Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
uonic>ano aud The Liquor Traffic

b." NqI'l "t saloon hhsiuo~- has
i..a thrust upon IA" propl" against
their vi-h ma viii When John
Naldtuu sent V,ui before ,h, Com.
m,s.ton,is count ,ur license. IA NAV
last. th,r. Wn-a general aud wgnr
aus vui'-i against granting the II
cen-e sui such - showing made on
the pa,i Il I,v Mr. Thomas aud
other. that the court refused Ia
grant the arpncati"n. Mr. Wal
drun continued h- selling. and when
called a. answer on the chnrg, #
dunr au uhri business, merely os
capped through III" contumncy Of
prosecuting Witnesses and the favor
able rulings 81 the Court. Every
body knew h" was selling contrary to
law At the neat session Of the
Commissioner tOurt, his applica-
ton va. renewed, ~ tho name oi
John aud Robert Waldron, aud was
granted h., the court, on a cunsiruc-
iiun ~ law ~ unreasonable and un-
ienahlo ss Il Was clearly biased IA
favor ~ the hquor interest. ndcr
this license, the saloon was moved
to the business part Of the city, in
violation II the provisions Of one Of
tho clear statutes 81 the Territory,
aDl was run notOrlously IN violation
Of the Sunday law aud Of the gam
bling law. aud became such source
lannoyal CO TO people who lived near
II ani whose place 81 worship was
near by, that "a series Of pros, cutions
was begun to break Il up aud aha,c
Il asa nuisance Ia the meantime,
another saloon. T., Mr.. Howard, had
been licensed IN the city, by the
COMMISSIONER. A test OF the feel.
ing ot the voters was obtained bv
circulating q petition. asking the
Common Council To pa m ordi
nance prohibiting tho sale Of liquors.
The petition showed few signatures
OF persons not qualified TO vote, but
after jeducting all such. there re-
NAMED tho signatures Of fully two
thirds Of the real voters u the city.
The petition was refused by the
Council, which ~ then constituted.
was favorable 10 license, but the pg-
station that arose caused the resigna-
tion ~ one member Of tho Council,
aud the filling Of the vacancy caused
q change IN tho status OF the Coun-
cil aud The prohibitory ordinance
was pas .cd.
~ tho time prosecutions were be-
gan against the saloon, The prohibi-
tory ordinance was believed TO be
valid. but u had been believed TINT
no valid court existed before which
viola,ois OF tho ordinance could be
tried. and the prosecutors we've
forced 10 prosecute under tho Tern.
torial laws Tor violation Of Territor-
nj statutes, instead OF entering suits
for violations under the city ordin.
ance. Pending these movements,
the If'fi' was moved 10 make q
fierce attack of u personal M ure
upon Col. Hawkins, who M n repre-.
sentative Of tho National Christian
Temperance Union. had been lectur-
ing ~ the city IN favor Of prohibi-
ton, aud also 10 utter severe phil
lipics against some citizens who,
being well known prohibitionists,
we're supposed To oppose tho Acad,-
my movement. because majority Of
the Board of Directors were license
men. The City Council, which was
now thoroughly committed TO the
prohibition movement In sentiment.
Except one member), and who we're
endes'onng ~ best they could to
cope With the difficulties surrounding
them, was criticised aud censured
without mercy aud very unjustly in
the columns Of the paper for filter.
lug away then time over the saloon
question. instead Of giving proper
attention TO city Improvements.
The prosecutions were in part q
iailurs. and M far as can ascertain
The facts IA the case, tho failure
seems to have been in part he result
OF sympathy with the saloons on the
part Of the precinct justice, and in
part tho result vi q most astounding
amount OF " professional COURTESY .
between the opposing counsel and
the attorney for tho people.
The poor result Of the prosecu-
lions, the strong feeling Of distrust
engendered regarding the coupeten-
ey of the courts as now constituted
10 deal with this business 30 as to
enforce tho laws. and Of the DISPOSE
oon OF the bar 10 give tho saloons
the benefit OF all possible doubts in
law and avoid PRESSING the advantage
o' The law against them. was very
Encouraging to very mauy people
who heartily doIest the l,qaor bust
ness. Added to this. tho attack OF
We '"fe'fr ou the City Council was
calculated to additionally discourage
those u Mr.k faith and cnuse Soma