The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-12
The War is over.

There was an election in Minneapo-
lis last week. The issue between the
contending parties, was clear, definite
and distinct. The result at the polls
left no. room for argument as to ethe
preference Of the majority Of the voters.
The Jour has accepted the sit
uation, has assumed that, the mayor
elect will keep his promises, and has
expressed the belief that he will have
the support of the friends Of his oppo-
nent in every honest and intelligent
effort to give. this city as good an adj
ministration as his predecessor has
given it, or better one if he can.
We supposed the war was over; that
the victors had nothing to do but to
divide the spoils and the vanquished
nothing to do but accept defeat as part
OF the fortunes of war. With those
who marched under the opposing colors
that appears to be the case.s AS in the
great war, when the issue of union or
disunion was settled, with the real SOL
dlers, the men who wore the uniforms,
followed the flags and showed their
colors. the war is over. It is only the
camp followers, the coffee-coolers, the
stragglers, the copperheads who osten-
slbly favored one side while secretly
and treacherously aiding the other, that
are still waving the bloody shirt and
trying to keep up the fight, who abuse
the vanquished when they have laid
down their arms, who violate the rights
OF truce and rub it in in every Way
characteristic of their class, but in a
fashion utterly abhorred and despised
by fair fighters. LII T.. ~.
Scarcely day has passed since the
election that our morning contemporary
mas not shown it's real sympathies in
the recent contest and exhibited it's
bitter malevolence by utterly uncalled
for, unsoldierly and cowardly attacks
upon Mayor Jones and those who were
Jealous in support of the issue which
ne presented to the public. How bit
terly hostile that paper has been
all along to the movement for
civic betterment in Minneapolis,
how determined to- defeat the pol
ICY OF restricting the saloon to
It's legal rights, to the abolition Of pub
lie gambling and to any other effort to
raise the standard of municipal life
has been most clearly and unmistak-
ably demonstrated by the malicious de-
light which it appears to take in pound
Ing everybody who had anything to do
with making up. that splendid total of
$4,000 votes cast for a better Mime
apolis. -
However, no issue in popular gov
ernment is ever settled until it is set
tied right. We simply await develop.
ments. Meanwhile, let it be borne in
mind that to no citizen Of Minneapolis
has ta there ever been paid more sub
stantial~ testimonial Of confidence and
approval than when $4,000 voters cast
their ballots in support Of the man who
has raised the standards of municipal
administration in this city higher than
they have ever been raised before. And
while he has not succeeded in secur-
ing reelection it is perfectly safe to
say that when the history of this town
IS written by the future historian the
place which will be given to him will
be one which any citizen might regard
with envy, for his record is made and
his place in local history is secure and
will stand when his defamers are for
gotten and long after their malevolent
abuse has been dismissed by right
thinking people as the most discredit-
able and disgusting phase of a great
battle for civic betterment.
so