The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-25
MAY LOWER LID
WITH A CRASH.
SALOON MEN PLAN TO SLAP BACK
AT CRUSADERS. "
Say that If They Cannot Sell Liquor
on Sunday, the Theaters, streetcars,
Stores and Barbershops Must Not Do
Business Plans, They Say, Are Well
Matured. eag 80

Drouth like unto that prevailing in
the Arizona deserts may strike Mime.
apolis some Sunday after the close OF
the state fair. This move will not be
thru action Of the city authorities or
the protective leagues, but thru that OF
the saloonkeepers- they make good
their threats :.
Retail Liquor Dealers association the
members decided to do little : crusad-
ing' of their own. AS a result Minneap-
oils may awaken some Sunday morning
and find every saloon in the city closed
tight. Every theater, barbershop, cor
ner grocery, manufacturing establish
ment, and streetcar in the city, will be
tied up, they say, by injunction. There
will be no baseball game and no sport
'iump the fence'' will be noted and
bright and early all offenders will be
honored with warrants for arrest. a.
This, in brief, is the counter-program
which the saloonkeepers have adopted
for SECURING their tsrights.'' They call
it fighting fire with fire, and say that
if the crusaders want closed town,
they shall have it. While admitting
that there is specific Sunday closing
law in the state, they maintain that
long established custom and public opln-
day business rather than stopping it
completely. 49,,
Law in the Case.
The statutes prohibit all gaming Of
any sort and all unnecessary manual
labor as well as all interference with
religious services. Exceptions are made
allowing the sale of cooked food, manu-
featured tobacco, confectionery, drugs
oil ony,11on0ac and
fruit in quiet and orderly manner
Legal talent has been employed and the
entire counter campaign planned. The
| dealers aver that the law is sufficiently
strong to close the town and set Min
neapolis to walking and going dry, as
we'll as close all places of amusement.
This action of the saloonkeepers Is
they thy, the result Of the Home Pro
tective leagues crusade. The 400 deal.
ers in the association say they Will act
in harmony in the movement, and when
they decide to strike, will strike hard
They claim that the result of their
counter crusade will leave the present
crusaders high and dry and entirely
without public support. It is pointed
out that the experiment. has been sue.
cessful before, and that thirsty and
sportive residents sought pastures green
in st. Paul and returned to Minneapolis
muCQ inc WORSE lOI wear. NJ pOllce
were kept busy stopping fights and
brawls and the police stations were full
of DRINKS. Monday morning was ?
busy time in municipal court and the
workhouse was kept well filled with
those who bought their drinks in. st
Paul. .-s-
| Outlines the Situation.
An officer of the Liquor Dealers as
ISOLATION, in speaking today, said: HTht
400 saloonkeepers of the city pay $500,
900 year into the city treasury, ar
amount that more than pays the ex
pense Of the entire police force and mu
nicipa1 court. ~ While there is Sun
day law, public opinion in this city hal
always been willing to allow the saloon
to keep open in a quiet manner on. Sun
day. This crusade has reached a plac,
where something must be done. We pro
pose to do it. If closed town is want
ed, we will be willing to help. Their
is one thing, however, on which we will
insist. If we cannot keep our place
open, all other trades and occupation
and all other acts prohibited by law will
have to stop. We will not be the 'goat,
and allow theaters, streetcars, barber
shops, stores, of various sorts and sport
to continue