Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-29
NOT SINKS OF INIQUITY.
The Seventh-Street Saloon Keepers An
swer Mr.. b. H. Warmers Letter.


The District Commissioners have received
sne Ioliowlng communication, dated August
Is, 1889:
"A communication of the 18th instant was
received BY your honorable body from Mr..
brainard h. Warner, in which he publicly and
without reservation denounced some twenty
seven respectable citizens engaged in carrying
on legalized business, for which they are an
nually taxed the sum Of s100, and they do not
propose that the said libelous letter shall re-
main unanswered especially az it has received
widespread publication in the newspapers Of
the District.
NUMBER OF sALooNA
"Mr. warner has thought proper to count the
number OF saloons on 7th street for q mile
above Boundary and numbers them at twenty
seven. II he will count them for the same
distance on It'll street below Boundary or
on street. where his Office is situated, he will
probably find twice the number In the same
distance. II the twenty-seven places mentioned
as sinks OF iniquity' and the worst kind Of gin
mills this side Of London. where old soldiers are
demoralized and where the Montgomery farm
ers (who have probably voted the prohibition
ticket IN their own county, who are afraid
TO trust their drivers on 7th street with
their wagons are forced to drive them them
selves, and 1t is not an uncommon sight to see
a four-horse wagon making its way home with
the driver drunk in the wagon; that women
and children are frequently insulted. and that
it is dangerous for them to walk on Th
street, then 1t is time for the Intervention OF
your honorable body, for 1t would establish the
inefficiency of the police force in the District,
the incapacity Of the Montgomery farmers to
come to town unattended by guardians, and
the violation of the District laws by the saloon
keepers on 7th street; but the above state
m Fol Axrifh fo1tpA dat m
or cause, as the undersigned stand ready to
prove, II necessary.
CONFIRMED By THE POLICE.
'sLieut Gessford, who has been in charge Of
the police precinct in which our respective
places Of business are situated, and who is
known as an honest tried and efficient officer,
will disprove emphatically the statements Of
Mr.. Warner and the reports of the officers in
the same precinct who almost hourly pass our
places OF business will confirm his report.
TAXATION ON PROPERTY.
''The fact that property has not deprecated
in value, as stated by Mr.. Warner, is best
answered by the fact that taxation on property
on 18th street above Boundary has been almost
doubled within the last two years, and its value
has increased more than two-fold. There are
bad men engaged in all business pursuits. and
we could with the same propriety denounce
MIR. Warner and all the real estate men on F
street az dishonest and as drunkards because
some few of them have acted improperly, and
MIR. Warner will not increase the value Of
property on 18th street or elsewhere by de-
nouncing citizens who are as much interested
In the value Of said property as Mr.. Warner is
himself.
LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
"We do not propose to allow Mr.. Warner to
make US responsible for all the whisky the
Montgomery people drink simply because they
must necessarily pass our places of business,
or for infractions of the law for which we are
in no way responsible, nor do we propose to
allow him to assault and insult our wives,
children, places of business and ourselves with
out resenting 1t. 1t ID not our intention to con-
test this matter before your honorable body or
In the newspapers but we shall take such legal
action against Mr.. Warner as the circumstances
demand. We have the homer to remain, very
respectfully, The SALOON KEEPERS
On SEVENTH STREET ABOVE BOUNDARY"
COLONIAL BEACH Friday and Saturday. Fare
Is cents.-AdUt