The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-19

seen the police officers drinking on
Saturday evenings when she had
been making her rounds selling the
War Cry" 4
Captain Buyer delivered a temper
ance lecture, in which he appealed to
the laboring men to assist in driv-
ing out the saloons.
Stranger Called On Buyer.
Captain Buyer stated to The Free
Press today that yesterday after
noon a stranger dressed in al
sweater and rough clothing, called
on him and wanted to know why he
was Quitting into" the saloon bust
ness. "I replied" said the captain,
"by informing him that had that
right as citizen of Minnesota and
Mankato."
who is behind your asked the
stranger.
THAT is none of your business,
replied the captain. 81 then told the
fellow that if he wanted to apply
the pump he had better get on the
other side. The follow told me that
I was making lot of enemies, and
/ replied that | could not help that.
The stranger advised me to keep
out of what he said was other
peoples business. I do not know
who the man was. He told me that
, he had just arrived in town, and
that number of the fellows had
asked him to call and tell me that
ii was on the wrong track. I could
see that beneath the sweater he
wore a fancy vest and a watch job:
also he wore a white collar. When
| asked him his business he said
he was one of those who went about
the country suggesting to people
things they should and should not
do. He told me that already he had
cured one young man in Mankato
Of the cigaret habit and induced
him to attend the state university.
Letter From Scherer.
George W. Scherer addresses The
Free Press in which he declares
that he is not ''the man in ambush"
| The communication reads as follows:
To The Free Press: From insinu-
! ations in The Free Press and, from
current rumor on the streets | take
it that | am suspected Of being
,'behind" Captain Buyer. in his eff
forts to have the state laws enforced
in this city. Ignoring the fact,
that never in my life was | guilty
of getting behind" anyone, if l
had an opinion to express and that
| /. am fully capable of expressing
my sentiments without borrowed
mouthpiece and the further fact
that neither political advancement
nor business and personal advan-
! tage has caused me to turn to the
popular opinion on public questions.
| | VISA to assure you, your readers
and all interested parties that
am not now, nor have | ever been
directly or indirectly instigating
Captain Buyer or anyone else to
! take the course he has pursued iiSthe
license cases. My connection with
| the question is as follows-Satur-
| day, December 9Th while being
shaved at Mr.. Bakers shop and
during a conversation on this IL
cense matter l bet Mr. Baker that
the saloon licenses under question
would not be cancelled.
The bet was accepted but nc
money put up. This was long after
discussion on this matter had be-
gun. Captain Buyer was then not
| present. On Tuesday morning, Dc
cember 9th, l saw Captain Buyer
coming out of the mayors office al
| Joining my place of business. | said,
Captain, what are you butting into
| my game for and trying to make me
| lose my bet?" He asked: How is
that I am perfectly in sympathy
bet to him and he replied You'll
| lose or words to that effect which
was said while he was driving away.
called to him: Alright so to it,
This is the only time I have spoken
| to or even have seen Captain Buyer
since the conviction Of the saloon
men.
| However, to make myself thor
: oushlv understood l wish to add
that?'' Whereupon I explained my
and accord with the movement to
see the laws enforced and that I
win lend what influence | may have
and will gladly furnish my share
:, of such financial assistance as may
be needed to accomplish that end.
/ II this be. treason, mako the most of
! it.-George W. Scherer.
! The Free Press is very much pleas
ed to have Mr.. Scherer declare
himself lublicly on The matter at
issue.
Called indirectly through the agi-
tation started by Captain f. P. Buy
! er of the Salvation Army, who
wants action by the mayor and
! council that will lead up to the re.
vocation of liquor licenses by men
who have been found guilty of vic.
lating the law the Mankato Min
| listers association held a special
meeting this morning at the Y. M.
. n huilfiuo oOd in cOpnIuo;o, -