The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-27
The I.eayen and the Lump,

We pride ourselves here in Minneapo-
lis upon the prevalence Of a. little high
er average Of public and private morals
than usually obtains in cities Of this.
size. And we probably have q right to-
Mayor Jones in his remarks yesterday
to the meeting which asked him to be d
candidate again, indicated where we
got this superior order Of things. He,
says it Is largely inherited. He went
back into early history and recalled how
the noble men and women Of the early
days had given tone and direction to
the thought and life of the community,
and had established standard Of cit.
izenship which still manifests itself
in the more recent composite. It was
the heaven which has leavened the
whole lump.
We only have to 60 back twenty-five
or thirty years to find the public af-
fairs Of this community directed by
men Of strong character and superior
capacity, Of high purpose and sincere
devotion to the public good. Mime
| apolis was fortunate in having among
her early citizens considerable num-
Der of men and women from New Eng
land, who brought with them the sturdy
virtues which characterized the life Of
the people of that section. The New
England element was made up Of lead
ers--men who were forceful3 and i'm
pressed themselves upon the community
i not only in it's commercial and indus.
trial life, but in it's political, social and
religious. AS population was added
from various parts Of the world, there
came also the best Of the northern Euro
pean peoples, with long-establisbed no.
lions Of honesty, industry and love Of
| order. &C..
1t is no wonder that with these ele-
ments mingled in large proportions in
our population we should have as re-
suit a better average than isato be
found in most cities Of this size, an
average Of citizenship more in sympa-
| thy with right living, with obedience
to law and regard for good order than
is common in cities Of this class.
And this fact is the substantial fact
upon which all in sympathy with that
policy for which the present municipal
administration stands base their
hopes and expectations Of it's continu.
ance-it is because the sentiment Of
the community is right. The meeting
held yesterday morning can be taken as
a fair expression Of that sentiment
among the business men, professional
men and a considerable portion, of the
wage:earners Of the city. It is worthy
Of note in the same connection that nc
element of the population has given IS
i the mayor more substantial evidence OF
sympathy with his stand in favor Of
law enforcement than the age-earners
of Minneapolis. The first assurances
Of support in the inauguration of the
Sunday closing policy came to him from
the labor organizations Of the city.
So it appears that taking, the average
Of Minneapolis citizenship it is fair tt
/ regard it as Of higher grade; than tn,
average in most cities of this class
. And to this fact must be credited il
large measure not only the success O.
the present administration up to tn
present time, but the assurance that i
will receive that support in the futur
l which will perpetuate its existence an
( strengthen it's usefulness. Good gov
eminent is not a product of one man
q purpose and efforts, but Of the sent
q m 5nt and standards which prevail, gen
! orally thruout the community. E i