbro6d, and as we reach out
rms and stretch forth stronger
|them be clean hands and arms
Mia 10 the newcomer. For
|Qsthe 'front.'
j. ID. MURPHY.
gV0ffh July "a. 1888.