The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-16
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IT'S to be hoped that the atxSSsan-
cil VIII No. the nerve to estand by
its - III u one matter 0ene re
3 Nng olAthe clause Of the license
dlnance. pASeibiting ssaSedores from
1Aing OF their employees in saloons.
II the .PeStsg, after the Il.
cense orSiaapSe had been referred to
fRss~s-s co mittee anVhad been re
Ported upon, council shou hays
ed ii aous ny pzZotechHies; it
should have sat down bundly on the
members Of council who are pa
radlng in the guise Of prohibition, but
: no IN their hearts. for mer~ CONNER
ciai considerations are opposed to it
erd would not today go to the polls
and vote for total prohibition in Bruins
wick.
Council Should have had the man
rood to have ratified the work Of its
own members who were delegated to
rcform a tasr that required care and
caution and lntailed adverse criticism
Il should have adopted the report Of
the committee on license and ordi-
nance which in It's own committee
room after hours and hours Of dellb-
eration prepared the license ORDINANCE
and submitted It for approval
q. some members Of council who new
lei lose al opportunity to play to the
grand sand thought the occasion was
presented AMI moved this mooted
amendment to the ordinance Aftefe
warm discussion the amendment pr4
vailed and then and there counciN
committed its first error. The ac-
on Of council was heralded about the
city; politicians interested in the pres
Tent administration, realized that tho
/ final passage OF the ordinance would
rot meet the approval Of local party
leaders and crusade, inside the par
lty" was launched to have the ordi-
rance repealed. The ministers Of this
community, both black and white pro
tested to council most vehemontly
against the proposed change, which
they all understood was moth
ing less than the dictates Of
the "boss' politicians Of Brunswick
HE principle was not considered; the
titude Of the pastors. the leaders OF
Christian action and thought in the
city OF Brunswick was ignored
the mandate Of me political bosses
vas scattered broadcast in the eoun.
Ten The members Of council some Of
whom are compelled to obey the in.
sductons Of political moguls gather
"a together ana agreed 10 repeal the
Objectionable section Of the ordinance.
Why, so anxious was this Officially
Dominated council to grant the de
alands OF the bosses" In quiet way
that an executive" session was held
and in this conclave It was fixed
The voice Of the political bosses was
he voice OF council. The ordinance
was repealed aud coons upon top of
coons could be paid off in bar rooms
or any other ola pace N this good
year Of our Lord
Bur now the tight is made again,
the same eiement that opposed the
repeal OF the ordinance are demand
ng council to restore it; threats are
being made as 10 what win be the
results il council does not do as it is
tclo.
We have little regard for council for
vavering on this proposition Tor days
betore acting, we have less tor 1t for
repeating its own work but We will
lave little or none Tor 1t il it hops
like Jumping jack at this last de-
n,and which does not suppncate but
comes in the nature OF command.
Council has passed on this license
ordinance for good and for all and as
we said in the very start we hope
it viii have The courage to stand
rat"
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