The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-09
The Facts I'm the Case.

The last week issue of the Avalanche
In publishing the doings of the city coun
Gil. was quoted as saying "He did not
know what card table was, but he
was certain that that was card table. >
made no such statement. l said the
table in Kusba's saloon was what is
called card table, but what the law
termed card table I did not know,
and that was for the council to decide.
None of the council was definite enough
to do so, whereupon they sent for the
city attorney. Not whising to COM
ment on the attorneys decision l simply
quote the passage of law in question and
in which the Avalanche quotes "they
shall not" the reader will see where this
"shall not" comes in.
LAWS OF 1887 CHAPTER 81.
Section 24-"It shall not be lawful for
any person to keep any bagatelle or card
or any other kind of table whatsoever,
except billiard and pool tables, or to al
low the same to be kept in any room
where any of the liquors mentioned in
this act are licensed to be sold or kept
for sale, or to allow any games at cords,
throwing of dice, or any other game OF
any kind or nature whatsoever to be
played in such room;" following are the
penalties.
Sec. 29-"Application for license how
made" After stating how to proceed
tosecure license thelaw says: ANY per-
son may appear at the time stated, and
object to the granting of such license,
and if it should appear to the board or
municipal authorities empowered to
grant such license, that the applicant
has Knowingly violated, any of the laws
of this state regulating the liquor traffic
or of the municipality where such appli-
cation is made within the year preceding
such applications board or NUM-
cipal authorities shall refuse to grant
the license"
l made my objections under sec.24-
and my authority to do so, and the duty
of the counsel in the matter is found in
Sec. 20 above quoted. The disposition
OF the counsel was to do Justice. If the
law had been Violated, and it lay in their
hands to sentence thecriminal, they were
not disposed to favor the violator, and
as the attorneys decision was their law
they rightfully called for it.
l wish it understood am not fighting
against saloon men in this matter, who
observe the laws controlling their bust
ness. He has legal right to prosecute
his business andis protected by law, and
he should be law abiding. Myself, with
other leading men of the city and tenn
perahce workers purpose to see violated
laws concerning the liquor traffic, en-
forced when violated if sufficient evidence
can be obtained to prove the violation.
This will be done without malice to the
saloonkeeper, but to support the prin-
ciple of temperance. Aswe have saloons
and cannot get rid of them and do not
regard it altogether the saloonkeeper's
fault-for fault il is-that we have them,
we hope the saloonkeeper will show
himself the best man in the fault by
strictly observing the law governing his
business, and being moral citizen out
side of his business and so command
higher responsibility. We had rather
there would be no occasion for prosecu-
ton of violation of the liquor laws than
to prosecute.
THERE'S a strong temperance sen timent
in Sank Centre to back up the temper
ance cause. The recent canvass of the
city to ascertain the temperance strength
show two-thirds of men over eighteen
years old, and over six-sevenths OF the
women over sixteen years old are all
prohibitionists. Temperance people of
Sank Centre, keep good courage, keep
turning the crank" H.H. VELIE.