The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-13

to get people to attend church. would
say to the Rev. Gentleman if he would
have people attend church that the best
way is to make it such an interesting
place of meeting that people will be glad
to attend. Get out of the rut Of dogma
and creed and preach Christ's gospel as
He preached it.
The Rev. Gentleman asks how would
it be to close picture shows and other
places of amusement all day Sundaya
Well that might suit him personally. but
there are other people in the city and in
fact large majority who are not in favor
of it K <
The Rev. Gentleman says. should it be
necessary to line up an army Of voters
with long petitions to push and beg the
Executives to do their dutya Certainly it
it i. not and as long as | have been
Mayor | have never seen an army OF vot-
ers with long petitions begging the Ex-
ecutives to do their duty.
The voters at the last election voted
out the saloons and the executives have
carried out their wishes, not only in doing
their duty, but have spent hundreds of
dollars in ferreting violations of the Liq-
| uor law, and will challenge the Rev.
Gentleman to name any other city of the
size of Washburn in the state that is a
more law abiding place. with over 1000
strangers from all parts of the United
States and men of all nationalities among
| them. Don't the Rev. Gentleman think
the officials of the city are entitled to
ANYWAY Just little credit and encourage
| ment for the share they had in it in
| making Washburn such an orderly and
pleasant place to live in.
Would it not be more Christian like and
following the Golden Rule. the Gentleman
smoke of in his letter, if instead OF rushing
| into print and making an insinuation about
| it being necessary to line upon army OF
voters with long petitions to push and beg
| the executives to do their duty, he would 60
and see the. Executive Oncers of the city
Il
Every oficer land every alderman in the
city are striving to do their best to advance
and give the city as whole the kind OF
government best for the majority OF Its
citizens, not catering to any class Of people
and giving all a square deal. ana clean cu'
honest administration and doing this WITH
out remuneration whatever. The Rev
tGentleman also takes quite fling at the
merchants saying that theylare anxious to
he slaves and make slaves of the clerks, for
opening Sundays. and he also takes slam
at the customers saying they do their level
best to neglect to buy when they ought
to. and then do their shopping on Sunday
lam afraid the Rev. Gentleman when he
wrote that article must have been suffering
from An acute case of Indigestion, he had to
knock everybody
In concluding this letter for the Rev.
Gentleman's information. would say that
any time he has anything to complain OF, or
anv suggestions to offer for the benefit OF
the city, we snail be glad to talk to. him or
anv other citizen at the Council chambers.
bnt always bea in mind that the Mayor and
City Council are not working for the intel
est of any church or churches. any church
society or any other society, we are working
TO boost Washburn first, last aid all the
time. No knocks among us, CANT got time
IS knock the whistles yf the majorority OF
the voters govern our actions.
E. BRYAN, Mayor.