The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-31
WHAT IS A SALOON KEEPER.


The Herald will not Intentionally do
any man an injustice. A candidate
for office in these times stands before
the public as an object for criticism.
That this is carried too far by all
parties is a matter of regret. Yet
the fitness of a man for public office
suggests inquiries that affect his per-
sonality, and it is difficult to draw
the line at the exact point of propriety
Some statements have been made
in other pages of the Herald in regard
to the Liberal candidate for Marshal.
Some of them have been quite COM
plimentary to the individual. others
have peen directed against him as a
nominee for Marshal They were not
designed nor should they be construed
by him or his friends as injurious to
him personally.
But the Liberal organ affects to be
greatly exercised over The Herald's
remarks and "presumes" a great
many absurd things of a personal ma
ture to show its horror of alleged
Herald personalities. The whole charge
against the writer of the record of the
Liberal candidate, who is elegantly
dubbed by the courteous Tribune as q
'characterless scoundrel,' is that he
has falsely accused the nominee of
being a saloon keeper.
Did it ever strike that gentleman
and his friends, real and pretended,
that this affected horror at being
called a saloon keeper is very poor
compliment to those on whom he
largely depends for votes and influ-
ence in the election? Is it so very
damaging to a man to be called a
saloon keeper? Are there no respect
able or decent saloon keepers? Is the
very title term of reproach in TIE
eyes of the Liberal candidate for Mar
shall and Of the highly moral Tribune ?
If not, why are they so keenly sensi-
tive over the mere suggestion that he
has been & saloon keeper?
Passing by this slur on all the sa-
loon people in the city, let US see
whether the name of this thing, which
seems to disturb the candidate more
than the thing itself, has been rightly
applied. The gentleman has been en-
gagged in the business Of retailing
liquors by the drink, so we understand.
and has taken out license to carry 1t
on. There has been no difference, SO
far as we can learn, between the style
and system of his dram-selling and
that of any saloon in town, except,
perhaps, that it has been conducted
in a more select and orderly manner
than some. If it has all the facilities,
i ingredients, appliances and concomi-
tants of a saloon without exception,
wherein lies the difference between his
1t appears to US that the gen.
tleman and his champions have beer
protesting too much. The probability
is that if the facts stated by The Her
aid had been let alone there would no
so much more have been said OF this
saloon subject. 1t is perhaps true
that some men interested in the Ii
quor and beer business voted agains
him-at first. 1t may be that some Of
the saloon people do not favor him
We would not wonder at that, after
the estimate he places upon them b,
his indignation at being classed will
them.
But is it not fact that the lowel
grade of saloon-keepers are understood
to be against the Citizens candidate
for Marshal and on the side of tn,
Liberal candidate? Will that be de
MED? That SCENE to be the mair
point in the dispute. Perhaps the Lib
erai candidate wants the votes of tn,
saloon element. and at the same tins
to pose as so lofty character tina
he despises even the name of a sa
loon keeper. and thus expects to in
duce some Of the truly good also t,
cast their ballots for him. Isn't tina
about the size Of ito
We deprecate personalities even il
the heat Of political campaign. Blu
after all is it so much of a personal
ity to call the keeper Of a bar where
ali kinds Of intoxicants are sold By
the drink a saloon keeper. and is thai
really considered by the Liberal can