The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-09
CITY NEWS
SAYS CRITICS OWN
STOCK IN BREWERY
REV. J.. M. CLEARY's EXPLANA-
TON OF CRITICISM.

REV. j. M. CLEARY,s EXPLANA-
TON OF CRITICISM.
He Speaks with Warm Approval Of
Mayor Jones' Disposition on Law
Enforcement and Says the League
Has No Desire to Harass or Handi-
cap Him in His Work. s.
In a forceful sermon delivered last
evening at st. Charles Catholic church
on ttThe Sunday Saloon and the Home
Protection League,1 Rev. James M.
Cleary declared that the bitter, censure
that has been visited upon some Of the
officers of the league was explained by
the fact that q more than three-fourths
Of the saloons in this city are owned
by the brewing companies, and the
stock in at least one of our brewing
companies is quite generally distrib-
uted thru the city,
'sThe league has been the subject of
considerable paternal5 criticism said
Father Cleary. tst1Muchs of this criti-
| cism has emanated from respectable
citizens, members i Of 81 fashionable
churches, who hold valuable stock in
our Minneapolis Brewing company
Father Cleary said: sssNE. e.
"The third plenary council Of Baltf-
more in 1884 expressed the mind Of
the Catholic church in the United
States in a clear and positive manner.
The bishops of the United States con-
demned unanimously the growing ten
dency Of desecrating the Sunday, but
with special emphasis they condemned
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors on Sun
day and appealed to all Catholics to
refuse their patronage to the saloon
keepers business on the Lord IS day.
When, therefore, I speak in censure
OF the Sunday saloon, I do not speak
for myself personally, but I voice the
sentiments Of the. Catholic church
speaking with authority all over this
broad land. The saloon should be
closed on Sunday. " The welfare of the
people demands it., The selling of liquor
on Sunday is forbidden by the civil
law and the laws Of the church. This
peculiar dissertation Of the Lords day
is condemned with special vigor by the
church.
Liquor Trade Needs Protection.
"There is no business in this country
that stands SO much in need Of the pro
lection OF the law as the liquor business
If the liquor business were not protect
ed by law, it could not exist. forty
eight hours. It would be destroyed by
Its own victims. Therefore, the saloo1
business should respect and obey the
law. In the countries of the old world
there are many severe restrictions reg
4iatlng the sale Of Intoxicating liquor
The striking contrast between iquo:
legislation in the countries of. the ole
world and in the United States is that ii
other countries such legislation is respect
ed and obeyed. Ir this countr y even goot
citizens appear to expect that the law
restricting the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors should bet1disregarded. aOu:
own fair city of Minneapolis has OBJ
tanned avery unenviable reputation be
cause~of its failureyto enforce state law
and city ordinances in regard to tn
sale Of Intoxicating liquors. Every 200,
4 citizen OF. this city who is Jealous O
It's good name and ambitious for tn
moral elevation of The people is in dut,
bound, 1t seems to me, to contribute hi
share to the enforcement of law and t.
the corrections Of existing abuses.
About two years ago an organiza
ton was formed in2this city known a
the Home Protection league. The of
ficers and members Of that organizatio.
y Rave no other ambition but the mora
e2 Of tae People i It. is
. city government. they have no desir
= to interfere with the business Of tn
mayors office. They have no intentio
OF attempting to rob the saloonkeepe
of any right that he is legally or mora
/ ~ entitled to.
/ Fl Mayor jones' Attitude.
1T know the views of our mayor s
well that [ have no hesitation in e,
! pressing my personal convictions yer
! freely. know that no man has eve
| held the office Of mayor in this cit
: who was more anxious to enforce tb
law and to close the saloons on Sunda
: than our; present mayor. I am SO we
> satisfied with the honest intention
!, and unselfsh purposes Of the Home Pr,
lection league that I am proud to /
able to declare from my own pulpit thu
q this league has my unqualified indors
), ment and will receive my loyal SUI
/ port. | feel confident that the Hon
>. Protection league has no quarrel Q
i hand with our city administration, an
: the city government has no quarrel wit
the league.
> "The league has been the subject {
considerable paternal criticism. MUG
Of this criticism has emanated from r
spectacle citizens, members of fashio:
able churches, who hold valuable stoc
! in our Minneapolis Brewing compah.
] It is a well-known fact that more tha
three-fourths of the saloons Of this cit
are owned by the brewing companie
and the stock in at least one of OF
( brewing companies is quite general
q distributed thru the city. g.: This fa
). explains readily the bitter censure tn;
y has been visited upon some Of the of
:. GERS Of the league. --...-.
+ :! The Sunday saloon must go, for
I exists in violation of law. IT is 6
/ element Of disorder and lawlessne
in the community. Its influence is 4
y era ding, not one word can be said
/ defense of, or in apology for the Su
day saloon. The Home Protectit
league deserves the support of all got
+ citizens, since its efforts are directed +
ward the enforcement of law. It !
terferes with no man s rights, and
Y not guilty of improper meddling in a,
| man IS business. - Es e*t
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