The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
Aldermen Refuse to Recede
From Action in Refusing
Saloon License to Boyle.
Mayor Makes Vigorous Pro
test Against SalOonkeeper
and is Sustained by Majority
of Members.

Mayor Smith again last night. in
the stand he took before the board Of
aldermen in the Hugh Boyle case,
justified the confidence the people
evidenced when the elected him last
November, and also showed that per-
sonal Interests nor the interest of any
OF his Intimate friends should come
between him and what he thought
was his obligation TO the city.
Col. John X. Hendriclk appeared
again for Boyle. as he did in the coun.
Gil meeting Monday night. and made
the same plea he did then. He said
that Boyle knew no other business
aside from the saloon; that he had a
family dependent upon him and that
10 would be quite a hardship to turn
him out of his. means of livelihood
in the dead of winter; that the Bible
teaches us that we should forgive
sinner seventy times seven, and that
a Christian spirit should prompt us 10
forgive this offense and grant Boyle
new license.
Mayor Smith, during Col. Hen
bricks address was study His
friends knew his attitude on the mat
ter, and were Interested to see what
effect the colonel's speech would have,
but Col. Hendrick was not in his seat
before Mayor Smith, in his charac-
teristic. quick way was on his feet.
Gentlemen" he said, 81 shall pre-
face my remark with the statement
that no one could sympathize with
Mr.. Boyle more than !. ] know and
esteem the gentleman well. and re
greet the present incident, but. you
know. as, well as | that no private
corporation, no public organization
can succeed without the greatest con
cord In all its component parts Here
We have a case that our police have
apprchended. our judiciary has de-
clared guilty. after the most fair
of trials Can We afford 10 turn our
backs on these two departments, and
by such an act advert sc to anyone
that We can condone such offenses.
thereby offering an excuse for other
violations akin to this? There may
not have been a specific ordinance on
the statute books forbldding the
offense this man was adjudged guilty
OF. but | know YOU know that this
man knew he was violating the law
when he kept his business open on
Col Hendricks plea
plea should be considered on itsshr
This is a case that does not call fo-
the exercise of sentiment, but of re-
gard for decency and good morals,
and should not deem that had
done my duty to my Official position
IA did not enter a protest against
the granting of this license"
Alderman Hannah was the only
member OF the board TO vote for re-
newl Of the license. Aldermen Miller,
Stewart, Hank. Chambin and Oehl-
schlaegcr voting against It.
saloons Limited to 50.
The board adopted the resolution
that no more saloons would be grant
ed license than had them last year,
the number being So
Alderman Miller made a motion
that all business of any kind carried
on in the same building with sa-
loon should obey the closing law as
the saloons are required to do. He
had no second to his motion. so It was
lost. The law compels saloons to
close from midnight to O'Clock in
the morning and all day sunday The
board disagreed on the question
that grocery stores should remain