Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-08
MINNEAPOLIS MORALS.
How Municipal Laws are obeyed in
That City-A Model for Omaha.

TN my return from Minnesota / am
surprised to notice in your issue of Au.
gust II, half column article crtisizing
me for my few expressive words, in ex.
planning to you and the public why de.
sired a reproduction of Mayor Pillsbury' 5
and Chief of Police Vests messages to
the police force of Minneapolis.
l consider the criticism unjust, to say
the least, for you to place me before the
public, in regard to the article referred
to, which l ordered reproduced in the
Omaha papers at my expense, if neces-
sary.
say now as l said then, If law is not
good it may be repealed, meaning by that
utterance that redress may be had by
law abiding people on any law they think
not good by going in for repeal.
Redress can thus be had by all bad
people on good laws, and good people on
bad laws,
did not propose to discuss the laws
of Minneapolis or Omaha, nor did say
any good law should be repealed if not
endorsed, but did say bad law should
be repealed; and | say now to tie people
of Omaha why not obey the laws, that
peace, prosperity and good morals and
maintenance of good laws may follow in
Omaha as elsewhere2
am friend to ALTO everybody-as
all who know me can testify but say
for tho good of all, that any American
who is unwilling to obey the laws is not
worthy of the name, and any foreigner
who ignors the laws of this free land of
his choice, should reform and obey the
laws or return to his mother country.
p. G. HDIEBAUGH.
The following is the order recently
issued by the mayor of Minneapolis,
which l desired the Republican to pub.
lish, and which it seems to me commends
itself to our municipal authorities
MAYORS OFFICE, MINNEAPOLIS, MINI +,
Aug John West, Esq, Chief of Police
DEAR SIR: As you are well aware the
public mind is at this time somewhat
disturbed in regard to the alleged laxity
manifested in the enforcement of certain
ordinances of the city which directly af-
feet the public morals, more especially
the ordinances relative to the sale of in.
toxicating liquors, houses of ill-fame,
gambling, etc While many statements
which pass current are not well founded,
and others are tlimsy structures built on
foundation of truth, deem it proper,
although cognizant of your intentions in
the matter, to call your attention and that
of the department of which you are the
efficient head, to certain provisions which
among others, will occur to you, desire
enforced to the letter. In so doing i'm
ply no censure upon the force generally,
as ! know full well the great amount of
the last few months, and am disposed to
credit such each and every officer with a
desire to do his whole duty in the absence
of proof to the contrary.
Let it be understood that all gambling
houses, and places of every description
must be closed and kept closed Nor
must any specie of gambling, or game of
chance for cigars or other thing of value,
he tolerated, either upon the public
streets or elsewhere.
A strict watch must be kept upon all
supposed houses of i'll fame, and should
any disturbance occur at such place, or
neighbors make well grounded COM
plants, let them be closed as soon as
possible. And let it be distinctly un-
derstood that prostitutes or women of
known bad reputation, will not be al
lowed longer to congregate in the upper
rooms of business blocks to the annoy
ance and discomfort Of respectful occu-
pants, nor will they be per-
mitted directly or indirectly to ply their
unlawful vocation on any public street
let such characters understand that if
they appear upon the streets they must
at least wear the air of respectabllity.
To the end that no places shall sell Ii
quor without license, let one or more
efficient officers be detailed, from time to
visit every saloon or other place in the
city wherein liquor is sold or reputed to
be sold, and ascertain not only whether
or not said place is duly licensed but
whether the licenses are posted up as re-
quired by the ordinances. To this end
you will take the proper steps to secure q
full list of all paties who have taken out
government licenses from the internal
revenue Office for the sale of liquors, etc
and their places Of business, and see to
it that all such parties who have not
taken out city licenses are prosecuted,
whether they be hotel or saloon keepers
or selling underline Disguise of druggists,
grocers or other calling. Make sure the
evidence is secured to insure the convic-
ton in every such case, and for this pur
pose secure suitable persons whether on
the regular force or motto visit every
drug store and grocery, inside or outside
the patrol district, wherein there is the
least suspicion of wrong dong, or whereof
anv complaint, formal informal is made.
You also cause it to be distinctly un
deretood- hold patrolmen RESPONSE
BILE, as far as may be proper, for viola.
tions on their respective beats which es-
cape their notice-that all places selling
liquor, etc, upon Sunday, or between the
hours of twelve p. IN. and a. m. OF any
day, are promptly reported to you, when
you viii cause proper complaints to be
made. In this you will include not only
saloons which are run as such, but 80
called beer gardens, including those hiding
behi nd the ''social club mask. While
there are fewer complaints than formerly
of the selling of intoxicating drinks to
saloons largely resorted to by bawdy
women and worse men, these evils have
not been wholly removed nor can they
be, but so far as practicable, let prosecu-
tions be made.
You will also prevent, as far as it can
be done, any games of ball, racing, etc. +,
whether by clubs or individuals, on any
| Sunday, and during the hours Of service