The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
sat,lrda Evening,
JONES FIRES HOT SHOT
IN STRONGHOLD OF DENIS
He Addresses Appreciative Audience in the Sixth
Ward, Making Telling Arguments for Business Ad-
ministration. @.@ z..

Announcing that he came to the
sixth ward in spite Of the boast Of the
seventy saloonkeepers of the ward that
it would do no good, Mayor DavidaP
oJnes Spoke in tn eheart Of democracy
last night in Hegna hall, Cedar avenue
and Two and one-half street. The
mayor did not mince words in handling
his campaign or the record Of his op.
ponent, Mr.. Haynes, even tho the saloon
interests of the ward have boosted
that they will carry everything in sight.
81 was elected to succeed Mr.. Haynes
as mayor of this city because he did
not make good,' said Mayor Jones.
HThat was the sentiment Of the peo-
pie and they expressed it by the re-
versal Of 5000 or more votes.''
Calling attention to the fact that he
asserted that ssthe issue in Minneapolis
today is the lid, and nothing can super
sede it as the issue on which the pres
ont campaign stands. ! have made my
promises based on action and accom-
plshments while in office. Mr.. Haynes
has not promised these things and will
not. He says he Hsupposes the peo-
pie should have what they WANT but
Mr.. Haynes had two years in office and
the people did not get what they want.
Eliminating promises altogether tho and
stand by the results. Judge Mr.. Haynes
by what he did and me by what I
have done; this will speak stronger
than any promise.
How Law Enforcement Pays.
: That law enforcement along the lines
laid down by the present administration
was good business was the idea pre-
sented to the large and representative
audience that greeted the mayor: I'm
mayor, "good politics is good bust
ness and good business is good politics.
The city Of Minneapolis is huge bust
ness enterprise in which we are all in
terested and in the management of
which we all have an equal vote. It
takes four and half million dollars an
nually to run this huge business enter
prise Of ours, therefore we need man
of business capacity and experience. -
With the closest attention the audi
and from time to time broke into ap-
plause as he drove each point home.
Cries of "What's the matter with
Jones. He IS all right,' were frequent
ly heard from different parts Of the
house. The mayor spoke Of the events
that made him acting mayor for five
months preceding Mr.. Haynes, at a
time when the gamblers and saloon
men ran the city, when minor boys and
girls were allowed to frequent saloons,
when gamblers waxed wealthy on stol-
en- spoils with the thieves and big mitt
and con game men. These evils were
cleaned up and a clean and wholesome
city handed to Mr.: Haynes when he
became mayor.
"Then, y said Mr.. Jones, IT began
to serve as mayor by your votes, and
found identically the same condition of
affairs existing that existed before. The
city was run down and corrupt. A
cleaner city and the protection Of the
home was demanded. OF what value
is the great wealth of the city in
banks, in mills and other things if the
city is flthyq by which will the city
be known, it's wealth or it's filth?
"The gambler is a thief and a rob-
Der preylng on the property Of others.
Was it not good business proposition
to-, compel IT'S gamblers to go. out of
e to csase 7 % =! and stealing
Of them have been convicted and all
have been driven out of business. If
I continue as mayor, the gambler will
continue to stay out.
."Again, it was good business to
drive eighty filthy resorts from the
business streets of the city. No effort
was made in this direction by Mr..
Haynes. I am prepared to cite in
stances where he was begged to take
action and drive these places out and
he said, mo, I can't In that case
tho, mayor can do what he wants to,
if he has backbone and means bust
ness'
Gives Legal Rights.
The mayor reviewed his arguments