St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-15

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fund" Smith thanked God that the
legal department. of the city is not under
control of the administration. He might
have added that that statement was
! proven in advance Friday night by sew
eral rulings given in the council. Smith
roasted the administration, talked poll
| tics and posed as good man to be
boosted into public office.
Rev. DIR. Smith Baker had come in,
meanwhile, and was introduced after
John Day Smith had pumped himself
out and exceeded the time limit by
htteen minutes. DR.. Baker said he
came but TO say Amen to what the
| preceding speakers had said. He went
far enough 10 denounce saloons and an
nounce the discovery of a new point
about the politician.
Il never before" said he, "heard of
| politicians Who would neither enforce
the law nor allow others to enforce it.
| This is truly q wonderful Western
| progression"
c. s. Cairns, one of the law enforce
ment leaguers, spoke through his hand
some whiSkerS for few minutes. His
| speech was neither interesting nor pow
erful, and revealed no new points.
Rev. s. w. Sample had gone to an
overflow meeting when his turn came,
| so Rev. NJ. ID. Shutter took his place.
Dr. Shutter said he was enough of 4
Puritan to be opposed 10 the Sunday
theater and the Sunday saloon. While
not fanatic, he announced himself
enough of fanatic to declare that he
would never vote for a man known to
favor removing the restrictions placed
upon the saloon. The question before
the public, as he expressed 1t, is whether
the saloon shall rule the home, or the
home control the saloon. He would not
condemn the saloonkeeper so much as
the politician who transforms himself
into mule, as did each of the Fifteen"
Friday night. and begs the saloonkeeper
to ride him.
Why Gjertsen Bushes.
Rev. NJ. Falk Gjertsen was introduced
as the representative of the Scandinavian
element of the city, He began:
The thing that l prize next to my
American citiZenship-for | place that
highest of all-is the fact that | am
native Of proud, plucky, free little Nor
way. And if there is one thing that
will bring the blush Of shame to my
cheeks it is the fact that two of my
countrymen were in that city council
Friday night Rand and Blichfeldt).
Republican, and. God knows, there is
little difference between them"
Rev. F. .. Holman was the last regu-
larly listed speaker. He thought
the only way to deal with the
saloon question is to go to
the saloon, turn out the saloon
keeper. empty every jug of whisky into
the river and nail up the doors and win
dows of the saloon. He believed in
doing that instead of talking. Mr.. Hol-
man administered some hard knocks,
and then told stories till the audience
was sent away in good humor. His
closing sentences were devoted to de-
claring that talking would do no good.
What the condition demands is men
and money and influence enlisted in the
Law Enforcement league.
Amid cries of "Loye," ''LOye," the
Fourth ward harnessmaker meandered
toward the footlights blushing like the
red, red rose. While a collection was
being taken up Loye strapped few
feet upon his mayoralty boom. Loye's
speech was frost" John De Laittre
announced that the collection would 60
to the Law Enforcement league. He
would see that the theaJer did pot cost a
cent. Aid. Lowell was then forcedto
stand up and blushingly bow his ac-
acknowledgements. Then George A.
Bracket arose and compared the saloon
question to the slavery question. He
had no doubt that the result would be
the same.
Loye and Lowell had been given a
chance to pose as good mayoralty tim
Der. so the Potter men forced their can
didate to stand up in the auditorium
ana declare himself. He assured every
body that the nine faithful centurions
would fight this question still further.
Some one called Parry" and Aid.
WOodWard's opponent mounted his
plush-covered chair. He was profuse
in his apologies for not being in the
council chamber Friday night, He did
not know this question was coming up.
he pleaded. Then be explained all the
circumstances of family affection that
had called him out of town. .
Rev. G. l.. Morrill, was not given
chance to unload.