The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1909-04-08
OFFICERS SLACK
LAWS DISOBEYED
BREWERS RULING
WHAT'S To Do?


Does often cause the head to ache;
A little law that's disobeyed
Brings some results that can't be
weighed.
There was a most interesting meet
ing for the no-license cause in the 40.
u. w. hall Wednesday evening. The
audience, composed mostly of men,
was large and expressed its approval
by fire., uent applause.
Hot Philip Cheek presided and in
troduced the speakers. In his prelim-
inary remarks he said:
To the Citizens of BarabOo:
A year ago the day after election, in
company with M. Ainsworth of Glen
wood, Wis.,, an old time friend of May
or Hull, called on the mayor-elect to
congratulate him on his success and
told him then, [ was glad he had
made the same promise TO the people
of Baraboo, that if elected, he would
enforce the law in relation to the liquor
traffic of the city, that [ did, that he
would have it to do instead of me, and
that L congratulated him, ,as all [ cared
for, was that the liquor interest should
obey the law, as the rest of us had to
do; that his election put the burden
on him.
He informed me at that time that
the saloon interest had pledged him
that they would obey the law and he
knew they would do it. The question
is, did they deceive our Brother Hull
and has he done what he promised?
In my opinion, the question has
been answered by the complete dOml-
nation of the city by the liquor inter
ests, as the city government
has failed to do what they swore they
would do when their oath of office
was taken by them.
We, the people, have but one way of
registering our protest against the con-
tinued running of the city by the sa-
loon element, and that is, to vOte''dry"
at the coming election.
This is no question of"Third Party"
or Prohibition. 1t is the protest of de-
cency against indecency. Two weeks
ago, visited the City Hall to find If
our mayor had issued any orders to
the marshal and his officers to enforce
the law of the state or the ordinance of
the city government in relation to the
LIQUOR traffic, and found nothing on
record. / do not believe our marshals
would disobey even oral instructions if
they had been given, for the mayor
has the authority to suspend an otf1c-
er for neglect of duty and as the mar
shal, I take it, likes, or rather wants
the job, he would, of course, obey his
instructions. Now, don't hesitate to
vote ''dry" because you are told there
will be "blind pigs" and other things.
Eight hundred precincts in Wiscon-
sin have, and are now dry and the VIC
latols of the law will hesitate before
they incur the penalties provided
therein.
If we vote the business out, we will
take care of the vio!aters if that time
shall come when it is necessary. If
the ninety thousand dollars that roll
over the bars of the city, should be
spent for the necessaries of life and its
luxurles, our whole people would be
better off. Don't vote for an alder
man, whom you know will violate his
oath of office, or is controlled in the
discharge of his duties, by the saloon
interests.
Hon. A. s. Baker of Evansville gave
the practical results of temperance
and no saloons in the town in which
the firm, The Baker Manufacturing
Co, with which he is connected, has
done a successful business for many
years.
He said that the tax was never more
than Is mills. In BarabOO it is recalled
that it has never been less than Is
mills. The town owns its water
and lighting plants. There has been
little trouble enforcing the law. The
Blind Pigs were kept out without q
great amount of difficulty. That was
question whether the citizens wanted
them there or not and they soon settled
it. Mr.. Baker said that trade was
drawn from the saloon towns.
He explained that trade came from
more than halfway to Janesville.
Mr.Baker further said that he would
not have saloon near his factory fol
$4,000 per year, cash.
The Baker Manufacturing Company
is located in Evansville, Wis, city
of 1000 people, which has never tole