The Dickinson press., 1891-11-28
jones' Letter.
MANDAN PIONEER.

EDITOR MANDAN PIONEER.
Dear Sir:-May l have your ears a
minute to say something that l am
afraid will not pass muster before the
"Saloon Brigade of this town, and L
am afraid l cannot get it in the paper
here. OF course there is no blame
attached, as it is simply Il game of
''bread and BUTTER" We have been
RECALLED of late, through the columns
of your paper, with statements about
the devotion of duty of our officials
here, and how they propose to let no
guilty man escape; and the law will
be enforced though it 10 against the
sentiment of the e%nforcers; also the
sacrificing spirit of "That Pillar i'm
the Episcopal church," who devotcs
his valuable time to the superintend.
ing of the work OH his church, until
we are so impressed with his "slavery
to duty that it actually makes us
weep; and should you find this letter
somewhat disligured, just attribute it
to the running over of our emotions,
and pass it by.
Methinks if "Yc Editor" would
drop in our "Prohibition Town" now,
your emotions over the first mention.
ed slavery would receive a crushing
blow; we hate to admit it, but we
nevertheless fear it. Our editor has
told us, and once, | think, he directed
the statement all to you, chat pro.
hlbitiOn was not a success here"
This would have all been very well,
if lie had only gone on further, and
told lis why it was not a success. He
did not tell you that when the attempt
was made to close up these places,
and the atfidavits were out, that "that
distinguished and ornate Pillar of the
Episcopal church, and himself, who
is II symmetrical ''pillar of the Con.
gregational church" here, took a pa.
per, denouncing the attempted en-.
forcement of the law. and vigorously
circulated it among the people of the
town, threading with vengeance dire
all who refused to sign and retract.
And afterwards giving tho liquor
men to understand, that through this
"denouncement," prohibition was
pretty etfectually squelched here, and
they would never again dare modest.
Neither did he tell you that one of
the incentives to selling now, was the
report that is circulated on the streets,
and given currency by his side, that
they were paying II lawyers more
not to prosecute, than they could get
by prosecuting, and that there need
be no fear from them, as the cases
would never come to trial. Thus adj
ding SANDER to their other offenscs.
And so the good work goes.
Now how any person can say in the
face of all this that after having a
fair trial, "prohibition is IL failure
is more than your correspondent can
see. Yes liquor is being sold on our
streets, and that by men who have
been enjoined by the court. Gam.
bling is being carried on to an alarm.
ing extent. Professional loafers and
gamblers are being manufacture ed to
order and disorder. But let any one
attempt a move, and % petition is i'm.
mediately circulated, d%enouncing the
same, as against the ''peacc and dig.
nifty of our town and the laws of our
state" land bring them into con.
tempt as the former petition stated.
We beg your pardon Mr.. Editor for
taking up so much of your time but
we thought it necessary considering
the state Of things here.
Yours Respectfully,
JONES.
| Dickinson. Nov. II.