The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
Law and ORDER MEETINGS.
Two Large Meetings in the Interests Of
the Formation Of Local
Leagues.
ADDRESS BY BISHOP IRELAND.

! General Enthusiasm in Minneapolis and St.
Paul What the Speakers
Said. .s
The fact that meeting in the inter-
est of a citizens law and order league
was to be held ia Market hall Tuesday
night was not very Well advertised.
One evening paper announced it. but
practically it was unknown. When
the doors opened about two hundred
people, including asprinkling ofladies,
entered and took seats. The number
increased later on, however, until fully
800 persons were within the hall. Upon
the stage were Rev. James McGolrick.
Prof. Cyrus Northrup, George a.
Brackett and Mr.. Andrew Paxton, the
general agert of the citizens league of
Chicago. Rev. James McGolrick was
the first speaker and devoted a quarter
Of an hour to an appeal in favor of a
law and order league. He made a
powerful arraignment OF the different
administrations on the liquor question,
from the standpoint that whenever or
wherever liquor was wanted it could be
obtained in Minneapolis. Minors and
inebriates alike We're given drinks in
saloons, and he knew Of cases where
Inewsboys had been given drink IN the
saloons about the postofice. Dwell
/ ing upon topics Of this kind for mo-
ment, he took up the theme of the
priest and pastor in this regard, hold
| ing it to be their clear duty to go out
and do what God may place in their
path. In conclusion, he introduced MI.
Paxton with brief eulogy.
Mr. Paxton said he was glad to come
| to Minneapolis because it was place
peopled with men who were always
willing to help themselves. Without
theorizing or indulging in any senti-
mental nonsense he said the citizens
league movement meant business, be-
longed to no political party and no po-
S1llLhUlOIl 5WC l1CA AhAlSVSA wv
come upon it's platform as such though
1 all men were welcome in their nom
political capacity. The league is a
movement of one idea: The enforce
ment Of existing law. As individuals
the members might work for any de-
sired legislation, but there was no po-
A litical significance in the order. Its
principal business was to Investigate
the saloonkeeper and hold him strictly
within the law. This man, before he
could open his business, must make a
contract with the state, the conditions
being the payment of $500 license Mr..
Paxton was evidently misinformed on
this point. the agreement to sell nc
4 liquor to minors or to persons under
the influence of liquor, or to man In
4 the habit Of becoming intoxicated, the
latter meaning man who gets intoxi-
Gated from three to five times in two
years. The saloon-keeper signs the
contract. as he would sign every thing
and any thing to get license. Does
he carry out the contract? No, for il
he does, not a saloon could be carried
on III Minneapolis, for the Legislature
has been very jealous of the right OF
the people. The state also requires that
the saloons shall be closed on Sunday,
and that it shall be responsible, in
damages, for the results of its business.
These conditions should satisfy the
prohibitionists even for if the law were
carried out to the letter whose saloon
could Tun2
Father McGolrick said he thought
the time was ripe for action and com
mittee should be appointed at once.
Mr.. Paxton said first the meeting
should be brought to practical close
and asked every man present, who fav-
ored the formation Of league, to Iise
to their feet. Nearly every one left
rose. Mr...Brackett called for COM
mittee Of three, by popular nomination.
There were no nominations and Mr..
Brackett nominated Rev. McGolrick,
A. r. Miller and Fl. B. Beard, who
were duly appointed and the meeting
unceremoniously adjourned
THE ST. PAUL MEETING.
! Market Hall, st. Paul. was well filed
Monday evening last, at the citizens
mass meeting called in the interests of
! a law aud order league in that city to
listen to addresses OF citizens and And
rev Paxton, general agent Of the Chi
cago league. Seibert's orchestra was
stationed ia one corner of the hall and
filed the rom with music while the
audience was assembling. During the
few minutes intervening between the
selections large delegation of minis
ters and prominent citizens appeared
and took seats upon the stage.
The meeting was presided over By
Bishop Ireland, who delivered the
opening address. and which was again
and again interrupted with the tumul-
tuous applause Of an audience eDthu-1
siastic upon the subject Of the evening.
He spoke in effect as follows.