Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13
THE FABIAN LICENSE.

assertion of the morning sneet. Inc
Herald did say that Fabian was as
much entitled TO license as some OF
tbe pIaces running one in particular.
but never said the council should give
him one
when Fabian was arrested for sell
Ing iiquor to Indians last summer The
Herald did not defend him. but SAID
he was no worse than the editor OF
the morning sheet who was also ar
rested for selling liquor without q
license and to boys. Both are In the
same boat.
The Herald's only interest In the
matter Is to improve the liquor busi-
ness, to have licenses issued only to
those who obey the law. The Herald
Is for well regulated license. wei
believe that the great agitation for
prohibition Is caused by saloon dives
OF the character run by Fabian. The
Herald is for the protection OF those
engaged in the business who are will
ing to obey the law and not bring
discredit on the general business.
IA issuing licenses to such men as
Fabian that does more to drive town
dry than all the arguments that can
be advanced by the prohtbitionists.
Several prominent Democrats, two OF
Them ex-aldermen, said Saturday that
they were opposed to local option and
had worked and voted against the
proposition at the late spring cleo
tIon, but that II Fabian was a sample
OF what the town was up against they
would take off their coats two years
hence for local option. II The Herald
favored dry town It would be highly
gratined over the granting OF license
to Fabian because It adds many votes
IN the cause of prohibition. Fabian
cannot run respectable place. He
was dishing out liquor before the ap
plication for license was turned down.
II is stated all over town that he has
been running disreputable place for
some weeks. We have talked with a
number of men conducting saloons
and we know they would prefer tn
nave licenses refused such men. but
they cannot come out openly and op.
pose II. The Herald does not believe
that two saloon men In the town real
ly wanted to have Fabian have IT,
cense. The town has plenty Of sa-
looms. With the closing Of dives and
orderly conduct of saloons we are
OF the opinion that there would not
be much OF a fight for local option
two years hence, but when men like
= Fablan--who has been In trouble all
the time for violating the law, selling
whisky without a license. selling to
Indians, etc.-are upheld by political
organizations then the common people
take a hand. When Fabian applied
for license in January the Democrat
Jumped all over Fabian and when the
final vote was taken the Democrat OF
Jan. 27th commented as follows:
TURNED DOWN AGAIN.
The vote on Fabian's license
stood, for Thomson, meleliand,
Folsom and Naeeeiin, two elected
Republicans and two elected az
Democrats. The vote against was
Seouten and Harmon. Democrats.
Logan, Republican. The latter
three votes are to be commended
as they are In the interest Of
rIa
methods In the saloon business.
Those who should realize that
they are equally responsible with
the tenant for any violation Of
the law and Fabian has not been
noted for conducting other than
rough house. The negative al
dermen protected the city and
Alex Wahier by their votes. as II
was In Waher's building that Fa-
bian sought to open his "Ioint."
Thrice thanks to the three.
The following is from the Democrat
of Tuesday, Nov. 8:
Yesterday afternoon United
States officer Of interior depart
ment. A. G. Pollock, by authority
of superintendent Wcrner, confis-
Gated a wagon load Of whisky and
case goods being taken by Repub-
liosns to Fabian Martinez dive
near the Indian school, the driver
being an innocent party, was iiD-
Grated, but the beverages were
eonfscated.
All Republican nominees preach
ed prohibition and peddled whis-
KY to voters none OF the Demo-
Gratis have. The writer 10 the in
dividuaI who seems to bear the
brunt Of the falsehoods In this
campaign and he stands, as he al
ways has stood for "law and or
der" The whisky oonfiscated was
going to the reservation dive Of
Fabian Martinez, near the lonacio
Indian school, and II was not ssnt
there by Democrats The joint
has no license and other arrests
may follow.
Then on Saturday, Nov. 3. the Demo
crat. in order to ease the situation