Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-07-27
THURSDAY, JuLY % 1911.
UP IN ARMS.


pie we mean, are up in arms agains
the inroads of the liquor traffic on thu
peace and dignity of their city. Els
pecially so is this true, when a bis
advertisement appeared in their loca
paper, stating that beer could be OBJ
tanned at Wholesale from house es
tablished in their city for that pur
pose. Consequently they, the goot
citizens, we mean, have met at sundry
times to discuss the situation and Sun
day evening last the subjoined resolu
tions were passed. A petition was al.
so prepared, and is being circulated
for signatures, asking for relief from
the courts.
The resolutions are as follows:
We, representative body of the
temperance people of South Pittsburg,
in mass meeting assembled, DO here by
adopt the following resolutions;
Whereas, it is unlawful to sell intox-
icating liquors as beverage in Ma
rion county, and
WHGL0dS, JucAC dAC OCOA so
looms and places where such is being
sold, and
Whereas, we are known away from
home as bad town, and are often
spoken of in the public press as law
less, wide open town, and
Whereas. the people in our neigh
boring towns look on this as wicked
and bad towu, and so taunt and guy
our citizens when visiting them;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
to do all in our power to break up all
such lawiessness in ana around our
city.
Whereas, we have certain pool rooms
in our city that allow minors to play
pool in violation of the law, and
Whereas, the city council has an or
dinance pending prohibiting screens or
screened winioys or chairs or music
to be kept and used in all much plac-
es; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we commend such
action on the part of the city council
as wise, just and legal; and be it
further
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
to support the city officials in all that
they may do to make us CLEAN and
highly respected town.
The petition which states fully the
conditions existing is as follows
We, believing ourselves to be repre-
sentative citizens OF South Pittsburg,
have n mass meeting assembled to pc
tition your honors, Judge S. D. Nc
Reynolds and Atty-Gen. NJ. N. Whit
aker, for some protection in our rights
of citizenship. We are not judges of
the law, but we DO know when a con-
dition has been allowed to grow up in
a community to tho extent that the
better sensibi1ities of the people are
continually being shocked; when our
women dread to go on the streets, and
wheti the youngaand weak are being
continually tempted aud lead astray.
In fact, we have become as stencil
to the nostrils of decent people. We
are known, and justly so, as bad
town; town. that attracts the lower
element anu repels the better element
of people
When such state is reached,
somsthing is wrong. And we. not
being judges or enforcors of the law,
ask you as our representatives. chosen
for this special work, to take the mat
ter in hand and use such means as
may be necessary to rectify the troub-
lie.
We believe, in fact, we know that
the leading factors in producing this
state of affairs in the town are the
many beer saloons and pool rooms.
We do not believe that the keepers of
the places confine themselves to a le-
climate business, but should one of
us go in to secure direct information,
the lii Is on for the time being. We
know that the effect of these places is
such that our condition morally is
simply horrible. Besotten, beastly
men, men full OF stuff, if it has not
made them drunk has made low grade
beasts of them to take the place of men
who were formerly decent citizens.
We arc laboring people We take
it that our laws are good, and we have
elected you to protect us in our sup
pc 'ed rights.
In times past we have endeavored
to supply evidence for the grand jury
AND tue results. 30 far as lettering our
conditions. have not been felt. Other
counties arr getting rid Of the joints
aud beer Fploons IN their locality, and
We hsye taken it that this is through