The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-06
THOS. LALLY HEARD.
DIR. GUILDS ATTACK.
SALooNKEEPERs' CHIEF LIS
TENED TO PULPIT EDITORIAL.
President Of Minneapolis Liquor Deal
ers' Association Present when Rev.
I. T. Guild Vigorously Attacks
Traffic in RUM as One Of Agencies
Responsible for Threefold Peril Of
Nation.

Thomas Lally, president Of the Min
neapolis Retail Liquor Dealers assoc
citation, attended Wesley M. e. church
fay the "traffc in rum as one Of
the foremost evils of the nation. The
incentive for DR.. Guilds powerful pull
pit editorial was an interview with Mr..
Lally, who, in his official capacity,
had criticized Sunday closing Of saloons
as an infringement on the rights of the
saloonkeeper. The Rights of the Sa.
loon, Mr.. Lally's own topic, was the
text of the minister's pulpit editorial.
ley church has an address received such
an enthusiastic reception. For several
weeks DIR. Guild has been reading pull
pit editorials in which he commented
upon topics of the day, but last night
his discourse touched upon an espe-
cially live topic, and each strong thrust
at the liquor traffic evoked ringing
applause. Applause during Sunday serv-
ices has been rare in Wesley church,
but last night it was almost unanimous.
Mr.. Lally was one Of the most at
tentive auditors. He remained in his
seat thruout the arraignment of the
saloon and the denial Of it's rights, not
leaving the church until near the end
of the service.
DIR. Guild said, in part:
.'Part Of Rising Tide
President Thomas L.lly of the Minneapolis
| Retail Liquor Dealers association Is quoted as
| saying that these gentlemen "intend to have
| their rights" meaning the right to keep open
| shop on Sunday. This is saying that the saloon
is necessity to the American people. The
movement against the Sunday saloon Is part
of the rising tide Of civic purity and 1t Is des-
tined to sweep the country. What are 1.-THE
| 1rht 10 thA nv'
There are three alarming factors in our public
life: '-
First-The fact that the governing power has
| passed from the hands Of the people; it Ia
welded BY political BOSSES by great corporate
| and by petty executive officers, all OF whom
Unite in disregarding the charter Of our govern
ment ,.
second-The prevalence of graft" and dishon
esty in public and private life; reaching cleal
thru our system Of government and our financial
institutions; even to those to which we 1ntrus
| the sacred funds for widows and fatherless
children.
Thrd-The disregard of law. This is manifest
ed in the fact that last year over 10000 murders
were committed in our land and only about 2, 0Ot
murderers actually received the penalty To-
their crimes and In the rapid increase Of lynch
ing, which is the breaking down Of government
and the usurpation Of Its functions by mobs. TIT
great corpora lions and trusts openly disregard
controlling statutes and debauch our legislatures
Rum as Chief Evil.
One chief source in this threefold peril lies /,
our treatment of the traffic in rum. Year
ago we put heavy revenue tax upon It, der1V
ing cur government funds from 1t. This famil
iarized the people with the idea that the stat
might make profit from the awful trade, and
also put the manufacture into the hands o
wealthy and corporations; put money int
the whisky business and gave 1t organized power
Then in further development Of this revenu
system all over the country we licensed tn
|, liquor business locally. This made every com
munity familiar with the idea of profting fror
the evils of society. For cash sum we ma
authorize vice and commute crime. In q littl
time this idea percolated farther, and every
where city officials and political organization
were initiating the government in taking toll o
| criminals. -.+- .s,.,.-...
pend the enforcement Of the laws If thes
licensees brought political financial induce
ments to bear upon officials. Everywhere tn
idea was exploited that officials should enforc
the laws not according public sentiment
may indicate, and we conveniently leave. it I
!: the officials own discernment to discover wha
is public sentiment instead Of obeying the sta
struck off the head Of king for substitutin
Y his personal government for that of statutel
! a nation that revolted against George III. +.
substituting personal for constitutional cover,
nent; nation that gave the blood of millic
: men to make its fundamental law fact and n,
: falsehood, finds in every community tt
f personal government Of governors mayors, chic
|. of police and patrolmen substituted for that
= the people.
ell "a Says Laws Defed.
g Every saloon which has open doors on II
u Sabbath day In defiance of existing laws is
d living teacher Of anarchy and Of crime It h
n taught our children to disregard the authori
of the state, the. home and of God. 1t h
n schooled the alien in fragrant disobedience
= our atutes and to contempt for our instit
VI tons. The saloon at best is an evil; the Su
= day saloon is subverter Of government liyi
g tutor Of treason. For a lifetime it has def
this fair city, as certainly breeder Of Grill
" as burglars college would be. Thank G
:, that Mayor Jones has discharged this teacher
:. the DEVILS Sunday school. (Great applause.)
y We are all agreed that the saloon is thi
e to be tolerated with regret. We would
1t welcome its abolition, II we believed it PIT
lie tcal. 1t exists only by sufferance. The gre
20 corporations put it under the ban, the fraterr
= tracizes the saloonist's family. Whate,
n ''rights'9it may have, it has not the right
Is defying the laws The rights. of the sale
y are to obey the laws, not arrogating the rie
II to dictate our administrations, to- corrupt
T. political life. (Applause.)
i The saloons have the right to concerted poll
IA cal action, and to run DR.. Ames for mayor.
= hope they'll do it. I will be glad to speak
s. every ward for David P. Jones, for law ,
! forcement for civic honesty and cleanness
the home. prolonged applause)
I'll The fight is on in America for the people
n regains the power they have lost A better d
n has come; Deneen, Hanley, Folk, Jerome Roo
81 ers. This is the day of Minneapolis visitat ii
-, ~ the hour for her to choose. Our splendid ma,
-. has declafed for the law; every good citi;
g: y: should back him, and do it vigorously. Let
nc be enthusiastic, let us get busy and br
back the authority of law and helm save
country.
Yonder men wearing the bronze button IA,
q their opportunity forty-fve years ago; this