The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-11-22

There has been grand hubhub created
over Vice President Morton's bar. The
news was first published in despatch 10 the
daily papers. This startled the temperance
people. then the Vice Presidents eager de.
tenders denied and denounced the Who'll,
story as canard of the temperance people
The Philadelphia Press devoted two OF
three columns denying and denouncing the
report. 1t declared there was not and
could not be, bar in THE Shorham, ,
that the 'Shorehsm" was an apartment
house from attic TO cellar, and that no such
person existed in Washington H. B. Moul
ton, the person who sent the despatch to the
w. c. T. U. convention at Chicago.
This put the temperance people on their
metlle and they instituted systematic in.
qniry. They went TO headquarters, pro-
cured cory Of the petition for the license
and copy of the license, which was reg
ular "Bar-room license" They proceeded
to the "Shoreham" bar, procured a wine
list aud purchased bottle of champagne
and found bar tender in white apron serv.
ing customers.
Mr.. II. B. Moulton, who was declared s
myth, publishes an affidavit before Notary
that he has been a resident of Washington
for more than rs years. Mr.. James R.
Keenan, who took out the license for "The
Shoreharm" is not merely manager for the
bar room but Mr.. Morton's general manager
for the whole establishment.
The Whig last week in relating the story
of the Vice-Presiden,s bar.room in an apol-
ogetic way says:
'Mr. Morton and John r. Mclean own
all the property in the Shoreham block
and recommended that retail liquor license
be issued to Manager Keenan,. The license
was issued. This is the real status of the so.
called 'Vicc-President Morton's bar.'"
Well, that's about all there is to be said
of any other bar in Washington. The owner
of the property orders his Manager to take
out bar room license and establish bar
in the building and retail liquor. The
story that the bar is only to accommodate
patrons of THE Shoreham Cafe" is i'm
agiorary. Any customer" is accommo-
dated who desires to purchase liquor. But
why all this racket? If Tom. Dick and
Harry may legally sell liquor why not the
Vice President? He is a citizen and should
enjoy all the privileges of citizenship with
out question or hinderance. Tie theory OF
our government is that law sanctions MOTH
ing that is wrong. If the liquor tlafic is a
proper business TO lie legalized every per-
son should be placed on an equality to en-
joy it, and the business should be on q ccm-
mon level with every other traffic business.
If il is wrong and not proper business then
annul its legal status. Prohibit Its manu-
facture and sale, and in the District of
Columbia is the best place TO begin the
reform.
Yes, the Vice-President of the United
States has liquor bar in his big "Shore-
lam" house in Washington, and the liquor
men are mighty proud of it too. AS soon
as Liquor Association heard the news
they sent Mr.. Morton the following dis.
patch:
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. I'd, 1889.
To Hon. LEVI P. MORTON, Weep
dent OF the United States, Washington:
Holding the second highest position
within the gift Of the American PEOPLE, and
seeing by the dispatches that you are engaged
in the same business as ourseU,s, the Terre
Haute (Indiana) Liquor Dealers Associa-
tion desire TO inform you that they have
hOnored you and themselves by electing you an
honorary member of their Association at
special meeting called for that purpose last
evening. (Signed.)
p. W. STACK,
LOUIS HAYDEN,
HERMAN LEwEs,
JULIUS BLUMENBURG,
Committee.
Two CT the Committee are Republicans