The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-31
The True Situation Analyzed.

The True Situation Analysed.
It seems to- me, that some one ought
to emphasize the fact M ore plainly than
1t has yet been ef,1phasized that the
real issue in the present mayoralty con-
Of the candidates, neither is it a sques--
tion. Of some detail Of their several al-
ministrations, but is a matter Of rec
ord, and of the two men as fairly
Judged by that record. Both Mayor
Jones and ex-Mayori Haynes are esti-
mable gentlemen, and no shadow Of
criticism has been Of will be forthcom-
ing as@aFectlng character and personal
fitness.
The one administrative act which
stands out pre-eminently in Mayor;
zones administration is his closing Of
the Sunday saloons. Men have always
do things and no amount Of talk or
explanati On q ean pervert the fact that
Nay fMayor Or 70 Jones ess did close the Sunday sa-
looms and, @asI happen to know, in The
face Of. the, advice Of some of bis clos
est friends and political advisers. The
Fact remains that Mayor Jones did
what none OF. his predecessors thought
wise e o. hadf "a the. !9. courage to do, and, in
passing, would Like. to emphasize the
point that his correctness Of Judgment
accepted by the community and ad-
mltted by his present political oppo-
nent.' His wisdom, no less than his coiulr-
age, therefore, commands respect.
NJ en- aFeSprone to give their attention
to. ineonsequentiaIs and to permit their
minds to be diverted from main issues:
| ] am no 5H4hero Worshiper, but I can
| not see how any ,fair-minded, disinter-
ested man can do otherwise than place
the seal OF. approval on the municipal
administration lll of the past two years,
governed, asI fully believe it has been,
| not by political ambition, not by ex-
! pedlency, nor by impulsiveness nor de-
sire for -glorifcation. but by. an
| s1nbitionas a. TO put minneapolis IN the fore
front Of progressive American cities,
/ What / am ssolicitous for is that the
voters Of Minneapolis shall not lose
sight OF the main proposition. The main
proposition fis2 not that Mayor Jones
| closed the Sunday saloons and therefore
deserves re.electfon;. no more lis it
thatsthru TIE; entire northwest at pres
ent, there IS a. a.sspasmodic period Of hold.
ups sea a3d ad lndly1duai |, llaWlessness; @e
! made a good record as mayor; has done
/ things, and the community can have
confidence N his sincerity to serve tho
city another. term along progressive
| lines, he deserves re. election.
The opposition has admitted his cor.
-rectness of Judgment as related to the
main incident of his :, administration
Now would like to call the attention
OF 0ne voVers OF minneapolis, to the
| fact that 1there are some other things
which Mayor Jones has done which are
if.qplte e: as; ommendable-among them
-
'ft HIS, influence as an. x-officie member
t1pf the, various, boards Of, the eity,, eighl
'E1n ntnmbssr ~ lb1s has been 2 most valuable
tractor; for, while the mayor Of Mime
iapol1s, ,Hnqer our present charter. has
clrclmscribed direct, authority outside
| of the police department., his influence
can be positively exercised, if it is his
desire to SO express himself. =. :.
i This: I know, Mayor Jones has done
With great benefit to the city. His. in
huence2 thus expressed in connection
with the board of corrections and char
:. 1tles,, has effected a saving of $2l,00(
over. the corresponding term Of his pre-
board, the library board and the othe?
boards have, moreover, always bee1
! most helpful and Of advantage to til,
Ills seorts ii 81 H e;t sts4m. a
on fatreet lighting, resulting in su
!. [spren1e court decision confirming his DO
sition, has effected a material saving
for the current year and insures tht
city yfreedom from future expensive
lighting contracts.
board of tax levy, Mayor Jones ha,
IS stood for impartiality and economy il
the appropriation Of the :eity's funds.
/ The work Of Mayor Jones in organ
izing the San Francisco relief funt
committee Of last spring is a matter
Of record. He was one OF the mos
: active participants of the State Mu
= 1znicipal league held in tho city las
1;winter. He is one of5thes guar antor,
}wh0 made possible theslocation Of thi
erf ArmeqE Al aseEvgp paeEi9g enssfpEIsssi sie
:. centiWaterways convention, Mr.. Jone
ATTRACTED the attentions of that bod,
and: was selected as the representative
of the northwest in the national water
ways congress, which may mean 81
much to Minneapolis, to be held ii
Washington in December.
He has ever been at the call of any
organization Of citizens having as it,
purpose the prosperity of Minneapoli
and the -betterment of conditions there
in, sparing neitherftime nor effort Whe,
/ -CdltSu supOHss-&sfi!- sFfs5.aE4S
r While Mayor Jones makes no claim
, along these lines, they are matters o
: record, aud, in att national ,conV Vention
Of municipal Officers and students
there is no man who commands NOR
respect and a larger recognition tha
does Mayor Jones. He has placed tn
tIspolice department.: on splendid phyt
; ical and financial basis. Sphe atnos
Ephere Of his Office, radiating therefor
Ito every department. and board Of tn
city. is one !of aggressiveness, spre
gresslveness, business probity and in
aspiration. The influence of such a.
atmosphere on every public servant. i
) every citizen and taxpayer. : =, = ~
7 Mayor Jones is man who doe
) things; his record proves it. =, I. trus
;, the; citizens Of Minneapolis will no
t Evote. for Mayor Jones on account o
i any particular detail of his ad1pinistra
, closing seems to have been settled
there are other and much bigger ques
r tions to be solved; pure water, goo
: paving, efficient sewerage, equitabl
! taxation, municipal ownership to a
least the extent of experiment; tn
proper relation of our pubic-servic
J, corporations to the city, and vice versa