Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

the Business Mems ticket, and pro-
pose to have things run in this city in
a business-like manner, and see that
the provisions of the general law and
the charter are enforced. He doesn It
propose that even the editor OF the
Tribune shall graft on the city with
out being challenged and perhaps that
is where Mucklawson's sore spot is To-
cated.'
We reproduce the above from
the last issue of the little dirty
whiskey ring sheet published in
this city, in order that the people
Of the city and county may Judge
as to the position of the license
advocates upon.the council. We
have a right to presume that the
sheet speaks authoritatively for
Mr.. Tallman inasmuch he has
never repudiated it's support in
his other newspaper.
We are not slurring Mr.. Tall
man when we call attention to the
inconsistencies of his saloon pol
icy. We have right to discuss
these things, and we wish to dis
cuss the principles involved and
have no time for personal abuse.
Of the six applications that
have been voted upon, Tallman
has gone upon record as being
against four. He would have us
believe that the four-B. J. Per-
rizo, August Anderson, Hultgren
& Hubbard and A. A. Klevjer--
are irresponsible men who would
run disreputable places or that
their locations do not adapt them
selves for law enforcement, but
that John Boutel and Magnuson
Bros. would run respectable u
saloons if they were in a place
where they might be watched by
the police ALL THE TIME. Just
think what a pleasant business
this must be of choosing respon.
sible men to run saloons! And
out of the six, Tallman found only
two whose personal character
we're such that they could be
trusted to run a bad business,
and these only when they would
be in a location where THE POLICE
FORCE COULD WATCH THEM ALL
THE TIME.
Mr.. Tallman's newspapers
have made a great ado about the
action of the no-icense members
of the council for refusing the
applications for saloon licenses
that came before them, and the
little dirty sheet has INDUCED in
the most sweeping denunciation
of the no-license council for not
granting license when the face OF
the election returns had shown a
majority giving permission for
them to do so. These members
of the council exercised their
best Judgment in the matter and
granted no applications because
they believe that NONE of the ap.
plicants can run a respectable
place. They believe that the sa.
loon business is Inherently bad
and that the only way to reduce
the evil to the minimum is to re.
fuse it legal protection. Now the
point we wish to make lis this.
By his action in going on record
against four applications for sa
loon license Mr.. Tallman has ad:
mitted that the position of: the
''big four" is correct In princi
pie there is no difference ii re
fusing six applications or four
applications. He hassfurther ad.
mitted that even thesBEs 81
his personal choice, have : to he
watched by the police { ALL THE
TIME r !. when they 60 into the bust:
ness. x*1 z ( = s =: ;. 81.
We are very % Is obliged e
Tallman for 6 giving the people, 81
the city this pract ical dem nstra
ton 81 the fact that 81 is 81 tie E
council and not the people who
grant cense The people Say
that::i may bez done and not that
Eitzshan 5bes done. 9TH e to The
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