The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-05

"netner IL snail be abandoned, COM
promised or pushed into the back
ground; In saying this I am not un-
said that if elected he will enforce the
law. One could hardly imagine sane
candidate, saying less. But in politics
we have learned to put more value on
deeds than words. Mayor Jones can
point to record of achievement. MI.
Haynes can point only to a record of
| carefully guarded promises. But let
us give Mr.. Haynes credit for the best
intentions. It is important that every
candidate should have credit for de-
termination to do his best in office.
But it is the part Of sanity to look
closely into the probabilities of sue
Silverware Above Morals.
".Since Mr.. Haynes said he would
close the saloons on Sunday, he has
said It is bad administration to use
the police force to supervise morals be.
cause then burglars break into town
ana carry off our silverware. Silver
| not know how much silverware Mr..
Haynes has, but he is a better Judge
than we what is Of the most value to
him. Mr.: Haynes says also there is
q carnival of crime and that he car
ries. with him So to give to the first
highwayman. Well. Mr.. HAYNES has
been about town some lately and late,
too, and as yet he has not had to give
up that So. Perhaps there is scarcity
Of highwaymen. There has all along
been a suspicion. that they were thicker
streets. But to Mr.. Haynes theory of
police work. We conclude that if
elected he would not use the police
force to supervise morals because we
cannot believe that Mr.. Haynes would
slight what he considers the greater
work for the lesser. He would attend
to the silverware department first and
then if the saloons opened crack or
two on Sunday, or if the gamblers car
ried off a fortune between sunsets he
would have the excuse that he was
polishing our knives and forks. =,
| Haynes on Gambling.
"Again Mr.. Haynes went on the
stump and said that the mayors eff.
forts to suppress public gambling were
opera bouffe. Gambling could not be
suppressed, but he would try to sup:
press it. We cannot tell whether Mr.
| Haynes is for his. own platform OF
| against it. He seems to be a little
| like the Irishman g amiable and i'm.
! partial dog, which would go down the
road Always with everyone who came
"That can't be said of Mayor Jones,
He is going one way all the time. He
Is Always going in the direction rect Of bet
9S sr has not s0ught the se Of
on q log. He there for business.
He is in earnest. He came into the
office first thru an act Of Providence or
rather thru reaction. Of Providence.
He restored order, expelled grafters,
and did all he could to retrieve the
name of the city. When he was elect
ed two years later he promised you
clean government and you got it. The
question Of law enforcement grew up
with his administration, and he did
not finch from it.. He grappled it,
he conquered it., he solved it. He solved
it for himself, he solved it for you, he
solved 1t for Haynes-so Haynes says,
But you know that law enforcement IS
not automatic and you know that if
you want Jones' solution you also
want Jones. > ~ e.
Law Enforcement an Issue.
What is the issue Of law enforce
ment. It is not merely the closing of
few barrooms on Sunday. That is
only one mode of it's expression. It is
a power which has taken hold Of the
nation, the state, the city; it is a re-
awakened American conscience which
demands that all laws shall be fairly,
equally and honorably enforced.
Il minneapolis is growing city. We
are calling for and receiving citizens
from all parts of the country. What
do we advertise when we ask people
to come here to make their honest Do
we announce that we have an unexam-
precedented profit; that our govern
ment is handled by them that the vot-
Ing here is perfunctory all candidates
being chosen by the brewing interest;
that our taxes are high and must be
high because our government is cor
rupt9 Would that draw new citizens
here's ls that our advertisement No,
this IS the way our advertisement
reads: Minneapolis is city Of
homes. Its tax rate is low because it's
government is economical and clean.
It Is high license town in which the
saloons have the privileges accorded
them by law and no more. It's mayor
is a young, vigorous man, born in the
WY ouuCdtSu LII 4to puUl1C SCHOOLS,
graduated from the state university,
built upon the best American model,
the son Of a man who fought for his
country 8 dearest interests in war, and
who taught his son to fight For his
country's dearest interests In peace
If this is the correct appeal for
new citizens, new industries, new posi-
bilities in Minneapolis; if we have a
mayor. who has brought us honor and
praise from the whole land shall we
discharge him when his job is half
Edone7 ;
Jones' Opposition Analysed.
There is said to be some opposition
to Mayor Jonesq What is it9
Some say he is too good. It is pos
sible that so soon after Ames we have
achieved a mayor who is too goodf'
Some say he has not given his
friends offices. Do you care about that
IF every man who 9does not want or
need an Office, who has no interest in
the government except to see public
affairs well conducted, will 20 to the
polls tomorrow and vote for Jones, the
opposition will be marked scattering. ;
Some say he is silk stocking. Let
each man wear the kind of STOCKINGS hn