The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-30
The MERRY
MILKING SEASON
What the Man of the Street
Thinks of the Recent
Savin Rock
Raid.
PASTURES FRESH FOR
ANOTHER VENTURE
Justice Tenderly Shields
the Real Culprit-Local
Police Blind, He
Says.

"a ploIllneHl west maven CITIZEN and
one who has long been resident of that
place, under the caption THE Roundup
as a Moral Reform" writes to the
Journal and Courier as follows:
1t is certainly matter of curious in
terest to the citizens of our incubating
city to watch this annual roundup of
the shore barkeepers. 1t is also in
teresting to gather up the general cons
nent Of the street. The philosophy of
the street is thoroughly human, and its
very humor is rich as cream. Some
things in life are quite uncertain; but
the circus and the state police never
fall. In Beckwith's old almanacs you
will find the weather prediction in July
and August running on this wise: "Ex-
pect thunder showers about this time"
The liquor dealer takes chances. but
he knows what to expect. But SO long
as the lightning strikes only his bar
keeper, he knows he is safe, his IL
cense is all right, he escapes a court
record, his bond win not be called he
swears little harder, pays the fine and
goes on his way selling as before.
Will glass the less be sold? VIII
any reform be effected? Will any good
be done? Will the Sabbath or the laws
Of decency and morality be any better
observed? Not a bit. No one in West
Haven imIagines 1t. But the merry
milking season has come and the pals
are empty. Considering the late spring
and the cold opening, the milking has
come a little early, it strikes one, so
that, possibly, the empty pail may
come around agaln-an added element
to the sorrows of Satan, but the trade
can stand tit can stand most any
! thing but a downright earnest grapple
with righteousness, but 1t must not be
too harshly dealt with, justice must be
tempered with mercy. The poor, ire
sponsible, helpless and despised bar
| keepers, who are forced to break the
| laws in order to keep their places and
earn their salt and drinks hailed into
court, held up to public scorn, good
citizens invited to come in and view
their misery, lectured from the bench,
| fined and let go! But with fines paid by
their employers and with a few added
curses for their stupidity in being
caught. They return to their bottles
and their bars to recoup their owners
losses. The damage is soon repaired.
According to traditional belief, few
buckets of water thrown in will do the
| job. This whole proceeding excites in
some ridicule, in others, pity.
1t is out of the question to enthuse
over 1t, especially in dog-days. If a
man Injuries you, stone his dog. If a
saloonkeeper breaks the law, fine his
barkeeper. If that is the only way to
reach the real culprit, the cause of JUS
tice is a sorry bird Has any Judge
power to issue warrants for the arrest
of the proprietors? If he hasn't he
ought to have. Tf he has the power,
1.-THE wonder of the street is, why doesn't
he use it? All the rest Is only summer
lightning.
And the man Of the street smiles that
peculiar, aggravating kind Of a smile
that makes you want to throw stone
lat him.
"Oh, yes" he remarked the other day,
as he moved off to catch the car, leav-
ling behind him the trail of such smile.
"Oh, yes, this roundup will just about
make the town court solvent for this
year.
And remark Of the same color has
filtered down the street, as coming
originally from our worthy chief, whose
vision SO far hasn't been clear enough
to see any of the fragrant violations OF
law on the shore, to the effect that
Plat would get enough out Of 1t to pay
all the expenses of his summer vaca-
tion. And the state police, who gel
their klcks-uncushloned- two
years from the legislative boot, must
hustle around the state for money
enough to pay their cost and win the
approval of the saints.
And they come to West Haven They
know the ground. The pastures are
fresh The cows are gentle. The pc.
lice are blind. The authorities are in.
, different. Justice is merciful. They
iselect their victims, fiji their pals, dis.
! tribute the milk, and move on.
The good, decent citizens of the place
NLO WOulu ike " ste SOillC SClllDidllNS
. of law and order in their town-wht
would like to see some effort towards
: moral wholesomeness on the part O
those whom they have elected to Office
: for that purpose, but who see in thi
summer milking bee-in it's moral ant
permanent effects-but little or nothing
, beyond a friendly distribution of lac
| teal fluid--are expected to fold thei
hands and cast their eyes upward. No
J, we can't do it!
Of the whole gang Of lawbreakers OF
: the shore allowed this year, as com
monty reported, beyond all others, ant
that too by an administration elected
, under prediction promises to reform
!. things, these barkeepers are the leas
: blameworthy. How tender the justic
= that shields the real culprits, and thu
. prevents a court record with the posi-
7 Bile loss of their license, bond and flu
ture trouble with the commissioners
iAssuming that the local police ar
q blind under instructions not to see
E could not the state police see anything
a except a few barkeepers plying thei
. trade in secret? What about the fakirs
the gamblers and the whole brood q
f Sunday lawbreakers who make no pre-
n | fences to concealment? Had somebod
V blinded their eyes before this remark
r able visit? Possibly, they, too, see onl
!. what they have eyes to see. And there
v whole lot more to see. Yes, there
runor atloat on the street that o