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Show SALOON MEN RILED. They Do Not Like Mayor Basklna Sana day Order. There is music in the air, and it isn't Wag nerian by any means. As a matter of fact there is a whole lot of fun promised over the Sunday closing order, or-der, and if there is not blood on the municipal muni-cipal moon in a short time Tub Times is no prophet. T'l saloon keepers are riled and no mistake, mis-take, and they propose to take action. "We are going to have a meeting this afternoon," af-ternoon," said one of them to a Times man, "and are going to take action on the matter. We consider that we are not being treated right by the administration which we created. cre-ated. The saloon men of this city have, ar a rule, kept their places very orderly on Sun. day. There maybe a few exceptions but the?, are very few. We pay a higher license in this city than in any other in the United States and have less privileges. - The saloon men sell openly and do business on the square and that is more thaeaa. fee- aid -of tothci --. .-.:'"'- 7 branches of business." " '" " .'..". . "What will be your plan of action?' wa asked. "We are not decided as to that. Soma oC us are in favor of asking the city council to give us a rebate of $200 per year on our license. But I don't favor any 6uch movement. move-ment. Of course that means $30,000 less to the city treasury and I know the council in its watch-dog-of-the-treasury style would not grant it. I am for open war. Some people say that Baskin is stubborn and has got a backbone and all that. I don't care a tinker'6 continental if his backbone is as stifE as a crowbar. What I am in favor- of is the organization of clubs." "How do you propose this scheme." "Simply refrain from applying for or receiving re-ceiving a license. There is $1200 a year saved at the start. Then open a club house Have everybody initiated that desires. Set up a nice lunch every day. Make the initiation initia-tion fee low so that all can come in. Then sell to your customers. When all the saloons sa-loons adopt this course and $150,000 per year is cut oft from the city revenue, I think some one will take a tumble- and be willing, to give ua our rights." ."But can you do this according to rawf-"Can rawf-"Can wef" echoed the saloon man, "well, I should say we could. Do you notice how fha Alt .1nh tni it 9 Thn ..II ri.U Jn.i. No one interferes with them. Why should one set of men be denied, privileges that are accorded others? It' all right," he continued, after a pause, "fon the mayor to Bay he is goiag to have a re- form administration and will do away withf Sunday liquor selling and gambling and other evils, but as old as he is he doesn't know everything yet. I suppose, however, he is aware that in closing Salt Lake saloonaV on Sunday he is assisting the bars at Garfield, Gar-field, and all the road-houses and groggeriea outside the limits. Also that he Is increasing increas-ing the percentage of the Alta club. Peopla. will drink, and they want a drink on Sunday as well as Wednesday. If they cannot get it in town they will go outside. The halfway half-way houses and the Union Pacific and ita Garfield Beach bar management ought to give Bskin a gold-headed cane and a purs a for his efforts in their behalf." "Well, what do you think you will do regarding re-garding closing?" "Do? why, we will close until we gefc thoroughly organized and then we will open clubs without license." A prominent citizen of the city, speakings on the subject, today said: "New brooms always sweep clean. If the saloon men keep quiet they will come out all right and the) rigor of the order will wear off." "But Baskin does sot say bo" was the reply. re-ply. "Oh, Baskin is just like any other man" was the response. In the meantime the saloon men are following fol-lowing the motto of the K. of L., organize, agitate, co-operate. |