The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-01


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By The Caucasian 4 Carney Printing
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - .'--4sz--zs "-s1-
THE GAY -SHATTuCk LAW,
". As has bcen hccrecd by the Su
irene Court Of Louisiana. tho Gay
Shat,uek law X moi operative against
tho saloon which has been III existence
prior to January I. 1909. and. II there
fore ..,cl, saloon IL exempt from and
is relieved Of the requirements Of the
law which provides tho ohta'nng If \
permit for selling Intoxicating liquor
and which exclude. the npeujng Of 4
saloon within three hundred feet of 4
church or !, school IT follows from a
common sense view that tins law Is \
del,sicn. a travcsty If Justice il It's nm
fairness when measured squarclv IN the
scales of equity and should br.. repealed
at tho first sitting Of the General AS
sembly.
Under the construction Of tho law,
there Is created m exclusive monopoly
Of the liquor traffic tn the SALOONS aud
clubs Of the first class which are located
within the circuit or space III which may
be embraced the Crumewald and the
BOSTON clubs. defendants III this conten
ton before the court
II any saloon man not already III bus
mess desired 10 open saloon or club
within the radius occupied by the
saloons and the clubs Of the first class
in New Orleans. would he not he con
ironted with the stipulat,onsf Would
he mon have to have "a permit" and he
could not obtain the license. AZ his
saloon when opened would be declared
10 be in contravcntion Of the law.
There is another feature Of the law
which specifies that all applicants for n
permit to open and operate SALON"
must swear that they are citizens of the
State Of Louisiana. law abiding and
Of good moral character Are
the saloon men. il foreigners. who
operated before and up to jan
uary /, 1900. exempt. and IL. they arc
not, and of this number there are saloon
men who are not citizens Of Louisiana.
ETC.. could they continue to conduct
their bar rooms n. they have up to De-
cember u. 1908. and prior to January
/. Iooo1 {
AZ il generally known. the Cay-Shst-
tuck law vas designed as compro-
mise and was accepted in a conservative
spirit,by the prohibitionists, but its ope-
ration q construed Is not only surpris-
Ing and disappointing but is reaec
tion Oh the intelligence Of the State.
II from the tenor Of the press Of New
Orleans there be basis for iayman's
opinion, the concern Of those interested
In the saloon and the liquor traffic was
not 70 much on the legal status Of the
Inv q would be its effect in operating
against the hrst class saloon and clubs
Of New Orleans. For instance. the Pic
ayuise says editorially:
This settled the right Of tho long
established Boston Club and the Grune-
wald Hotel to continue the business they
have long quietly and peaceably con
Quoted without securing a renewal Of
the privileges they have for many years
unquestionabiy possessed and exercised,
and L quiets all similarly situated and
long establiahed retailers Of liquors in
their rights
And there could be added: Thus has
the saloon and the liquor traffic in New
Orleans been vested with a recognition
they had never possessed. If otherwise
tolerated BY sufferancc. have been placed
to the level and the dignity possessed
BY the financial. mercantile and indus
trial institutions Of the State which are
the promoters of development, Of pro-
gress, Of happiness and success. and as
such are not engaged in traffic which
destroys the best which is III man.