The Minneapolis journal., 1905-09-25
PASTORS TACKLE
CITY PROBLEMS
Continued from First Page.

uniform. Unless they are in saloon to
prove case. Plain clothes men are the
only solution to the problem.
Foreign women think, nothing of
taking babe with them to saloon
and quietly drinking a glass Of beer, -
interposed DR.. L. r. Guild of Wesley
church. cit is foreign custom with
them. Is this the class Of women who
mostl yfrequent the wine rooms9"
"No, | have yet to see Woman M with
"Don't let anyone make you believe
Minneapolis saloon wine rooms are ever
used for nurseries or kindergartens.'
What the League Wants.
|tThe league has two things in view,'
continued the crusader, . the shutting
Of saloons in the strictly residence dis
tricts, and the doing away with wine
/ rooms. We have our hands full with
the first; the mayer has offered to take
the second off our hands. =
"Who is opposing our work9 It is
the brewers. The brewers pay the great
er. part Of the. saloon licenses. They do
not come out with statements. them
selves, but they work thru others. We
should not be accused Of attacking the
administration. Nothing is further
| from our purpose. We are all friends
Of the mayor. A man has come into the
office of mayor. He has found abuses
existing almost sanctioned by their
long standing. He cannot change all
| in minute. But we can change it, by
each mans insisting on his own indi-
vidual rights to have the law enforced.
And in such an event, the mayor will
/ be. one OF the gladdest men in town to
enforce the law. We are not 'embar-
RAISING the administration, but you
ought to see how the brewers are get
ting embarrassed. - -rs.- -
Voice from audience, "Who owns
the brewery stocksg' g LII
/ ct have list Of them, but I am not
4 going to tell you. Some Of them are
members of your churches and take up
prominent places in the city bluebook
Is it any wonder that when such men
i go to the mayor that he listens to them
/ never suspecting they represent the sa
loonsq'' -@> 3. 7|-.- '~-.
Voice from Audience-Is it true that
the saloonkeepers have a defense fund
| PURPLE guess they have. They
| came and offered me sum.
i Mr.. Purple commended the municipal
court Judges and the assistant city at
torney. "The great rank and file OF
city officials, however, he said
much of it very rank, are in opposi
ton to us. A certain amount of city
hall malaria is apparent as soon as you
get in the building. But the great
fault lies in just such highly respect
able people as are assembled here not
insisting on their servants doing theil
/ duty. !"
Mr.. Purple next spoke of the Ran6
ordinance. He said that some time age
fifteen council votes were pledged tc
it, but that he had succeeded in getting
five pulled off. Mr.. Riley thought il
I. would be well for each minister tc
know how the alderman in his ware
stood, and Mr.. Purple promised to give
the information privately to each one
"Do you think the brewers control II,
brewers advertise and so do. the
churches,'' andswered Mr.. Purple.
MIR. Clark Wakes Warm.
Rev. Clement G.. Clark then made q
fiery speech, in which he first accused
the mayor of "skulking' his duty
later apologized for the word and saie
what he meant the e. mayor Is ad q,
ftnnjgly ftan jy as he should to the situa
Mr.. Clark wanted resolution asking
first, the mayor to use his authority ant
do his duty by closing all saloon whel
the law called for their closing; sec
i ond, that on a given Sunday all th
evil and have petitions in their churche
to be signed calling on the mayor to en-
force the saloon closing law.
DR.. e. ii. Hallock Of Plymouth Con
gregational strongly opposed Rev. MI
Clark S proposals, and asked for res
! olution commenting the mayor for wha
. he has done SO far. The discussion tlT
e ally ended with Mr.. Purple declarin
! he did not favor any resolutions, an
= the meeting adjourned.