Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-12

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The ;r.ac.,al topic {, t;-,':--,"n
t.rla~. l....> La- 'vu g." a.:.un q
IT, lt-v ti.- ...... t. suppress
.l.. ,,a.r tUc saloons on
: ..l!-. II ~. -. y ~'r, 80 to nearly
c>,r,H...r. t,4r iu1',cr had not been
Submitted il tie ca.,a-. and no or
r.r;... IN l.,J been ..lcn for an cx-
mr.. .... al n,joinD l.inn 50 radical Il
,l... .. in the administration a; the
Stat. Ia, ....,.tjuy tbs. matters.
T..r..,. .tI4ns iAtIoIuccd 10y Mr.
E,.,t y,r,. u.'tI.ho;i in full IN tie
last i,.,,., ..t.i, SrAXn,Ep. The first
ol.;cc, ..l.r;i. - SUPPRESS gambling
,,,j tI,.. ..,i. g.; iiu.i,rs 10 minors. and
iii. ~. believe meets with very gen
orl o,..,r.,..,l lut the pro: osition to
cI...o. ~, ,,...r.. nlacc 9; en- stainmcnt
on ,.,;,,,l,.. cx.ent r,>taur.... = and ho-
t,I. !. y.,.,cI with alarm / all except
fins, ..r:., co,S.r;,;;oui.;, who. il
some crank legislature -ho'.!i re-enact
tbn Llno law.. would cn<i.t lpon their
rtoral o,.f.-,,...,. 'ior fact that
t..e ou,dav law has been upon the
and has never been administered as y
strictly prohibition measure, seems to
have no weight with those N.ho now
point at =. ..... and shout "anar-
c,i.," TO all who 90 not bow in sub
mission toa measure Which will in
fict hardship and loss upon the people.
if a new INTERPRETATION is given to its
true intent. 1t will result in great
discomfort to many hundreds of peo-
nlc. who have each weel, come in
from the logging camps and railroad
stations 70 spend a few hours in rest
and recreation, lv the only firesides
open to them at any time in the year.
It will result in sending many OF
them abroad for the accommodations
which every progressive city takes
priIc in furnishing TOR its guests. 1t
will result in loss o! business and pres
tise to city that has just entered
upon n race. with many rivals, for
supremacy.
If the law should be literally con.
strued. why hasn't it been done in
times past? Why has not the news
paper which now clamors for Puritanic
construction. insisted upon this reform
while It's beau ideal for Mayor was the
controlling spirit Of the late Council :
What has caused such q change to
come cover the spirit OF its Dreams
that it now seems filled with such a
malignant hatred of saloons, when d
few months ago it lauded the variety
show at the back end of a saloon al
n proper place for the laboring man
to while away his hours of repose .
Can IL he poss,ble that the same
consideration which changed it in
a dav from a bitter opponent O
"Shield's Give" to its most enthu
siastic siibp0rter and apologist
now enters into its professions O
morality? Ii the nav for a three
= inch advertisement caused il to stan,
on its head n few months ago. ma,
it not be possible that the Withdrawal
of saloon patronage has caused it t,
perform some grand feats in lofty tum
bling now? Pardon us. dear Tribune
for attribu,ing motive. but as Won hay
set the example by unmerited consur
of the writer. these illustrations seen
80 appropos. that they flowed to hi
pencils POINT dcspite the effort to ey
tend the utmost charity to his very ;r
consistent and sometimes m;st., o.
brother.
The Sunday law is a dead letter NJ
over The State. so far ne n strict con,
pliance with it's provisions IL copcerpad
1t has, however. been productive G
some coed in holding in check som
dealers who need the restraints of law
in closing front doors and in placin
all connected with the saloons O.
their good behavior. Further tina,
this the liberal sentiment of the CON
munity did not care to 90. The
could SEQ no reason WHY n man shonl
be allowed to purchase n cigar ON SIN,
dav and be denied the nriv;lepe
taking Sour" They could not III
derstand lust whv a ruest at I'll
Olvmnia sboulJ he given nork an
beans on Sunday. and he denied
glass of Zanfantel They could M
exactly see the propristy of allowin
the tcnsesidl artist to WELD his razt
while the htmcher could not raise h
c,cavor thouoh bpncrv neon,a
withous thelr roast. Laws 10 DO r.