The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-22
MAYOR EUSTIS, HUSTLER,
NOT UP ron RE- ELECTION mr. y,v-
NEdPOLIS SEEMS no ITEE INV

HoI UP FOR REELECTION mr. yfy-
NEdPOLIS SEEMS no ITEE UIV
,nH TITS Party Managers and the
."rES ny His Treatment OF the eaioo,
suesuon, but Sixty Alleged srooh.,I.c.
When hc Hogan TO Revoke Iicens..
Mayor Eustis, Minneapolis hustlinp Exon.
tive, - not candidate for reelection Rcodors
OF THE SuN may remember him as tbc man ,h,,
almost singie-handcd launched tLr cruisc- Nii,.
neapolis Mt Cramps shipyartI n yc,r o,,, ios.
summer, and In his cxertions ON tbot occ,si,r
had no tino Tor such dignitaries rs the Vice.
President Of the United states. hnlf a doynn
Senators, several Governors. and other small
fry, but worked with vim down among ,hs
keel blocks, and gave the boat such a srnd.nry
that she made the fastest time any ocean .soinv
craft ever made. II was said by those who wcr,
on tho trial trip OF the cruiser that had tho
Mayor been present on that occasion she mn.
doubleday would have made quarter of a kbn,
faster speed than she did. The Cramps prc.
MUM would have been Increased ticreh! NJ
least $50, 900, and many criticisms have bccn
expressed of their neglect In not insisting a,n
lutely that the Mayor should be present on that
Mayor Eusts is known for, other. things than
that episode, however Al through the North
"bost Mayor Minneapolis ever had" This il
because he dealt with many municipal prob.
did. He. antaRonized the machine men of his
party thereby, and displeased most q the clergy
OF the city, but, nevertheless, made Minneapolis
more free Of crime and more orderly than il
was ever known before. This Is one of the rca.
was satisfied with the record no hati.made. It
was his dealing with the saloon question that
Soon after Mr. Eustls became Mayor the clergy
were astonishetl to learn that he did not intend
to make strict and Puritanical enforcement Of
the law requiring saloons to be closed up tight
on Sunday. The preachers of the place held in
dignation meetings, denounced him there. and
were surprised. however, when he said that he
would meet them and talk the situation over
n them MbKor ns dnF shs
strict enforcement of the Sunday law: He
said the law was made TO use, and not abuse;
thatit was made for enforcement on righteous
occasions, and not for persecution. He declared
that the liquor business had been driven into
was In itself Legitimate business and that IL it
was treated In a liberal and sensible manner the
many evil things connected with 1t would dis
Let us quit bounding the saloon keeper" the
the business from crime. You take II bv the
throat and demand It's very life; You are trying
70 choke i black in the face ace; Now Why not try
the decent part OF tie trafic, and take the whole
thing out Of politics? II e IN politics not be-
forced II TO 20 there. It has had to fght for Its
life, and vet the state says Il has right 70 live,
people want II 10 exist and for no other reason
situation as Il Is, and then let US see II we cam
not divorce It from crime and make IL an agent
will welcome an opportunity to try to purify
The Mayor did not convince the clergymen
forced, they said and il an Executive could say
not, It made him virtually dictator and repre-
sentative government q failure. The Mayor.
Ensishman was robbed in a saloon, KNOCK.
out" drops were given to him and his money
Hs sbs to Gs
to him and demanded restitution Of the prop
erty., The saloon keeper refused. and would not
VERY WELL" said the Mayor. I'VE will go to
prompt. The men accused were acquitted. and
the Mayor was beaten. lie again sent for the
Now, let us look this situation straight In the
face, That man was robbed In your place and
BY resoEe 2
license"
The saloon man stormed and raved. but the
Mayor oG more deserminea The rssu WAS that
berry was never committed in that place.
3n s Of and
not remember where the place was The Mayor
sent MN hDOut tHe btTtets no
,agueiy but surely. The Mayor sent for the
'aloOn keeper. and there were the same denials
md rush of political hackers and threats against
he political future of the Mayor. Mayor Eustis
ust laughed ut them. He demanded the names
II the thieves engaged In the robbery. the name
II the druggist who sold the knock -out Drops
'tfered to pay the man what he said he had lost
70 AS to avoid further trouble. II would be I'M
ust, they said, but they would pay to avoid any
more annoyance. They knew, and they said
Mayor Eustis knew, that in court they would be
The Mayor was inaexible. He not only got all
lie wanted In the way OF information, but within
minneapolis has been free OF them ever since.
iost of them went to st. Paul. where Mayor
;ustis had no jurisdiction, and soon some of
hem left there. The result was that Mayor
:ustis made more friends with the saloon men
han enemies. Altogether he revoked about ten
licenses, and this frightened the saloon keepers
o that at once they began 10 be interested In
Q regard the Mayor as the right man In the
light PLACE. and 10 look ON his liberal views as
easonable and just.
When the fall campaign came on this year
iayOr Eustis refused to stand for reelection. lie
ad antagOniZed his party managers in his APP
ointments, and thought that discretion was the
est part 70 play. lie IL Republican, and i
ate for Mayor was quoted as saying that Mayor
.ustis had given the city the best " Republican
administration the city ever had"
II Is evident therefore that the Mayor can do
Their things than launch cruisers and hustle
round booming his own private business us
eally small place compared with MINI apOlis.