The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-25

rule, and he also says IL he OWES
any of 'Tthese fellows" anything he
is ready to pay them and for them
to send him their bis.
Here are a few things that inn
pressed us very forcibly as we were
in these cities from 6:0G p. NJ We'd
nesday to $500 p. NJ. Thursday end
was on the streets and in the alleys
late of Wednesday might mlngllng
in the crowds and NEVER did I'VE
see such great masses OF YOUNG
men, in any small city out on the
streets standing Ground conversing
on different subjects while II their
fifty-three saloons had been there the
great bulk OF them would probably
have been In them, and one very
strange thing to us was, that none
of us heard single oath or vulgar
story in all this time and we were
up and down the streets parallel
with the river, which compare with
what we used to call "Our Bowery'
between Main and Stede streets and
il was actually more quiet and or
Iderly than our main street In many
places and yet even some of the
,"wet folks" admitted that when the
ssloons were there 1t was scarcely
fit for q man and not at all fit for
"a lady TO walk In that part OF the
city after 400 p NJ.
Another thing was the plain out
spoken words from the Bankers
and other business men, many say
ing, well, it has gotten to be slm-
ply matter of principle with us
and we do not see how any people
can help looking at 1t in the same
way.
Another thing is what Mr.. Nc
Cormick mentioned namely that we
did not see a SINGLE DRUNKEN
MAN or WOMAN all tho time we
were there and yet there is no doubt
a great deal of "Boot-leggimg' or
law violation, just like we have in
Marion and every other place where
there are sadoons, fer we all know
that 1t is part OF their creed,
as rule to violate law selling to
miners and to drunkards, keeping
open after hours and on the Sab
beth, and in most any other way
whore laws and their business In
terest comes together.
Our great Marion Protective AS.
soclation seems so much worried
over where the taxes are going to
come from, always trying to hold
up uhe ALMIGHTY DOLLAR before
the eyes OF the people, so as to
blind them, but even though the
streets OF the city of East Liver
pool are as well Kept rs the aver
tge' and in spite of the Iact that
ohey voted little extra to their
City Library (oi which building they
should feel proud and also levied
a tax to furnish some FREE
ISCHo0I BOOKS in their public
schools yet the tp9 rate for wet and
dry years are as follows: lyO6-O7
with SO saloons, 1926 mills,
1907-0S with no saloons, 1906
liillS every other ury Town Ill ONO
tells the same story.
One more item by the Township
Clerk, John II. Harris, "last month
(AugusD We paid out seven dollars
for charity, given to a man sick with
typhoid fever and thus far this
month we have not paid out one
cent"
The Township Trustees OF Marion
paid out for the year ending July
81, 1908 In Charity $4,000 and as
"a mere incident In this connection.
I'VE mention that 100000 was raised
by speciGl stag day" last winter
for the citys needy.
Ian conclusion, we wish to state
that we will verify, either, privately
lor publicly any statement we have
made
u. y. STANLEY,
A. ]. ROBINSON
~ G. SMITH.