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Show That Billiard Mall. That billiard hall of J. It. Edwards; seems to be a souice of great woiry to tho Republican. Its writers have apparently ap-parently developed a bitter enmity to-waid to-waid Mr. Edwards, and tho desire to Injure him in a business way Is alwas uppermost In their minds. "Tho Only." Our dyspeptic fi lends aio wioug in the Hist sentence tho Edwards' billiard bil-liard hall Isn't worrying us a little blt-nor has "the only" over been able to do that yet. The second break of "tho onlj" Is but half true. Tin: Rki'Uiilican has not developed "a bitter enmity toward to-ward Mr. Edwards" and "the only" merely seeks to ingiatlatc itself Into Mr. Edwards' good feelings by mls-rcnresentlnir mls-rcnresentlnir this Dancr. TnuRuruii- lican IS AGAINST Mr Edwards' nusiNKss, Mr. DcWltt's business and the liquor business anywhere and everywhere but in this Instance the liquor business has not been brought up for discussion. Thoquestlon Is, "Shall Mr. Edwards be permitted to lun a billiard hall in u certain place when it Is indirect violation of the law to do so. No question ques-tion has been raised as to whether the billiard business Itself Is legitimate tho contention is that Mr. Edwaids should be made to conform to the law and ou!lnancf, or the law and oidln-auccs oidln-auccs placed in haimony with Mr. Edwaids' desires. The Coiincllmen took an oath to enforce en-force the ordinances on the books, and they wcro elected on a platform pledging pledg-ing an Improvement of public morals. There is an ordinance on the books which sajs billiard halls shall not be conducted within one bundled feet of a saloon. The Coiincllmen lolato their solemn oaths, Insult the dignity of the law, tiamplo on tho ilghtsof the people and disgrace themselves Just as long as they continue to ignoie tills matter. If thenidiuance is uu-satKfactoiy uu-satKfactoiy to them, let them icpeal it, but at least do something. |