Show THE OLD tifer old spirit of position opposition bp to the municipal authorities and municipal ordinances 4 is duco once more manifesting itself and in quarters where better things might have been beed expected it is done apparently with tile the conviction of tile the oppositionists and offenders that they have a friend in la nourt court again onn one whose po position ittoli and weil ia known p proclivities ro ev lor lir li tle til give them thein confidence i in li f favorable treatment of their ases so far as his influence efte extends hdm nothing can ean be said in favor of this sort of opposition this thia de defiance flance of the local government it is objectionable in very every way to all good citizens elaiza ni I 1 if f ius auy have grievances or think they live have tl v re aro are ways of seeking redress but many wany grievances are merely alic imaginary one ono of the greatest grievances gric of these oppositionists as assert ed is the tile high rate of 1 licence I cli cil charged arged for some businesses alica tilo rup tur an gement of taxation chiefly m it luxuries adopted by the za 1 english 19 is i regarded as very excellent and rind efficient some of the licenses most complained of in this city are thom those upon luxuries liquors billiards ete etc nobody need complain of them it is undoubtedly better to heavily license such businesses than those connected with the necessaries of lite and tit all lit good citizens will respect the municipal ordinances din ances when they are fm framed med with such intent those persons immediately concerned who may think their license too heavy can use all proper means to persuade the city authorities to lessen it but it is not the tile part of a good citizen to defy the tile authorities and no good citizen will do it that i 1 more the part of a desperado an outlaw who cares not if ho he spreads anarchy everywhere provided ills his wishes lre iro ire are gratified d |