The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-15
Demand That He Close The
Saloons on the Sabbath.
Executive Says His Policy Will
MOI Be Changed Now.
People Must Decide the Ques-
ton Before He Yields.

Chicago, Nov. l3.-Lawyers of the
Chicago Law and Order league are
working on the preparation of legal
complaint asking that Mayor Busse
be ousted from office.
The declaration of Charles w. Trick
EFT, assistant attorney general of Kan
sas, that the mayor and the city were in
open rebellion against the state of
Illinois, has aroused the league to re-
doubled efforts to close saloons on
Sunday.
At a meeting in Handel Hall the
climax was reached when Rev.
P. ]. O'Callaghan, pastors of st. Mary's
Roman Catholic church, by direct in
timation, called Mayor Busse an an
archist for his refusal to enforce
state law
"The man who is elected to execute
greatest enemy" said Father O'Callag-
han. Life and property are not safe
unless there is profound respect for
the law.
"The present mayor has declared
the saloons will not be closed on
Sunday during his term. You have
hanged some anarchists in Chicago,
but it appears you have not hanged
all of them yet. The most dangerous
anarchist of all is the one who hap
pens to be in an official position"
Clergymen Shouted Approval.
A score of clergymen from promi-
nent Chicago churches shouted their
approval and Immediately after the
meeting the clergymen held session.
A resolution, offered by Rev. M. P.
Boynton, pastor of the Lexington
Avenue Baptist church, recommending
that all the churches of the city aid
in raising $4,000 needed to push the
fight for Sunday closing, was unani-
mously adopted.
"Section EOS of the criminal code
makes it very plain what can be done
to the may or this city for not en-
forcing Sunday closing laws" said
Rev. w. A. Bartlett. ga fine may be
imposed not exceeding $4,000 and he
may summarily be removed for pal
pable omission of duty"
'The mayor and the city are clearly
in rebellion against the laws of the
state,'' said Arthur Burrage Farwell
Last night. "We have taken up the
fight with more determination than
ever.
"Our lawyers have the matter in
charge now and are working diligently
to prepare our legal complaint along
the lines that Mr. Trickett relates
were successful in Kansas. If the
mayor and the city are rebels, we
shall proceed against such a re-
bellion."
Mr.. Trickett in his address compared
the situation in Chicago with the Sc
cession of the southern states, and
claimed it was both possible and nee
essary promptly to put down such re-
bellion.
Mayor Busse's Policy.
Mayor DuSSe SalQ he would allow
the saloons to remain open on Sunday
until the people by vote said they
wanted them closed.
Il have all along refused to close the
saloons on Sunday" said the mayor,
"and see no reason to change my pol
! icy now"
States Attorney Healy told Arthur
Burrage Farwell and delegation of
citizens that if any evidence could be
presented to him showing the saloons
were open on Sunday he would be
glad to act.
| Mayor Buses attitude on the Sun
day closing question was condemned
! by Anna Sloan Walker, grand vice
templar of the Illinois I. o. G. T., in
an address at La Sale Turner Hall,
| Larrabee street and Garfield avenue.
"Mr Busse never will be governor
of Illinois," she declared. "Any man
who pursues such a course as his in
direct violation of the laws of the
! state has no business to ask the state
| for higher honors."