The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-01-01
industrious man, their political enemy.

THE Stockholm establishment has
not been antagonized by me, and feel :.
confident neither of its chief opponents,
from any motive of enmity or i'll will
against the proprietor. personally. No
Influence has been so fatal to the value
of that splendid property as the sordid,
INSCRIPTIONS greed of the owner him
SELF The unsavory reputation which
the place has earned has deprecated
the value Of handsome property. No
man is justified in devoting his proper
ty to lawless and vicious purposes II
he attempts to do so he invites dis
aster.
The Stockholm establishment by
the unanimous consent Of all who have
been able to obtain any information as
to its methods and who cared to know
the truth, has been a most vile and
debasing Influence. not only for South
Minneapolis and the Sixth ward, but
for the city in general. It's wretched
patrons have been recruited, perhaps.
more largely from distant parts of the.
city, than they have from the immeul-
late vicinity. Last March a farcicll
trial of the Stockholm saloon took
place In our municipal court. call
1t farcical for the reason that, while
witnesses were called upon to testify to
the good character of the place, al
though its character in that instance
n al,
entire police force from South Town
was present in court to supply all the
necessary whitewash for the concern,
witnesses who had been suhpoenaed,
and who were in court prepared 10
prove the vile character of the place.
were not called upon to testify Both
of the aldermen from the Sixth ward
were present at the farce to support the
shady reputation of the Stockholm
dive. OF course. as was the evident IN
tention. the whole establishment was
triumphantly vindicatcd. as it's friends
Imagined. They seemed to consider
the triumph complete and invuncrablc,
when one OF tho attorneys for the con-
Germ succeeded in gaining insertion of
paid advertisement of the establish
ment in one or two of the papers If
the city. He failed to purchase space
In some Of them at any price
During that notorious trial and
since, pucrile quibbling has been in
obliged in about this Stockholm saloon.
AS most people know, 1t is a many
sided concern. The establishment has
a dance hall, restaurant, stalls, or
wine rooms, and a very innocent(?) sill
loon, that pretends not to be on speak
Ing terms with the several anncxcs
Now, 1t Is the anncXes that get that
innocent and gulcless saloon into
trouble. If that saloon desires to live
In n civilized community. it must give
some reliable security to the public that
1t will rid Itself of bad associations.
1t has got itself entangled into some
very bad company, SO far. The dance
hall has seduecd the innocent saloon
into selling intoxicating liquor to
young girls and boys. The wine rooms
had enchanted that saloon and forced
1T, much against it's innocent will. of
course, to listen to the siren song Of
shameless women. who could easily find
convenient shelter in the Stockholm
stalls. The restaurant had beguicL
that virtuous saloon into selling strong
drink to weak, but foolish and waywarI
girls, on the Lords day, and then
forced that same saloon into casting
these unfortunate girls into the gutter
OF the street. and helping to fasten
upon them lifelong disgrace and in.
fanny.
THE Stockholm concern and ia
owner are not opposed on politIcal
party lines. This is IL most nimsv orc-
text. used to dcludc gullible people. II
is antagonized because It has shame
lcssly ministered to liccntiousness for
years. and because its proprietor gives
no hope OF amendment of life rs he has
given no evidence of contritlon for the
past. The dive has been a pitfal of
rum to many young girls and boys ever
since Its existence. 1t will be- n hu-
initiating disgrace to the city IL me
misguided friends of this vile concnrn
are successful in securing a license for
the place. to resume It's old methods
as contemplated