The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-22

/ the ministers and city commits
sionerS. / have a few remarks to
make.
l note from the letter which
Rev. Doherty claims to have re-
ceived from Hunter Harden that
he promised, if elected, to keep
bars and saloons 800 feet away
from churches and schools. The
ordinance which Sweeting and
Harden voted for is in keeping
with this letter, for it reads: Sec.
2. That no such license shall be
issued under the provision of this
ordinance for a place of business
which is. within 800 feet of any
established church or school, such
! distance to be measured from
main entrance of such place Of
business to main entrance of the
school or church, AND AS THE
PEDESTRIAN WALKS" The
former ordinance read: FROM
PROPERTY LINE TO PROPER
TY LINE" So, l cannot see
where Harden has preached his
faith in the Ministerial Alliance
nor the public.
/ was present at the commits
sioners' meeting when this was
discussed by Judge Lord and he
explained it in this manner: That
under the ordinance fixing the
distance from property line to
property line, our citizens were
not placed on an equal footing,
for the bar may be on large
tract of land and the school on a
large ttactgof land, and the prop
ertg lines Adjoin each other; thus
tEse BAT owner could mot getao
liEer&eE even Enough his place of
business may be 1000 Or 1000 feet
from the school or church. On
the other hand, the church may
be on a small parcel of land and
the bar on a small parcel of land,
with only 800 feet distance be
tween them and the bar could
secure a license. Thus, the pres
ent ordinance treats all residents
with equity while the former one
was discriminatory.
1t is also noted that Commits
sioner Sweeting was referred to
in Rev. Doherty'S article as
GOLDEN RULE SWEETING
When l was child in a non-sec-
tartan school, our professor read
the Bible to us during chapel ex
ercises and 1 thoroughly recall
the following: aye have heard
that it hath, been. said, An eye for
an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Sbut say aunto you, That ye re-
fispnpt9 q yhosesvef sfSA
smite thee on thy right cheek,
turn to him the other ALSO; also,
Loves thy neighbor as myself. Y
r AagasWays been my gunt5eff
standing that a minister of the
Gospel should live up to the pre-
cepts of the Bible and should up
build and not tear down his fell
loWmen.
My understanding is that Mr..
FSweeting is a member Of the
Episcopal faith and Iznote that,
E9her hthe .BpiseopaIoaHs yaoP
Catholics believe in mixing in po-
litical matters, for their duties
are confined strictly to the care
of their respective churches and
neither the Episcopaliat1s nor
Ones Interpretation of the Gold
en- Rule may differ from another
and in this world one should live
and let live, give and take. If we
all were of the same opinion, this
would be a terrible world to live
in, so respect opinions of others
if you would have others respect
your opinions.
/ also recall: "And if any man
will sue thee at the law, and take
away thy coat, let him have thy
cloke also. Ye have heard it hath
been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighber and hate thy enemy.
BUT ISsay unto you, Love your
enel my, bless them that curse YOU,
do good unto them that hate you,
and preYSfor them which despite
full use you, and persecalte you:
that va NAV he. fhp rhi1rfrnn Of
'youF Father, which is in heavens
for he maketh his sun to rise on
the evil and on the good, and
sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust"
May the right prevail and the
wrong repent and this matter be
forgotten.
MR.. FAIR PLAY.
Key West, Fla,
Feb. 81, 1946.