Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03
THE SALOON QUESTION.

meeting the county commissioner Wednesday
granted the saloon licenses had applied legal
long petition presented from shoshone asking that the
licenses be reiu-ed ground the moral and BUSH
harm the community petition had been circulated
II understood but not presented The board divided
lines and curan voting for and Crosse against the licenses
That each commissioner acted from his honest Interpretation
the law. knowing the will doubt But the laws
and bY inference throw on the officers the burden being moral and
business guardians Of the public things the people themselves
should b absolute deciding shoshone does want
saloons business grounds should be her concern
the people should decide for themselves the board merely
the and make the order The present while we'll
and better than regulation sadly defective it makes the
board the Judge substituting individual opinion caprice r the pub
JIG will What want board should have the power
necessity decide according opinions
best in morals businesand with suggestion the
law as to what points are most Important As showing the many a
sonbe points Of view Mr. Crosse emphasized the obligation Of the
board safeguard public morals the people directly
the saloon which admittedly unmor and he held that the APP
pants t license should pay the expense this special meeting
expressly
business moral interests and he held that
the license being business the and the
dydua should the expenses; and that his duty attend
this duty without extra payhe commissioners paid by the year
the basis 81 the regular meetings only and all special meetings
toer loss Mr. lines held that the business for the profit Of
the applicants only he-uty pay all bills including pay
for the board since the board obligated do free this
work W individuals As the applicants had agreed pay these
the public hardly be the loser this point
honest capable should arousy interpret the law
en weakness the laws Straight local option by without the
gneWork Of petitions would give the people just what the majority
want aud Is the only rational American II the majority want
saloons they could have them they didn't they could shut
a ~ prohibition board refusing licenses where the majority av
oe them Ted nosed board planting saloons prohibition
Il ay be noted that the petitions did not contain nearly major
iy Only 1866 signed while 365
precinct governor the
majority rule local option prohbionst the petition
failed nd the board supposed TO act ouy majpites While they
might take high moral ground and refuse saloon licenses, the petition
DID mot show ha, the majority wanted this.
IN the meantime before second petition presented the VII
g board would vastly help the Temperance for 81
show ap all the financial 10 favor OF the dry plan and
t comprehensive workable plan for handling the homeless
aa ai without, money who frequent The saloons because they
base o.er place go You don't them in your homes
adts atoa 10 grant that the saloon is e, llmay
harnni hsn 90 those loose aud lock every door
ereably u her faces The Jaw etosbng army eaneen
~ questionable raiae or u does provide rational substitutes
destroyed y tft nothing good ls place 10 dig
A oi as onto which he might iah the would necessary
ed thousands m dollars from druukafds he'll should
Roy up th financial question need not bo anxiousy
ebad bat 60 STINT shall these homeless Be saved? 70
em loose sih only abstract morality TO guide them might bring
an q evils present undresmd ot Grimes against womanhood ~
unkoun uoad likely follow Though the esl
ssi a. d. enemies paint it ills crudey social To WI
destitute something better the way destroy N
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