St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-11
SUNDAY QUESTION.
Efforts to Coepee the Mayor
Likely to Fall Very
Flat.
He Evidently Means to Be as
Mueh Broad Gauge as
Narrow Gauge.
The Sunday Theater as
Viewed From Three
Prominent Pulpits.
st. Stephens Catholic Church
Formally Dedicated by
Archbishop Ireland.

AT the beginning of his administra-
ton Mayor Winston had hand-to-hand
! fight with the advocates Of a wide-open
policy, who were largely members of
! his own party, and who could. there
fore, bring no inconsiderable pressure
TO bear upon him. He told them he in
| tended TO run the affairs of the city in
the interest of law and order, and would
not be dictated to. There were deep
growls and lusty kicks, but the mayors
strong will conquered. Now his honor
has got TO contend with the opposite
elementS-the narrow-gduge cranks
who want all Sunday amuSementS
| abolished, and who, if they could
| carry their pet idea to conSummation,
would have Sunday newspapers sup
pressed, and even the street cars pre-
vented from running, The ministers
| last week appointed a committee which
is to wait upon the mayor and demand
the closing of theaters on Sunday, the
| shutting down of saloons and the en-
! fOrcement of other rigid regulations for
the government of the habits Of the
| people. The committee was not a
| strong one, being made up chiefly Of
extremists and men whose opinions
are not of public moment. 1t is to meet
at the Y. NJ. G.. A. rooms this afternoon
and hear the report of subcommittee
| appointed to get up a petition, which
! will probably be circulated largely
! among school children and others who
| are apt to be guided by the influence of
the ministers and churches.
just how much effect this effort to Sc
cure narrow-gauge policy is going to
amount to is not apparent. The spirits
Of some of the leaders of the movement
have been considerably dashed by cir
cumstance which occurred during the
past week, which at least indicated that
the mayor had mind of his own and
does not intend to be moved any more
by the appeals of the narrow-gauge ex-
tremistS than he was by the threats of
the wide-open bulldoZerS. A minister
named Allen, who preached sensa-
tional sermon in which he pictured Min
neapOliS as an immoral city, and eXag-
gerated the evils that are incident to
place of its size. got called to account.
He was unable to substantiate his wild
charges, and got himself laughed at in
consequence. The incident brought out
two things, however. 1T appeared that
the mayor intends to maintain his posi-
ton as the head of the city, and to give
such an administration as he thinks is
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desired by the majority of its people.
Second, that public sentiment is back
of the mayor, and that he is sustained
in his position not only, but that his ad-
ministration is warmly indorsed by the
people who do not allow their preju-
diceS to run to extremes, and who desire
common sense administration that
does not Extensively force upon one por-
ton of the community the ideas of an
other class as to how the manner Of liy-
ing should be governed.
Besides this, it is seen that some of
the more conservative of the ministers
who have some knowledge of the world,
and are broader in their views of men
and affairs, have concluded that the
present administration is about as clean
a one as could be reasonably expected
for large city, and Will not join in the
crusade that was fondly anticipated
by some nOtoriety-loving people who
thought they could secure prominence
by raising hub-bub about nothing. So
it looks as though the present attempt
to bulldOze the mayor will not amount
to