Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-02-05
PROTESTS ARE
REGISTERED
hOR SPRINGS DELEGATION GOES
TO PIERRE
AGAINST BILL NO. l32
FIVE MILE LIMIT BILL BRINGS OUT
BOTH SIDES OF THE
LIQUOR QUESTION

A bill which was introduced in the
legislature at Pierre last week has
caused quite a little comment and
some action by the people of the city
from the fact that If passed by both
houses 1t will prohibit the sale of in
toxicating liquor within Eve miles of
the State Soldiers Home and also the
Battle Mountain Ssnitarium. It is
known as House Bill number 1872.
The Introduction of this bill came as
Q surprise to many in the city and i'm
msdiate measures by both the vets and
the drys we're taken. Petitions we're
circulated and committees appointed
TO 60 to Pierre. Rev. Holler departed
Monday with the intention Of register
Ing 90 q lobbyist for the bill and Tues
day. J. F. Parks and County Judge P.
+. Ward. were sent by number of the
business men to register as lobbyist
against the measure. Previous to their
departure the oity council met and
passed resolutions against the passage
OF the bill as did also the Commercial
Club. The resolution of the CONNER.
clal Club is as follows:
RESOLUTION
Whereas. there has been introduced
In the legislature of the state Of South
Dakota House Bill No. l32 to prohibit
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors within
five miles OF the State Soldiers Home
or the National sanitarium, and
Whereas, Hot Springs. South Ds-
kota, at which CITY these institutions
are located is q resort city freely pat.
ronized by tourists from all over the
United States, which patronage is its
principal support, and
Whereas, it is highly necessary to
the furtherance of said patronage that
said city be allowed to decide questions
pertaining to local self government by
vote OF Its own people as now provid.
cd By law, and
Whereas, under the provisions of said
House Bill No. 1872 the voters of this
CITY would be dis.franchised and de.
prived Of their rights to vote their pref
erence on the liquor traffic, which
rights are preserved to all other towns
and cities in the state, and
Whereas, the said bill Is 8 rsesof;on
upon and an insult to the sobriety and
good citizenship of the members of said
two institutions, who when needed re-.
sponded nobly to the defense to our
country, and to the judgement and de-
cision of the citizens of Hot Sprines.
and
Whereas, the business interests and
taxpayers of said CITY would be serious.
" and deterimentslly effected and are
unalterably opposed to said bill;
Now Therefore, be 1t resolved By the
Commercial Club of the city Of Hot
Springs. South Dakota, in meeting
duly assembled, that we denounoe
House Bill No. l32 40 being an ATTEMPT
to deprive the citizens Of this city Of
their rights to local self government:
and a. casting q stigma uron the char
actor and intelligence of the oitizens Of
said City and of the members of the
State Soldiers Home and the National,
sanitarium; and we most earnestly re-.
quest the members of the South Da.
Il ta Legislature, in fairness and justice
to this city and its citizens, to cast
their vote In opposition to the psssses
Of this bill. '"e0
Hot Springs Commercial Club
Yesterday q report from Pierre vss
to the effect that the bill had been re-.
ported out Of the committee with . rac.
ommendation that 1t DO pass by vote
OF i've to four. It is scheduled to
come to vote in the house today.