The Mankato free press., 1904-02-05

perhaps, on the part of the council. AS
tax payer and citizen, he called the
attention of the council to this fact, and
asked it to investigate and see whether
the bonds that are up for the saloons run
by the Standard Brewing company are
any good, where the same person is on
more than one bond. Mr.. Smith said that
he had been in the Tivoli, although not
to drink, and had seen young men under
age drinking liquor there. He called the
attention of the council to the fact that
it is its duty to enforce the law where
it sees it violated. 1t is against the
law for anyone to sell liquor to stu
dents, and he wished the aldermen, if
they saw commercial college students
in saloon, buying and drinking liquor,
to investigate and see if it is not their
business to get after those saloon keep
ers. The south end of the city has always
protested against the Tivoli, and don't
want it forced on it again. The man who
has talked of his loss should remember
that the man who sins must pay pen
ance, and if after that he comes back in
to the fold let him stay.
Rev. F. B. Cowgirl said that he did not
feel in the slightest degree offended by
any insinuations about preachers, if
indeed, any insinuations were intended.
He had no doubt in his mind but that the
reasons for revoking the Tivoi license
were good, and that the law had been
frequently, terribly violated. Said Mr..
Cowgirl: ''The Tivoli was an abominable
dive, and the revocation of license richly
deserved. Mr.. Brown has in our pres
ence resented the suggestion that he has
be able to give them proper attention.
He must therefore expect us to hold him
fully responsible for the debaucheries
carried on under his license He has
entirely forfeited his rights under the
old license. Now he says he does not
want to run an entertainment at the
old stand, but simply a straight saloon.
Bear in mind, gentlemen, that all he ask
ed you for, all he paid for before was
simply a straight saloon license. He
did not have your permission to run
restaurant OF an entertainment in his
place ofSbusiness. He simply had IL
cense to do straight, lawful business,
and abused his privileges. He now says
he will be good, and do straight bust
ness. All he now promises he was before
under the strictest moral and legal obli-
cations to perform. And you, gentlemen
of the council, and you Mr.. Mayor, have
no power to make him fulfill
promises that you did not have all the
time he was defying the law and de-
moralizing the youth of this community.
Under these circumstances, gentlemen
of the council, we naturally expect that
you will stand by the mayors order
revoking the license, and thus help saloon
keepers in this city to understand that
laws are to be respected"
Alderman Kleinschmidt said that there
had been talk that the saloon had been
run in very bad shape, and it was no
doubt true, although he had not been to
the Tivoli to see, The mayor had done
perfectly right in revolSing the license.
The alderman said that he did not feel
that the council ought to reinstate the
license under the same conditions as
before. The management seems willing
to make concessions and change the
character of the place, cutting off the
front part from the rear, and extending
the restaurant clear through, where the
stage was. Whether that will better the
matter, we will have to find out by ex-
-perience. He was in the council to be
fair in all matters, and he wanted to
be right. If the mayor is still opposed to