St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-07
MAYOR WINSTON SMILED.
Ministers Read Him a Lecture,
and He Smiled Again.

The much-talked-of and long-expected
conference between the mayor and the min
listers occurred, as arranged yesterday morn
ing at II O'Clock. and as yet no startling
changes have taken place in the avowed pol
icy of the administration. The mayor re-
ceived his guests pleasantly and courteously.
and the guests themselves were suave and
conciliatory in manner. In fact, an air of
harmony characterized the entire affair."
After the committee had taken seats Rev. d.
E. " ellis. chairman of the committee, pro-
ceeded to read the following address:
Hon. p. B. Winston. Mayor of the City of
Minueapolis-W the undersigned, having
been appointed by the City Pastors associa-
ton, in session on the 4th inst, committee
of pastors and other citizens, representing
most of the religious bodies of this city, and
voicing the expressed sentiment of other re-
ligious bodies and of the law abiding portion
of the community, do most respectfully
petition your honor, in accordance with our
instruction, to enforce the ordinance of this
city and the law of the state, which prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday
within our city limits.
We beg to inform your honor that authen,
tic complaints have come to US from parents
from workers in our city missions and from
pastors. that all of 1.-The places where liquors
are sold'' have not been "cloSed and kept
closed during the whole of every Sunday"
as required by city ordinance and state law.
Reliable observers inform US that hundreds
of people, including boys and girls on Sun
day, April 26. May 3, May 10 and May II OBJ
tained intoxicating liquors at drinking sa-
looms and at hotels IN various parts of the
city, such places being seen TO be open at
front doors, or side entrances, or both.
We would respectfully refer your honor to
the city ordinance thus violated viz: The
ordinance regulating the sale of intoxicating
liquors, sections 9 and II. approved April /
1889. We respectfully refer your houor, also,
to the law thus violated, viz: That embraced
in the General Laws Of Minnesota, approved
March 8, 1887, entitled IAN Act to Further
Regulate the Sale or Disposition of Iutox-
icating Liquors., also TO the law found in
chapter 81, sections and 2S entitled IAN
Act to Amend Chapter 16, General Statutes'
relating to the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
We fully appreciate the enforcement by
your honor of such ordinances of the city as
prohibit gambling, disorder, drunkenness,
etc. and the enforcement of such state laws
as prohibit malicious injuries to human life
and to personal and public property. We, as
citizens and those we represent, desire to
strengthen the hands of your honor on these
lines and in all your endeaVors to maintain
wholesome administration. We wish to re-
inforce what appears TO be your own con-
viction, that "a wide open policy relating
to houses of drinking, gambling and of
ill-repute will cause most serious injury to
the industries mora lity and good name of
our city. Your hon3r has doubtless felt the
obligations of your oath OF Office as mayor,
defined in the city charter, chapter B. section
], as embracing equally ''the laws of the state
and the ordinances of the city,
Now, for the future encouragement Of
your honor in firm enforcement of law,
permit US to remind of the exceptionally
high moral tone of the great majority
of the citizens Of Minneapolis as
shown by the large number of our
churches. city missions, benevolent societies
and institutions by the superior quiet and
order secured largely through the restriction
of the liquor traffic within patrol limits
since 1887, i. E.. within one-tenth of the area
of the city, and by the suppression of the
League Sunday games of base ball under the
penal code of the state, title 10, chapter /,
sections 227 and 231. entitled respectively
"Public Sports and 1.-THE Punishment of
Sabbath Breaking We believe no city ad-
ministration in this country has a stronger
backing of moral sentament than that of
your honor.
We are jealous of the good name Of our
city. We believe it is the desire and inten-
ton of your honor to promote the moral as
well as the material prosperity Of the COM
munity in which we have our homes. and
where we rear our children. You doubtless
share with US a sincere regret that there
should be open and defent viola
ton Of any law. Upenforced enact
ments bring all law into contempt,
encourage eyil-disposed persons, who
are only restrained from mischief by
wholesome fear of penalty, to more general
ize the whole community We trust, there
fore, that the obligations OF your oath of
office may lead you to the suppression of tta-
fractions Of law such as We here cited,