Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-05-03

wholesalers thereof from keeping for
sale and selling and disposing of such
malt liquors.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after July 1,
1911. Approved April 10, 1911.
That Governor Eberhart signed the
act is nothing to his discredit. 1t
passed both houses almost unanimous
ly and might be said to represent a
popular demand. He had no other al
tentative. Besides I know quite a
number of members of both houses
who gave the bill their vote honestly.
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From a layman's point of view l
cannot disabuse my mind from the
fact that the law is everything that it
reads. 1t looks good. This impression
is an offhand one, but the niger in
the woodpile becomes more apparent
as common sense takes the place of
first view. That act, as one legal eX-
pert outlined to me, practically puts
at naught every restriction of the past
covering the sale of malt liquors
whether intoxicating or not. AS placed
on the statute books it is law unto
itself, the latest regarding the sale of
malt products with no relation to those
measures that have gone before or
even amendatory. In the case of
beer all restrictive measures have
been removed. AS have advised, just
read the law: Whether intoxicating
or not malt liquor shall not be sold ex-
cept in licensed saloons" That sounds
good, but notice: provided that
drug stores may keep and sell such for
medicinal purposes only. And provid-
ed further, that nothing herein shall
prevent the manufactures of such
malt or wholesalers of such malt from
keeping for sale or disposing of such
malt" This is not the exact wording
but it is substantially correct.
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AS l pointed out beer is malt
courts, and now in view of the fact
that the legislature, in attempting to
curtail the sale of malt, has passed a
law neither amendatory or without
relation to those laws which expressly
govern the sale of intoxicating liquors,
what is to prevent any saloon from
selling on Sunday provided the pro-
prietor or druggist confines his sales
to beer. He can even sell to minor
The manufacturer may even estab-
lish agencies and they may be the
blind pigs complained of and they may
even extend to the houses of i'll fame
with which Minneapolis and St. Paul
are now infested. Following the sup
preston of the red light district in
Minneapolis parties interested in the
suppression of similar vice in st. Paul
approached former Attorney General
that he bring action to rid st. Paul OF
the pest. They were met with the an
swer Let the local authorities dc
their duty first" Now, I understand
if the question is again raised the
state and all others have a complete
alibi. Beer is the chief means Of
livelihood of those conducting houses
of i'll fame in the big cities and its
sale is regulated under the head Of
malt products, or to be exact, Senate
File No. 4z9. ooh, reform, how many
sins are committed in thy name"
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Bruce w. Sanborn, son of w. H
Sanborn Of the United States circui
court of appeals, who fastened OF
Minnesota the present railroad rate
decision, something that has so ia,
cost Minnesota nearly 100000 to up
set and the finish is by no means a
hand, can be truly called the "cand,
kid" Bruce" is running for the as
sembly on the Republican ticket il
st. Paul and the distribution of cand,
is his main appeal to the voters. "Lik.
candy?" is Mr.. Sanborns introduc
ton to the voters. Sure" is the an
swer and then follows a handful O
breath purifiers and other forms O
, sweetness. At the close the usua
campaign card is forthcoming and MI
) Sanborn informs the voter that h
would like his support This form O
campaigning is something new in 81
Paul.
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Minnesota's half hundred or NOR
; dry towns and those active in push
ing the dry zone received a decide
setback when the supreme court he'll
that the license laws Of the state onl