Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-29
NOTIONS OF LIBERTY.
A Toledo Brewer Thinks PittSburg a
Sad and Silent Sufferer.
A TOOTHBRUSH, BREAD AND BEER
Are Denied Him on Sunday, and he Thinks
It's Awful.
AN IDEA OF CONFISCATED PROPERTY

Mr. NJ. NJ. Eppstein, Secretary and Gen
eral Agent of the Finlay Brewing Company,
of Toledo, who has been in Pittsburg since
the latter part of last week, has been travel
ing in the eastern part of the State in the
interests of his business, but not in any way
connected with the Prohibition cam
paign, left for home last evening. Before
going, he chatted entertainingly with re-
porters, and said:
This is, indeed, queer community. am
astounded that it silently and without protest
tolerates some things. Ny ideas of liberty in a
republican form of government are not 1 think
exaggerated; but they conflict radically with
the exhibition of arbitrary judicial power
which Pittsburg exemplifies and suffers from.
Here is q aIan who assumes that the Brooks law
meant practical prohibition, and confscation
OF valuable property,
WITH NO CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
whatever to sanction such Interpretation. THE
law was manifestly never meant to do any
Shlng but restrict the lower and regulate the
better elements of the liquor business.
never saw or heard of anything like it and
the effects it has produced. At my hotel here,
last Sunday morning. I found 1 had lost my
toothbrush. Before completing my toilet
therefore, sought to buya new toothbrush at
the drugstore over the way. mo, you DON'T"
exclaimed the druggists clerk There are too
many Law and Order spies abroad in this city.
You may not be one of 'em; but we can't sell
you anything but medicine. and that only on
prescription" A toothbrush being one of those
things fellow cannot borrow, l had to go with
out one till Monday.
have never been drunk in my life; vet l like
my glass of beer with my morning meal. But
couldn't have it, even at my hotel, on Sunday.
ZrrT has hos. H.
take dinner with friends in the East End
nice, well-to-do people-who believe, as do. in
observing every law in its letter and spirit if
not misconstrued or strained into something
never contemplated by the Lawmakers. At
dinner related my experience in the morning.
NO BREAD FOR DINNER
The lady of the house replied: THAT reminds
me, Mr.. Eppstein, that have an apology to
make. We have no bread for dinner. Cir
cumstances couldn't control led me to forego
the Saturday custom of baking for Sunday. I
had no idea that our grocer, who has to keep
open store to handle milk on Sunday morning
would refuse to sell me a loaf or two of bread;
but he did. He said he dare not DO it MY
nearest neighbor hadn't enough bread to lend.
without making her own supply short for Sun
day; so here we are with a very good dinner
otherwise, but no bread"
/ say this is a strange community that will
submit to such environments without protest
The practical prohibition applied here, without
any vote as yet to sanction it, ought to have
aroused your business men, your Chamber of
Commerce believe that Nh. Busch spoke |
truly when he said your community would be |
boycotted by Western brewers. Our business |
here is ruined; and why should we, in return |
for such treatment buy bottles, corks or appar-
atus in Pittsburg? We won't do it.
We all believe that Philadelphia mandamus |
on the License Judges will result in such a |
review as will necessItate at least the granting
of licenses to the Prospect Brewing Company |
there, and to Mr.. Harry Darlington here.