Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-17
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The ST. Louis Republic says: 1.-THE
records OF 81. Louis police courts are
strong argument for Sunday closing.
Tho Monday dockets have never boon
proportionately 10 small 90 since Sun
day closing began. In several OF the
courts dookets have been shortened ~
more than halt, and in one OF the larp.-
est courts by nearly four-dfths. Could
there be stronger proof OF the wisdom
Of Sunday closing?" The country at
large will watch the result OF Cover
nor Folks law enforcement policy
with great interest II it were not
that some people would rise up and
call US idiots, We would suggest that
ii the saloon were closed on Monday
it would have q like effect on the
Tuesday docket. II it were closed on
Tuesday it would have . like effect on
the Wednesday docket, add so on
throughout the week. What supreme
folly consistency is!
Six violent deaths, each of q peculi-
arly horrible nature, including two
wives murdered by drunken husbands,
one SOD murdered by his drunken
father. and three suicides is the record
of "the drink" in this state during the
past seven days.
Last week was chronicled the MUIR
der of Congressman Pickney, imme-
diately after he had delivered a pro-
hibition speech In Texas. This wee k
comes the story of the brutal assault
OF Rev. Schell, Catholic priest, be-.
cause OF his activity against the lille:
gal sale Of liquor to the Indians The
saloon anarchists do not hold the life
of any one who opposes it as sacred.
A recent press dispatch from Mr.
bank, S. D., says: "The sale of whis-
key to an Indian meant certain arrest
and Conviction The U S. govern
ment was back of this law and Upcle
Sam usually means business. II there
were law prohibiting the sale to any
body and that law were backed up by
political party in sympathy with it,
then it might be said with equal truth !:
''The sale of whiskey for beverage
purposes meant the certain arrest and
conviction of the offender "
The government has decided that
Indians that have taken up land In
their own names can buy liquor AS
a result the people living In the v'cin-
ity ct SissetOn reservation are con-
sidering the forming of a rural police
to protect their lives and property
Under Indian prohibition no such 20
lice are necessary. Lo does not seem
to differ materially from the pale face.
Those cities under prohibition require
but small fraction of the police nee.
essary where the saloon exists. In
Minneapolis that territory where the
saloon exists is called the police pa:
troll district; those portions OF the 81 ty
under prohibition are spoken of as
outside the police patrol district. The
saloon is a good thing for the police.
man. Without it he would have t5
| work for living.
The average per capita consumption
of alcoholic liquor throughout the
United States for 1904 was 2O.29 gal
Ions. The consumption in prohibition
Kansas was less than gallons.
Mayor Jones, the mayor of Minnea-
polls, has made no attempt to close
the saloons on Sunday. He spoke be-
fore the Methodist ministers q few
days since and they went enthusiastic-
ally On record as endorsing his ad-
ministra,ion, making no exception OF
his non-eL forcement of the Sunday
closing law and of the law prohibiting
the brothel. How delightful it ia for
the army of the Lord and the cohorts
of hell to dwell in peace together
Verify the lion aud the lamb lie down
tor etht with the lamb inaida