The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-09
A DAY WITH FEW DRINKS
SALOONKEEPERs' PROFIT BY LAST
WEEKS EXPERIENCE.

A Generally Quiet Sunday With Com
paratively Few Arrests-The Drug
gists Not in Good Humor Over the
Cigar Sale Prohibition - The Fight
They Propose to Make-Incidents Of
the Day.
The Sunday law was more strictly ad-
hered to yesterday than the previous Sun
day. A few people, however, took 1t upon
themselves to defy the mayors mandate,
and as a result they will have to face his
honor and render an account of their do
ings.
The number Of arrests were kept secret
by the police, who do not appear to be taking
a very active interest In the enforcement of
the law
The DIR ug stores felt the effects Of the en-
forcement more than any other, and several
of them were closed during the afternoon
on account of the lack of business
The druggists do not take kindly
to the new order of things, and propose to
seek remedy at the next meeting of the
city council. One Of them said yesterday
that II things are not changed the council
might as well adopt the puritan blue laws
entire for the control Of Savannah.
DRUGGISTS DON'T LIKE 1T.
Soda water" said he, "has been the
bulk of business on Sunday for some drug
stores, and | don't sse any harm in selling
1t. There is no temptation about drinking
1t. and it doesn't have the effect OF making
man commit murder or any other crime
Cigars are not intoxicants either, and don't
have the effect Of clouding a mans brain
and sending him reeling through the streets
| am not blaming Mayor McDonough,
mind you, for enforcing the law as he finds
1t, but that doesn't make it good law all the
same, and we will make an effort to have it
repealed or modified"
This was the opinion of a good many
druggists, although some expressed them
selves as satisfied with the changed condi-
tion Of affairs. They did not seem to be
very enthusiastic about it and left the i'm
preston that they were simply trying TO
make the best of bad bargain.
THOUGHT THE POLICE MIGHT KNOW
Several Of the police were accosted during
the day by citizens and strangers who
wanted to know where speak ~easies" could
be found. They received replies that could
hardly be termed either satisfactory or con-
selling.
Late at night, as a MORNING NEWS re-
porter was passing Bryan street corner, a
crowd of countrymen walked up to an off,
Ger who who was looking sadly through the
Aulsb LudI tab bn6b hour was the only GnlnR
suggestive of a wet Sunday.
Say, mister, t" said one, as he drew close
to the policeman and lowered his voice
until it was almost a whisper, "where eau
we get a little whisky"
The officer looked at his inquirer with a
tired expression that seemed to say that he
had been bored that way before. And
then, as he slowly walked away, another
whisper came back over his shoulder: "You
amt the only one who'd Ike to know just
now"
Perhaps the officer was little thirsty
himself, and perhaps he was not. His an
swer permitted two interpretations.
BOUND TO BE CONSISTENT.
A gentleman who is an admirer of the
mayor, ana who gave him Jealous support
on election day, has sideboard that is
well supplied with wines of choice vintage5
as well as the true old Kentucky
product. Yesterday his callers were
surprised 60 find the decanters removed
and the places they had once occupied
vacant and forlorn. To all inquiries the
gentleman made the same reply.
II talked up the mayor as a man who
would enforce the law. He has done so.
and there is much complaining. A
man came to me yesterday and
said, Look here, it don't make
any difference to you whether the saloons
are closed, for you have got plenty of liquor
at home. But it is different with the poor
people. You can have your drink, but they
can't have theirs, | told him that to be con-
sistent wouldn't either drink or offer any
or my liquor to any one on SUNDAYS !
removed the decanters to get the tempta-
tlon out of the way.n