St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-17
OUR GERMANS
Are Aroused and Decide to Make
Fight for Their Rights.
Tho Meeting at Turner Hat Last Night
and the Resolutions Passed.

inree nunureu cluiZenS OF German Dlrtn
met last evening at the North Minneapolis
Turner hall, to take further action concerning
the effort to be made to secure what they con-
slider justice from the present administration
of the city in regard to laws governing the
personal rights and liberties of the citizens
of Minneapolis.
Geo. Thele was chosen chairman, ]. Doelb
secretary.
The secretary read the minutes q the del
gate meeting held week ago at the West
side Turner hall, at which the following res
olutions were adopted:
To the honorable, the city council of the city
of Minneapolis:
At meeting of citizens Of your city, Of
German birth, held September 16, 1884, at
the West side Turner's hall, the following
resolutions were passed:
Whereas, The larger part of this city has
been excluded from all privileges of licenses
and selling liquor under your recent license
ordinance, and large number Of
good and orderly citizens with their
families are deprived of their present means
of support by that sweeping means, and
WHEREAS, The policy of the law is that
this council should upon each application for
a license determine in just and fair spirit
simply whether the applicant is a proper
person and if his place of business is suit
able locality for that purpose, and not to
allow any part of the city to be wholly dis
franchised, and
WHEREAS, Other and further odious and
oppressive provisions have been enacted in
that ordinance prescribing not only severe
fines and penalties for all violations, but
making it discretionary with the courts to
impose imprisonment in addition to unusual
and excessive fines, and
WHEREAS, The city council has further
more appropriated and placed at
the disposal Of the mayor the sum of
81 900 for the purpose of engaging spies
and informers Tor the prosecution of offenses
trivial and not affecting the public peace !;
and,
WHEREAS, All these measures are con-
trary to the spirit of free institutions and in
furious to the material prosperity of our city,
unjust and uncalled for,
Therefore, We hereby respectfully, but
earnestly can upon your honorable body to
SO modify and amend that ordinance as TO
make it consistent with the liberal
spirit of American institutions and
the peace and progressive welfare
Of our rising city and its great destiny as the
happy home OF liberty-loving, active and
free men Of all civilized countries here to-
gether as citizens and friends.
Attorney Ebert asked that the protest
should be translated into German. His
many friends in the audience probably
would get better understands of what
was meant.
While waiting for the translation Otto
Hees, editor of the Evening Herald,
made a short address in which
he urged that the Germans,
regardless of party. shall unite and demand
the repeal OF the Objectionable ordinances.
W. Popp followed, urging that the Ger
mans should rouse themselves at once and
no longer submit tamely TO these impo-
sitions. He was in favor of radical meas
ures, and thought the way for the Germans
to secure their rights is for
them to assert their rights, and
that, too, with vigor and
and earnestness which could not be
mistaken. His remarks were received with
| applause.
The German translation of the resolutions
was next read and discussed thoroughly by
paragraphs.
ID. B. johnson made very vigorous speech
| denounciug the hypocritical course of the
administration, and urging the Germans to
assert themselves.
After considerable discussion it was de-
cided that the resolutions should be pre-
sented to the council by the president and
! the secretary, and that the obtaining Of sig
natures should be postponed until it was as
certained what attention the city fathers will
give the matter.