St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-27
THE PATROL LIMITS.

THE PATROL LIMITS.
Hennepin Delegates Listen to
Fiery Protests Against Extern
sion.
The audience which last night gath
cred at Century hall to protest against
the extension of the patrol limits was
not exactly colossal as to size, and was
composed of people representing the
temperance OF prohibition element OF
the city. Senators March and Phillips
occupied seats we'll to the front, while
Representatives McAllister and Long
stood near the door until after the meet
ing opened, when they took seats about
half way up to the stage. Senator
John Day Smith and others came i'll
later on and took seats. The meeting
was called to order few minutes after
8 o'clock. Rev. Falk Gjertson was made
chairman, and the members of the Hen
nepin county delegation invited to take
seats upon the platform. In opening
the meeting Mr.. Gjertson stated the OBJ
jects of the meeting. 1t was burning
question, he said. and was worthy OF
the deepest consideration. The mem
bers of the delegation, continued he,
want an expression of opinion from the
people of the city, and to that end we
would like to have the defenders or
both sides give us their views upon the
subject.
Ex-County Attorney Frank M. Nye
was the first speaker. he appeared I'D
behalf of the people OF South Mlnneap-
oils, he said, and while he was not
record as being fully opposed to any leg
islatiOn which the people did not want:
He felt convinced from what he mad
heard and from petitions which had
been handed him that the people OF
South Minneapolis did not want any
extension of the patrol limits. The peo-
pie living between Tenth avenue south
and Cedar were especially opposed to
any extension. Throughout the state,
and. in fact, throughout the whole
country, there was growing FEELING
that the liquor interests must be re-
strcted, and for one. he was sure that
the legislature would oppose the peo-
pies will were it to extend the limits.
Mr.. Nye denied the charge that he was
taking action in the matter because he
was getting paid for it. He was
doing it simply as a citizen. Every one
was directly interested in the matter,
and he did not think man should be
deprived of speaking his mind about 1t,
simply because he was not a large
property owner. In closing, Mr.. Nye
presented a large number OF petitions
against any extension of the limits.
Rev. Mr.. Wells, also of South Mime
apolis, made powerful plea for non
extension of the limits. He did not
think the people wanted any extension,
and he thought it would be unwiSe for
the legislature to make any change
from the existing limits. lie was or the
opinion that people would be better OIL
were there more restrictions. he re-
ferred to 1.-THE Hub of Hell,"' as the
sinlz-hole of iniquity when there were
saloons there, and told how every one
who could get from that locality had
| gone.
Judge Ellis. South slider, entered
vigorous protest against any extension
of the limits on the people of that sec
tion ''We have been under cloud
long enough" said he, ''and since we
| got rid of the Barrett family and some
| of the saloons we are gradually getting
back into Christianity and civilization
again. We want no more of them. Cap
ital is waiting to put in saloons all the
way from Minneapolis to st. Paul, and
we therefore protest against any extern
! sion. What we want is contraction"
A gentleman with marked Scandi-
navian accent and flowing sldewhlskerS
arose as MIR. Ellis sat down and made
| plea for the extension OF the limits. lie
did not consider it fair to allow saloons
to run in certain portions of the city
and prohibit them in others. Ali men
| should have an equal show. His re-
marks were greeted with applause.
Rev. Falk Gjertson read protests from
all of the churches of the city. The
protests denounced any attempt to en-
large the limits as dangerous to the
CITY. To these protests some 1000 sig
natures were attached. Mr.. Gjertson
made ringing plea in favor of nom
extension, saying that Minneapolis was
way ahead of other cities of similar size
in the matter of governing her saloons,
and that if the limits were extended 1t
would work great injury to the city
in more ways than one. The laborng
men would be the first to suffer by such
extension, as the intention was to put
saloons in right where the laboring
classes live. The rich men of the city
would not allow saloons near where
they lived, WHY, then. should the "gin
milis'' be forced upon the poor people,
who do not want and could not stand
them? In closing his address Mr..
Gjerts0n declared that nearly all of the
Scandlnavians of the city were opposed
to any extension of the limits.
Mr. Scott, representing North Mime
apolis, entered most emphatic pro-
test against any extension. A petition
to that effect had been signed by nearly
all of the voters in that district. No sa-
loon should even be put on Twentieth
avenue north if there was any power to
prevent it. In the first place, saloon
keeper would starve to death there. and
in the second place the people living
there did not propose to have one, and
would fight it to the bitter end. "YOu
PROPOSE said he, ito plant crime
breeding institution there, and then
send officers to try and catch the Grim
inals. Ii you will keep the saloons
away you need not send any policemen.
We don't need them"
Northeast Minneapolis was represent
ed in a similar way, by nOn-eXten-
sion man. No good cOuld come by al.
lowing more saloons to go in there, as
the only business it would help would
be the police business. The speaker
was surprised, he said, that Minneap-
oils had been called upon to confront 9
question like the present one. The
only real safety lay in strangling the
saloon influence early in its career
Rev. M. Traebert, of this same section
of the city, voiced the same sentiments
No saloons were needed there and j