The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-25
PREACHER DEPLORFS
MORAL CONDITIONS
Rev. Or. Fulton Appeals for
NOn-PartisaR Action, and At.
lacks Alleged InfraCtions.

DR. John NJ Fulton pastor of the Cen
tral Presbyterian church. last night took
Tor his text ''The Kind of Citizenship
Needed in st. Paul; Some Disclosures of
Civic Conditions and the Remedy" talking
TO an audience composed entirely of
men.
In opening DR. Fulton argued that it
takes good citizens to make a good city,
and that the citizens therefore must pay
the penalty of making the city good by
hrst becoming good citizens. Without
this sacrifice it would be useless to at
tempt change for the better Strong
men and men determined to call atten-
ton to conditions that exist are needed;
good citizenship is in demand to carry
on the work after it has once been start
ed. A city is business corporation, in
which all citizens are stockholders, and
as such should interest themselves in
what is going on about them. If the con-
dltlons are found to De such that a good
citizen objects his voice should be raised
for a change In the conditions.
Not alone should there be good citizens
to see that the laws are enforced. but the
citizenship should go further and see
to it that good citizens are elected to Of
| nee. To secure the best material for Of
nee non partisan action should be taken
by the citizens and selections made upon
the facts that are at hand. This being
true, he thought 1t his duty to discuss
the conditions that exist in ST. Paul.
Duty TO Consider Charges.
ut is our duty to consider the charge
that official rascality exists in the city
of st. Paul. he said. 1T will be found
by looking into the facts that the present
city administration is guilty of allowing
the violation of many of the statutes Of
the state and ordinances of the city.
These violations are open and notorious
and within the knowledge of thousands of
persons other than those engaged in such
violations of the law.
In four vital particulars" continued
the minister, Il charge that the city adj
ministration is failing to do its duty. The
evidence that such is the case is at hand,
having been gathered through little pri-
vate detective work. Appalling as are the
facts they are capable of being SubStan-
t1ated and stand as an indictment against
the men responsible for the city govern
ment. 1t is not my purpose to attempt to
dictate for whom you shall vote but
merely to exercise the right to comment
on the conditions as they are and leave
you to judge. Existing conditions are
put before you that you may be able to
decide how best to exercise good citizen
ship when YOU vote.
''There is in the city an open and no.
torious violation of the saloon laws and
regulations in all particulars. These ViO-
lations are fragrant and open. Reference
is made to the fact that some of the sa-
looms open all day Sunday. Not only are
the saloons permitted to violate the Sun
Gay closing law, but many of them keep
open all night. The law says that they
close at II O'Clock. The sale of liquor to
minors is practiced generally throughout
the city.
Refers to Dr. Boyle.
Gambling is allowed to flourish. this
having been publicly charged by DR..
Boyle. and has as yet not been suff1-
GENTLY answered. The laws and ordinance
declaring against the existence of these
evils are not enforced. In tolerating the
gambling evil the authorities RESPONSE
BILE are to be condemned.
In certain sections = of the city So
called blind pigs are permitted to OPP
crate in open violation of the law, at
all hours of the night and day, and with
out having gone through the fOrmality of
paying the regulation city license fee
It is not enough to say that such places
We're unknown. Their existence has been
notorious the knowledge extending to
persons living in other sections of the
city Instead Of suppressing the evil, the
authorities left this to the citizens, there