Arizona republican., 1908-08-07
SALOON MEN
 HAVE A KICK
Correct a Statement in
 Yesterdays Paper
They are Not In Favor of Sunday Closing but are RabidIy Opposed to It.

The management of this department of The Republican is in receipt of the | following communication:
 Tempe, Ariz., August 6, 1908. MT. F. w. Griffen,
 Mgr. Tempe Dept. Arizona Repub- | lican, Tempe, Ariz. | Dear Sir:
 In your article in regard to the pro- posed Sunday closing ordinance, ap- bearing in the mornings Republican, you make the following statement: Even the saloon men are making no active fight in the matter. On the ! contrary most of them are in favor of the move, or are at least passive" This statement is absolutely untrue | and We believe that it is a willful misrepresentation on your part, made for the purpose of gratifying your own desires in regard to the passing of the ordinance.
 We are rabidly opposed to the in justice of closing up our places of business on Sunday while others are left open, as well as for many other reasons.
 The present council, as well as the 'iiC pAtNN'hlh6 II htIt tltNltu OH lfle anti-Sunday closing ticket. and we re- ly upon their honor to see that the will of the majority of the people is complied with
 Trusting that you will discontinue your misrepresentati0ns on this sub ject, We remain,
 Yours truly.
 TEMPE LIQUOR COMPANY,
 Dayton NJ. Lincoln, Sec.
 BUTTE LIQUOR COMPANY.
 w. E. Mullen, Pres.
 ARIZONA LIQUOR COMPANY,
 Geo. P. De Troy, Pres.
 BANK EXCHANGE.
 Geo. w. Boston, Prop
 JOHN TOGEL.
 THE STAR SALOON,
 FLORENCIA PERES.
 EXCHANGE SALOON,
 Jesus Valenzuela The above names comprise all of the liquor houses in Tempe.
 The above requires little comment and is self explanatory. The state ment that Even the saloon men are making no active fight in the matter. on the contrary most of them are in favor of the move or are at least passive" was made in the belief that it was the truth and with no intention of misrepresenting their side of the question. The article went on to ex- plain why the saloon men were pre- sumed to be in favor of Sunday clos ing-that it meant Sunday closing or closing seven days in the week instead Of six. The reporter erred in not per sonally interviewing each saloonman Tn Tempe and ascertaining his wishes Tn the matter before making a com mon mistake of jumping at a conclu sion from remarks passed upon the streets In making the above quoted statement, the writer stands corrected | and hasten to point out, what is self | evident in the above communication-I to wit that the saloon men are in favor or the move, neither are they passive: | on the contrary, they are strenuouslv | opposed to the proposed ordinance-I worse than that, they are 'rabidIy' op- posed to closing on Sunday.
 Regarding the belief of which the saloon men are possessed that The wil.ful misrepresentation was made to gratlty a personal desire, it may be sald that this department of The Re publican in reality belongs to the peo- pie of Tempe. It is used to helD build up the town. It has always been so under the present management and | always will be. More space has been | devoted to publishing facts and mat ters of news that have helped and are helping to boost Tempe in this panor | than in any other publication Per sonal desire" is not taken into consid- eration. l. Let 1t be quite distinctly understood. that the writer made a misstatement (not willfully, however, in saving that the saloon men were in favor of Sun day closing, The point has been well taken as above indicated in their epis- tie, and in that point alone the writer stands corrected.
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