The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-01
WALSH DISPLAYS
| HIS ABILITY N
H0QulH Fight
- 7SeIuy
Fifth Ward Alderman Wins Battl
Against Location II Al
ditional saloon.
HIS CoH7REaEs
At Council Mssting Tha.
Agents own Majority y
Cairo saloonEespeFs,
SURPRISED HIS CoH7REaEs

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John I. walsh Il widely known -
4 good physician and surgeon aiid 4
aiderman. but neycr
until last night was Il known thet lle
possessed eloauence and was gifted
with oratorical power.
ii was at special meeting of the
city council held to pass upon the
applications for license as dfamshup
keepers, referred the previous night
to the finance and police, iail and
fire committees. that the alderman
from the Fifth ward demonstrated
his ability as speaker.
1t was the application Of Victor
c. Bysswingert for license and
transfer Of that license from 1915
Sycamore street to 1916 Poplar that
aroused Alderman Walsh to vocal
activity.
During the afternoon preceding
the filing Of this particular applica-
tion Attorney Leek. acting for the
city, rendered an opinion relative to
saloon matters. supporting HIS con-
tention by reading decisions rem.
dered by the State supreme court
Oct. 2G. Iai2, ana Dec 5. 1912.
This particular decision In effect
destroys al opinion general in Cairo
EtAat i person owning license under
our ordinance exercises franchise
perpetual.
TO quote the attorney:
''In other words the council Is not
bound to grant license to anyone
for The ensuing year simply because
that person held one this year. Every
license becomes new application
and the council can reject the appli-
cation and grant a license to some
one else, II It so desires"
In substance. the decision rendered
in the case Of Bartkowick vs. Malin-
owski referred to above is as follows.
"The ordinance of the city of Chi
cago passed June 20. 1906, limiting
the issuance of dramshop licenses. SO
far as 1t attempts to give right OF
renewal to licensee or assignee Ii
invalid"
The ordinance Of the City of Cairo
regulating the granting of saloon
licenses is exactly the same as In
Chicago. except that for the differ
ence IN ratio OF population.
All the applications for licenses as
published in The Bulletin OF Tues
day morning with the exception or
VIM. kluge were acted upon favor
ably. Then followed the applica-
tons of John F. Ashley, Gil COM
nercial avenue. Bendig and Ryiine,
204 Commercial avenue, Curry Bros,
sos Commercial avenue, Chas. Desi-
moni. 514 Commercial avenue, New
York Store, 1906 Commercial avenue,
Victor c. Bysswingert, wanting j
license and transfer from 1915 Syca-
more to 1914 Poplar street, two aa-
ditional wholesale bonds, and
pawnbroKer license.
These were referred to the finance
and police, Jail and FIRE committees
and brief recess taken
Upon the council re-assembling all
the petitions with the exception OF
Rysswinsert were reported upon fss-
orably, the latter being left TO thc
discretion of the council.
Attorney Sheridan. in behalf az
eysswingert. addressed the council
establishing the fart that insofar as
there we're so many saloons In the
same neighborhood that an aadKioi,-
a. orderly one would not iniure tha
property owners. petition protest.
ng against granting the license Aar-
'ng been filed and read.
Ii was upon the conclusion of
sheridan's remarks that Aldermen
Walsh rose 70 the occasion and dc.
ivered one of the most remarkable
pleas ever heard in the council
Every member of the council gave
sttention aud breathlessly listened
While the Fifth Ward renraca.t..s..
lnbosomed himself.
Walsh was mastery and pathetic.
as With voice Guiveriag and Win
much feeling he painted the effects
me granting OF license for = saloon
stconcluded % Pags Two.l