The labor world., 1900-01-13
HUGo's
POSITION.
Republican Mayor-EleCt Ad-'
dresses Meeting at City
Hall and Outlines His,
Stand on the Mayoralty.

The first meeting of the campaign
was held at the city hall on Wednes-
day night under the auspices of the
Garfield Republican club. The room
was well filled and all seemed eager
for the real fighting to begin. The
meeting was called to order by Rep
resentative George R. -Laybourn in the
absence of President Hegg. When Mr.;
Hugo mounted the platform he was
greeted with cheers. He said:
"Mr. Chairman, members of the Gar
field club and others: l do not pre-
tend to possess many virtues and ex-
pect to lose what few ! do profess to
have, before the campaign is ended
Laughter), except one, and that is
punctuality.
. ct am glad that the first gun of the
city campaign has been fired by the
Young men of the Republican party,
which are represented in large meas
ure in the Garfield club. The young
men can be of inestimable value and
now that the campaign is under way
they will do valiant service; they will
sleep on their arms during the fight
and if they continue with the enthusi-
asm that appears to animate each OF
you tonight the result will never be
in doubt. If we win we must win
through the results or organization.
Lack Of organization means defeat and
defeat means the failure to attain the
object that we have in vieW-that OF
restoring Duluth to the Republican
ranks.
"Let us fight one battle at time.
Let us Danish all county. congression-
al or state issues that will tend to mix
us up and produce lack of harmony.
In the second place let us be alert
and recognize the fact that, no matter
who our friends the enemy may NOM
mate, we have got for opponents men
that. know their ground, who are re-
sourceful and shreWd. Let us avoid.
the danger of over confidence. 1t is
important that the Republican nomi-
nees for aldermen be elected. Here in
this council chamber is where your
money will be spent and 1t Is import
ant that if you are to elect Republic
an mayor that he should be given the
support of Republican board Of
aldermen.
"Now in regard to the feature Of the
Republican platform that deals with
morals 1t is charged that the saloon.
business of the city is not conducted
properly. The saloon question is one;
that requires great deal of thought
and study and the exercise of no little
breadth of judgment. It.is one that
also calls for the exercise of no little
backbone The law has authorized the
saloon business and it is entitled TO
IL certain amount Of protection. 1t is
therefore deemed to be legitimate
business. The question is how to han
die it so as to minimize what many
people consider an evil. We have seen
various methods of handling the saloon
business, the tight, medium and wide
open and none have been wholly satis-
factory. The trouble with the saloons,
in my opinion, is that there has con-
stantly been unfair discrimination
among them by the city authorities.
1t would be infinitely better IL all We're
treated alike and governed with
reasonable degree of firmness So far
rs am concerned the saloons, if am
elected mayor, will not be required to
pay any extra assessments for special
privileges (Applause). If<we must have
sNloons. and the law allows them, let
us tr,' to make them as unobjection-
able as possible, and raise the stan
dard from dens of vice to places OF
refreshment: elevate the low and not
debase those that try to run their
business on what they deem to be a
legitimate basis.
Il don't want one man to vote 70.
me next election day and then accuse
me afterward that 1 had fooled him.
clear and explicit.
THE future of the American public
depends on the sacredness of the home.
The social evil is a veXed question. 1t
is pronounced by the world as a cry
ing evil yet by common consent it is
allowed to exist within certain bounds
and under certain restrictions. One
thing l do know and it is that there
is no occasion or excuse for it's exist
enre in the residence part of Duluth,
scattered all over town, carrying. its
neighborhoods. By proper manage
ment and ordinarily intelligent direct
ion the social evil in Duluth can be
restricted to its regular limits.
''There is no re ason why Duluth peo-
pie should be afflicted with big mitt
men and tin horn gamblers. They can
be driven out and be kept out. 1t is
no excuse ofIany executive to say that
this cannot be done. Such people
may invade the city but they can be
promptly driven out and not allowed
TO operate. or all the evils mentioned
this seems to have the least excuse
for existence. and strong hand must
deal with it. There should be no COM
promise. and if any injustice is COM
mtted in the dealing with it let it be.
done in the interest of the respectable
people who are, vitally interested.
Now. us to municipal ownership.
The idea has been a gradual develop
ment l think it is generally conceded
by most people and all political parties
that the municipal ownership of public
utilities in order that the people may
receive the benefit of the things that
they use and not pay tribute to some
body else is proper. But while deeply
impressed with this idea ! also believe
that business Judgment should be ex-