The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-08

That the Balllnger administration
Il tAmpefing with a hornets nest
IN taking steps % open the real
deuce Districts and parks VI the city
% tne sale Of liquor Vas made plain
thls morning. Nhen prominent bukl-
nesn men prevailed upon the parks
committee u the Civic union to in
seaiigats the action Of the council
In voting 10 ErAnt a license 10
Henry Beck to run a beer garden"
Al Madison Park.
The committee will report 10 the
board Of trustees at the earliest
possible moment II consists Of +.
J1Asngh ann. y \. Osborne. John
sshram. J. X. BoNdiah. Edward
Cisyaon. A. g. Burweli. q. N. Moore
and Prof. r. Twitmyer.
The committee already has Cuun-
Gilman Zbindsn. Who voted for the
license. on the rack. lie IL one Of
the coancllmen Who pledged them
selves. prior 20 the last city eleo-
ton. not 10 vote Tor saioona ia the
parks and residence sections OF the
city. IL vas By virtue Of that pledge.
IL IL said. that be secured many Of
the votsa which elected him IN the
Sixth ward. In his letter to the
union Ar. zhinden said.
while | am engaged In the sa-
loon business myself. / An OP-
POSED TO ANY Foley WHICH
WILL. PERMIT THEIR LOCATION
~ THE PARKS 81 the city OF resi-
deucc districts. aud. ~ ELECTED.
l WILL MAINTAIN THAT POLICY
THROUGHOUT NY TERN OF or
FIcE.e
Zblnden IL the only councilman
voting Cor the Madison PARK license
who pledged himself % the Civic
unlon. Burnett. however. stated
ffcquebtly throughout the campaign
that he would oppose the establish
ment Of saloona In the parks. al
Throughout be refused 90 sign the
pledge Benjamin. Gin and Con
way also refused 20 sign a. Null
leo vas q hold over councilman, and
Bowen Was absent from the city At
the time the pledge was being
signed
= believe the council made a
grave mistake when Il voted 70
grant the Madison Park license.
said Judge Milo A. Root. president
OF the Civic union. this morning.
Many young people. women aud
children 80 cut there during the
week and on Sundays. and every.
body knows that the sale Of liquor
al aueh places il dcmoralizinK IL
makes no difference II the resort
where the liquor Ia sold be a blind
pig or a beer garden. the effect ia
about the same. A man can get gust
az drunk on beer as on Nhiakcy.
and a beer garden would be- a mus
ance 10 every bady.
Il am particularly surprised at
the way two or three cuuncilmon
voted ON the matter. but trust they
viii change their minds on further
consideration"
Mayor Ballinger refused this
morning 10 give his views on tho
matter. lie said that the applica-
ton had not yet come before him
TO be signed lie would not even
Intimate whether he would OF would
not veto the ordinance when Il came
before him. In view of the hoatil-
ity 10 the plan that has already de-
Yeioped. IL ~ not unlikely that one
or two OF the couneilmon will
change their votea on the second or
third readings ~ tho bill In the
council. which will probably come
up Tor final passage next Monday
evening.
The local anti-aaloon league. the
" G. T. T.. the y. " c. A.. tho
l. NJ G. A., and various church and
temperance organizations are pre-
pairing TO bring strong pressure to
bear upon the mayor and council 10
defeat the license bill. Even the
Chamber OF Commerce has been
aroused 20 protest against the sale
Of liquor at the parks
The Chamber will take up tho
matter n Ia predicted that It viii
come out flat footed against the