The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-30
] Mayor Jones Speech.

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Mayor Jones struck the keynote Of
the present city campaign when he said
In his opening speech, $50 far the OPP
position to the present administration,
with. one exception, has not gone on
. record with reference to the saloon
domination in municipal politics except
to say that the issue is not important
and that it has already been settled
!. in this community"
And the mayor added: eff it has
been settled who has settled it9'
81 Another question, might be asked.
Who is seeking to unsettle it's w. H.
= Williams says he is not. U. G. Williams
says he is not. J. G. Haynes has not
said, which is characteristic Of the gen.
tleman. His incumbency Of an office
would tend neither to settle, nor unset
tie anything. y
But is it true that the issue has been
settled9 Mayor Jones has opened the
issue, but he cannot settle it. The
people only can do that. If they re-
nominate and re-elect Mayor Jones on
the issue Eof law enforcement they will
have gone long way toward settling
it. as -Four years of, law enforcement
will tend to make it the settled policy
Of the city that the saloons must obey
the laws as they are. But if Jones
is defeated at the primaries will not
the enemies of law enforcement claim a
victory at the polls7 Will they not
declare that the policy Of Jones was
Tepudiated in the reputation of Jones
and will not this tend to reopen the
issue7 These are the questions for
The people to consider at the primary.
So far as the size Of the issue is con-
derned, where can the people Of Mime
apolis find bigger ones
Take it's financial side-$1, 100000 a
year subtracted' from the saloon till and
added to the butcher, the baker, the
grocer, the clothier.~ Is not that a
large financial issue?
Take the drunkenness side-70 per
cent of the Sunday DRINKS prevented
In the first three months of Sunday
closing. Is not that a large enough
issue as far as good order is; CON
CtIHeuR"' a.
Take the moral side-an unexampled
number of people pressing into the. open
air by car, carriage, wagon and on foot
on the Sunday and nothing visible of
the sad evidences of the ravage Of the
saloon. Is not that a health issue?
= Take the testimony of the manufac-
turer who deposes5 that the average
work of Monday, is, much better in
quality and greater in quantity than
before. Is not that an economic issue
. Take the testimony Of the streetcar
driver who says that his Sunday night
run, which was formerly time of ter
rer, is now no more strenuous or exact
ing than any other. Take the deposi-
tion Of the saloon employee who gives
thanks that he is now as other men,
the master of his own time on Sunday
I and for the first time in his life knows
what a day Of rest means. Are not
these labor .issuesa~ ."
-, Isn't it a good-sized issue7 ga. If. it is
settled, who settled it9 If it is not
settled, who will settle it, ~
4 There are many other points about
the present administration which, may
IN time, be- taken ups,ssbut for his initia:
speech the mayor didwellz to advance
the issue of law enforcement: to the
front. It's the issue On (which his ad
ADMINISTRATION will stand |or2fall, and the
mayor will be satisfied with the DELHI
crate verdict Of the primary for, as hi
stated last night, he is not man who
would consent to hold the office Of
mayor at the behest Of any man or sci
Of men whose business seems to be tt
break the laws If there are any
such candidates in the field their name
is not Jones. -~'.'