Reform
While the new political faction identified themselves as reformers it seems more likely that they wanted to reap the profits of the whiskey trade for themselves. Mayor Alonzo B. Webster, elected mayor in 1881 owned two saloons himself. The new mayor lost no time in firing Bat's brother, Jim Masterson, as city marshal and posting a series of new 'moral' ordinances, complete with a warning.
"To all whom it may concern: All thieves, thugs, confidence men, and persons without visible means of support, will take notice that the ordinance enacted for their special benefit will be rigorously enforced on and after tomorrow."
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Famous quotes containing the word reform:
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—Alice Foote MacDougall (1867–1945)