Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-01-25
THE RAMBLING PHILOSOPHER
The Question OF Reform.
a PIain Talk.
Editor, Our Land :
Dear sir

When / returned the other day from
my ran.blys through this fields of PHI
losopby | found ths f1ur last Issues of
oar Lsli as wsll as those Of the Mon
treai River Miner waiting for me.
teamed, to my greatest surprlse that
naopls Of CIR beloved hurg were
toU2hly aroused Ona Mr Austin,
-tr sad Of the greatest philosophers
t3st evsr graesd this terrestrial hRbi-
t.tan cf man had eausa1 the excite
Z.eut ] learaed also that someOns
bad questioned 'ha motives of Mr.
A1s.la It's becs Of my phi
l-s9nh s.l insuno- we're rut IN Wild
e- vlgrat3 n ahen found that the
m7.aI lad general welfare Of our be-
logged 50 x had plvad n Auatin to
ocUcn. I tip my nat to you. Mr.. Au-
seu. E5 nave assigned en honorable
ssst for ga u our table daring our
ftsl1s p1 cal discussions
ls.r7eI also that ne hundred and
twenty 6ga men and women Of our
t9wo, al in good standing, had Civ
en- expression OF their horror at the
prevailing CO nd itions in our turg and
yer most riIling 10 lend helping
hand to wipa cut disgrace OF twenty
hvs years standing
Philosophers tip their hat to yo1
men and women of 8 noble race. Eel
low citizens, we bid you God speed
Did you see how gracefully our
town board received your petition.
Whv. tn nix we have the finest town
hoard In the state Of Wisconsin.
Your petition was not merely placed
On file but was. then ana there. acted
upou Dardas where art thou? Pre-
sent, my lords. The guardian Of our
morals grIaned his teeth Dardss this
bury of ours must be made clean. All
tks weeds must be rooted mp 4 gal
" of our most representative fellow
citizens has so decreed. MY Lords,
YOUR servant Dsrdss; bring in the onl
prits Here is the White Bear, my
foyds an gong 60 mska him whit
er t1aD Sow G03d
Why my friends, guardian Dsldas
and the boar are vying with each
other t. carry out yonr mandate. The
White Bear is already thing of the
past The other Bears will follc " in
its wake
Bat the 60 DO work is Just beRun
since men ard women. one huu-
drsd and twenty five in good standing
have made vour profession Of taith
voa are expected TO furnish the
works also Faith witnout the WORKS
IS dead au have put your band 20
the handle Of the ak, nov swing Ii.
The Law is on your side. / swear by
tne de that it is The dignity +
he state is offeuded; The conuo .
wealth is beh nd yor, and the town
board,
Sect on 1865 ob. 4S4 Lave of 1867
reads thus Gu and after the first
Tuesday In July 1867, the number Of
presons and places which may be Ii
eensed to sell, deal and traffic in
malt. ardent spirituous or intoxicat-
ing liquors in various towns, vilisges
and cities IN this state, shall be and
hereby arc linn ted as follows: One
sueb license may be granted TO aud
issuad for each 2E0 Inhabitants or frae
tion thereof in any town, village OF
civ in tnis state. This section 1856
provides further tnat in all such cit
los villages and towns where great
av number Of licenses amy have been
yvaptad or issued and IN force on or
o-ior 70 the 9Oth dav IF june 1907than
,gonId he osrm ssibile under the fore.
e.ojno limitation, it shall be lawful
and fhe ioosl Town Beard is authorls.
sa in their discfet or, 10 grant and
is.ne licenses equal in M nber 10
,bose granted or issued and in force
an or n,,or TO said 80 day of June 1907
according to thu statute t is left en-
rely TO the discretion Of cur town
t.o,rd to grant or ret7se license to
. anv applicant for s1ch a license II 6
left 10 Cur town board t. limit the
nu.oter Of licenses, nay, to refuse any
and ali appicaHts for sgeh q iicense
5are "a where the heR.Hning of "A ReD-
,rne reform must be made, This mum
Ter n licenses uow IN force ls altoge-
tasr ont ct pgopo@ioa 70 the legiti-
mate dsmaad fer iquor Pa Iosophers
r,slzs that man is a u len king
ga has desoeued from his b gh estate
an5 il sflioted W ia tsadency for
svd Taking. then in acaou7t this
a,,eral debility Of cur race, philoso-
ssrs take, Avnrice, 70 be=toe Toot OF
IN sv,l Under the prevailing eoudi-
a. ri affairs at Hurley. my feisaw
oitizsns generally profit By the-iiqaof
tyafacs Don't give yourselves u2 tc
,3Iudon On This 50 5ect Let rs look
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