St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-21
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DIR. Smiths ROast
Rev. S. g. Smith said that he had
spoken so often on the subject that his
position should be we'll understood. but
lie is ready to say again that he is ready
to renew the battle. He then drew
pictures of drinking men in tile jails,
penitentlarieS and insane asyluinS, and
of children in homes for the feeble
| minded born of inebriated parents. He
also asks that the SalOOnkeepers be re-
strained from selling 20 habitual drunk
| ards.
Rev. Smith declared that the sale of
fztobaccO to minors is as much a crying
| shame in st. Paul as the selling OF liq-
! ,uor. The school board has gathered
bushels of evidence on the tobacco
T habit in this city. The teachers iii the
1spublic schools have evidence enough to
llshut up half the saloons and half the
EItobacco stores in this city. a.ie'feea
ju 1--WE have a good police. force and.
high-priced chief of police and detect
| ives. If the mayor would give his Or
Flaws would be carried out within TWEEN
tdty- four hours. Wehave a reform ad
|, ministration. The officers promised re-
|, form and have sworn to support. the
|, laws. L would like these reform officers
l 10 come out and state in writing why
+ ,they fail TO enforce the laws as they
shave sworn they would.'n, The speaker
| declared in favor OF divorcing munich
pal from national politics.
Rev. Frank Doran, of Central Park
| Nj. E. church. exhibited two rolls of pa
per reaching across the stage contain
ing $500 names, attached to petition
| asking the enforcement of the laws rel
! alive to prohibiting sale OF liquors to
miners and closing saloons on Sunday.
| He then offered the following resolution
| which was adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That the aroused and
enthusiastic public sentiment al
ready manifest in every ward of
the city demands the enforce
ment of the restrictive features of the
! license law, especially concerning Sun
| day sales and sales to minors That we
| will sustain the committee in their work
| for the enforcement of law.
Resolved, That copy Of this resolu-
ton be presented to the mayor and
council.
Even Davidson ROasts.
Col. j. Ham Davidson delivered very
earnest speech, which began with quot
ing the state and city laws against ille-
gal selling OF liquor. He declared that
there IS a sentiment in favor OF enfOrc-
ing the law. He was ready to assure
the city officers that if they will order
the laWenforced the people will respond
and give them police officers enough to
carry out the orders i'll case there are
not now enough.
Col. Davidson said the reason cases
against saloonkeeperS are not punished
for selling to minors is because the Sa-
loonkeeper puts in a defense that he
had written orders from the parents Of
children 10 let the child or children have
beer or liquor for the use of the parent,
which were signed by the person for
whom the liquor was intended.
The colonel also took turn at the
officers, and declared there are too
many of them in some departments, and
wanted the taxpayers to remember that
at the next municipal election. He as
serted. however, that there are too few
policemen by 100, and that they have to
serve too long hours. The speaker also
paid his respects to the way the laws
are administered, and illustrated the
way the officers wink at violations of the
law by an anecdote.
At the conclusion of the meeting a
petition already mentioned. Early in
the evening collection was taken up
to bear the expense of the committee.
a hat full of silver, pennies and bills
was gathered up and piled on a table oh
the stage, and which was turned ever to
the committee.