| Show A SCHEME TO SETTLE THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC AS a settlement of the liquor problem perhaps the most moral proposition iton cornea comes fr from om the city of sioux palle south dakota in that burgh the city council recommends without a voice that the municipality i lity own operate and regulate the saloons loons within within its limits the proposition as am outlined by the councilmen is that the saloon business be made a department part ment of the city government to cr be prest presided ded over by a superintendent who will be held responsible for the proper working of this bureau under the guidance of this official a saloon will be opened in each ward and placed in charge of bartenders hired by him who will become city employee the same as am policemen or waterworks water works officials beer will be sold at five cents a glass but whisky will be r tailed retailed at twenty five cents cent a drink aux ana it to ie possible ble that the drink will be measured by the bartender the idea in thus discriminating is to discourage the drinking of ardent liquors and divert the taste to what is deemed a less harmful liquid it appears that this scheme to is being received by the general public without opposition even the saloon saloonkeepers keepers do not antagonize it south dakota has bas a strong prohibition element in its population perhaps the people are willing to see the project carried into practice by way of experiment however we view it as improper and something outside of the functions of government national or municipal |
