The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-02

zA1s q, 4OVVs
asspesslsda1ey-Nbere.I assssgss
! - the daiiies have Robsrts casI.
catursd = trying to take his ssat bat
Andins Il beset with msny thosus- --or|
tacn -thouGht best not 70 Do q. II
10 not uphold Roberts and think hsl
Justly deserves to b unsested, but Il
hought how like Roberta eat, 81
Aricstursd, n the ssat Of thoss work
NJ for the public good? II oue sessl
wrong b being committsd snd sselsI
right It by denouncing II and try
g 70 have It stopped, then half the
apulace viii denouncs him = ned
~, and think be had hstter attend
! 3his own business
But. dear reader. stop 70 think one
moment You were put In this world
with responsibility, and that 10
gpnsibility y to do al the good you
IN In every way, thereby helping 70
make the world 3 better place In
which TO live. Here's the saloon-
scores under our very noses the worst
Qf all evils, and at whose doors we can
lay more down-falA than to any other
cause on earth, vet we do not censure
ourselves for their being here.
8pmeone else 10 TO blame for that;
but We quiet our conscience with the
thought that 1t u not our business,
while our boys and our neiahbors' boys
ase sinking deeper and deeper into
psrdition day After day.
Hcrits Wuerz, city license inspec-
tor of Kanaos City, found many un-
licensed slot machines In that city,
and, although having authority to
70 close them, after hearing from the
saloon power. decided 1t was none Of
bis business. And 70 another da-
grant violation Of Law ID unearthed;
another cowardlv omcsr il brought TO
light, but the slot machines still run,
while boys By the Thousands are be.
ing trained for gamblers. All because
inspector Wuerz will not take the re-
sponsibility and clcse them himself
|uithcut snS advice from samhler, -,
iophskespss, u nnYpo1k eet6 =
IL sn)A AsAnF M I n u y jIes ~ io Y
Away with partvY l6nfty;
fslt BY the soul, y what tho world
and humanity need q . helper today.
Who ID to blame that there nre four
unlicensed slot machines operated
now In Lamarp Not the councllmen,
for they did not dare to defy tho law
% much ~ to license gambling in
their fair town. Oh, no! But they
close their eyes and ears to the fact OF
it, being carried on hero And every
councilman but one ID father, and
that one has pephew for whom he
may be called to answer to his God.
Who u responsible for the saloon in
Holly? Not the councilmen, surely,
for ! understand the town IL not in.
corporated. The county commission.
ers can grant saloon license and II
they have granted that one, they, and
all like them running for once, should
be repudiated BY the people Of Prov.
srs county. II they have not granted
the license. then the saloon-k keeper
there has NO right to sell only BY the
bottle-full Of pure unadulterated liq.
orr, for there Ii law in Colorado for.
bidding any adultersted liquor OF
beer to Be sold. II that Law were en-,
forced there would be few saloons In
operation the length and breadth Of
our state. And why not enforce 1t,
citisensp We are al responsible fol
the degradation, crime and misery 10
our fair sunny state, yet who will
take the initiative and see that the
laws are enforcedP
Do not be afraid to face the lion IL
his den, for II God and the Law are on
our side who can stand against usi
Let us shoulder the responsibility and
clear our lovely state Of all lswlessnesi
and make It more desirable place In
which to rear our children to take up
the burdens Of the coming genera.
ti0ns. thereby bringing In good citi
Iens and worthy members Of society
to settle among us. Up, and be doing
before 1t y everlastingly too late.
". W.