St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-07
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
The Liquor Dealers Taking Steps to Pro-
tect Themselves Columbia So
oiety's Address.
Miss Kate Field Says Few Things Re
garding the Sunset Gancer"-Her
Remedy Proposed.
Why the Indian Did Not Want TO
Come to st. Paul--The Schools
Open Again.
City improvements - Many Minor
Matters of News That Came Ona
Warm Day.
TO PROTECT LIQUOR MEN.

Fhe Address of the Columbia So
ciety to be Scattered Broadcast
To-Day.
Four thousand copies of the address OF
he Columbia association, in its amended
Ihape, will be mailed to men residing IN
lbouu every city and town in Minnesota thlS
morning. The document has been snort
med somewhat from the original and so
many changes have been made in it that 1t
nav he said to be a new production. In
f. amended shape il has been adopted by
he ASSOCIATION. The purpose in distrlout-
Fng the COPIES so generaly,is TO bring ABOUT
similar organizations throughout the state
Below is the new address
THE ADDRESS.
We would respectfully call your attention
tn The formation of the above association, the
nbiact of which in brief is: Protection TO
those directly or indirectly engaged III the
Sale of malt VinouS and spurious liquors.
and by united action the prevention Oh Tue
enactment of laws inimical to such business
This association, although at present l"oai'
now numbers over 700 members, and mas Dy
IT. efforts in the city of St. Paul, only OF q
briaf eNisteDce accomplished vast amount
of good to the trade generally, chiefly among
which has been the prevention OF Oppressive
persecution on the part OF our opponents
no
and with il the attendant danger or the
MASSAGE of measures aiming at the general
destruction OF our business. makes 1t aoso-
I1talv necessary that all persons interested
in The business contribute their snare OF per,
sonal assistance towards such action as VIII
in a great measure do away with this posi-
bility.
yon will ask. what can we do? You can in
vour respective locality, at once, by coop
erative and united action, take Such steps
as will prevent the
ELECTION OF CANDIDATES
to the legislature who VIII be OPP
posed to US. United faction is always more
effective than individual influence. ORGANIZE
at once into an association, which shall have
this for an object: Use your intesest and en-
deavor TO select only such men, whom you
know Won can trust at the coming caucuSeS
of all political parties, and see that only sucn
men are placed in nomination as will oppose
laws tending toward high license and prohlOl-
ton. Now, be assured that there Is danger,
and do not pass this over lightly. Our oppo-
nents are at work night and day and are
forming all over the state, and unless some
thing is done on the part of our friends at
once we cannot tell the results Remember,
ANYTHING you will do in the matter will simply
be doing your duty toward yourself and your
business. The association will be glad at any
time to correspond with you and render you
such assistance and give such information as
may be to your interest and welfare. Should
YOU at any time be in St. Paul, any of the Of
ficers of the association will be glad to see
YOU and personally be informed of the pros
poets in your section. We do not expect that
your efforts will go beyond your immediate
locality, but we do expect and entirely depend
upon you for success in your respective
district. Should success attend it, which it
will if the proper attention is paid to this ad-
dress. you will have the thanks of all inter-