Show Bit bishops hops are attacked the unscrupulous ness of the sa as isnell is well ext exemplified dianthe in the recent charels charees circulated by them that two richfield bi bishops hops faor the open saloon As a matter of fact the bishops of richfield hae bae at all times advised and counseled the members of their ward against the open saloon they kac hobt no DO opportunities to fa man unequivocally equivocally Iv thattie that the open the liquor traffic in iny any form are menaces to they have il was adis raised their loica oie in public and private against the saloon bishop G W coons last east the deciding ote in tile city cit council for tile the reual refusal of license when richfield Richlie ld attempted prohibition which was so 0 poorly enforced because of the hm ham arld conditions which the luw law crat created hid had lie he continued in the council lie lc bould have hae continued to vote iti ginst licensing saloons bishop 11 C christensen who is also alpo mayor endorsed endor d the action of 0 the e le council uncil ahcan licese was refused when the matter of licensing came up again the sote ote wa was three to avii in faor of licone lic had the vote been a tic he would have hale decided against the saloon he is appos ed to saloons or liquor sel selling linK and the only admission ho he enado on tile the saloon question was that if I 1 majority of the people wanted open saloons salo onh as a cm cal officer lie he would be bound to respect the will of the people per smally he la is opposed to saloons and the he liquor traffic bishop bean has not held municipal office during the liquor agitation but na a man and as a bishop be has opposed the open saloon at all times the record of these three abts in richfield is so well known that any man who circulates a report that thy are in favor of saloons does so go wilfully and maliciously knowing well e that he is not telling the truth |