New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
COLORAD DO.
LOW LICENSE AND LIGHT PENALTIES.

NUMBER INHABIrANTSs TO SQUAhH MiLH' q
LARGEST CITY, DENVER, 64.3Os TOTAL
POPULATION. 4327-AREA. 1O3,92o
SQUARE MILES.
Tn co,orado the Board Of Trustees or Common
Council of overy incorporated town or city shall have
exclusive authority license saloons, groceries ana
all places wherein sprtuous, vinons, malt or othor
intoxicating Liquors sold" In other parts OF the
State the Board of County Commissioners may grant
licenses to keep saloons, hotels public houses or
groceries upon the following conditions to wit: First
the applicant shall pay into tho County Treasury for
the pryllese granted a sum not exceeding $500 nor
less than S25, in tho discretion OF tho hoard second
tho applicant shall execute bond In tho penalty OF
$500 with one or more sureties to DO approved oy
the board conditioned that the applicant will keep an
orderly house. and that no will not permit any un-
lawful gaming riotous conduct in his house.
Tho penalty for selling liquor without license ID
800 for each offence, to b divided equally between
the informer and the County Treasury. The liquor
seller may also In such case be brought within the
terms OF tho general statute, which innicts nne not
exceeding $500 and Imprisonment not exceeding Six
months upon conviction Of carrying on without Il.
cense any business which The laws OF that State
require license to bo taken out. Tho Colorado laws
against the i'm portation sale Of aAuterstsd liquors
are severe.
PROHIBITToNISS.
Colonel Ellet expresses his sentiments In tAs fpl-
lowing lively fashions
q No. No.
fs statutory and constitutional prohibition are tho
only effective remedies. Ny reasons Are, In short,
as follows; A grosshop s q school OF Woo, don
Of crmo . sinkhole Of political niQuity and bot
bed Of anarchy 1t debauchos the eitilon, saorinoes
the home, sunGers family ties, and sonds horde OF
pau pers manacs and moral monstrostes 70 the polls
70 decide the destinos Of FREQ Institutions. The
only rational thing TO do with such an unmtiEted
curse is to stamp it out JOHN A. ElLcr
Boulder, Col
Following ID tho answer Of Benjamin mattico' !
IN No Drunkenness is on the increase with al
its attendant evils Why does II not Because II
does not the temptation from the wayside, snd
many passing fall thereby.
t3 Prohibit tho sale Of intoxicating drink except
for medicinal, scientific and sacramenta purposes.
Why1 because 1, removes the temptation rom tho
waysidc And tho weak pass by and fall not
pueblo Col BENJAMIN MATTICE
DEMOCRATS
Judge Player has tho following opinionsi
81 No.
(2j In ny opinion, No.
(8) Our present law leaves the regulation Of tho
LIQUOR business entirely the local city and county
authorities. The result is nominal prohibition, really
free LIQUOR and drug-stor drunkenness In few
places low license, and great prevalence OF low
grog-shops In most Of the towns and cities
Of tho State High license lamount fixed by State
statute and graded according 10 The popuousness OF
the locality and stringent police regulations aAd per-
haps local option, Is plan that Is generally growing
best results. Prohibition has few advocates, and
would not be practicable III desirabc) IN Colorado
at the present time I. T. PLAYER
Pueblo, Col