Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-12-17
KEL[yS APPEAL FOR
HELP TURNED DOWN
BY COUNTY SOL0NS
"DlG IN" TO AVOID
PLACING SELVES ON RECORD
UNTIL NASTY LAW ENFORCE
MENT PROPOSITION BECOMES
PART OF THE FORGOTTEN
PAST.

Deliberately avoiding a roll call
vote, by which they would be placed
on record as individuals, the board OF
supervisors at their this mornings
session turned cold shoulder to
treaties for additional help in his
campaign to enforce national and
state prohibition laws throughout La
Sale county.
Avoidance of an AYE" and may
roll call with each solon being
brought out into the open where his
attitude toward the law could be seen
by the constituency, was so apparent
some of the members, knowing the
inner workings of the coup, blushed
little when they were called upon
to decide this most important issue by
voting en- masse, one way or the
other. There were those, however,
who were open and above board
enough not to conceal their stand on
the crisis injected into soloning af-
fairs by the prosecutor. They won a
lot Of respect by announcing their po-
sition on the Kelly appeal by pub
licly opposing or supporting the
states attorney In his campaign
against poison peddlers and bootleg
sing.
Before the meeting it was openly
spoken that rejection of the Kelly pei
tition was certain because of polit-
ical reasons" 1t was charged that
the primary election next spring was
potent factor in this decision 80
some campaigns would not be injur-
ed" What was meant by that asser-
ton none of the accusers would say.
The matter was kept alive, however
after the board, voting as body, de
cided to defer further action until next
September. some nine months hence,
but still in ample time to knock the
politics cry into cooked hat, because
the general election follows in Novem-
ber.
Haskins Opposes Funds.
The action was taken after Super
visor Tom Haskins of La Sale made
motion to that effect HaskinS ex-
pressed himself as being extremely
opposed to an appropriation for this
purpose, because, be said, such an ap-
preparation cannot be legally made by
the board at any other session than
that a September. A cross fire Of ar
guments then followed and after
everything was clear several motions
were made.
Supervisor Soipp moved that the
matter be deferred until the March
session Haskins Immediately took
the floor and opposed, stating that the
| ~, Ii, F,,1 a
over until September,
Supervisor Bell Of Hope township
said he believed the matter should
not be laid over until September and
that immediate action should be
| taken
This proposition is very important,
1t should be settled now" stated Mr..
Bell. you are all citizens of the
county and are all individuals in favor
of enforcing the laws. If it is good
| law it should be enforced. The ques-
ton now standing before the board is
how we want to stand before the peo-
pie of the county in regard to law en-
| forcement 1t won't cost the count !
cent The appropriation can be
made of the fines already collected,
derived from the prosecution of such
offenses."
Haskins jumped to his feet.
81 am no representative of the evan
gelistical government, because IL
was | would have Billy Sunday cheat
ed to DEATH" he stated. This is not
an emergency matter, and it is not
half as important as the feeding OF
the poor and needy women and chill
dren of the county. Here the other
Gay Supervisor Bronson introduced &
resolution asking for further paupe!
relief. Instead of granting it the
proposition was turned down. We
can use these fines collected to buy
the poor of the county something tC
eat. We don't have to pay slugs ant
thugs from Chicago to get evidence
Why should we? Wo don't have to
and we are not going to. The sheriff
hasn't asked for this appropriation
The time to settle this matter is a
the September session, when we cal
legally appropriate money. | am no
in favor of making goats out of tn
people of the county. Besides,
: these men are hired to obtain ev
dence we couldn't get conviction i
any court"
'But there are ample funds to TAX
; care of the pauper claims" responde
Supervisor Bell, land we can get
Continued on page 3, col. 6.)