Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1895-02-08
fine and all the costs and put up bond
that they would not engage in the bnsi-

GnaC Cney WOulO not engage In Cne DnSl-
ness again for one year. that so far as 1
was concerned as prosecuting attorney
would recommend that judgment be
entered IN that way. Judge Rose said,
he would consent to such judgment
but not unless I would agree to it,there-
fore there can be no blame upon Judge
Rose in that matter. l deemed it best,
rather than incur fight and the risk of
a disagreement or acqcittal, to let these
parties pay fine and costs and give
bonds to keep out Of the business. Six
OF these men have settled up in this way.
There has been paid to me Sl82405. 1
paid to the sheriff $3.50. go land let me
say that II. these cases the sheriff did
his duty and his whole duty, and he did
it we'll and faithfully to the clerk of
court S67. AS; to the county treasurer
S13O0-Sl2O0 in fines and SlOO for attor.
hey's fee. have not received one cent
myself, voice from the audience. II
have not either"
All has not been plain sailing. Invent
to Jamestown in the case of Mr.. Aim
klov upon his motion to be allowed to
reopen and continue business. l am
going to refer to this because l want
you to know how easy it is to misrepre-
sent community and also TO sign every
paper that IS presented to you. When
l got down to jamestown I found
petition signed by one or two hundred
persons requesting that Mr.. Almklov
be allowed to reopen and continue busi-
ness, stating that Mr.. Almklov had not
sold intoxicating liquors except upon
prescription from physician or upon a
druggists permit. Now, think of it!
There is no man that can honestly sign
such petition as that which went down
to Judge Rose, stating that they knew
he had not violated the law. The fact
is that 1t is the belief of every man in
the house and every man in this town
that Mr.. Almklov had violated the law
and had been violating it repeatedly.
Think of Thomas Delaney or "Mack-
inaw Jack" signing 4 petition saying
"We know Mr.. Almklov has never vic.
lated the law!' and then some of our
most respected citizens names appear
ing under these! Now am honest y
ashamed to say what names were upon
that petition. told the Judge l did
not believe it represented the opinion
of even those who signed it, much less
the sentiment of the town. want you
to realize how ready some people are
to help out anybody who has got into
trouble. The moment a place is closed
then their sympathy must run out to
that party. Now the facts were that
when we got into that case there was a
startling disclosure of violations of the
law. There were enough prescriptions
there to convict q man q thous and
times, and Mr.. Almklev said II am
ready to lay down; I will pay my fine
and take my medicine" and the Judge
said that was the best thing he could
do, ard then all the rest followed in his
train. Since then there has been more
or less controversy over the matter in
the newspaper and other wise, and do
not think should have consented to
speak on this occasion if it were not for
these newspaper articles. There is
something in my constitution that when
questions pertaining to the interest and
welfare of the town are up I have got
to take sides either one way or the
other; and when there are published in
the paper such articles as there have
been-when respectable citizens are
talked against as they have keen.
I wanted to stand up and put myself on
record in favor of the enforcement of
law-not because it is in accordance
with the ideas of the reverend gentle.
man of Cooperstown and his chum of
Barnes county"-but because it is
RIGHT that the law should be enfor.
ced; and believe the citizens of this
town and counoy want it enforced, al
though whether they do or not when
there is complaint it shall be my en-
deavor to enforce the law, and I be-
lieve that every man and woman who
believes in temperance should stand
up boldly at all times and defend it. /
respect the man who called Mr.. Enslin
a liar in the paper side of the temper
ance man who will sit down and say
nothing.
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