The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-18
THERE ARE OTHERS


The Post-IntsAiyenosr expresses III
isAtisfacrion a the enlire ceeaz1ruunity
lWith The acton q the ely ecuncH il
lrevoldng The Ecsase a q salo0a TIA;
had become no,Orio1s As a resor;
iot toOsas and a center for the co1coc-
iIioa of crime We thAnk TIE council tor
his neosss2ry ara timely reiafo-csnen,
iof ne nlove-nsnt 10 sustain the laws
laad pm lhe criminal element II sub
9sruoa Ana ue urge upoa It TIE ns-
iesssisy q following this aes with a
izeasrzl scrutiny q Hcsasz. and Z re-
voc21oe q azy otAsz iA2- nay have
lb@sE ussa similarly as a sAisla Aaa
.elOzk fo- eva deeas.
The-e EaS not a shred q argument
for tie opposite policy The plea thas
The license had been transferred 10 a.
innocent purchaser who vas conduei-
ing Al Or6eriy business n an orderly
way is mere u0onShine. Il Is an in
suil 70 the intelligence Of the men to
whom il was addressed As vel claim
that Ehsz al article has been stolen
and TIE thief with the officers OF The
law II I'm pursuit. passes II quickly
70 a bystandsr. it thereby becomes
ms property and cannot b recovered
D the lawful 0Ene-. Ths eharatcer
q the place vas vel known The
fast thar the license had been forfeit
q hy breach Of its conditions vas one
With which any prospective buyer Of
lh@ business should make himself ae-
s1aiar=d There Is no legal doctrine
TAX covers a greater multitude q sins
ihan that Of the ianocent purch2ssr-
Here * ooe case AZ least IN which il
ooul3 Lot b 50 much as Listened 70.
Th= saloon business deserves the pro
ts1rioa that The laE aocords 10 IL and
70 morz Il should b required TO Oh
s=-vs th= eonH;ions prescribed II the
-cs2s7 under which il Is carrisd On
and The ordinances q the city that ap-
gly 70 IL There should b no unjust
and 10 unEarrzuted ten
5=-1ess- Tbe police authorities have
mare than onos q the din
ezliy that b=ssts their Eork in the *
-z-=nce q low resorts where criminals
where many q their enter
lzlses are planned and Ehere some Of
.h=7 srs eoasummatsd Il Is the duty
q 1hs eouaoil TO So that such nests q
Elez Whsa they exist. are deprived Of
L. sanction and prooaction Of the lsE.
TAzt bo1y must do It's duty unainching-
r. En5 tssa il VII b quii Of Al rs-
sF'0zsih1lIry fg- iufrzction q The
.aw-
L has done EsA We ask il n0z. il
o=hzlf q ihs entire osn8aity. L is
zo-k Is complete Are there znE o1hsr
-asasrs Ehzrs thlsves and crooks z,d
soah5snes nsa sb0and. We ask tie
sos1oe 6zpzrrnsnf. nkzEtsa Whstbs- il
has any Information o tAelz q rs oEn
bearing q thzl iazlrT. II
%. il Is is Sury 10 szy th=n before TIE
5suncil Eirhou; soliritsuo1 IN that Il
zll b acting for the Ehose ro1munIty.
rs course VII be approved b fhe great
51.5y q th0ss in The salon bushes.
z1o zrs ho1ss1 Esn. n favor q kE
an5 order. There could b= 10 grsztsr
70 thsz o 70 the city than 70
Ee=d out every low haunt zn6 sec=s-
soET erims- L is in the Interest of
srsTy occurztion- thsf of ng1o- ssIling
Is EsH as others; IN the interest q ths
p1blie. TIE snforoenent q Ian. the
q on5sr snd the p-svsn-i
-o1 q crime a god beginning has
ben nz6e- More power 70 the -
59Ez q CIR polios o6os-s and sOun-
sHn=n Il .hs-s are ssy ots= ZT
1zrt5sz- III the hl0E fail