The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-16

BLIND Pig CRUSADE
WILL BE CONTINUED
Midway Citizens Meet and Pre-
pare to Keep Speak-easy
Joints Closed.

Mass meetings were held last even
ing in the st. Anthony Park Methodist
church, corner Raymond and Marvel,
and in the St. Anthony Park Congrega-
tionaI church, Raymond and Wheeler
and preparations made to continue the
fight against the Midway blind pigs,
which were pulled just before election,
if they should reopen.
Not only were strong resolutions
adopted, but considerable money was
raised with which to continue the
fight, and both meetings went on rec
ord as opposed to the Midway Amuse-
ment park that promoters have been
endeavoring to locate in the Midway
district with the permission of the city
council
The Methodist church was crowded,
and the resolutions introduced We're
carried by a unanimous vote, after
which Rev. J. w. F'ryclkberg, the pas
tor, called for contributions to carry
on the work, saying that he would not
Ne satisfied with less than 5000. There
&as a liberal response, but no an
nouncement was made of the amount
received.
thanks were due the citizens COM
mittee and the city council officials
"who did their duty, and did it we'll in
the arrest of the blind piggers, and the
seizure of their illegal property" and
that ''the hearty support, morally and
financially, is rendered the committee"
Attention was directed to Slot machines
which were called training schools for
oh n
this community
A slap was taken at Lieut.. Budy, in
charge of the Prior avenue station,
who was indirectly denounced as an
official who has knowingly and wflfully
permitted the establishment of blind
pigs, and notice was served that the
time has come when this intoIerable
nuisance shall cease"
After Property Owners.
Proceeding, the resolutions say:
The law makes it a criminal offense to
rent property knowing it to be used, or
Intended to be used, for blind pig. We
who are the owners of the property
where these notorious and disgraceful
resorts have been maintained, and then
request such owners to cooperate in this
movement for decency and righteousness
We unqualifedly approve of the law
which prohibits the existence of a licensed
L.
resist every attempt to amend or repeal
the same.
We heartily commend the action of
those publlc-SpIrited citizens who have
thus far prevented the esta bIishment of
the proposed Midway Amusement park
and now record our unalterable opposition
to this enterprise.
At both the churches D. w. Doty.
attorney for the prohibition organfza-
ton, detailed the work that has been
done up to the present time, and asked
that the sinews of war for future eff
forts he supplied. His information was
that the blind pigs are not now doing
business, but he thought that they
were merely waiting for the agitation
to cool down, when they would again
throw open their DOORS
At the Methodist church L. E. Lewis,
a mail carrier who serves most of the
alleged blind piggers, said that this
was evidently a mistake. Before the
raid some Of these places, he said, had
been open saloons, but since they were
real blind pigs, and the proprietors
were making some effort to conceal
their business. Their doors were open
few hours after they had been fined
in police CURT, he said, 'and the pro-
prietors were standing in the door
ways as an invitation for the public to
come in"
+. MeVeigh made strong plea for
donations, asserting that for every dol
lar subscribed for the enforcement of
the. law the blind piggers would be
compelled to spend $500
Confident of Success.
At the Congregational church d w
D0tY and Rev. NJ. Mcleod appealed to-
the people for continued support in
the movement and the latter stated
that there was no question Of success
II the people continued in earnest The
great trouble with past efforts on the
same line, he said, was that the time
between raids was too great. this al
leWlng the blind piggers a breathing
spell in which to recuperate. He
thought that the work should be con-
unued, and if possible a raid made
every week.
rs it possible that the church people
will allow themselves to be dictated to,
by lot of selfish men who violate the
law merely to make the dollar?" he,
asked. "AI that is necessary is for the
people to stand together in this matter
and the blind piggers Will be driven
out"
He opposed the. proposition that =
licensed saloon be permitted in the dis
trict, and said that as there is a move
on foot to bring this about. the church
people should organize for the fight
that they will have on their hands
There were numerous other speakers.
and both meetings continued the fol-
lowing committee to have charge of
the continued crusade: F. w. BusweH.
George S. Innfs, J. w. Fryckberg.
Charles Cram, Daniel W. Doty. David
Morgan, w. T. Rich, Frank Moore,
H. A. Campbell and o. A Robertson.
the instructions being that another
raid be planned as soon as it can be
shown that liquor is being sold.