The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-06
THE OPEN SALOON

factor in the prosperity OF people
If it is. then all good citizen
should support this Anti-Americai
institution. If the saloon conser
YES the best business interests of
town then all who own property al
well as the wage Garner profits By
its presence. Every good citizen il
under obligation to make adequate
returns to the saloon for thegold il
puts into the Golfers of individuals
and corporations. The saloon car
not do business unless it is sup
piled with material on which to op-
perate. The raw material for this
factory is young men. ! say young
for old men do not last last long
enough TO be of muck use TO this
mill. 1t is manifest therefore if
we are to have saloon it's up to
the homes Of Chickasha to furnish
the material and we derive the pro-
fits from the business, Any man
who lives in community and pro-
fits by its business enterprises and
yet refuses to contribute his share
to the expense of the public enter
prises is not good citizen: Who
will supply the first young man3
My boy is not better than yours.
l am under no more obligation
than you to feed the mill if all are
alike to derive profits. Come now,
line up. If you have two boys
you should at least give one that an
greater era of prosperity may come |
to the town Of Chickasha. If the
saloon is essential to our prosperity |
we desire all our business TO be an
eminent success. Cule and let's.
prepare to push it when it shall Be
established in our midst No es-
sential business should be embar-
assed. Let all the good citizens
line up and give this new business
a welcome that will assure it
place equal to the best. Its com-
ing means more business, greater
prosperity and it's up to the public
spirited citizens Of this town to
make evefy possible preparation to
give a regular ovation to this TACT
ory that may come with the COM
ing of statehood. In fact, if the
saloon is TO mean an era of genuine
prosperity and no boot-legging
but a genuine lawful sale Of re-
freshing beverage; insist that all
the business men Of this fair city
see to it that no impediment be
thrown in the way Of those things
that come to bless our homes and
fill our purses with gold. Strange
as it may seem beg to respectful
ly say, unless the Open Saloon
has greatly improved by the time
it reaches us it will be curse and
not blessing, 1t will consume
and not produce wealth, 1t will
enrich few and impoverish many.
1t will increase poverty and crime
and sadden homes. 1t is the
enemy Of other business. it is a
notable fact that large firms and
corporations are more and more
declaring themselves against the
open saloon. Five large business
firms in Detroit united in a protest
to the city council against starting
a new saloon near their places
of business. The general manager
of one of these firms declared they
moved from St. Louis to Detroit to
to avoid the saloon menace. The
Burroughs Adding Machine said
intheir protest. We employ about
I 900 persons and to attract and
hold better class of people we
have built fre-proof gymnasium
50 by 90 feet, and equipped It with
shower-baths and other conven-
fences. We also nave employed
about so girls, and for them we
have fitted up very tastful rest
room, with pianos etc. for their
comfort. We believe saloon
close to factory not best for the