The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-02

MYSELF and Mr.. Hovind were elected
on that issue last spring" Ano
then little further on he says that
the recent order of the town board
to close on Sunday was violated by
ninety per cent of the saloon keep
ers. Ninety per cent, eh; well then
how it { Mr.. Bryan that only four
were prosecuted, one in the courts
being let off with 3 light fine, and
three before the town board. Was
lit because the others had pull with
you, he Supreme Being of the
Administrations" Why, we would
like tc-rNsk, were nearly all of them
allowe( 20 go Scott free, while one
was filNl and three given the ex-
IRENE oenalty? Why should only
such q small percent be made to
suffer? The people want the laws
! ''stringently enforced, we are told,
but this enforcement, in the mind of
Mr. ban consists in getting after
the SALONS with hot pokers, and in
allowing houses Of i'll fame that have
no authority in law, to run wide
open. We would have stopped
that grand openipgif you had told
US it vas going 70 happen," says
Mr.. BRYAN, and then again he says
that he is not to blame because
within o stones throw of the old
town ball a house Of i'll repute is
running, because it was there be-
fore he went into office. Consist
ency though art d jewell and no
mistake Why not apply the same
argument to the saloons which EEK
isted before you went into office. =
If it IS a stringent administration
we are TO have why not apply the
methods Of reform to all conditions?
The TINES was the original oppon-
ent to the gambling houses that ex-
listed in Washburn, and did it's
share to create public feeling against
the crowds of tin horns that infest-
ed the town When this admins
tration welded them out, this paper
publicly gave them credit for their
acts. Mr.. Bryan says that the
people approve of the warfare on
the saloons, and adds that if the
people could express themselves
thagit would be found that they
were In favor of the measures he
advocates. The gentleman is short
somewhat in his memory. The
writer personally suggested to him
last spring that inasmuch as he had
expressed desire to 'Sdo what the
people wanted done" that he and the
other member of the town board call
a public meeting Of the citizens and
secure an expression of opinion as
to wyatt policy was best to pun sue
| The gen tleman Sai0 he was in favor
of the suggestion, and intimated
that such a meeting would be called
but evidently changed his mind
shortly afterwards. Instead Of
calling meeting what did Mr.
Bryan and the board do? They
went squarely back on their policy,
and everything was wide open for
weeks. Then came another order to
close, and this was not carried into
effect. Then under the guise of in
creasing the quarantine, another
order followed from the town
board and the board of health. 1t
was the violation of this order that
caused the prosecution of three
saloon keepers whose license were
revoked. THE TIMES will not say
but what the board was justified in
calling these men to time, but it is
The severity of the penalty, if it is
carried into effect, that we condemn.
1t is all right to punish people, but
every person should have a fair
trial, and not be compelled to en-
Gure farcial proceeding, where the
verdict is arranged, regardless Of
the evidence-and that is what we
contend was done Another thing;
we do not believe that a technical
violation of town ordinance war
rants the extreme penalty of the
law. The man who commits a nui-
sance is guilty of an offence, but it
not expected that he will be sent to
jail for life for it, any more than the