The Springdale news., 1889-11-01
HE RUNS 4 SALOON.
The Vice-Presldent Ofthe Unlted States
 asa aSaloon-k Keeper.

by the publication ofa statement in New York paper to the effect that Levi. P. Morton, Vice President of the United States, had become a licensed saloon-keeper.
 The statement Is not altogether correct. MT. Morton has become a saloon keeper in the city of Wash lngton, but be has not yet obtained 8 license.
 Yesterday Mr Morton applied to the District of Columbia commits sioners for license to sell liquor, beer and aiues at the Shoreham Hotel. The Sherel.am IS situated at the corner of H. and Fifteenth streets. m front of Wormley's, and a short distance from Weleker's, Chamberlfn's the Normand1e and the Arlington. The Shoreham IS a flat house rather than hotel but all the same, MT. Morton finds it necessary to provide stimulants tor his guests, and rather than allow a subordinate ta get the bull ge on him, he made application tor the license in hls own name. According to the law majority of the property owners in the block must lndorse an application for 2 saloon license before it can be granted. Mr. Mor- ton owns big chunk of the block and John k. Mclean of the Cinein- natl Enquirer owns the corner on Fifteenth and streets. One or two other owners also Indorsed Mir. Morton's application, but not q ma jority ot the block, and Tn eonse- auence the Commissioners refused toapprove MT. Morton x application In making his application, Mir. Mor- ton declared that Ire would not al low any, disorderly or suspicious characters to congregate in his Sd ioon,that he had not sold liquor to any minor, drunkard, soldier, vol unteer, gambler, etc, during the past year.
 The law says that the approval of the application for license to sell Iidhors mnst precede the opening ot places where such liquors are sold. Mr. Morton's application for sa- loon license has not yet been ap- proved, but bls saloon IS running al fall blast. The Republic corre- spondent called at Vice. President Morton's unlicensed saloon this evening and purchased drink of wh,skey for l5 cents. It IS a very fashy bar-room, richly papered and decorated, and the glassware is very lumtum. Mir Morton himself was not behind the bar, but his cheerful and talented assistant was doing everything possible to make things pleasant for his customers.
 This is no doubt the first time Tn the history of tho govern ment when an officer of such eminence as Mir. Morton has been engaged Tn the saloon business. Of course the sa loon keepers throughout the Unit ed States will feel very much flat tered that q gentleman of such em- thence in the government of the country has became q member ot their guild. Washington people are much interested in what the pious prohibition Republicans oi Kansas, Iowa and the Dak otas vii think about 1t. 1t is hardly neces sary to say that Mr. Morton's bal is bound to de a big business, as every Republican tlppler ln Wash ington will feel obliged to patro nize him.
 Well regulated Republican poll tlcians are much grieved because Mr. Morton did not comply witt the law. They think 1t would have been much more respectable Ii h' had delayed opening hls bar uutl he had s'tixed" the other residents of the block, so that he could pro cure Incense. He Is selling very fair Kentucky whishey, and ther' is an advertisement of a St. Loui brewing establishment displayed behind the bar. There was repor in circulation th.s afternoon tha
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