The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-26
THE SALOON BUSINESS.

The saloon interests are much
elated, apparently. at the result OF
! the election at LewistOi as to
whether the saloons snail e. abOl-
ished or not. Lewiston is different
ly situated than most towns In Ida.
no. 1t is just across the river from
! Charleston, Washington. where there
are open saloons. While the probi-
bltionlsts made hard fight, yet the
business interests felt that IL would
be detrlment TO Lewiston TO abol-
lsh the saloon II they were permitted
TO exist across the river.
Another thing which evidently
made many Of the voters decide in
favor of license town was the fact
that the saloon men OF Lewiston
promised 10 eliminate gambling,
obey the Sunday closing law and
eliminate other vicious features
whicb. usually follow In the wake Of
saloon. II the saloon men Of that
town act In good faith and carry out
their program of reform, the life Of
the saloon In Lewiston may con tinue
indefinitely.
The antagonism against the Saloon
In Salmon and every other place
where they are permitted To exist,
has been caused largely by the saloon.
keepers themselves. In many cases
they have considered that the pas
sage of the Sunday closing law was
an infringement upon their inallen.
able rights, In some cases the sa.
loon man has taken IL for granted |
that the saloon business and the !
gambling features 90 hand In hand |
and for community or state to In.
sist that this vicious feature be abol-
isbed is again conflicting with their
individual business interests.
There are many saloonkeepers, and |
we have one or more OF them In Sal |
mon, who recognize the fact that the |
saloon dive and the Vicious features |
which are sometimes considered a
part OF the saloon business, either
have 10 be abolished or else public
sentiment will force them all out Of
business, both the good and bad
These few men recognize an actual
condition, but there are others who
are so grasping and have so lite re-
gard for public opinion that they do
not hesitate TO disobey the law II
n sa do an tg Intt l.I. |
themselves.
whether the legislature passes To-
sal option law this winter or not,
there Is law upon the statute books
which can he made effective II there
Is due regard TO the kind Of men
elected as village trustees. Not only
me or two. but all OF the saloon men
)f Salmon should he careful TO obey
.he law, or else they are Liable To run
against bard proposition. 1t Is In
.he interest Of the saloon men who
lesire to obey the law To see that the
lther men engaged In that business
keep within the bounds of the law.
rhis Is not intended as "A threat, but ,
Is wholesome advice, The writer Is
more In touch with public sentiment
than Is the best informed saloon
keeper and gives this advice with.
lut any intention of being personal.
The Recorder has before lntlmated,
II not stated, that the position II
would take when this matter came
directly before the people would de.
pend largely upon how the saloon
men obeyed the law between now
and the time the question was at is
sue. la the past all that this paper
mas insisted upon is that the saloons
)bey the law Just the same as any
other line Of business men. Because
we have so insisted, we recognize {