The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-10
down WITH Blind PIGS
WAIT ON POLICE COM
MISSION
SOME VERY PLAIN SPEAKING
Rev. David Morgan and Others Ac-
cuse City Officials of Knowing
of Existence of I'm
licensed Resorts.

| The presence of number of Blind
| Pigs" and the threatened invasion of the
! prohibitive district of st. Paul by several
saloonkeepers under an act now before
| the legislature, was the occasion yeSter-
| day that caused representative deIega-
ton of Hamline Midway residents to call
! upon the board of police commissioners
| and demand protection.
| The delegation, about fifteen in number
was under the leadership Of Rev. G. H
| Innis and President Bridgeman, both of
| the Hamline university and these two
! gentlemen assisted by Rev. Mr.. Morgan,
Rev. Mr.. Avison, DR.. Brandt Secretary,
! Randall of the State Fair association and
! Prof. Rich, spoke at length on the illegal
resorts that had been allowed to flourish
| in their district.
Rev. Mr.. Innis as one of the spokes-
men was moderate in his remarks, point
! ing out the evils that had sprung up in
| the Midway district and asking the CO.
operation of the police board in stamping
them out, but President Bridgeman was
not backward in telling what he knew
and thought
'sFor ten years." said the President.
ever since these blind pigs made, their
appearance. I have personally visited the
executive and the chief Of police, in pow
| er, but the only satisfaction / received
was courteous interview and a request
to furnish the evidence and they would
! do the rest. The charter has made the
! police commission a non-partisan body
! and appeal to you to rid our homes and
our colleges of the communicating and
deadly influence of these notorious re-
sorts. There are from eight to ten of
! them in the Midway and each, l under
stand, has only a government license.
There Is no excuse for their presence.
You can act and they will have to CO.
Secretary Randall of the State Fair as
ISOLATION added his voice in the general
protest to show that the resorts were a
menace to the fair buildings as the
stable help obtained liquor from them
and big conflagration might result as
| a consequences.
w. w. Rich midway resident sa ID
it looked to him as if the police were in
| league with these resorts as they were
! permitted to flourish under their very
| eyes. "They are either in league with
! them or else in sympathy with these
who patronize them,' said Mr.. Rich,
for we find it almost impossible to con-
Wet when any of the proprietors are ar
rested.
c. N. Ackers was positive that evidence
| could be secured if demanded by the
| board. If not. said Mr.. Ackers, transfer
| them and put on others who will do
their duty.
Rev. Avison, Of the Methodist church
! at Hamline said the presence of these
| resorts was not alone detrimental to the
| students now enrolled in the colleges at
| Hamline but were driving away others
! who would come. This city in annex
ing our territory made promise to keep
| saloons away and they owe it to them
| selves to see that this promise is kept,
! We demand protection and it is due U.s."
MORGAN SPRINGS SENSATION.
Rev. Morgan, of the Bethel Mission
created somewhat of sensation by say
ing he knew positively that the city Off
Gals were aware of these places. 'fWny.
| Judge Orr of your municipal court said
he, when on visit to the Midway not
| long since was invited to go into one of
| these resorts by an officer and have a
| drink. Your executive, Mayor Smith, 1
| understand while out in that section of
the city also received a similar invitationI
| from a policeman. These places are
wide open The brewery wagons drive
| up to their doors daily and unload their
damnab!e products. I have seen, ana SO
have thousands of others. Evidence in
plenty can be secured"
! While Rev Mr.. Morgan was talking
| Mayor Smith was in his Office and some
| one conveyed to him the accusation
| made of his being invited to drink in a
! blind pig" by an officer. The deIega-
! ton was leaving as Mayor Smith strcde
| ll1Io the room, ana ne did not nave q
| chance to refute the inputation but he
compelled Rev. Morgan to admit that he
was not exactly positive as to his honor
being offered a drink. He had simply
| heard so.
In answer to the delegation the REM
| bers of the board gave the gentleman the
assurance that they would do all in their
| power to stop the Illegal sale of liquor in
| the Midway, and passed a resolution n
I StruCtinor 70 Of l1o,rf
| delay.
| Hamline and the territory adjacent is
known as dry its becoming part ef St
| Paul being on the condition that no sa-
| looms be allowed within its borders An
| effort is now being made to induce the
| legislature to remove some four blocks
| near the Minnesota Transfer from this
| prohibition. and the residents of that To-
calfty are bending every energy to COM
| bat the danger that threatens them