The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-20
RUNNING In THE OLD WAY.
The Usual Sunday Business Transacted Yes.
terday Without the Leagues Interference.

The Liquor League rot only made no effort to
enforce the law yesterday against violators in
other business but, Judging from all indica-
TONS many of the ringleaders of the League
were violating the law themselves The mem
bers of the League who have been wearing out
shoe leather for three Sundays in trying to find
some poor cigar dealer butcher or fruit dealer on
whom they could wreak vengeance did not
brave the chilly winds-perhaps OF account of
the iced and dangerous condition of the side
walks But. be the cause what it NAV, they
were not looking after other branches of bust
ness, and were in their own saloons with front
curtains down, and in many instance the back
door unlocked Said one of the nom league sa-
loon keepers: 1.-THE few of US who refused to
become members of the League have had all
sorts of abuse hcaped upon US by the organza-
ton because we wouldn't give them our support
in their hypocritical work, and have
been threatened in every way. We
have always observed the law better than
the men who are members of the League, and
we expect TO do SO in the future. Their organi-
cation is only for the purpose of covering 1p
their meanness. They have been continually
threatening to prosecute US if we violated the
law, and have had spies about our places every
night. They haven't got US, but we have got
evidence against them, if would only use it.
The hundred saloon keepers who were induced
to go into the League at the commencement of
this agitation are awfully sick of it, and the ma
Jority OF them are going to withdraw
The police, expecting that members of the
League would begin violating the law Yesterday,
were more vigilant than usual, but the barteud-
ers and the proprietors kept a sharp lookout for
them, and they were unable to catch any one
selling, though there were some very narrow es-
capes. Il know the League men on my district
were selling" said one patrolman to a reporter,
but we men in uniform can not get them They
keep watcher out and when we come up every
door is locked, and all is as still as death on the
inside. They won't even pass man in OF out
when we are in sight All The League men in
my district were in their sale 1ns yesterday, and
had their blinds down"
1t develops that there was a meeting of the
League on Friday night, and it was doubt, IS
then that the order to aboutface was given
There were but few cigar stores closed yester-
day out OF fear OF the League. and a cigar could
be obtained without any difficulty on nearly
every square in the central part of the city
The drug stores, with few exceptions, were open
and selling cigars, and. apparently, did not have
any fear OF prosecution by the League spoilers.
The butchers supplied their customers as usual.
The hotels overlooked with guests who were
without restraint, furnished with papers and
cigars. Hacks were in their usual places, and
in fact, there was no evidence anywhere that
rum ring law was being rigidly observed.
The executive committee of the Liquor League
contradicts the published statement that it had
made arrangements with the passenger agent of
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Indianapolis road for
cheap excursion yesterday from this city to
Cincinnati. but that the scheme was frustrated
by Vice president Waite. The committee denies
emphatcally that it entered into any such ar
rangement