| Show THE VARIETY LICENSE SOME indignation has been manifested by the he variety theatre people and is a certain circle of sympathizers because of some of the remarks made by speakers at last jast monday nights law and order meeting regarding that unsavory concern it appears that some som of the gentlemen who addressed the gathering notably mr libby and mr wanlee went to some dome extent beyond the facts in adverting to the question of tho the liquor saloon in the ba of the variety show there is no doubt however that this was done unintentionally tio nally they had not only been informed formed ct that the saloon had bad been opened and conducted without a license after one had been denied by the council but that the den dian was still in full blast while the question was pending in the courts it is denied that the saloon to isnow now in operation and probably this is correct and that lit Is we presume where the gentlemen to whose remarks exception has been taken were in error there is no denial ho however of the fact that after the refusal of the council to grant a license the saloon was opened and conducted although it probably has been closed since the proprietor was arrested on a charge of violating the liquor jaw should this point be proved on the trial the action of the council will be shown to have keen eminently proper this contravention of law would show that the applicants do not belong to the class legally entitled to a license or at least leapt it ought to show that since that occurrence they have no right to such a permit having vitiated whatever claim they may have previously had bad the speakers of monday evening were evidently right so far as an act of violation of law was concerned although not correct in asserting that the criminal offense was continued after the arrest of the parties concerned at the first meeting of citizens interested in bringing brin girg about an enforcement of the laws in this city and the keeping down ji ji the causes of vice to the lowest practicable legal egal limit mr wanless stated that a concern which had been practically vomited out of denver deaver had found official favor here Pro buLly his hie knowledge in that regard renders him somewhat more intense in stating his po position than thag he would otherwise be ile he is however remarkably clear and vigorous in his renunciations enunciations and gives evidence of a deep interest in the sub eject in which be is taking an active part |
