Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-07-12

since tn0 oOOve ooci61ou Wno mnuo sc'
srsl hundred wholesale and bottlers IL
censes have been granted in Philadelphia
and Allegheny counties. In Allegheny
county Judge Stone granted one for
prshibitory district The Brooks law-or
oct Of May Il, 's7-forbids the granting of
licenses in prohibitory districts, but the
Wholesale and bottlcrs act OF Nay "a, 's7,
does not The only repeating clause in
the Brooks law is one repeating local laws
where the fees are less than those pre-
scribed BY 1t, and there is no repeating
clause Whatever in the Wholesale law.
This LEFT hundreds Of tag ends of old and
general liquor laws besides the extensive
special laws for Philadelphia and
Allegheny counties remaining in force,
and 10 . sod commentary on the intelli-
renee and business qualifications Of the
Isgisiature that passed the acts Of May
u and a, 1851.
The NEXT Legislature will surely be call
ID upon TO strsighten out the whole bust
nssss. A. present it is maze Of contra
dictions and absurdities.
whether the late decision Will be law for
The whole State, or whether for Philadel-
phis and Allegheny counties alone, IL a
disputed question among the members of
the Butler bar. The general opinion is
that IL refers TO the whole State, while q
few are positive that applies to Philsdel-
phia and Allegheny counties alone.
Judge White, Of Allegheny county had
nothing 10 say regarding the decision, but
Judge Gordon, of Philadelphia, is report
"a ~ follows:
II 10 mot hesitate to say that nothing SO
cslsuitOus TO the cause of sobriety, good
srssr end morality has happened for q
Isng time - this decision.
n means frse rum In unlimited quanti-
ties. n unlimited numbers Of places, ire
spective of the wants, welfare, or wishes
q ~ community, and without any OF the
salstsu restsictions upon It's sale which
- vespls hsve besn congraiulating them
ssivss upon obtaining through the high
kigh license Laws.
.Inafesd of wsll-regulated restriction
- ssaitod plumber 0f retail saloons In
sSs ,essonahie neas of the peo.
sii 49, rr-nv~rrahlSn> n>~p-n.
r..wsc.hie bottie shop. and
---3s-s thron rhout the city wheney.
80 Ismsnd u men. whether Of the
s-si - N ~ Vicious. viii create Q sale
~ i.fsr;cstine Hxuors.
UnIess ths Lsgislsture comes to the re-
~ of ths isw-sbiding people nothing but
"a - result, end ~ the meeting Of the
LaGislstnre h two years cn we are very
nksly 70 ssse 's'''' " Wv
Ye.r of the Judges Of Philadelphia
csanty flsd ststemsnt Win tne county
GA bsf1Bring - Ioiov - ,.,.-
% -I =, irSici.{ which requires
~ trl~. "a be silent when he IL placed
n IL judges II even higher court IN q
islss - 0seonea Pos''aon-
49, Is ~ - -. scc,tcsr.. vera nj mo.
.xs-sss. - cksrsotsr. among them be.
ins cosvicss sod common drunksrds. who
1bg year hsd lived the mest ,Dsnaoneo
nves. vtne ,n - ~ ucr"rs while holding
SaS.ss. 4. isSS. and maintained places of
rssogt that were frequented by degraded
women, hsbitaal drunkards ana discnsrg
= inmsses o. .ns ,nrora,sncc. n"or. rsi.;ng
.ass.s- I. ~ The moral character or
Sshits a sobristy of these applicants
were fiied Il becomes our duty: under 'ns M,
rulirE =. .ne .nI;"d oaE IN =
''s IT,
Ir 10 not pleasant for Americans To DO
to,d by their own countrymen in Paris that
eur national exhibit In the great Exposition
sufpsssoo W .n-so. e 80,
tssn country S.nousn - ~. a. !,
With several grams on A''o~ ~Anee. p.s s.s s1.s
sss uns'sa e'.'s, m..o .s.,~ a' -..-assn,.d
= ~. .v...~.t worlds Fair ever held