The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12
City News
new KEYNOTE In
JONES CAMPAIGN
MAYOR INVOICES SUPPORT OF
THE REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES.
Nothing but tho Best. Says tho Nty's
Executive, Will Do for the Repubu-
can Party, the Party Of Principle and
Progress Six Audiences Cheer the
Mayor.

14Vk1oco-oA Au0euCeS CAoeI tno
Mayor.
points in the city listened to Mayor
Jones last night. In person the mayor
addressed each audience on his policy
Of law enforcement, the square deal to
all with special privileges to none, the
cleaner, bigger and better Minneapolis,
and Minneapolis forward to the front
with other cities in her class. With the
same fearlessness and vigor that have
characterized his campaign thruout, the
mayor outlined his policy clearly and
forcibly, asking no personal support,
and the republican party.
A keynote Of the mayors campaign
was struck. in q new form in his address
before the Garfield Republican club in
Morgan Post hall, the last meeting ad.
dressed by the mayor last night. " The
1feePubhean party said the mayor:
chance 20 Te pha that a reputa
tio1. Nowadays, parties must make
high bids for public favor, and nothing
but the best will do for Minneapolis
ana the republican party of Minneapo-
" | am republican and always have
been and. will be. In this campaign I
am hghting for principle. will make
no bid for single vote or thousand
votes by appealing to anything but the
best there Is in the citizenship Of Min
neapolis; My standard is not one bit
anead OF my party, and I believe the
ranks Of republicanism will rally about
1t and carry it to victory
His Political Hopes.
Another announcement of interest
was made by the mayor, in the same
speech, concerning his political plans
for. the future. After reviewing his
political career and the influences that
brought him into the fight two years
ago and ct the present time, the mayor
said: ~ see no political future ahead
that tempts me. I have no ambition
that draws me toward large political
fields. have and always will be
municipal man. Ny interests are in my
city. My training is entirely munich
pal. I am ambitious for my city, that
it should be the cleanest, the strongest
and best, # I have helped with your
cooperation It is because my heart Is
in it and will ever be in it. At the
end Of the next two years 1 expect to
retire to my own business and to my
own affairs 80 far as active participa-
tion In the management Of the city is
concerned, but. shall always be inter
ested in my city"
The issues covered by the mayor in
his address last night are those which
have been brought to the front thruout
the campaign. Without mincing words
or hedging he declared his policies Of
law enforcement: the enforcement of
the laws governing the saloon business.
including midnight closing and all day
gambling; the confinement and sesre-
cation Of the social evil with conse-
quent cleansing of the downtown dis
tricts, and the government Of the city.
| not by the saloon interests, with the
backing Of special privileges, but gov.
eminent by the great body of law
| abiding citizens. 8
Vote for Principle.
IT am not asking you to vote for
! me personally or as a candidate said
the, mayor. . Unless you believe in
these principles, that they are right
! and best, unless you are proud Of your
city and wish to see it continue to ad.
| vance, unless you believe in right and
the principles Of the republican party
as the party Of right and progress, do
not support me. If you believe these
t east y9 sh ts sRd geod6 Sg ou will naturally
pilsbury S' aVenue and Thrt Taf
street, in Zion Swedish Lutheran
church. The meeting was opened by
the pastor, Rev. c. O.ssO1ander. The
church was filed, tho the mayor began
speaking early and had completed his
talk before the usual hofir for the be.
ginning Of meetings. The next fou,
meetings were in the third ward, or
Washington avenue n The large
store building at Washington and Plym
outh avenue, the scene Of the second
Men stood in the aisles and in the
windows, and others, unable to get in
tcrowded on the steps to hear the mayor
First Attempt by Rowdies.
The first open attempt at rowdyism
in the present campaign was shown at
this meeting The mayor was given a
rousing reception by the audience and
was applauded from time to time. A
gang Of rowdies, however-loafers col.
| lected from the nearby saloons-tried
under cover of the applause to get in
some dirty work, but were promptly
silenced by the fear Of the majority,
Another large meeting greeted the
mayor at 2l09 Washington avenue N,
The large store building where the
| meeting was held was filed and work.
| shop in the rear was opened to accom-.
| modate the overflow. Another hearty
| reception was given the mayor. The
| next two meetings were house meet
lings: one at the residence Of DR.. D
| A. Locke, classmate of the mayor al
| the state university, at 2211 Emerson
| avenue N. and another at the residence
of g. C. White, 1922 Willow avenue N
At both the mayor was heartily vel
! coined.
The final meeting was an. open ses
! sion Of the Garfield Republican club
in Morgan post hall. The meeting wal
called particularly for candidates fol
/ mayor and congress. all Of whom were
present in person and spoke for them
! selves with the exception Of DR.. q. a
| Williams, who was represented by DR.
TT. Reid. The mayor 3 remarks were
closely followed and applauded.
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