The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-09
WANTS THINGS EXPLAINED
A West Slider Want, Some Things Explained
Who will Answer the Questions?

From one who wishes 70 know how
il comes that it was needful for all the
business houses Of Ellensbur. TO close
on Monday, May Both, but the saloon.
They were open all the day as though
it we're needful for them TO he open
they give no serious thought about the
day but busy dealing out the deadly
stuff that causes many sad hearts. II
they are good law abiding citizens why
did they not close: If they are true
patriotic men Why did not they observe
the day by closing up their place OF
business along with the other business
men Of the city: | think we are safe In
saving every place was closed nut the
saloon. suppose that it was absolute
" necessary for them TO be open more
than the other business places OF the
city. Men and women were and'nS
in front Of the grocery stores, dry goods
stores and butcher shops. while the sa-
loon was doing business: they must walt
until five p. III. before the people could
get waited on. But those good citizens
lust kept on selling, The other bust
ness men observed the day by closing
The saloon had no respect for the day
they thought a big day for US we Will
get the money from those who are fool
ish enough TO spend his money with us
and he can go to the grocery and butch
er shop and buy on time, but we VIII
have the money.
Is it not plain enough that the saloon
men are not true citizens or good patrl-
otto men, not law abiding; the only
thing is the dollar no difference how
they get it, They have no regard Tor
the law but ride over it as long as the
citizens and officials will permit OF it.
God help our officials TO rise up with
manly integrity and say we must make
the saloon law abiding or close them.
1t is plain that they do many things
that the law forbids them OF doing but
they just 90 on without any regard
whatever for the law, country, or So
ciety. Does the saloon traffic bring
good TO tho city? No. No. 1t only
brings evil upon evil. Crime after crime
comes from it. No difference to them
how things are going or how many are
brought down by the cursed stun that
they deal out day after day regardless
OF the day, Sunday as we'll as any other
dav. be SAYS 81 want the dollar, what
is the day to US il we can manage to
get the money. | don't care what be-
comes OF the man just so | get his
money!" When he the saloon keeper
gets it the man gets crazy, he steps up
to him, takes him by the collar, kicks
him out OF his place OF business onto
the street, 90 now have your money
Is it possible that the liquor traffic
has got the eyes Of the people so blinded
that they cannot see the great evil in
the saloon? Surely the people can see
that they are not lovers for good
moral class OF men and women; they
oppose every thing that cries down evil.
They will sell the man the whiskey I'M
iii he gets crazy drunk and kills some
one and then he will go and witness
against him saying that he ought to be
killed.
Love for good? No. but for evil. Is
it not time that all good law abiding
citizens should make war against such
an evil as the saloon business and march
tothc front and say the saloon must
90? He that loves his country and be-
lieves ia the law Of the land, that it is