The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04
The JONES CAMPAIGN
MAYOR PLEADS FOR
GOOD NAME OF CITY.
BEST INTERESTS OF MINNEAP-
OILS ARE AT STAKE.

D. . -. % r. j y E+ !,
City Executive Points to the Elements
Back Of His Opponent and Takes Up
Haynes Assertions, Answering
Charges Shows What He Hopes to
Accomplish. -.-.... ...~. ..s
good business is good politics. declared
Mayor David P. Jones at the republi-,
can rally in the eleventh ward last
evening. The meeting, which was held
at Anderson's hall, Franklin and TWEEN
ty-sixth avenues S, was unusually well
attended and Mr.. Jones was cheered to
the echo. He was in the stronghold Of
his friends and made a stirring speech.
"Never mind me, never mind my op-
one man, yes, the interests Of this city
are ten times more important than the
personal victory Of any one man, de-
clared the mayor. IT do not attack
the character Of my opponent and never
have. I do not say that he is a bad
man. On the contrary, he is gen
tleman, capable and intelligent. But
paign Is financed and backed by the
brewery and liquor interests. He can't
deny it and never will. I will defy the
whole liquor traffic with all my strength
when it undertakes to control the poll
tics of this city. 1t is seeking to do
SO now. a>,- ~ 4~. 2 -.,.t<..
Who Will Demand Favors?
1T will ask you who will be in po
sition to ask and even demand favors
from Mr.. Haynes if he should be elected
mayor of this city9 Can anyone doubt
or successfully refute the assertion that
the liquor and allied interests will have
have it. There is too much good stuff
in you people to permit these interests
to. manage your affairs.
Loud cheers and long continued ap-
plause greeted this statement.
"The time has come for g. declara-
ton of independence in this city, and I
am confident that the people will speak
with no uncertain sound. Leave me out
Fof the question, for as matter Of fact
me if am defeated next Tuesday,
HIt is the Minneapolis plan which
is the only issue. You are to say
whether or not the fame that Minneapo-
lis has achieved thruout the entire
country by it's efforts to reduce the
power of the liquor traffic and make it
amenable to the law, shall be retained.
which is at stake-nothing else. What
will your answer be9'
The answer was a loud and long out
burst of applause at which Mr.. Jones
smiled with delight.
Haynes and the Police.
In the opening of his address he
called attention to the fact that no
less than forty members of the police
force in the preceding campaign had
been directed to work in the interests
from one week to six months in politi-
cal work Their combined work
amounted to 5000 days, for which the
taxpayers paid them more than $4,000.
All this was exclusive of holidays and
absence for sick leave, and the records
of the police department. showed it.
Mr.. Jones said that his instructions
with politics, for such interference
would be considered as a neglect Of
duty. There were two distinct ways of
running the police force and it was up
to the people to say which they pre-
ferred.
Calling attention to the board Of
charities and correction, Of which he
was a member, he declared that dur
ing the two years Of his administra-
tion this department. had saved $4,000
in running the city hospital, the
as compared with the results achieved
during the Haynes administration.
These were official figures, and he in
quired if the saving Of $4,000 with
out impairing the efficiency of the
three departments was not of some
concern to the taxpayers.
rho nor,h1iro Evil
"And now take the gambling evil"
continued Mr.. Jones. "You know
what grip it had on the city. The
old 'Syndicate,' under one form or
ANOTHER, had control of the gambling
in this city for upward Of thirty
years, and was so strongly entrenchcd
lodged. T knew Better. They put up
bluff, but I said you CO., an they
went. The old firm has been broken
up and has been out Of business for
some time.
"One day a young man employed in
bank informed me that he had lost
So 300 to the gamblers. The evidence
was convincing and I called the gamb-
lers before me. I could get no salts
faction. I then said, Return that
$4,000 to the bank by 6 o'clock or you
Will near from me. mis- was at
o'clock, and by 6 O'Clock the money
was in the bank. During my admins
tration IT'S gamblers have been pros
ecuted. No other administration had
prosecuted one-third Of that number.
winerooms No More. 1
"The winerooms practically have
been eliminated, I went after them
during the short time I was called to
fill out the unexpired term of DR..
Ames, but afterwards they driftel
back. The fight was resumed, and
everyone knows that the wineroom
evil has for all practical purposes been
abolished, - =. r... f.. 't~
"Selling liquor to minors is now a
thing of the past. Orders were issued
that any saloonkeeper who sold or per-
mitted liquor to be sold to minors,
either boys or girls, would suffer the
extreme penalty, the revocation Of the
license. Several liquor dealers are now
out Of business as the result Of tho
enforcement Of this order. Do you ap-
prove Of this9
Now we will speak of the immoral
houses. The proprietors were told to
get out Of the business and residence
districts. They asked, Where shall