St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-21
Friends of the City Admins
tration Jump Upon 1t
With Both Feet.
Prominent Republicans Want
to Know About Ante /
Election Pledges.
Rousing Speeches Demanding
the Enforcement Of the
Liquor Law.
Campaign Speeches Made gin
s,a a Non-Politieal Time
Of Year.

a very large c0ncOurSe OF earneS
respectable and enthusiastic men and
women was in Market hall last night in
response to call of the law and order
society to take action ON the saloon
question. Seated on the stage were
more than a dozen clergy of the city.
The hall was crowded to the doors, the
aisles and gallery being we'll filed, and
many women stood throughout the
meeting, which was very enthusiastic.
The refrain was caught up from Arch
bishop Ireland to keep up the agitation
until the saloon are closed on Sunday
and the law is enforced as to selling to
minors. A number of good speeches
were made and loudly applauded. They
were all. in tenor. in favor of demand
ing that the mayor enforce the laws rel
tive to the management of saloons. The
reform administration was often re-
ferred to in way that showed disap-
kept. The people were urged to show
the city administration that public SEN
timent demands that ante-election
pledges be carried out.
Rev. David Morgan stepped to the
front of the platform few moments
after o'clock and stated that the gath
eriDg of the people had no purpose of
interfering with the rights of any law
full citizen, but the object of the meet
ing was to see the law enforced against
violations by the saloonkeeper, as well
as by the robber and thief. He then
announced Judge Mcmillan as chair
man.
Judge Mcmillan congratulated the,
audience Oh the interest manifested in
the temperance cause and the fact that
where law and order are to be support
ed the citizens of st. Paul will be found
ever ready with their sympathy and
assistance. He then introduced Rev. c..
B. Wilcox, of the First NJ. E. church,
who delivered an imprisoned address.
This Is .sOrful.s'
Rev. Wilcox spoke of the distinction
between saVagery and the citizens of
st. Paul in the way each enjoys per
sODal liberty. He says that church
member had gone to the saloons Sunday.
night and found them filled with men,.
many Of whom were boys eighteen or,
twenty years old, and this after IL
O'Clock at night AT one place there was
a concert saloon open, with women on
the stage who went through musical
programme of twenty two numbers.
Last night a woman went to saloon at
night in search of her son, and sat down
at a table and witnessed prize fight
between two fOurteen-year-old boys.
The fighters used gloves at first, and
then took off the gloves and fought with
bare hands until one boy had
to be carried away. The speaker
are permitted in this city it is time for
the people to rise up in their majesty
and demand the enforcement of the
law. He had no doubt that a gOodly
number of the policemen stand ready for
orders and will enforce the law if
directed to do so by the mayor.
Archbishop ireland Talks.
Archbishop Ireland was greeted with
applause when his name was announced
by Judge Mcmillan as the next speaker.
and he was repeatedly applauded
during the delivery OF an address in
favor of enforcing the law. His grace
said he Was surprised to see SO many
people present, as he did not expect it.
He acknowledged lhat it was a mistake,
as he should have more faith in his
fellow citizens being ready at all times
to respond to the call of law and order,
He referred to the occasion when SIM
liar gathering put an end to the prize
fight two years ago, and said: I'VE
told thar, fhot va affair aI
too far; that money had been spent, and
people had come from many parts of the
country. Notwithstanding this, that
meeting created sentiment that caused
the governor to throw the mantle of
protection about the city, and the prize
fight was stopped" Proceeding, the arch
bis hop said: Tonight we are here to
protest against the opening Of saloons
on Sunday and the selling to minors.
We are here in the name of our fair
c ity and state to ask that the laws be
observed. We are here in the name of
outraged virtue, in the name of law
and order and civic virtue to demand
that these
Laws BE Enforced
on the day of sacred rest. The arch
bishop said that an official excused HIM
self from enforcing the law because he
SAID public opinion does not demand its
enforcement. The people were then
told that the object of the meeting was
to show that public sentiment demands
the enforcement of the law against sell
ing to minors and selling on Sunday.
Parents should be taught that they shall
not send children to saloons, whey they
are exposed to bad influence. The
saloonkeeper should be taught not to
allow a minor to enter the saloon even
to get liquor for parents.
On the question of selling on Sunday
we are considering it as civil day Of
social. peaceful rest. and should beskept
so by closing the saloons. 1t is also a
hallowed sacred day, but as a day of
rest it is sacred to the American citi-
zen and should not be broken in upon
by the sale of intoxicants OF for un-
necessary work. Sunday should not be
used as day Of carousal or of degrad-
ing intermingling to revel in low prac-
tees. The saloon is peStiIence, and
the patriotism of our people ought to
close this pestilence on the sacred
Sunday.
The reason that the saloons are open
Sunday is because the liquor power in
this country is great enough to vic late
law.
We must not stop by merely passing
a resolution. If this meeting does not
accomplish the desired purpose. let us
go OH and cali another meeting in two
or three weeks. and. if necessary, anoth-.
CT, until the saloons are compelled to-
lie down at our feet.
Universal suffrage is actually on trial
today, because. in the large cities espe-
ciallY, the liquor power has SO much in
fuence to control the masses. The sa7
looms are the power that is beStialiZing
the people in our large cities. The sa-
looms are open at night; and Sunday
they have music to entice the working
men there.
Let me urge you to be persevering
and to make this organization perma-
nent. We will call upon you often. and
shall expect to succeed.
DOnnelIy Is in Line.
A letter was read from Hon Ignatius
Donuelly. expressing regret at not being
able to present, but declaring his SYM
pathy with the movement. The letter
stated that the selling of liquor to mi
nors is most pernicious and cruel, and
1t would be more humane to put out the