The suburban citizen., 1900-04-14
WASHINGTON, D. O., SATURDAY. APRIL "A, 1900

subscription aud raise sufficient funds
to repair that stretch OF roadway?
Did any body ever hear of them do
ing any single act like that for the
public good?
Is it not fact that they will spend
ten dollars for hall sooner than spend
ten cents for any public improve ment?
We want TO ask the fanatics aud
other windiammers to show us a
parallel TO the case of Geo. w. Golden
stroth, until recently q salOonkeeper
in Blsdensburg, who gave seventy five
dollars toward the Improvement Of
Blsdensburg road and then spent an
other seventy-fve dollars worth Of
time in superintCnding the work.
Did any windiAmmer subscribe sew
enty-Ave dollars, or even 80 much as
seventy-dve cents toward the work.
About six hundred dollars were
raised for that improvement, but not
even 90 much as I've cents was given
by the men who rail and shout against
the saloon.
At this present time Geo. W. Golden
strOth is one Of the largest property
owners in the Bladensburg district,
but the wiRdjammers want 20 ruin his
property and drive his tenants away
and convert the whole neighborhood
into q community of speak-easies that
make lara and sneaks Of men.
Although he does not live in the
district, yet he can always be counted
on to do his bharo in the matter Of
public improvements. He is always
willing to hold his end up for the
public good.
Did the windiammers do anything
toward gravelliDg the river road from
Bladensburg to the District line?
Is it not fact that j. @. OHllan, q
sRloOnist Of Tuxedo, was a leader in
that movement aud gave thirty -twa
dollars ont Of his own pocket toward
the wOrk2
Before it was improved IL WAS almost
impossible, being so sandy in some
places and 30 muddy in others, but is
10 now in splendid shape. Not one
dollars worth Of credit however is
due tho Windi Ammers for that hand
some improvement that is enjoyed by
numerous people of the county every
day.
One of the windjammers OF Highland
Gays ho has written several letEers TO
the sheriff of the county regarding
alleged pool selling at the HIGHLAND
Club House, but up to the preAent
time has received no response. In
reply, il is only necessary to say that
IL the sheriff of the county paid alton
tion 10 every communication from
fanatics and ersnks whose letter writ
ing prOpensities are immense, it would
consume all his time and divert his
attention from legitimate duties.
The hired agent OF the Anti.SaloOr
League recently threatened to have a
man in Hyattsville arrested for mailing
q board on his fence on Sunday TO
prevent vicious dog from running at
large and biting some Innocent passer-
by, because, as be claimed, the man
was desecrating the Sabbath, and then
he made savage attach on one of the
cOnstables for not spending his time
ON Sundays watching the saloonkeep-
ers OF Blsdensburg, TO sec il they did
not disObey the law. la one case he
wanted to have a man arrested for
desecrating tho Sabbath aud another
ore arrested for not deseorating she
Sabbath. That ls what We call con
Bistency with vengence.
The walking delegate for the Anti.
Saloon League can give us no salts
factory reason Why he bounded Clar-
ence Winemiller, manager OK the
Chevy Chase Trestle Club, and finally
succeeded in landing him in the work
house stJessup's Cut for eight mOnthe,
but refused to interfere with tho
Chevy Chase Inn that was running
openly Sundays and every other day.
The proprietor of the Chevy Chase
Inn was not mOlested because he was
backed by the Chevy Chase Land
Company and the Capitol Traction
Company, two poWerful organizations
OF which the League was afraid. They
broke Winemiller up because be was
q poor helpless follow, and that is the
class they like to hop onto.
II anyone in the Bladensburg dis.
triCt is indicted it will be interesting
TO see If a jury can be found to con.
viot in the face Of all this hypocrsoy
and deceit.
We recommend the above remarks
TO the Taxpayers Of Prince GeOrge's
County.
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