The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-14

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twice asserted that five hundred dollars
had been used to FIX things for the
alloons with the courts. once his refer
eucc seemed TO be to the County Court
and once to the Circuit Judge. lie did
not come out and say that the saloon
people had bribed the judges OF the
county and circuit courts, but BIS IN
situations to that effect were too strong
10 be mistaken. We do not doubt that
the saloon element would gladly put up
$500 or more for such purpose but we
know the insinuation that the Judges OF
the County Court have taken that sum
or arv other sum is absolutely false and
unworthy of a man OF Mr.. Overs char
ter and standing as a minister.-l.ead
Belt News.
Often interpretations are placed
upon the expressions Of public
speakers foreign to the meaning
intended to be conveyed by them,
and different persons in the audi
ence will sometimes place different
constructions upon nlterances
made. If MIR. Overs Ind intended
to convey the impression that either
the Judges Of the County Court or
Judge Killian had been bribed to
interpret the law bearing upon the
granting OF saloon licenses, we are
free to say that he would have done
them gross injustice, for they are
all honorable men and incorrup'
tible. But we have the most pos
tive assurance from Mr.. Overs
that nothing was farther from his
mind than the impeachment OF the
official character OF the officers of
either court-indeed, that he con-
sidered them above being bribed.
and did not intend to insinuate any
euqh thing,
The lecture Mr.. Overs gave at
Flat River was for the purpose OF
raising money to pay the attorneys
in the employ of the County Minis
terial Alliance in their aght against
the saloons, and to carry the ques-
ton, which Judge klllian had de-
cided contrary to their contention
of the meaning of the law, to the
Supreme Court. He appealed to
the temperance people to contribute
of their means tn carry on THIS
work. and said that he had been
informed that the saloon men had
that week left $500 in Pennington.
In this connection he referred to
the decision of Judge Killian and
may have said something about in
the courts, but that the
Idea uppermost in his mind was
that this money left by the saloon
men was for the purpose of carry
my on their fight, employing at
lorneys and bringing what pressure
they could to bear on the courts;
not by attempting to bride them
hat he did not mean 10 insinuate
such q thing, and if that idea was
to any one, his meaning
md purpose were certainly misin
.erprcted. If that We're his mean
ing, the fact Of his trying to raise .
money to carry on the auti-soloon
work might also be construed III /
the same way; that the money was /
10 be used to try to corrupt the /
courts.
As TO Judge Kiiiiau,s decision,
we don't see that it cuts much
figure either way. except as to Ii.
ceuses already granted; for if dram
shop licenses cannot under the law
be granted at an adjourned or
special term of the County Court,
and only at regular term, the sa
loon men would soon adjust them.
selves to the situations and put IN
their applications at the regular
term. so that in the long run it
would not affect the number OF APP
plications made nor the number
of licensesg granted, About the
only way, in our opinion, to stop
the granting of saloon licenses un-
der our present law is to educate
he people up TO the point that they
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