Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-17
The Peoples Challenge TO
the Mayor and Aldermen!

At once, framedup" slaughter of the closing
ordinance, it semi-ofcay published it was but
halfhearted You could almost feel as you
read this. At that, the lobby of the saloonists
thought surely that peoples Third ward
would be the only who would dare brave anahemas
of their bowbeatng tongues against citizens orderly
keepers and aldermen delivered committee meetings
streets. Then, what victory for honors sake vote
in spite of the parliamentary trckery, stood tie 6.
Think of it, there majority against it in body whose
every member the extremists to elect when the good and
outraged citizen stays away from the polls.
That every struggle for right WINS need be lusat-
ed by morality Dramas BECAUSE before publcs watchul
eye the real crisis for right and civic decency unfolding
wholly favor of the right 1t always prevails although
mean people try to delay its reign thought, too al
dermen Peterwise thrice did deny this ordinance right
after is all over they repent and profess
its snceres advocates. You high officers away
citizen and Sardonc smiles those smiles that
hurt the wearers faces that's the truth With your right
hands you call citizens defeated Prohbitonss whom you
beat ehandedly pirate the people about high
moral tone of saloons Say, whose 4de you,
anyway? Your council browbeaen it be, stands
s to s in favor Of o'clock closing
Two aldermen who wronged their constituencies, have
been swayed by conscence-the Greatest Lobbyist
who voted with the prevailing side, prevail by
virtue of the tie, wished change his by reconsider
alton. Under unfinished business through lack
words, and, yet hostile spirit resident
in the breasts of those exalted and city who
could help him. no help given him, he failed 1t
wished that dea bornng his lips because pechance
might have to be enforced Braggarts the bore of
public, who believe words but works. willingly DONE
not forced to be DONE make for sound glory without
Our neighborng villages and cities which have better
excise law enforcement rose and tainted Common Coun
Gil in the newspaper and otherwise. Juneau so
does Waterloo and may we-reguated Jeerson-not So
big in population but heap bigger enforcement Let
them give high officials kindergarten lessons Yes Wat
ertowns true shame undestructvey ndelbly the
records of the County Probate Court The ee
county know the members of saloon extremists.
Let us clean civic garb. Use the Iniative
erendum this ordinances The already admit
that something got beyond their sinister the
pulse OF betrayed people, that shows fever-heat
waiting for chance. You boys who always used the Com
Council for clover field Colossus know YOUR
fat enough with city folders 1t is said that every
inhabitants Gin spite of boosted feemale ti-suagee
but whskey missionary rank with passage of this
do not subscribe The Lobby trick public sentiment;
1t is IN too breasts safe repository against their we
The Inatve or Chap. 5I3, laws of has several
schemes to place this o'clock closing ordinance
the electorate One and perhaps, the practical
of time setting the ordinance in FULL and get to 2
per of those who voted for governor 1870 sign the
petition for passage subscribed the ordinance This will
give the council days time from city clerks O. pass
without change, mind you unchanged.' After the
councils REFUSAL the clerk files for appearance on the bal
lot at the next election Presto it then people
for vote of Yes or "No!'
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