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A Plea for Fair Play.Editor Gazette: In the Advocateof last Tuesday evening is an article headed “Lorin Anxious,” in which a Mr. Munson of this town is arraigned for conducting a saloon. The article prays that a license be not granted him on the grounds that the withholding of such license would protect the boys and girls of Lorin from “the sights and sounds that hover about the doorway of vice.” That, Mr. Editor, is one side of the case—the prosecution. In the interest of fair play I trust that you will allow me to present the other side -the defense. J. A. Munson, the subject of the Advocate s attack, is a property holder and taxpayer of Berkeley. .As a g6od solid citizen his character is beyond reproach and never before was his honesty called into question. fie invested all his earnings in Lorin and reasonably ex peeled to be permitted to make a liv ing there during good behavior. Ear from being open to any of the objections stated in the above-mentioned article, bis saloon is conducted in a most decent and orderly manner. Boys under the age of eighteen are not knowingly permitted to enter his soioon. There is neither side room nor side entrance connected thereto, fie tolerates neither gambling nor bloisterousnessThere is nothing about his establishment to lead boys or girls astray. Mr. Munson is not responsible tor the doing of the prior Board of Trustees—-he was not their keeper. He paid them his money in good faith, and with the expectation that he was to receive a li cense for a year. As soon as he was informed of the nullity of their action in this respect he sent in his application for a new license. He has done all in his power to comply with the law. All, or nearly all, the saloons of Berkeley stand in exactly the same position in regard to license as does Munson’s and it is astounding that he alone from among so many others should be singled out for a personal attack. It is extraordinary that any one without some personal animus, bias or spite could protest against the most orderly saloon-keeper of the most orderly saloon in the vicinity. It is evident that the protest is the offspring of the personal malice or self-interest of those who wish, either directly or indirectly, to profit at the expense of Mr Munson. It is hoped that the trustees will be in no way influenced by such a one-sided petition, and, that before act ing on the biased testimony of anyone, they make a personal investigation ot the whole matter and not condemn Mr. Munson exparte. Your corre»pondent is in no way interested in this matter except in so far as every citizen is interested in decency and fair play; he objects, as does every honest citizen, to any underhanded attempt to hound a ie low citizen out of business.An Observer.
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Berkeley Gazette
Berkeley, California, US
Sat, Nov 16, 1895
Page 3
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