The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-24
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Two velrs ay chs PIONEER Ex-
PRESS edltorlallY stated, that In view
OF the plain, public sentiment Of this
county, that mU man Of property, or
man who had reputation. for re-
spectabllity could afford to viOlate the
provisions Of the prohibition law. On
Tuesday. Judge Sauter In sentencing
o man whO tw0 or three years agO
was man Uf property, and who mas
many warm friends in The county, re.
pentcd almost identlcalIY the state
ment abUve referred tu; aud the
Judge further stated, that when q
man Ut this kind was brought before
him to be sentenced, he felt it his
duty tn place the due at such figures,
aud ut such u r;t:e Of payment by COLI
fneM cut, as to force tie payment Of
the fine In cash, in order to assist the
coulty ia plyins Gne cosJs of pfosecu.
ting these Cases.
9 We think We know OF few, Il very
few however, men in this county,
whUin we should have been glad To
have seen at Lne court ROOM Oh Tues
day Afternoon. Because. Ii they had
been present. Ut their own accord OIL
TuesdLy, The predicaMent of the
PRISONERS, allL Tile words vi tile Judge
might have influenced them strongly
enough to prevent IL possible, furciDle
Attendance at court at some future
time.
AS we said IN our article two years
ago, there are still Sulne men other
Wise Respectable, otherwise good citi-
zems anu guud fellows, who persist iiI
defyiag pubic sentiment and The law
or Tile SLLte, Jtl,,usil these are less in
nunOer than two Years ago, Sume Oi
the nleu We wrJLc Ut Llleu, have since
pud heavily III cpsts, hnes. ltwyer's
fees and U.,ll bonds. we said then
all We say nov Lll,ltiltly man OF pro-
perry ], any ul.ln wilO cares 10 Keep his
n;lns Oh Lilo records ut Lle i..l, can't
afford d sell liquor III PemOltia cUuii-
ty. 1t he nlusL sell liquor. aud can't
get along w,tiluuL selling il, he should
move " Devils Lake, Bismarck, Man-
dan, Dickinson, Ur some oLher lawless
point Where puulIc sentiment uphUlds
the violations Ut tile law, aud where
few officials attempt " carry Out It's
PROVISIONS, aud wnero Jurors Ut the
best citizens refuse u Convict, no
ma.ter how plain Tile = !Idence.
We are proud to say, that any Penn
biua cvuuty jury will convicta vlol;l-
tor of The liquor law just as quickly
aud Oh Tile same cviueuce as they
:. would in the case OF u horse thief,
aud our officials perform their duties
when called upon, III Lle 'same lnan-
ner ~ tins class vi cases as III any
other. Ihe State EmfurcemenL
League have no business in this cuuil-
ty. PuDlic sentiment Dy u Large una
tonLy Is ag..lnsL Llle pIgger, be he IL
blg pig Or u little pIK, and IN favor Of
the law. We ASK every man still in
Wv ouSs uVoo so OAso NOAuVy WAAO Sos1
Values his naine, who has property al
staIe, to SIT down, figure both sides
OF this account Ymd leaving out all
quesLiuus Ut morality, or things Of
that sort, just bring II down " a s0r.
did, c;lsn basis and ask himset. IL he
Can afford 10 take che many chances
OF loss. for the one little chance Uf
financial gain? Ii he has not figures
to " on as to probable Gust. In money,
not saying anything OF the annoy
ancey aud shame. there are several
people Who haNt seryet time .,r' are
!. sesyingttme nssthe jail who caurfur-
nish figures. Ayals wi say, unless
the blind pig Is literal gold mine, It
can't pay cash dividends Ut any great
extent, for any lenyth Of time, IN this
oonntysaud salnr respectability the
/. lsyel of ths9 blIu plgger Is dropping
lower every dr..