The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
PITTSBURGH's DECREASE.
High License Had Nothing Whatever
To Do With II.

COuut9, " lucy Cldlm mat tne re-
suit is victory for High License, and
that the High License principle is thus
vindicated. 1t will he remembered
that the number of licenses granted
this year is only 11S, as against more
than 500 in 1888 and more than 5000
in 1887.
If High License is a powerful tenn.
perance measure and a terror to rum.
mics, the rummies ought to know of
the fact. To ascertain what part High
License played in the Allegheny
county reduction, the Voice sent in.
quiries to a number of the rejected
Pittsburgh applicants. They were
asked to explain the reasons for their
failure to get licenses.
With one accord the liquor. dealing
gentlemen declare that High License
is in no way responsible for their woes,
that they are not concerned about
High License, that they were all
ready to pay the $500 license fee; and
some say that they could easily and
would willingly have paid as much as
$1,000. They lay the blame entirely
upon Judge White, who presided at
the License Court, and say that it was
his arbitrary behavior, inspired by his
Prohibition tendencies, which pre-.
vented them from taking advantage OF
the moderate and highly acceptable
provisions Of their dearly. beloved $500
High License law.
Here are few of the letters, which
we give without venturing to improve
upon English as she is wrote" by the
members of the grief.stricken liquor
fraternity of Pittsburgh:
John Kessler, 637 Smitbfeld street,
writes:
at was not because l did not have
the $500 but because the arbitrary
power of Judge White that prevented
so many. If the License we're a
81 900 [ will pay them. If there had
been a license bord elected by the
people we would have got there. High
License did not hurt US but Judge
White. Why not give every respect.
able Person License, and when be
does not abide by the law revoke his.
If the above Judge would be impeach.
ed the other Judges in the state would
be more careful"
Martha Wolf who applied for
continuance of her deceased husbands
license AID was rejected, writes:
"Dear sir it was not on account of
5000, but of the power Of Judge
White it was to take money away the
bread from me and children because
my husband died not long ago the
relicents for our place is needed for
We are at the pittsburg market house
where farmers stop it is not the high
license that hurts US but Judge
White"
William Purdy, 392 Liberty ave
nue. writes:
81 could pay as high as 81, 900, but
l was refused for no cause, running a
first class hotel for three years. l am
running a house of "a rooms for II
years, aud never violated the law and
was never in court for any liquor
cause. We leave all our fault on
Judge White. 1t is not the high Ii.
cense that hurts the liquor dealers, it
is the fault of Judge White because
he belongs to the prohibition party"
Aleck Hutchinson, 5 Diamond
square, writes:
"In my opinion Judges White Nc.
Gee d Ewing were in perfect harmony
in refusing respectable citizens license
that had the required fee aud in the
interest Of the Amendment to take
place June Is l am certainly of the
opinion that if the power grant Ii.
censes bad been had by a license
Board, and not Judge White, l would
of got my license, and so would
great many more, all ready to pay the
$500 fee. would certainly say not
men but hypocrites like Judge White
are dangerous in any respectable com.
munity, whether it be in Pennsylvania
d other States"
John Meyer, 13 Center avenue,
writes:
Judge White done it 10 suit him.
self High License did not hurt US"
John Rush, II Sixth street, writes
"We were knoked out Because of
Arbitrary power of Judge White If il
had been in the hands of a licensing