St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-23
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REPUBLICANS CAUCUssED.
Chance for Passing a Liquor Ord.
nance Amendment.


The saloon ordinance question will come
up in the council again probably at the next
meeting. 1t is more than probable that there
will be some Republican aldermen who will
vote for the amendment proposed some time
ago though not formally put before the
council. An evening paper claims TO have
found out about caucus that was held last
Friday evening for the consideration of this
question. Along with the report of that
caucus it prints lot of matter that is
almost entirely suppOsitious and entirely
misleading. This caucus was held
in the Bank of Commerce building Those
who are said to have been there were
Aid Barrows, Bradish Gray, Hunter Love
Parry, Potter. Reeves ana Woodward The
others present were d. NJ. Clough. Henry F.
Brown. Robert JamiSon. John GoOdnow. D.
+. Simpson and j. W. Nash. The liouor or
dInance was discussed fully and from everv
standpoint. The caucus was not harmonious
There were two factions. and each was
strong in upholding Its side of the question
Those who are said 10 have urged the amend
ment as proposed were MessrS. Clough
Brown, Potter Nash, Jamison, Barrows
Woodward and Reeve Those who so siren.
uously opposed surrender to the saloon ele-
ment were Messrs. Bradish Goodnow GRAY
Loye, Parry. Hunter and Simpson If all
this be true, there is q good chance of this
amendment being adopted by the council
The vote will be close, il il comes to vote
but the amendment will probably be carried
by a small margin.
So much for the caucus, its purpose and its
result.
This evening paper, in printing an account
OF this caucus has good deal TO say about
surrender to the saloon element wide
open saloons on Sunday" and much more
slush calculated to create the impression
that the local administration is seeking 10
break down the barriers that separate crime
from society, and to turn over the munich
pality to a crowd of criminals who make of
peaceful. law-abiding city second Lead
vile in the palmy days of the silver excite
ment All of which is unjust misleading
and untrue.
The object Of this proposed amendment to
the liquor ordinance is TO give the admins
tration the control of the saloon business
Why not! The officers of the admins
traiion look after the licensing of the
saloons. The saloons are operated
the police are under the control of the add
ministration. The officers constituting the
administration were elected TO do this very
thing. II that was what they were elected to
do what is the objection to letting them do
II! Make every man responsible for the full
hllment of his duties. City officials in Min
neapoiis serve but TWO years-a short time
II they cannot be trusted to run the affairs
OF the city. including looking after the sa-
This Will give Mayor Winston the power to DO
what he was doing before the crusaders self
appointed governors of Minneapolis began
operations 1t will give him that power
with the additional power OF revoking
licenses in the hands OF the council, where il
is believed to belong. with reference to
Saloon-keeping, as il does with reference to
other licensed operations. The city
was IN pretty good condition. be-
tore ever the crusaders found that i:
was mass OF crime. II is no better now, OK
cept that the public hears more of i: through
the arrest OF saloonkeepers. There was not
whit more drunkenness than there is now,