The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-23

SPOKANE, Wash. April 20, 1901
Spokane Press: Gentlemen-I expect
| to be able to pay you all that /. o. u.
| and will if live, and if live will
be able to buy and sell in two years
from date the owner of the paper in
| Spokane who ruined my credit.
/ am the fellow who drove on the
cinder path, and one of the cases is
set for trial, in the superior court,
before Judge Richardson, Friday, the
22d, at $40 a. m. / had nine attor-
neys employed, but they all being too
busy to attend to my business at
this time, I will be compelled to
plead my own case.
l propose this evening to offer to
my friends. including the police force,
| free oyster supper between 8 and
IL o'clock, at the Banquet cafe, 612
First avenue. The Banquet cafe will
after tomorrow be known as the Price
hotel
No matter whether I win the above
mentioned case or not, but I will win
for the simple reason that I am a
law abiding American-born citizen
and have not violated any law at all,
and the U. S. law reads thus: Every
citizen of the United States has the
same right here upon the public
highway, and l will give $500 to any
person, who can prove to me by the
law in a court of justice that have
not as much right upon the public
highway as has the cinder path, or, in
other words as many call it, the
cycle path.
AS I interpret the law, the city of
Spokane, nor any other incorporation
in the state of Washington, have
any right to frame an ordinance
which creates law that Is contrary
to the laws of the state of Washing
ton, or the United States, for the pur-
pose of holding up people to get their
money, and at the same time refuses
to enforce the law against other in
dividuals and corporations when mott
fed of the fact of the law being vio-
lated. Some of the courts in the city
of Spokane, as well as several others
in the same county, have refused to
issue warrants for criminals when the
evidence is furnished to convict
said criminals, and some of the courts
in said county have turned criminals
loose upon the public in violation
of the laws of the city of Spokane,
state of Washington, and the laws
of the United States.
Now, l profess to be a law-abiding
citizen, and have not the reputation,
| think, of being a lawbreaker any
| more than the officers of the courts
| of the city of Spokane, and the pub
| lie at large, so, therefore, l am COM
PEELED under the laws of the state
of Washington to attach to my place
of business a hotel sign, in order to
| be a law-abiding citizen and feed the
people on the Sabbath day" The
| city council of Spokane, through some
| of their representatives, have been
| notified of the running open of these
| places on the Sabbath day" CON
| trary to law, but hold a deaf ear to
all notices of such character. As.
| understand it, the law of the state
| of Washington distinctly says what
| places. have a right to be kept open
on Sunday, and they are these and
| only these: Undertaking parlors,
livery stables, hotels and drug stores;
mo place of business shall open for
gain on the Sabbath day" except the
| four above named kinds of business.
The readers of the newspapers of
| the city of Spokane will no doubt re-
member the case of Chief Woydt's
| removal and the circumstances con-
| nected herewith. This is one ex-
| ample, one of the many .circum-
| stances, under similar city govern
| ment in the city of Spokane, Wash
ington. I am sorry to say anything
detrimental to the city of Spokane
and in saying this l do not think that
l am damaging the interest of the
| law-abiding citizen at all. l have
nothing whatever to do with the con-
| struction of the law as it now is, ex-
| cept the privilege of one vote to elect
| representatives of the city for the
| purpose, and if the citizens of the
| city of Spokane and county, state of
| Washington, are not satisfied with
the laws the representatives have
| made, the only recourse available is
| for them to have them amended or
| reconstructed. What l claim is, that
| if they have made laws which are
| bad, or detrimental to the interests
| of the community, they have no
right to violate them.
If I have violated any law, I am
| willing to pay and suffer for the
same. All I ask is for all the citi-
zens or any of them who jump onto
| me to comply with the law as we'll as
| l do, or compel the law to treat all
! citizens alike, Glass legislation, as
| you all know well, can't enforce I'M
| lawful ordinance made or created by
| city government against a citizen of
| the United States, If he defends him
| self properly before a court, or jury
| of an honest heart. 1t is generally
| conceded that the man that has the
! money can't be cinched no matter
what the law is. I am not the fellow
| that has the money, as it happens ;
| neither have I the credit; 1t has been
| killed for some cause that I am not
responsible for. I foresaw the clash
| coming, so am prepared for it par
| TALLY. I have borrowed from Peter
| m nav Paul no tha old SAVING 10