The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-10

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With the exception OF Edward
Clayron, Sr.. the members of the
committee we're united In the opin-
len that tho throwius open OF Mad.
iaon park % the sale Of liquor by
establishing beer sarden. would
b. unsuitable.
1T looks to me like poor bust.
ness sense" said Mr.. iosenhans
this morning. TO open a would be
respectable beer garden at the park
IN order 60 do away with the blind
plEs, and then % be forced to hire
a couple of extra policemen "a soc
that the beer garden Is really run
respectfully, There Is no excure for
the existence 81 beer garden az
the park. Neither Is there ans rea.
son why blind pigs shroulI be- al.
lowed 10 do business there, The
pelice could wipe them cat IN no
time. II they wished to do 80"
The crusade OF the Anti. saloon
League and the various temperance
and religious societies throughout
tbs city against ghe license faf "a
saloon az Madison park. has reached
such proportions that nearly every
resident in the city has new taken
personal Interest On the matter
and the sentiment = rapidly grow
Ina into a general public protest
The argument used by the Anti
Saloon League 10 that q makes no
difference whether the Seattle Elec-
tric Company OF "a private individual
owns Madison and the other PARKS
Il n no reason WHY the city should
sc beyond the provisions Of the law
and allow them the right 20 sell
liquor IN the resident section Of the
city.
The Star petitions ara In great de-
mand throughout the city. The
Anti- saloon League Is receiving
these petitions with signatures vary
ina from one 60 nfty on each petit
tion and the demand Tor them Is
Increasing every hour. The league ~
row supplying the calls for petit
tons with those printed In The star
fer the last two DAYS and find that
the people % all CLASSES ioin IN the
movement.
The ". C. r. z. has taken the
matter az IN a manner that vii
tend 10 mould public sentiment IN
favor % the movement to prevent
licensing saloons In the parks ~ the
city. The members % the order are
visiting the leading taxpayers u the
city and asking them 90 lend hand
IN The fight that is being uzade. t,n-
couragement for them Is being re-
esfvea on every hand
The Seattle Federation 81 Wom-
ems Clubs vii hold a special inset
ing Tomorrow az te 20 o'clock IN the
New Yefk building and the matter
wili be taken up and some action
decided upGA II r. expected that a
suitable resolution viii b passed
which will be given to Mayor Bal
lingsr.
Last night the residents 81 Kirk
land. Who must pass through Msdi-
acn park on their way to the city
met and protested against the beer
license.
The parks and the executive com
natttees % the Civic Union VIII bold
. Joint session tomorrow afternoon
al ] O'Clock IN the office % John
II Poweli 70 take further action on
the mAtfer q granting a license 20
Henry Beck 20 run a beer garden
a. Maaiaon park Al that time the
parks committee I'll make It's re-
pert 70 the executive committee
II am pleased 10 see the way the
people are taking hold Of this mat
ter said Or. MeGul. In whoss
hands the matter has been placed
By the league. We find that peo-
pie In every section 81 the city and
In every station OF life are making
this 4 personal fight and the aues-
ton Of winning Il no longer In
doubt. Every religious and social
organization that has for It's pur-
pose the UNFOLDING Of morality IL
taking a hand In the matter and
the desired result Is sure 20 folloN
4 cannot express myself too
strongly about the licensing % sa-
loons az the public parks" said J.
Van Smith. 4 well known banker
and churchman this morning. 4
live near Madison Park and have
two small children. Who frequently
visit the park with their friends. !
think II il q disgrace that the chill
dren and respectable people cannot
have a place where they can 90
without meeting intoxicated peo-
pie.
The public and private parks o.
the city are for the purpose Of all
people. They should BE- maintained
20 that any one can take his family
or friends there without danger Of
Insult from intoxicated people
There are thousands ~ people who
visit this city each summer and
they Invariably want 20 know what
We have In the line OF parks. u
would not do to Show them beer
gardens.
The matter appeals TO us not
only AZ a personal. but as a public
question. The few people who
would 20 there for the purpose Of
drinking and getting drunk should
not BE- considered in preference n
those who 90 there to rest and en-
Joy the advantages nature has
given them. There are n plenty
and too many, places already ia
the city where drink is sold. and
II seems 20 me that We should not
Disgrace our parks by anything Of
this kind.
Il know. from what talk have
heard in the neighbOrhood Of Mad
ia0n park. that the people there ars
unanimously against the llcenslni
Of a saloon AZ the park. have
talked with many who are Out-and.
out against H. I think the Hentor
Hili Improvement CLUB viii b
found supporting resolution
against the saloon. A great mum
Der Of the members have expressed
themselves on the question and
believe the club viii act soon.
The people were not aware thai
a license was 10 be asked at thii
time. We knew that there wal
some talk about Il some time ago
but did not believe that any 0n'
took II seriously: at least we az
not think the city council did.
believe the matter will be taken az
BY the Third ward AZ a whole and
the councilman Of the ward In
sfrueted 20 work against the ii
cenae.