St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
PASTORS PATROLISMS
They Say the Limits Shall Moi
Be Extended in Minne-
apolis.
The Legislative Delegation
Said to Be Owned by the
Brewers.
Drinks Nay Be Had at the EX-
pense OF a Short Walk or
5 Cents Car Fare.
One Committee Closes It's Fire
Investigation and Another
Starts in.

The mass meeting held at the First
Baptist church last evening was well
attended, although most Of those pres
eut came late. The major portion OF the
spectators had the appearance of drop
ping in after a good dinner. as they
would drop into the play or boxing
match for a little amusement. In one
sense 1t was a sparring exhibition. The
ministers and some lavmen went at
the Hennepin delegation with hard
gloves and no rests between
rounds When time was called for the
last round the delegation came Up
groggy. but odds are offered that they
will not be knocked out.
Or. Wayland Hoyt, who was master
OF ceremonies, proposed that the meet
ing open with the singing of My Coun-
Try, lis of Thee" Everybody sang
and DR.. Hoyt then outlined the object
Of the meeting lie dwelt upon the
order and quietness. the lack OF crime
in Minneapolis. and ascribed it ali to
tie patrol limit system.
The situation is Just this. said
he: The voters do not want
the patrol limits extended. We ;are
determined that ii they be not
narrowed. they snail not be WIdened.
! he situation with the delegation is
This: They are determined to listen 10
nothing, TO recognize no sentiments
save their own"
Dr. HOyt outlined what the ministers
committee had already done. and tod
how That committee had been insulted
by a letter from the delegation
winch said. virtually. I'VE have
more important business than listening
10 Won. He continued:
You are summoned here to appeal
from the Heunepin delegation. We
mean that The patrol limits shall not be
extended
Rev. NJ. Falk Giertsen was intro
duced. lie replied TO the criticisms
made against the action which the
ministers have taken. He wanted 10
know what the ministers were for if
not TO night tire devil He said the
Democrats had spoken during the cam
palgn against class legislation. vet
now they proposed legislating solely
FOR the brewers and wholesale LIQUOR
sellers. good deal Of sarcasm about
What would be sand if a public meeting
were calico to ask for a saloon was
Edward Russell followed. His spnech
was one prepared for him bv the sub
committee OF the ministers ana citizens
committee. Ii was in the form OF
series or resolutions. There was moth
InE remarkable about the resolutions.
except their length. They recited the
steps taken by the ministers to protest
against extension. I hey recited that
there are saloons enough now
10 provide al tie drinks REQUIRED
by the public, ut the pains
OF short walk, or the
expense OF five cents for street car fare.
They declared that the members OF the
Hennepln delegation were not elected
on the patrol limits issue, that subject
having never been mentioned until the
legislature met They declared that the
sentiment OF the public is against the
proposed extension. The Hennepin
delegation as whole was ar
Tdigned before the bar of the
legislature. metaphorically. for mis-
representing the people of Minneapolis.
These resolutions, which would I'LL
about two columns. were prepared bv
Rev. y. J. Burrell. J. II. Scott and
Edward Russell. Mr.. Russell made a
little speech in moving the adoption of
the resolutions. in which he maintained
that this patrol limits matter was not
merry TEMPERANCE reform movement
nor moral question, il was a great
public issue.
lit has been stated publicly" con-
tinued Mr.. Russell. that this extension
OF the patrol limits Is opposed solely by
the republican party. That is not so.
l am not Republican: l am a Demo-
crat. As Democrat who has stood by
that party for thirty years. | protest
AGAINST this extension. The Demo
cratic party does not demand that the
patrol limits be extended. NO part of
the people have demanded it. In the
Democratic cOnventiOnwhere these men,
brTs OF the legislature were nominated
and l was there. not one word was said
about the extension of the patrol limits.
The Hennepin delegation undertakes TO
do TINS ON It's own espOnSlbility. and L.
rs Democrat and man. protest against
it. When Mr.. Russell finished. Dr..
HOyt called for second 10 the motion
for the adoption OF the resolutions. The
second came from all corners of the
church. Dr. Hoyt then asked !. H..
Scott to speak to the motion. Rev. Will
lam Wilkinson stepped forward. and
asked DR.. HOyt if he might be heard. as
he mad something TO say on the sub
iect
w ell. suppose so: II s a free meet
ing. IIoyt replied heSitaungly.
Every well. only want TO be heard
when the proper time comes; said vii
kinson, and he sat down.
j.. II. Scott. q tail gentleman with a
high f0rch.a adj. lust lovely wmskers
and pehchant for perpetrating mouldy
Witicisns. followed. Scott didn't say