The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-20


public sentiment to take 1t for granted
that no license board would for a mo-
ment listen TO an application for a IL
cense to be used within 200 feet of a
public school building. This public
sentiment was reinforced early in the
operation of the existing liquor laws by
the official action of the Providence
school committee. which, by resolution.
formally made request to the board of
license commissioners to grant no IL
cense within 200 feet of public school
property. And, until now the license
board has practically adopted that re-
striction as one of it's rules in regulat-
ing license applications.
AN IMPUDENT POLITICIAN.
IT remained for Thomas j. Dorney to
openly propose to establish a liquor
saloon within the school house limit of
the unwrtten law. and IL remained for
the present license board to go on rec
ord as countenancing the application by
public announcement of hearing
thereon.
The name of Dorney is familiar. He
was Mayor McGuinness private secre-
tary. He was chairman of the Demo-
cratic city committee. He was con-
spcuous as the leading Democratic
ward politician who did the greater
part of the inside work of the Goo-Goo
campaign OF few years back. In the
process OF that work he had his head
quarters. In the place where he now
wants a saloon license, and from his
throne of political eminence he dictated
the thunderous articles about good
government and n-partisanship, the
depravity Of the license board OF that
period. the bankruptcy of the city
treasury, the looting of the franchises,
and all the slanderous and imbecle
not .l1H a
editors OF the Providence Journal used
TO dish up I'm the interests of his crowd
at that time. Dorney, then, ran Nc
Guinness. He ran the Democratic
party. He ran the Goo-Goos. though
they. innocent things, didn't always
mistrust II. He run the Providence
Journal. although its readers didn't
then suspect IT, Now he wants to run
a liquor saloon within 125 feet of a
public school house as a reward for his
public services and for his efficient
work I'm making changes In the license
board.
THE SCHOOL HOUSE LIMIT REC
OGNIzED.
One example OF many may be cited
to illustrate how the now unwritten law
TO keep the liquor business outside the
borders of the school house has been
cordially recognized and supported.
Under the administration of the
former license board a school house To-
Gated on Sabin street was moved 20
Atwelrs avenue. In It's new location Il
proved TO be- within 200 feet OF liquor
saloon. The latter was n reputable
shop of its kind. and the board had no
complaint OF its management. To re-
woke the license was naturally hard
ship ON the proprietor FOR something
that was no fault OF his. But the board
revoked 10 just the same.
Who Is Dorney. II may be asked. that
he should be given recognition as n
breaker OF the unwritten law I'm ia
grant violation OF the official position
taken by the school committee and I'm
utter contempt for public sentiment >
For II Is general experience that when
an application for liquor license gets
60 the point ~ public announcement
that n Is as good ae passed. Such
publication testifies that majority ~
the license board approves the applica-