Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-01-25

only three Children to each saloon
keeper That will give us three hun
dred people VINO profit directly by the
traffic, Where do those saloonkeepers
buy their supplies of food. etc. These
salookeepers are good fellows, They
do not deal with catalogue bousss
They do not send away for their suE-
plies. They buy ia the local market.
They bny their groceries from cur
| grccsrs, their meat FROM our local
meat men their clothils and furniture
from our local merchants. Thev wear
! fine tailor MAZE suits made here,
These saloOnksepers pay an exaofbi-
tant rental from 500 90 to sS5 60 per
month for the nss of very cheap build
inRs Who gets that exhnrbiiaut rent:
Mostly resident proprietoTs and tax
payers Each ssloonp keapar pays
81 y. liCsuss fsss into our town trsa'
sury VINO gets that money? Why,
our poor are supported with it Tnen
come the light aud water. Whc gets
the rentals? ghe moasy stays with
rs.
| Now, my fellow citizens, ask yon
where are those salooH-ksepes 60 get
all that money 70 pay these ex1orai-
tant rents, license feB aud tbs gols
knows bow many otbre biIlsl
) xty Ealoon-Kespers eauuot get
enough leg timate trade to get that
money Thei number is far in excess
OF the legit mate dsmani for liquor
h are thsss saloon. keepers to make
up for the deficit: Why, by just such
shadowy and unh0ly means as you
coudemn in your pet tion. Whats ara
you gcing 10 do about itY What rsms'
dy are you going 80 spIyt Will you
proprIetors of those saloon properties
be satisfied with a rental Of $1,000 TO
4l5 90 o month instead Of the exhorbi-
tsot rents yon are drawing nowf
VIII you grocers aud meatmen be sat
is5ed with small profits7
Will you merchants be willing 10
drop few of you olerksF
Are you saloon men Wiling to leave
Hurley and ply yoar trade elsewhere,
Ehere you can earn enough money,
by lawfal msa1s, to pay yoaF hilis2
Are you. my fllow citizens. willing
t. life in quieter HurleyY
Are you signsrs Of the petit ton Will
ing to make good your profession Of
faith! Are you wiliiog to make sa.
cEifee Of material things for the ssks
of helping Hurlay on its feet sgAiu:
Are you all willing to do those Sd inRsf
In tnat case will offer you a re ne
dy which viii uproot the evil you are
complaining Of Listen for moment.
Next spripR we vii elect new
Town board. Yes vs. will. We will
lect three nen who viii pledge them
selves, before election, that they viii
rednce the rumbsr Of orr saloons
from sixty 60 iast Z. TneD we will
raise the license fees from $500. to
$50 We qualified voters have the
power to do all those things. In this
manner, our six saloons will pay
$500. into our town treasury for the
support Of cur poor. This is sn excel
lent work of philautrophy, This law
ful lno me of cur six saloon keepers
will be sufficient to pay all their law
ful bills They need not have re-
course to shadowy and unholy davices
to keep above water
Now are you willing to take a phi
losopher advice.
Are you willing tn do thstf If you
do that, then | will tip my hat 20 ali
those wh3 signed that petition. Ii you
are not wiling to do that then you
nsed not look forward for genuine
reform at Hurley Wis. Then our dis.
grsos of 25 years standing will still be
with as next year. Rsmsmbsr. fellow
citizens, that deep rooted &n lon9-
standing evil needs q radical rems1y
The members of your town BOARD ara
good natured and we'll meaning gentls
man. YoDr district attorney is a
good natured and well meaning man.
Your guardian Dardas has no second.
taxa off nv hat Dardss. But with
all the good will and with ell laws
and the power of the comm onweAltn
10 support them, these geEiteue0 Will
be powerless as loog as Harisy's sa-
looms Nre not materially reduced
Ths devil has ianghsd at as ana our
petitions for 25 years. he laughs al
as and CIR petitions to-day. O1ly 8
radical remedy, snch as / have sag
! gssted, wall effect care. Reno
the cause and the effect Will trs6lbls.
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