Besides, the committee explained, the saloons and breweries would take generous space same as you sell to the dry goods man or the grocer. You fellows have a right to a hearing. I am pretty sure to do it, though. We only ask a square deal. Take until day after to-mor-rowβor all week, if you want. Besides, he needed the money awful bad. To make sure the deal would be all right the editor spoke to several intimate friends about it.
They knew his financial needs, and advised his taking 1. Editorially, you can take which ever side you want. In its issue that week the News had a long argument for the open saloon. That settled it. In the afternoon Editor iGuthrie went over to the court house to consult with Judge Ellison about a certain criminal case that was to be called for trial soon. It was that of a prominent banker who was charged with embezzlement. It made a tremendous sensation locally.
After discussing the case, Guthrie arose to leave. The judge got up and accompanied the young man to the door. What did the judge mean by that? Of course, that applied to something like stealing or fighting or knocking a man down and robbing him. It had nothing to do with running matter for the saloonsβ a man might be strictly moral and and do that, might he not?
What tense would he use in speaking ; of the man who runs saloon arguments in a town where all churches were arrayed on the other side? And Nellie is not well yet βshe needs lots of things. After all, it was merely a business proposition, not a moral question at all. In the morning the editor had a visitor. It was a young woman dressed in black. She was very much agitated, and there were tears in her brown eyes.
Darnell was the banker charged with stealing funds. I was told you were going to print something about the case. I suppose as an editor it is your duty to print such things, and I have no right to ask you not to do it.
