Show THE LOUN 11 IS 13 RIGHT the city council did a commenia commenda le act last thursday night in its decision to grant arant no more liquor licenses in this city whilo the council was as divided in the matter it was vas not a di ision of sentiment so 0 much as it was aa a dix division di ision as I 1 to the best means for reiching leiching rei ching a defiled end while the vote stood three in favor faor of no license and two to against it vet et the gentlemen who ho noted against no li licence cene ale in no sense in favor fanor of saloons it I 1 is a strong and radical change which is proposed had the legislature given the desired relief inthe in the matter of the liquor traffic it would have hae made matteis much easier but the members of the council were pledged three months ago to this measure it no now behles behoves eera citizen of this community to get in and assist the officers in upholding the decision of the council to the reaper this is 1 i I step in the richt direction and xe we unhesitatingly unhesitating commend the council for its action there must be a beginning to tile the curtailing of the sale of liquor in this thib cit cita and the council was nas brae enough to place its sell seal of disapproval on the open saloon in richfield we believe that if the matter was vas left to the votes notes of the city the council would be upheld that the saloon is an evil eil there I 1 s no doubt the question of how to deal N with ith this e evil eil il is a biz big one and has agten sta statesmen temen many thoughtful mornen ts to us it appears that licensing is all wrong if the saloon is a bid thing for fora a community it should be abated abaied no half ax way ay measure mea sure can be tolerated As ab ve ne have hae repeatedly pointed out it if the saloon is a legitimate legit imite business it should be placed on the same footing as other business if it is not legitimate license licence can ne never ver make it legitimate L ina cl the city iou rouneil oun neil cil is right in its action and every right thinking man and taman aman will endorse it we hope that other communities fuhere the sentiment is s strong against the open saloon will take heart and follow the lead of the richfield city coci council ocil and abolish the saloon in eer eita cit in the state |