Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-10
Tho Citizens Convention Names a Los.
Inn lIckat.


ing Ticket.
The Citizens convention met in Dyes
hail Friday evening. q. V. Kinney was
chosen chairman and u. u. PEBBLE.
secretary. The platform OF the party
resolves In favor OF economy, city
scales. temperance and against Pro-
hibition and the present aamInislra-
tion: kicks vigorously against the use
OF detectives (Which is not surprisins)
and deplores the alleged fact that the
consumption OF liquor Ii as great rs
ever before. The platform declares I'm
ifv.r OF licensing OF saloons not to ex-
oced I In number at an annual license
OF not less than $1,000 per annum.
And under all license issued the bond
shall provide that the saloon shall be
free from tables. chairs. back rooms.
gambling and gambling devices OF ey-
cry kind ana character. The saloon
To be closed promptly ut 1: o'clock
each night and ON Sundnyn. And In
every manner to be conducted accord
Ing to law"
noniinntion for mayor DIR. Gfeear snia
he WAS for personal liberty; did not
bell, We men could be made better by
law. You sny to me shnnt do a thing
aad III 30 and do IL. don't drink
only when l want 1t. our citizens
ought to have the right to get bot
tie OF whiskcy when they want u. |
don't believe in young men drinking
To intoSicntlon but II they want VhiR-
key We Will make IL handler for them
| than going TO In juntn. The doctor
| said that he was once Prohibition
list and the only reason he gave for
being In favor OF saloons now was that
| most OF the church members would In
sist ON voting the Republican and
Democratic tickets instead OF the Ma
tlonnl Prohibition ticket, Let's have
saloons 80 that man who needs IL
NaHfNN sol NH Mankind Ia
stlmulant and we are going To have
saloons In Rocky Ford.
In the first part OF his ImpassIoned
oratoty Dr. Grrcar said that violations
were numerous and that liquor could
b. got nt q number OF places. Before
he got through he denounced III. cruel
| ~ inflicted on one of his very sick
patients who needed liquor and II
could not be had on any plea. In con-
ciusion he nominated for mayor "A
man. Hon. ". II. Goblin
Mr.. Goblin thanked the convention
i for the honor conferred. II elected he
i hop~d to retain their friendship and
| apparent admiration. You may iny-s-
tiEate me from top to bottom. Was
raised In Prohibition Kansas. where
u 10 failure. Only . per cent of the
nation H. for prohibition. Was In ia
vor Of temperance but you can't force
| people. Ninety per cent OF the citizens
| OF Rocky Ford are violating the law
by having liquor In the house. Have
60, some myseif; CA. .. Martin; 'sioe
| and costs'D. This prohibition outfit
Gays you shall not have liquor In your
homes. Alcohol is the only true slim
uiant Prohibition IL an insult to man
kind. Prohibition says you shall no,
do q thing which the national govern
msns .ay. 20. can do. The saloons
condemned. -Four saloons run accord
ing to Law viii not hurt anybody. The
evil done By saloons was. imaginary.
Seii liquor legally and then jail the
man who erts drunk. The lack Of ss-
Icons has hurt business In Rocky Ford.
Let's have four saloons and quiet
prosperous. p~accabic community.
We've got a beautiful city: let US MAKE
u more lively by amusem~nts. races.
etc. The addr~ss closed with the state
ment that young man has been CIV
en- .: by ds,scsivc to go and buy
liquor for an alleged sick wife.
The convention divided into wards
and nominated the following for al
derm-n:
fir-, wari-A. Niehoie.. Frank n.
Stcsr.
Second wara-Heraec Amos. David
Morrow.
Third wara-p. ". He'll. y. II. Land.
The other officers nominated were
- follows:
| Clerk. A. johnson.
Trcasarrr-H. G. Morse.
city A,torncy-A. c. sloan.
Marshai-Narb benson.
Street Commfsaioprr-G. W. iiiE-
gins.
EnEinccr-w. y. Randall.
Police Judge. g. wnshhuFn.
Agent Currnn In his spesch raif
that the Santa Fc's city business had
fallen OF oue-thiri In the rast two
years. Mr. Curran's statement ros-
srs-rs no vuius rs evidence urirss
some detailed figures nr~ given ss1w-
inr in what lines OF frcisht receipts
there has been reduction.
Snap Snets.
Or. Purse was present quietly bozs-
Ing the Job but allowing others to
make all the motions.
|, II was fortunate that no ladies' We,
present as tobacco smoke was 50 thick
that some OF the delegates called for a
lowering OF the window sashcz for
fresh air.
II Mr.. Goblin will refer to the returns
of April. iao7. he will find that the
Prohibition vote Of Rocky Ford was
considerably In excess Of two rsr cent
Of the whole. This cnmpaiEn IL n do.
nestle aTair and has nothing TO Do
with national percentage
Gus Hnushnrn was ovo- from Or1f-
way TO add the dignity OF aEc and ex-
pcrisr In the lines aimed nt by the
nominating body. What Gus don't
know ehart the saloon business and
associated avenues Of money getting
IL not worth knowing.