Telegram-herald., 1890-01-07
VILE CIGARETTES
The Common Council OF Frankport,
KY Deals Them : SLOW.
HOW HisY CITES WILL DO sane?
Citizens Generally Uphsla ths Ciry SSaa-
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England Rrote a yeTy famous counter
blast ~ tobacco. aud MIFsd ~. OF
Turkey made smoking a capital tense.
These three pOtent4tes combined, how
ever. DID less toward the suppression OK
the worst evils Of the tobacco habit than
has been done BY the city council Of
frankfort "a the exercise Of one of its
chartered rights. By municipal Ordi-
nance passed last THURSDAY, the sale OF
cigarettes has been absOlutely > prohibited
IA Ihls city. The measure has not So.
become law, As the mayor Is allowed
until the lith INST. % signify lis APP
progal Or approval but, az .t passed
A4th bat one dissenting voice, &c Is not
thought Ake.y tAat ne viii veto C.
Frankfort has a population Of II 900
and about the customary Kentucky
percentage Ot saloons 10 population.
Al present .t harboIs a Legislature made
up Of is Democrats and twenty-five
Republicans. These details are men-
toned Ia order that there may be no
"a apprehension a. % the kind of city
.t is. It Is not a Puritan city, trans
planted from the heart oil New Eng
land, but "a Characteristic Kentucky
Cty. 10 has virtue. and vices.
just as almost All other state capt
ttls are endowed wlgh, and &c d, falr 10
presume that. Ike them, rs ylces are
most conspicuous during the legislative
session. letat ths time It has set an
cNhfuple in sanitation, ID not in
morality, which All other cities would
do WI % follow.
The cty council OF Frankfort :
known as a reform council, m recOgui-
tlou Oi tuc fact thdt nye of It's members
were elected Us luc result 0t citizens
movement tO Oust Wiat might bc called
zoe gang, but : called the old cOuu-
ci.. The rei0rmcrs have had ! hard
night, as the mayor. T.. A. TAYLOR. Jr..
ANA iour c0ulclmen were opposed 10
tlem. they have succeeded lu carry
ug out many reforms. however. ln spite
0l FrI1cs, .lluuctlJu-, aud other Ob-
slrlclFe measures. and now point with
prile % the Tact tlatthey have paid Oft
All current debts and begin the N W
year with more money IN the treasury
tnan any previous council could boast
Not tne least important OF their reforms
IS tuc suppression OF tine deadly cigar
cite, although ln this case the OrIglna.
tor 90 tDe measure was q member of
the old c0uncl, Mr. Maugan.
My reasons Tor wishing 70 suppress
tAc 81 -1reJtet stid Mr. Maugan IN re-
~ .o lle question. well, 90 Dee brief,
otI.e'e {, 20 oe necessary in the inter
Toy in town VINO Was able 70 walk was
sHi'NiUs cigarettes. Those VINO could
not buy them managed 70 get them i'm
soiNt vthtt Way \ man could not
lNto" away a hait-smOked cigarette
Ni~.oul some enid picking 70 mp and
Ni'oSlnS t- Ihen, TOO, must confess
e"~e was somewhat .uuuenced by
s7iush motive nave son who
su''~es cigarettes and ! believe the
f'A, e.,e = AJuling niin.
4'a1 you any scientific basis for
your hosl.tity ~ cigarettes"
N.f.--it speak ng, no. am not
e l+ic man ana could not 20 INTO the
SIT 'l'ct as an analytical chemist no ght
"'' ''t was convinced from personal
o''tt tl"n ana eY lcuencc that how
ever injurious tpnaCCo might be- q the
shape ot cigarette 70 Ras the very
worst. smo>t ave nr SIX cigars dAv.
u1t can rot smoke two cigarettes
W'.."l. t.rInC 7u et,ct winch I am
.o1iu o. believe produced by pure
inOacco. have hoard it SAID that
r.-ttI HUIul. don't
$40" Ha.t r tast is true or not. aut
A.N sure tl.F iNI>- ulFc some narcotic