Telegram-herald., 1889-11-12
OFFICIAL PAPER or THE CITY.
GRAND RAPIDS. TUESDAY. nov u
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easily relieves what one hOpes or fears"
No more apt illustration OF this sen
tentiOus apothegIn has been furnished
for long time than the readiness of
Democrats and ProhibitiOnists 70 swal-
low whole the recent SANDER against
Vice-President Morton-that be has
opened up a saloon in Washington.
Democrats have swallowed It for po-
htical purposes only, Prohlb.tionists for
the purpose OF making a display of
their "holy horror" Neither party
cares A p.cayune how much injustice is
done Mr.. Morton, 50 long as its own
particular purposes are subserved. Mr.
Morton denied the charge as soon as
made, but that went for naught as
against the anxiety Of his political enc
mics % believe 10.
The facts N the case are simply these:
Mr.. Morton finished and rented fash
iOnable hotel-certainly legitimate IN
vestment OF his capital. He leased
that hotel TO one Mr.. Herman
for hotel purposes. Mr.. Herman
applied for a license to sell liquor in
the bar Of that hotel. To secure such
license he had % get the consent Of the
adjacent property owners. Mr.. Morton
promptly gave ms. consent-a consent
that had been practically given when
ne leased the hotel. Whether il Is right
or not % have a bar IN hotel IS not
the question here, but Whether Mr..
Morton, by recognizing that his lessee
was entitled % all the privileges ac-
corded him by custom and law, be-
comes himself a saloOn-keeper. We
have just as lttio sympathy with the
saloon business, and just as little use
for It's principal stock in trade, as any
member Of the Prohibitonist party,
but we see nothing 20 censure IN Mr..
Morton.
50 FAR as the Democratic howl is con-
cerned, wacars but little. As a party,
Democrats lpve not been very antago-
nistic 10 the liquor traffic. Il was
pithly remarked during the last
presidential campaign, that Il the rank
and file Of that party once became
really convinced that the Repub-
lean party was a .''free whisky party, +"
there wouldn't be much leftof the Dem
ocratc party. And yet some individ-
nal members Of that party sympath.ze
a. iittlo with tho liquor traffic as we DO.
B1t let us consider a moment the
screech setup by the Prohibition ele-
ment of the ". G.. Il. r. at their con-
venaon in Chicago. President Willard
charged Mr. Norton with running a
saloon. II that charge had been form
ally made. for The purpose Of raising
she question and ehciting tho truth
after a far consideration. 10 exception
could have been taken. What Miss
willard e personal object WIS We can
not say, but che determination of the
majority vas to maintain the charge
a. a.. hazards. A telegram from one
H. p. MonIt0n was read. CO the effect
thst the bar-room license issued to Vice
President Morton's hotel. the shore
hsm. n the name Of James r. herman,
manager. was the only one yet issued
In Wash rgt0u This eQuvocal tele-
gram Vss received with tumuituous
spplsuse. regarded ss clincher ard
entered 0u their records. Later I'M the
dav. Mrs Fostar. who icd che ouuoStion.
presented = telegram. whch she asked
e. have spread on the record, "a a con-
fradcton of tbe other. This wassigned
bv A.. n. Netaeion and SAID. M -
Wh.srf's accusation against the Wee
President 3 without shadow of icunia-
tou. Mr Norton personally denounced
tae cansrd through the newspaper last
week." To the cred of Mss Wart.
hr aid. she vss posed Cd perm'
H,e communicated to e. on record
srce Both kilograms bad come from
aonoahle and uuthfal mem. but the
majority would have none ~ Is
The spirit of fa.r play. which = rec0g
azei ~ eesn ths houier ru.hans ~ tas
Wet was ga nla.lY lacking Ia that cea
Veaeon.
A few eeffs se to ears sfeucy. II
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