The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-15

The Plain Facts About The Vice
Presidential Bar.

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!s,srisIss .. Leafs Republic
| Risking the suspiciou that be may -
Thought TO b IN the pay Of Vice-Presi-
dent Morton, the Republic correspondent
agsin returns TO the interesting subject
,of the Shorehsm Flats. NortOns private
secretary hes seot out word that there u
mo Morton bar, and : letter hss been
written 10 The editor Of the Republic BY
au alleged .Keutucky Democrat" res
monstrsting against re(ereucee 20 the
Vice President's gin mill. which have
beeu made 10 these dispatches. Ae .
matter OF fact, the Morton bar which has
received so much publicity, has become
IL national issue. IL must be stated, once
snd for all. that Morton does not merely
Iown the wallis OF the house aud the
lground on which il u built, but be owns
the establishment. He does not receive
rent for tae building as great many
'lrich men do. He manages IL himself
The clerks, the oorters, the barkeepers'
1.-The bootolacks and everybody else en-
'IpIoyed within the walls OF the hotel,
draw their salary from Morton.
I, The trne history Of the Morton saloon
.lcannot be obtained from any onicial
documents just now. Some time u VIII
,Ibe Obtained. There IL no doubt that
I Morton applied for . license to sell iiq-
.uors, wines and beers in the District ol
eICoIumbis. There u no doubt that be
fIhss not vet obtsined that license but he
J has obtained permission from the Dissric'
II llCommissioners TO run . saloon pending
! reconsideration or bic application for 2
-llicense. The word "bar"is open 70 diff
: Iferent constructions. There is . very
z eIconsiderabIe difference between the "bar'
n bv Perry Carson and thai
4 maintained by John Chsmberlin- A.
r.lNr. Cbamberlin's bsr people who can a.
yIford 10 put up 20 cents Tor whisky and
Ills cents for beer are entertained. 1ot
10 40 to the desk you tel. polite col
y yi-rca man what you want. aud you =
Z down 10 xa.t -eturns- You do not nav
IeIlong 10 wait. Ii is the same way q tn
,tI Shoreham Flats.
lel This afternoon the Republic CORES
- pondent received : letter from the ed
,e,tor OF the Republic inclosing . Iette
from Geo. BAber. denying the existenc
Iof . Morton. bar at the Shoreham. y
Iorder 70 test whst Mr.. BsDer stated I
1.-The editor OF the Republic, your CORES
IpondeDi started for the ShoTcham In
Immediately and. not - . concession
y Iowa or Kansas, but simply in order
- mainsain the we'll developed tendeuci'
LOT Texas and Missouri. when be reache
ndl Norton's Flnts he ordered drink
-. whisks. lie drank lt, and q was Goe
"a whisky. There Wns 70 bsr there, .
~ Ieros. There vss Iitsls circular desk
Dc Ishe corner of The room. behind VIII
en stood clerk. but he bad on me u
osIitioaal white apron ~ : bsskeeper.
Pei When your correspondent went
1.-THE following conversation ensueo:
VI II want some rye whisky"
'ck .All right. cir, take . seat"
The Republic correspondent sat dos
: liz front OF round table. and IS secon
later . decanter was brought % him .
"a Rlase containing water. he pour
ted Iout : drink 10 suit himself; be drank
re- Iard raf, 20 cents for il. This is the ste
|cs. Iof The Shoreham bar. without prejudl
md without reproach. Il simply means q
!auy white man can 60 there aud p
..icbasa whisky for 20 cents . drink.
y. lbeer-thas IL domestic beer for 10 CO
-. IL pint bottle. The Shoreham and
r'tChsmberlin are almost identical as
~. yards their trade affairs. The Shoreh
~ bar or saloon IL modelled sfter the Chs
~. iberliu. Chausbsrlin has never den
4. Ifhat whisky and beer were on sale at
- .Ihouse. and be certainly pays lice
inc Ifor the privilege Of selling those art'c
NJ. Morton has as many rights 70
district OF Columbia o. ChsmberI'n,
lone or those rights IL to sell whisky u
Ifsels disposed to do 90. and obtains
are Iccnscnt OF HE neigbbors- Morton 9
tbe vine. be cells beer he sells everyth
~. that can be obtained over any first-cl
sill bar.