Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-18
OFFICE: 800 West Barracne Street.
THE OUTSkIRT SALOONS.

The presentation of the petition
from the East End asking the abolish
ment of Ed Harvey's saloon on East
Second avenue at the council meeting
last night caused considerable discus
sion. Alderman Boyce took an active
part in the discussion. He referred
to the local newspapers roasts Of the
East Third avenue saloons and bagnios
and EXPRESSED himself as being un-
euuivocally opposed to granting H.
censes to the keepers of those dives
when another license paying time ar
rived.
While he had nothing to say against
Mr.. Harvey, and the manner in which
his saloon had been conducted, he
thought that the saloons should be
confined to one part of the city where
they would be under police patrol at
all times, and was opposed to the
maintainance of them in the residence
districts.
Alderman Boyces position in this
matter is the correct one. Saloons
should be confined to the central busi-
ness section of the city, so that the
police regulations may be more strict.
" enforced. One saloon out in the
residence section will give the police
department more trouble than a dozen
in the dense business section. 1t mat
ters not how we'll the proprietor of
saloon in the residence section may
conduct his business; it matters not
how strict he may be in the require
ments of good order and gentlemanly
conduct in his house, the fact remains
that it is the saloons in
the residence district in any
city that causes the greatest trouble,
not only to the peace officers, but to
the residents as well. There may be
few exceptions, but rare exception.
1t is to the saloons in the residence
sections that the thug and the bully
HE themselves at night for carousal,
because there is less danger of arrest
because the residence section of no
city is so we'll patrolled as the busi-
ness section. 1t is to the saloon out
young society blood takes himself
with a few of his companions when
ever he desires to become exceedingly
hilarious and cut few tough capers,
which he would not dare do in the
business part of the city, because OF
too generally known and the addition
al danger OF arrest by the officers OF
the law.
The people who live in the vicinity
of these saloons in the outskirts must
submit to many indignities, because
the city can not keep policeman sta
toned all the time at each of these
saloons 1t is no uncommon thing
for young men who pride themselves
as of the creme de la creme of so
ciety to go out to one of these sa-
looms away from the business sec
and wine till drunk as a lord and
then proceed TO do little c0loring OF
the neighborhood in bright carmine
hue He will indulge in the vilest Ian
guage. and you would never dream
that he is one of the social favoritea
of the fashionable drawing rooms.
Some times these young fellows Will
be mildly rebuked by one of his
companions who has a bit Of respect
for the ears OF women and children.
but the rebuke is met with a fresh
and more vociferous outbursi of pro
family and obscenity and the response
"Who lives out here, anyhow. Nobody
that I care anything about"
Many cities of the country are con
Aning the saloons strictly to the bust
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