The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-07-25
The People VIA,

The peo,,e OF St. Paul propose &c
put a stop to prize fighting Iii tina,
CITY. The advertised contest between
| the brutcs FitZsimTonS and la
was the occasian of drawing the line
and live thousand people assembled at
Market Hall Monday evening to take
steps to prevent the fight. The mayor
of St Paul openly refused to enforce
! the laws Of the state, and said the
! fight might 90 on. Leading men OF
the city and state took part in the
meeting and some excellent speeches
were made. Bishop Ireland was one
of the speakers and he talked to the
| point in his most vigorous style. We
J quote from his remarks as follows, to
show the intense feeling OF the meet
ing, and because his words apply to
Superior as well as to St Paul.
There are occasions when to be 81
lent, my conscience tells me, is to abet
and approve crime The present is
one such II is sought to pat shame
and opprobrium upon the face of our
fair city. it is sought to inilict deep
and ni,aStly wound upon the morals of
this community. The citizen must
speak, and his words must be loud and
persistent. The Christian morals must
! surely speak.
4 prize fight to take place in st. Paul
"Wednesday night. The name of St.
Paul is on The lips of the bruser and
the gambler throughout America; It's
name. as the arena for the FitZsim-
mons-I Hall contest, has, we are told,
sped across oceans, even to Australia
on one side and to England OH the 9TH
er. Railroad coaches are journeylng
on twords the capital of Minnesota
laden with representatives of the sport
ing fraternity Of Chicago, San Francis
co, and New York. We are for the
once famous-famons for our lawlesS
ness, famous for our public and enthu-
SiaStic patronage OF vulgar anamal-
ISM.
The law of commonwealth Of Mimi
esota is to he openly violated, IN pres
ence, it has been promised, of lO,Oo0
resolute people, me!Ebe. $ for the time
being of high toned club, paying oat
for the enjoyment of the fight Sl0.'W0
trebled or perhaps quadruplad. The
law has been explained to you; the
wording is clear and comprehensive.
-Four ounce gloves covering the
Whole hant, or 3.ily the palm, do not
parry its force. | have n hesitation
in saving that some people, who have
seemingly been tolerant OF The propoS-
ell mill" were not aware that the law
is 50 precise a1i 50 extensive III It's
prohibitions, Yo Ia, e heard the law
nit # |
that it sil Ill be observed. The peace,
the good fortune. the stability OF the
State-and the state means your homes
your possessions, your very persons
are dependent upon the magic of tine
word law. All is safe, when covered
with the mantle of law. Law IS the
token of civilization; harbarlsm exists
where law is absent; the Weahenln 6 OF
law is descent to barbariSm.
The Bishop was followed by Judge
Mcmillan, Thomas Cochran and other
leading men of the state. 1t is simply
question OF whether the thugs and
pick pockets of the country or the de
cent taypaying people of the state are
gong 10 run the state.
aiS tHiitt iiittSS
from Market Hall to the State capital
and Il committee was deputiZed to
wait upon the Governor and petition
his assistance in preventing the fight.
The hour being then late, the Coy
erner said he would give the matter
his attention the following morning,
and on Tuesday he instructed the Sher-
if Of Ramsey county to see to it that
the fight did not occur even if it should
require The state MALTA to prevent it.
It is needless TO say that the fight did
not come of W ednesday afternoon as
advertised The law is supreme where
the officials are disposed to see it en-
forced 1t is only when the officials
connive with the violaters Of law, that
the law proves Ineffective.