Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-08-28

1''' ''tati tnHhl tor that purpose.
and so long as aal chief of noIiee
OIL Plne BlHtt I intend to enforce tl,5
law. If it is 4 bad law. it shonld Ia
'oPe'i'o' II 4 good enc, it should h
enforced. Thal.s all there is IN i
doubtless there have been viol,tio,,..
o' the Sunday law ever sInce thoro
""s oeeh Il city here. Doubtless there
VIII continue to be violations of th.
law But So long as I am chief oe
The police force there will he no yia1a
''oi'S WIN my sanction and knowl-
ee&e. 1t is my intention to arrest ey.
cry man who sells Intoxicating liouors
on Sunday. regardless of the feeIinq
e'1al may exist between me and the
Vlciator of the ordinance in the mat
ter"
Judge Toney Talks.
follce Judge Toney is thoroushIy in
accord with the police department
IN Its efforts to close up the Sunday
saloon, and it may be interesting to
''''' '''t Nioid,Or OIL the Sunday
law Will find no favor with that gen
tIeman Judge Toney said to a Ora.
ph1c reporter that he would necessarily
40 ms plain duty in the matter.
II find any man guilty of yiolat-
Ing the Sunday closing law, I will ap
ply the law, regardless of personal,
friendships, | could do no less, so
long as | retain the office wherein I
am sworn to do my duty"
Judge Toney expressed himself as
neihs heartily in sympathy with the
ponce department in its efforts for =
cleah city, and declared that the do
paftment could rely upon his enforc.
ing the law whenever the violations
We're found guilty.
Saloon Mans Remarks.
1t may also prove of interest to
learn that majority of the saloon
men or the city are really in favor Of
'he enforcement of the Sunday closing
law Perhaps the expressions of one
well known saloon man will eiva -
ciarer exposition of the feeling prev
alenf among that class of citizens
nan anything that may be said on the
outside He said:
the saloon men of the CITY have
no desire. as class. to violate the
Sunday closing law. The only thing
we want is a fair show. If one bousa
Is c'eSed up, let the others close also
am sure ! express the sentiments
OF most of the saloon men of Pine
Bluff when | say that the enforcement
OF the Sunday closing law would he
perfectly agreeable to them. The on
~ thing we want is to know that all
the saloons are closed instead of .
lew or them Under the present chief
or police we are sure this will he done
ana SO far as we are concerned we in
tend to obey the law in every respect
The great mistake that many peo-
pie make is in believeing that the sa.
loon men are constitutionally law
breakers. | speak with authority when
state that the saloon men of Pine
BLUFF have no desire to break the law
IN any respect. We want only fair
show. Given this, we will be found
on the right side every time. If YOU
are going to- close one place, close all
the rest of them at the same time
Show no favoritism. | believe tina,
Chief Stewart will show none. and so
far as we are concerned he will have
no cause to complain of any violation
OF the law. We are as anxious to close
up on Sunday, and keep closed up, as
anyone else could be fer us to close
Up. 1t will give our tartenders a
chance to rest on Sunday, and will be
an advantage to us in more ways than
one. Speaking for myself. say let
the law be enforced"