The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
MINNEAPOLIS, NOT
MAYOR 4 ! ! ON TRIAL
CITY,S EXECUTIVE POINTS OUT
REAL MEANING OF ELECTION.
Reputation Of the City at Stake. with
the Constructive Elements of Good
Government Arrayed Against the
Destructive Elements with the Back
ing of Saloons.

Asking that personalities be entirely
eliminated, and that the present mayor
atty contest, involving, as it does, the
reputation Of the city for years to come,
be settled on the principles it involves
and the records OF the two candidates,
Mayor David P. Jones delivered an
eloquent address last night before an
sion church, MISUNDERSTANDING
and Central avenues NE. His general
theme was good government, which
was the theme also of the other
''In this campaign I am not making
a personal appeal for your votes for
myself said Mayor Jones. sssThis is
a contest between antagonistic princi-
pies and methods of municipal govern
ment, both OF which have been tried
ana one has already been repudiated
votes. The question: is, What kind Of
municipal government do you wantq'
rake the man who, by trial., best fills
your requirements. trE,E
Minneapolis on Trial.
"In this contest Minneapolis and not
the present mayor is on trial. T have
been tried and now it is the city that
IS on trial before the eyes Of the en-
tire nation. The future Of the city
Will be largely determined for the
ne quarter Of a century by the bal
lots lots OF, Of next mex Tuesday: Whether the
ward remains to be seen. d The inherit
lance we will pass to our children and
the future name and reputation of the
city will depend on the result Of that
contest at the polls.
1T is a contest between the con-
structive and destructive elements of
complex city life. Every year we
spend a million and a quarter dollars
for our schools and the education of
our children. All this wealth we put
into the building up Of the future It
is an outrage on decency that the de-
structive element, backed and fostered
by 40 saloons, should be allowed to
rule and ruin and tear down faster
than we can build up.' ..
Mayor Jones briefly reviewed his adj
on from the Haynes administration pre-
ceding, declaring that the Ames
leavings were no worse than those
found two years later. He asserted
his firm determination to stand for the
four things on which a.~decided stand
has been taken in the past, civil serv-
ice reform in the police Department. the
abolishing Of public gambling, the seq
regation and gradual driving out Of the
social evil far away from the business
center, and the continuance Of the Sun
day-closing regulation. For the future
he announced desire to add, to these
accomplished things, progress on great
er civic lines, all leading to the ad-
vancement Of the city and good civic
government; square deal to all, and
protection of the legal rights of all.
Compared Administrations.
David G. Bell and others preceded
Mayor Jones. Mr.. Bell drew a telling
comparison between the two admin.
istrations and was followed by Israel
Bergstrom, who delivered stirring ad-
dress on good government. > Referring
to Mr.. Haynes method Of campaign
with jokes on serious things, Mr.. Berg
strom asserted that a man who could
treat honest endeavor and affairs of so
great Importance in SO light manner
is in no way fitted for the duties of
mayor of the city Of Minneapolis.
Mayor Jones addressed another rous-
ing meeting in the first ward in Fores-
ter's hall, where he was given another
rOusing reception.