St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08

which he offered the following resolutions,
whichwere adopted:
WHEREAS, The rapid multiplication in st.
Paul of the places where intoxicating liquors
are sold by the drink, and the consequent
increase of drunkenness and other crimes
has caused serious alarm among all law
abiding citizens; and
WHEREAS, This alarm is deepened by the
ease with which liquor licenses are had for
the asking, with apparently little regard to
the character OF the applicant or the wishes
of localities; and
WHEREAS, This condition Of affairs, if
continued unrebuked and unchecked, must
inevitably prove disasterous in every way to
our city and to all our peonle;
Therefore, we, the citizens and tax PAYERS
of Saint Paul, in peaceful mass meeting as
sembled, without regard to political. social or
religious divisions, hereby resolve that these
abuses shall cease, and to that end we hereby
notify the servants of the people, the honor
able mayor and common council of the city
of Saint Paul, that their fellow citizens ex-
pect of them
FIRST the exercise, in the future, of greater
caution as to she fitness Of applicants for Ii
quor license:
Second, the enforcement of the law for
closing saloons on Sunday, and against the
furnishing of iquours to minors and inebri-
ates, and
Third, that the license fee hereafter to be
charged in st. Paul to retail liquors of any
or all kinds, be fixed at not less than five
hundred dollars, the fee to be forfeited in all
cases where the license is revoked for cause.
| Resoteed, That the chairman of this meet
ing do now appoint committee, to consist
| OF thirty citizens, which shall constitute the
executive committee of this body, and of
which the president of this meeting shall be
chairman, and that said committee be
charged to represent this meeting before the
| city government, to call future meetings, if
necessary, and to select from among our
fellow citizens, aridO1d delay, suitable persons
| to be supported at the municipal election, in
May next, as the 'citizeu candidates" for
aldermen for the several districts where va
cancies will exist, and that said committee
have regard in bringing candidates before
the people, to these essential qualifications
viz: honesty, capacity and an u1eq,atocaL
pledge 10 support the principles and policies e.aJod-
! led ia these TeSoh9iOnS
| Resol,ed, That said committee announce
their nominations through the public press
Immediately, and present them also to any
political conventions that may be held prior
| " luC ClCStlJh lOl duOl JlldJ Lucl
take all honorable ways and means to ensure
the election of said candidates by the peo-
! pie.
Reso'ged, That we hereby pledge 20 all said
nominees our earnest, unremitting and hon
orable support and ask the same at the
hands of all our citizens.
Resolled That We hereby tender the pub
lie press of the city our sincere thanks, for
the cordial and patriotic support they have
given the citizens high license movement,
and ask and expect their continual co-opera-
ton in the future, and that this meeting,
composed as it is of Democrats and Republic
cans without distinction, to secure harmony
among all good citizens most earnestly urge
both these political parties to make no al
dermanic nominations at the coming cleo
! ton.
THE COMMITTEE.