Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12


SSioans "a tae ouGying aIstrc4 II
the city val b. teH'od 0ut a b.sA1sss
th.s month, ~ TIE propnetors have
not the price with which - secure one
of Treasurer 1olsaU't red osras- May
ot these 90iuts' nave closed already.
thus every year the efficacy u high
license Is asserted The high hoense
law ls reducing the number 81 places
where lauoI .s sod and The business
i drifting luto The hands of q reputable
ana reSpons .blt class az men. Ihls teo
Wl.l i4e tne rule. as Tie license zoes up
tAe liquor trathc WlA bs restricted and
reduced.
The saloonlsts. 80 their credit. have
generally complied with the law during
the past year Tie teN ohronic Otonc-
ers "A ho have come unier the eve of the
police, have found the courts hich-
puced institution to interview. and
few heavy nnes have taught these
offenders the financial wisdom of
recognizing the PROVISIONS of tie LAW iu
/ regard O. closing up. The law is sinne-
eut enough and when properly cpiorced
makes q reasonable approach to pro-
hlbiuon. Since the enforcement oi
the law here D Grand kapds tae Rai
q tie lIoh.bJCulst las grown weaker
ard iht vote has. I'd proves the iratH
90 thr remark irtaN nt1 made when
"tlluCs were WIDE open t1at "Cun-
tuuVd and tolerated VIOLATION oi tAe
law makes Irolll.t. .uLlsts.
Does this law lessen the number of
F drinkers That l, an interesting Qaes-
( ton and lara io ,o.Tc. cLata Ie-
marked teU days ago thai n h, be-
F let th.Ig Is les, drinking here u Grand
F Rapids tlau ta.rg Nas TWO wears ago.
Z He formed lu.s conclusion fIum C4rciu.
/ observation ol mex whom lp bad long
( known % be- addicted 10 taking tatr
/ regular 'nlfs ~ many tults ct,1
/ day. Now. be continued. mention
! ng s. downtown resort. ~thtrl used to
/ be several orgs. 1ed crowds Cf men
i who tnrouged into thls place evcrH CAY.
/ They would come u probably once or
1 twice Ia the forenoon. and or and ou
4 in the afternoon. bach tlp they would
I speno from hitcCn minutes 10 half au
! Aolr II tle bar. ID WAS a matter of
hatit With them - meet every dAy.
some 81 these regulars came a., n
tWOs, IhIecs and el1eS. They don 6
/ come ANY more. and 10
1 tee the percentage Of SINGLE drink efs
! has decreased. J see all % thcse Eel
lows whom I have Iu mind quite
often, but they have scattered of
course lt IS 10 state secret That there
are q great many who have grown par
ucular and restrict Their lbatOns 20
the exclusive confines OF the club
! houses. Then IL ls becoming more
popular. / think, % drink less and do
il Al home, and ] am sure that drink
ing at home means moderate drink
lng.' Ihls Op-ulOn is not far from cor
| rect A person who drinks al horne ls
restrained, II he be inclined 20 over
indulgence, by the presence Of hlf fam
lily. Then he gets away from that
abOmlnab.e custom Of treating. which
is responsible, ] believe, FOR more
dru0ks and debauches than the mere
appetite for the stuff. II snow a com.
mon custom and unbeeded occurrence
% see the beer wagon deposit
case Of the bottled amber
liquld al the most arlstocratic home
the city. dozen years ago
such thing would have been mentioned
as grave breach OF proprety, and
would have been the subject Of scSnda-
lous gossip aud fearful lmsginIngs
. Tins much Is true, the men Who drink
AZ home are not classcd As drinking
men. The people do not see them lm
bbe, and domestic influence is such
: that they do not drink enough % make
i apparent ID Their appearance.
r II is said that party of gentlemen
who were patrons Of the Pageant have
, contributed fund, with the purpose Of
inducing Pinkerton detectives 60 come
here and try and discover the Lotus
Club, which was beneficiary Of %,
entertainment.