Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-03-17
Will Enforce the Law.

" HE VI 1LEI\o VI III lLE l. "A lIlAo.
In contradiction of certain state
ments made within the last three or
four days by some Of our business
men, I want to say that some two
or three weeks ago l was solicited
to run for mayor of this city and !
positively refused, because l knew
that there were among us other
business men better qualified for the
position OF mayor than I, but they
all refused and in turn would ask
me to run; they felt that there ought
to be changc in our city govern
ment. After consulting with my
many friends decided to make the
fight. A few of the business men,
and some OF them who had urged
me to run, came to me and asked me
to pull off. That if I would Mr..
Richardson would and then Mr..
Buckman would take it; this would
leave clear field for Mr.. Buchanan.
I agreed to this, and they went to
Mr.. Richardson, and the answer they
got was that probably he would;
but before he would give decisive
answer he would have to see Mr..
Buckman. This was on Thursday,
and right after their consultation
with Mr.. Richardson he Mr.. Richard
son. went to the court house and
placed his certificate of nomination
with the city clerk, SO it didn't look
as if he intended to withdraw. /
repeatedly asked Mr.. Buckman to
run for mayor, knowing he would
be good man for the place, but he
has always refused, and the very day
Mr.. Richardson and l we're asked to
withdraw he said he did not want
the office. And it now transpires
that some, very few )of our business
men are going to support Mr.. r.
because would not pull off, and
decided to stay in the fight only
after Mr. Buckman refused to have
it and after Mr.. Richardson had filed
his certificate. l am running for the
office of mayor not because 1 want
! it, but because I want to see enforced
some of the ordinances. / have not
Il word to say against Mr.. Richard
son, for he is a good and hOnored
citizen. Unfortunately for the tax
payer and poor m en- of our city he
is too good, he allows gambling in
our city to go on at all tim cs of day
and night. There are two
gambling places in our city,
one in particular in the back end of a
centrally located saloon building.
Three gentlemen (?)from Minneapolis
are there ready to skin the poor
sucker if he should chance to drop
into their den. Now just think of it.
Men who don't pay a cent of ia xes,
nor cent of license, here to beat
people out of their cash, probably
some man who has family to
support. This same outfit was here
last summer and are here again.
These places are a direct injury to
the other saloons and still for the past
three years have heard these same
men who are supporting Mr.. Rich
ardsOn say that there must be 8
change, and when they are asked tC
run they don't want the office. AS &
matter of fact don't want it, but
want to see the ordinances enforced
and they never will be if there is not
a change in the mayoralty.
If you have a family, if you are {
taxpayer and property owner, i
you are a citizen of Little Falls an(
vote for Mr.. Richardson you vote tt
allow gambling houses run wide
open, you vote for the Importation
of thugs, burglars, blacklegs, etc. TO
in the history of our country it il
shown that where all these. vices ar
allowed you find all the thugs ant
robbers of the country. Nov
in conclusion, want to say that
elected the fire ordinance will be en-
forced and these gamblers will hav
to look for new fields, and as near a
possible l will protect the interest
of the Taxpayers and also try ant
have the city of Little Falls u cit.
wherein a family need not be ASHAMED
. to live.
GEO. LAFoSD.