The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-02-06

ing, three Tor sustaining tuc inAc'tS@
court and two for reversal. Judge
Cunningham OF the court OF appeals
read dissenting opinion. in which ne
upheld the act OF the marshal and his
deputies. declaring In scathing Ian
guage that damages we're not recos-
able for the destruction of property
used in violation OF law.
When this decision became
known the Christian and tenn
perance people of Canon City volun-
teered to raise the amount OF tho
Judgment by public subscription
A union meeting was held SUNDAY
night, che 10Th install the First
Methodist church and was addressed
by Mayor Frank p. Smith. Rev. Geo.
+. Sewer and Rev. L. r. Fuikerson-
Approximately $500 was subscriba&
at this meeting. leaving something
like 81 200 yet to be secured
From strictly legal standpoint the
act OF the people In pouring out Wal
toms liquors. beer and wine and de-
stroying his bar fixtures and gam
bling paraphernalla may not be justi-
fed 1t may even be admitted that tie
persons who engaged in that memora-
BILE Sunday morning raid did not act
with discrction-few people do under
such pdoyocation.
1t has been suggested that the deE
poilers should have stopped with the
spiIling OF the whiskics and beer. but
usually this observation Is made BY
some newer resident who has not hal
the opportunity OF knowing the In
dignities our community has suffered
because OF this den OF iniquity.
Our people had been iong-sufferius
and Kind. They had resoried to the
courts for relief. conyicting Walton
times without number. only TO be de-
fed again They were patient TO he
point where patience ceases 10 be .
virtue. and even on the morning cf
the raid nothing but the most orderly
legal proceedings were contemplated
But when some over-xeaious perien
hurled a suspidor into Joe's bar
mirror IL was AS signal gun.
Perhaps they did wrong. technically
speaking. they did; but II was one OF
those rare cases where -the end justi-
fes the means Probably In other
less patient and fore
bearing the people might not haze
stopped at the destruction OF Inans-
mate things.
While our people are being crlti-
cized for their violence they are also
to be commended for their modera-
Ton. for a less iaw-ahidinK ans GeS-
fearing people might have gone furti-
or.
out OF the whole condition. there is
one thing that looms up clear. clean
and unmis;akablc 10 everybody. Tbs
raid OF Sunday morning. July isf.
1906. rid Canon city Of the Walton
dive and made Canon City better
place In which to live and rear a fam
ily.
The bencflt cannot b. computed in
dollars and cents. its value cannot be
measured by such mean standard.
but there are many who believe u
worth the amount OF the Judgment.
and have proven their faith by their
works and subscribed literally 10 re-
lieve the defendants OF part the burden
the courts have imposed upon them.
The Christian and temperance peo-
pie of Canon CITY are roinr 20 nav
This judgment by popular subscription
and have already realized about two
thirds OF the sum. The ministers OF
the various churchen are behind the
and committees OF iaymya
have been formed 10 raise the fund.
JOHN Il. KENNEDY.
Chairman Executive Committee.
Canon City. Jan 30th. 1919