The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
THAT LIQUOR ORDINANCE.
The Reception 1t Net With Among
Those Interested.

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Who Opposes the Mayors Stand Has
word-The Saloon Men Generally
Oppose the Ordinance and Win Pro-
test Against Its Passage.
Mayor McDonough's ordinance to regu-
late the barrooms was the great topic of
discussion yesterday among all classes
The great question with everybody was,
will it passl
This was the question MORNING News
reporter asked Mayor McDonough yester-
day.
e'That is something l can't say" replied
the mayor. THE ordinance will probably
pass with some notifications, / think
The hour of closing will probably
changed to IL o'clock, and
no doubt other notifications will be
proposed. The ordinance, as it stands,
represents my ideas exactly, but / shall
be satisfied to get the main features
through"
"What is your idea in allowing only one
entrance to saloonR" the mayor was
asked.
ut is to cut off the back yard and resi-
dence entrances, y was the reply, (which
make it so easy for the saloon keepers to
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for them to be apprehended.
HIS IDEA or THE CORNER GROCERY.
s'The corner grocerymen declare that
this provision will ruin their business, if
they are compelled to run their bars en-
tirely separate from their groceries. Did
you view the ordinance from this point?'
the mayor was asked.
''Do you think that the two businesses
are inseparably connectedln said the
you think it would be great
deal better for the patrons
of the groceries if there we're no bars
connected with theml Do you not know
it to be a fact that q large number of the
working class, especially the negroes who
go to these places to buy their groceries
remain there drinking until all their
money is gomez DON'T you think that in
many of these places the grocery Is only
an attachment to the barr
I'm my opinion saloon should be sa
loon strictly, with no other business in
connection with it, In the eye of the law
the sale of liquor is an evil that Is toler-
ated, not encouraged. Looked at in that
light, is it not better thatsa saloon should
be strictly saloon and nothing else3"
WHY THEY MUST APPLY TO COUNCIL.
''What is the object of the section re-
quiring application for saloon license to
be passed upon by council}" was the next
question.
"That is one of the best features Of the
proposed ordinance, in my opinion re-
piled Mayor McDonough
1T means that council will have the
power to prevent the establishment of a
saloon in the neighborhood of church or
school house or in residence section
where the people of the neighhorhood OBJ
iect to it. 1t means further that no ex-iail
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character will be allowed a license. I'm
der the present law any man or woman,
without regard to his or her previous
career or present bad character, can get
license to open saloon in any section of
this city if they only have the money to
pay for it.
"Under the proposed ordinance, council
would have the right to pass upon both
the location Of the saloon and the charac-
ter Of the applicant for license. l do not
think any right, thinking citizen will OBJ
1ect to this feature Of the laW.o
THE MAYOR CITES SOME INSTANCES.
Mayor McDonough said that tl4a saloon
license Of Atlanta was 81, 900, and that he
had heard that the price in Augusta was
$500, and he thought Savannah ought to
be able to stand $500 1t would probably
reduce the number of saloons considera-
bly,, especially on the outskirts of the
rather than otherwise.
Several aldermen were seen, but they
We're cautious about expressing them
selves.
Alderman Mcmillan said he thought
the ordinance would pass with some mod
ihcations, he did not say exactly what.
Alderman Eolliard said he thought the
terms of the ordinance were too severe.
The saloons should be allowed to keep
open until midnight, and he thought the
license should be less than $500.
Aldermen Mills, Cam and HaineS are
Thought to be in line with the mayor and
probably Aldermen Wells, Haines and
O'Brien. Aldermen Dixon and Bohan
will probably support the ordinance in a
modlhed form. Aldermen Myers and
Screyen are doubtful.
ONE OF THE OPPOSITION.
An alderman who represents the oppo-
site view to the mayor on the LIQUOR
question, in speaking on the subject
yesterday, said: II don't think
we need TO fashion our ordinances after
Atlanta or any other inland city Savan-
nah is a seaport town and in a seaport
which is visited by so many foreigners
and has such large foreign population it
is naturally expected that things o. this
kind should be more free than in an in
land city, where the population is largely
native
"The mayors ordinance strikes directly
at the small grocery men. AS class
these people are law-abiding, industrious
and prosperous. They have done great
deal to build up the city and anything
that Injuries them Injuries the city. The
larger saloons can afford to pay the in
creased license, but the majority of the
smaller ones cannot. 1t is class legisla-
ton against the poor man in favor of the
rich
THE people who have built up Savan-
nah are those who have come here since
the war; the foreign population and the
immigration from other states and the
interior OF this state This fact should
not be forgotten in any legislation affect
ing the material interests of the city"
now THE SALOON MEN STAND
The majority of the saloon men.
especially the grocery men. are loud in
their condemnation of the proposed ordi-
nance. They declare it is persecution on
the part Of the mayor, and that their
business will be ruined II the ordinance
passes.
If liquor selling is wrong said one
yesterday, VIII d0u't they put a stop to
II atonce instead OF continually hammer
ing at US. II That ordinance passes it will
drlYe 100 erOcerymen out of business in
savannah. There are a good many who
had expressed the determination Of not
taking out license anyway next year on
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