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of the State and of the town and will always be found ready and willing to assist in the enforcement of the laws. It will not, however, lend its columns to the hounding down of a man because he is in the- liquor business, for just so long as the government recognizes the saloon business as legitimate by licensing it, just so long shall we believe that it is just as respectable as some other businesses that are cun-s dered respectable, and whose owners are welcomed into society and into the church, but who are rotton to the core, and more to be feared than any saloon keeper in the land.We believe that the Gazi.itf e.v presses the idea of the whole community, with the exception of a few people who have become cranks upon the subject of saloons and possibly one or two who have been trying to use the cry of temperance for a number of years for the purpose of gain, and also for the purpose of getting into society.\\T do not believe that the new or dinance has any reference to invading the private dining room or china closet ot a person, and if the communication in another column is true we think that Special Officer Hone, in his zeal for evidence, exceeded his authorityIt is said that the first point ot at tack to be made by the attorneys tor the saloonmen will he upon the offices of Justice of the l’eaee, which they will try to prove are null and void, consequent!.' Justice Janies had no nghi to issue search warrants, The next at tack will he made directly upon the charter, and it is said that it will fall.I A well known attorney of Berkeley has means that the marshal intends to en- ■ .....force all ordinances, no matter who they hurt, and in this he wiii have the backing of all good citizens. We are glad that the issue has now come, lor the matter of the mile limit will now be settled in the courts of highest jurisdiction. It has long been held that the law was unconstitutional, inasmuch as it has only been operative in Berkeley and is therefore special legislation, inasmuch as the I.aw college of the University and the Medical department of the University are located in San Francisco and are surrounded with licensed saloons. If the law is good in Berkeley it should be good in San Francisco.Whether the above is the opinion of competent attorneys we know not, but it is the opinion that has been expressed by a large number of people in Berkeley, but we cannot see that it has any bearing upon the raid of yesterday.The Board of Trustees of the town of Berkeley have passed an ordinance formed by its attorney, making it a mis- * demeanor to sell, give away, or store liquors in any public place or building any liquors, spiritous or malt, or wines unless such person or persons has first } obtained a license Iroin the town to so sell, give away or store such liquors, beer or wine.The ordinance was published on the 13th of September and was passed on the 27th of September, in order that all persons might know its provisions.Immediately upon its pasSnge President I Richards announced that he intended to see that the ordinance was strictly enforced, and he said it in 110 uiuer-tain way. That portion of it referring to the storing of liquois was enforced 1 yesterday, and we are glad of it If we have laws made they should be S enforced, and if then it is found that 11 they are no good, have them wiped off (:j the statute books as soon as possible.There is no use in having this squab ble over liquor saloons and licenses and other things pertaining to it every few months. There should be a proper law, one that is fair alike to the town and to the saloon; not an oppressive law, enacted, to stand for all time; and then every provision in it should be enforced, and every citizen in the town who believes in the law and in uphold ing the law should assist the oflii ers in seeing that the ordinances are enlorc ed.The present ordinnni e is a very strong one and it looks impregnable, yet it may have its weak points. In either case the public will soon learn, lor the persons arrested have already employed the best of legal talent and-the matter will be taken to the courts, where it should be speedily pushed by the town attorney and the attornays for the defense, as it is a matter of the ut most importance to the good and welfare of the town of Berkeley and the people who reside within its limits. working upon the breaking ol the ,charter for several months and con | siderable money has been subscribed | to assist in the matter. It was not in tended to spring the matter just \et,|ITHE GAZETTE.PUBLISHED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THEGAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY,WILL A. NASH...............Editor.JOHN1 Ol HANSCOM City EditorS. H. BORKHEIM ....Business ManagerSUBSCRIPTION RATESOne Year...........................$3 00Six Months.......................... 1.50 |Per Month, Delivered by Carrier 25 ctsEntered at the postoffice as second class matter.TOWN OFFICIAL PAPER.FRIDAY, OCTOBER II. 1S1I5ARREST OF SALOONMEN. jNever before in the histoiy of the, town has there been as much excite- j ment in all quarters as there was yesterday after it had become known that Marshal Lloyd had made a raid upon | those persons in East Berkeley who j have been supposed to sell liquor in ! ihir back rooms, and all day long j knots of men stood upon the corners i talking about it. In the evening, alter | the majority of people had learned of j the raid through the columns of the Gazette, hundreds of them (locked to Shattuck avenue to learn for themselves the exact status of things and to find out under what law the raid and I seizures were made, and to the listener the arguments pro and con were vtry interesting.This raid is of the greatest import-1 ance to the people of Berkeley for it I
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Berkeley Gazette
Berkeley, California, US
Fri, Oct 11, 1895
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