The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-31
The Mayors Campaign.

titled 10 an accurate anu tfutnful report
OF what he says in his campaign
speeches. Any reputable newspaper
conducted on modern lines, desiring to
he regarded as reliable, would take
pains, even if it were secretly hostile
to him, to accord him the Justice of
truthfully reporting his public utter
ances. For this reason it is not diff
fcult to understand the indignation
which the mayor feels today at the
false and malicious Misrepresentation
of his remarks at the first ward meeting
last evening.
In the first place, Mayor Jones is
represented in quotation marks as hav-
ing admitted that he had broken his
promise to the saloonkeepers and liquor
dealers with regard to the Sunday sa-
loon, hut felt justified in breaking
promise made at a time when he was
ignorant of the situation. We expect
to hear substantially this statement of
the Tribune repeated on the platform
Of the opposition all over this city,
altho as matter of fact Mayor Jones
made no such admission. He said moth
ing which in truth or common decency
could be tortured into any such state
ment. What he did say is reported
fully in the news columns of Il h G
Journal today.
AS we understand it, when Mayor
Jones came into Office he was of an
open mind on the question of the Sun
day saloon. He had not made up his
own mind as to what was the better
course to pursue. Great pressure was
brought to bear on both sides of the
case, but he refused to make any prom
Uses one way or the other. He simply
hadn't decided what was best to be
done. The first thing which command
ed his attention, so far as the admin
istration of the police power was con-
cerned, was the reorganization and
strengthening of the police force.
Six months after he came into Of
fee, when he began to feel that he had
brought the machinery Of law enforce
ment up to reasonable degree of,
efficiency, he made a personal inves-
tigation of the question, and as a re-
suit of his inquiry, decided upon his
order closing the saloons on Sunday.
This was the substance of his state
ment last night which the Tribune dis
forts into the form which is so unjust
to the mayor and so we'll calculated to
damage his interests in this campaign.
That it was done for the purpose of
iniuring his chances is a fair conclu-
sion.
In other respects the report is cal
culated to injure the mayors candi-
dacy. A. D. Smith, in some remarks
preceding Mr.. Jones, had taken occa-
sion to speak in complimentary terms
Of the mayor a man and citizen.
The treatment of the mayor in this in
stance was so unlike that to which he
has been accustomed in this campaign
that he took occasion to express to Mr..
Smith personally his appreciation of
his kindness on that particular occa-
sion, but he did not and could not truth
fully commend the opposition for their
clean and gentlemanly campaign. The
purpose of this misrepresentation mani
festly was to deceive the readers of the
Tribune as to the character of the cam
paign which is being carried on in be-
half of DR.. Williams by three political
renegades whose facility in personal
abuse, SANDER and defamation is prob
ably not exceeded in the city.
We want the people of Minneapolis
to take notice that this is the kind of
campaign that Mayor Jones is up
against. It is against this sort of
thing that he is fighting in this city to-
day the battle of civic righteousness
law enforcement, the subsection Of the
saloon to the interests of the home and
Of society-a battle upon the issue of
which hangs the reputation Of the city
Of Minneapolis. Mr.. Jones has been
doing this for years. He had to make
similar fight two years ago at heavy
expense to himself. he is making ii
now no doubt at heavy sacrifice to his
own personal interests, but he is max
ing it cheerfully, enthusiastically an6
with a determination to win. Is he
not entitled at this time to more thar
3 the good wishes, the commentator, the
& approval of good citizenss Is it MOI
the sacred duty of every citizen of Min
u neapolis at this crisis to come actively
to his support? What interest has hi
in this contest which they have not
The personal satisfaction of an indorse
ment at the polls, of course, but o:
what consequence is that compared
with the effect of his defeat upon tn
city at large, and how has he any NOR
interest in the consequences which will
Cow from his success or his defeat thai
&. any other citizen9 He is giving hi
ss days and his nights to this contest. Tn
time. has come for those who want hin
ito succeed to organize thoroly in hi
2sehalf and to see to it that he has tina
8 Encouragement and support to which h
is entitled. ~
a The nation owning the trunk lines an
the states owning the feeders is some
& thing like father owning the body an
head Of the horse and each Of the boy
owning one leg.
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