The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-04-23


them out Jimmy Weir of saloon and legislative fame who
represented one of the King county districts in the
house in the last legislature is at the head of the King
County Royal Arch and friend James attempt to
coax the boys into line is really pathetic We wish
James success-that is about as far as we can GO
Boyd P. Doty in The American ISSUE
Speaking of the order of the Royal Arch about
which so much has been said within the past few
months the question is often asked: What is it and
what its object? That the general public might be-
come thoroughly posted on the subject Hon. James
Weir the head of the organization seen one day
this week. and the above pertinent question put to him.
to which he replied:
''The Royal Arch is made up of the retail LIQUOR
dealers of this state and at present the head of
it. 1t organized for the purpose of purgng the
business of the hundred and one law breakers that have
become interested in the liquor business and use it as
means of robbing the unwary.
The Royal Arch desires to see saloons run abso
lutely business basis but this cannot be done un
less each saloon is owned by individual and not
by a wholesale liquor dealer brewing association
Women should not be permitted to visit or lounge
in about Saloons and under circumstances should
baudy houses be allowed to exist in close proximity to
saloons permitted to sell drinks to those who visit
them.
License should only be issued to good and reliable
It is imposition the general public for the
officers of city or town to issue license to even
good and reliable men, than the community will war
rant or justify. In the city of Gle Ellum there are
twenty-five saloons with population of only $500 or
in other Words saloon for every 100 persons This is
outrage and the authorities should be lacked up for
such reckless license issuing
mo member of the Royal Arch may break the
law and ain in the saloon business If he does not
live up to the laws and rules of the order if he violates
the law he brought upon the carpet and if that is
not sufficient then the first to bring his case be-
fore the authorities The Royal Arch wants clean sa
looms, and are lending every effort to make
them clean and keep them So
Let the saloons all the state close at mid
night o'clock whether it is required by law or
hot It's the all nghters that all of the trouble
Music and dancing should also be cut out of the
saloons and there should be more attractions in sa
loon than there is in grocery store Liquors have al
ways been drunk and it seems they always will be- but
this tankng up business should be cut out
The Royal Arch started these reforms before the
agitation known in the state. and
it has worked incessanty along that line for many
months.
Il hays just returned from an Eastern Washing
ton tour where met many of the associations and all of
them fully in accord with my views on the sub
ject Lodges at Spokane, Coville, Colfax Waa Walla
Pasco, Ritzvle Lincoln county, Ellensburg Ee Ellum
and Rosyn were all visited, and unless am mistaken
marked improvement in the conduct of the saloon bus
mess will be seen in the near future.
'Yes expect to see the local optionists make a
desperate fight the saloon business at their earliest
opportunity but if the saloon will follow the adj
vice of the Royal Arch the local optionsts will find
there nothing doing in their line in the state of Was
pgton after the first election