The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-03-24


Hall and Wet City Council Very Unsafe.
don't think candidates should express their opinions
the dry question view of the fact that the liquor
ton has been taken by the people for final settlement
This is the personal position Of Mr. John T. stead hardy
candidate for prousey blooming for the
of 1917. e: -
Most call Mr.. Armsteads position straddle We
ced his honesty in the matter but cannot understand the mental
processes of man who reasons that way.
church. March II, Mr. Armssead said:
cannot a stand and dry question. am in
laundry $OoOO0OO invested cannot eo
pardize my business by taking stand "a.
No doubt Mr. Armeads honesty and frankness in
such expression again. those mental Of his puzzle
looks he has watched the wheels of his
laundry wh his head dizzy and his mental machinery all
of adjustment. '....
Today with election close hand and the primaries long
2 M n % his 70 @ e onuons r he
the public broad blanket assertion that he has been
will people, suffice It does credit the
public with intelligence knowledge of what it wants
Waive all Mr. Armsteads itch for office his attempts to
his character Concede his moral bus
honesty Weighed in the balance he is found wanting
The people of Duluth have wet city council and dry
June contributed of his laundry the
well understood that he's wet today His better half
600 in license money 49, '."' .-
Catholic priests delegates Lutheran
makes call You do not gather figs you get
full enforcement of prohibition laws from license ympahzers It's
illogical and contrary to human nature.
If you think otherwise listen to this: =.
majority Duluth dry last June It assumed and
expected that the would keep in complete harmony
with that decision Some of the supposed to be
dry principle Those wet in principle expected be
true to their oaths of office. ~. -,'ns. TT.
What happenedf ~ -S. ;.:. *fr
When it was supposed that Leonidas Merritt that lion
honesty and champion Of the dry ordinance
his way to hot Springs tor ms neah M Dr. share the great
fastened to the city hall There Mayor Princes Office he
met by the Mayor Farrell silbersen and Vos
old akoS
the special order of business.
But Mr. Merritt's departure delayed Going to the city
hall errand he found lady waiting outside the mayors Of
flee door, and she had been waiting some time. ~
In if the admit at galantly
Merritt turned Of the door, opened
and greeted by these words: g. ,.~
But will stand for that said Of the
commissioners. - -. .I..' n
''Yes they WILL" replied Dr. sharte. ..a =,
Then they who their midst You may imagine the
of the who had the will Of the
people, they were plotting will majority
Of the voters of Duluth as expressed legally June 49,
Mr Mayor remarked Mr. Merritt "a lady without desires
audience with you She has waited some time"
with knife No one spoke word but finally Dr. sharte said
'We that's about the way sands' and started to leave
Merritt however got DR.. Shartel continued his
visit The lady waited another hour before she
That the Of servants out the will Of
majority of the people When Mr. Armsead hands out such gu
burned child breads the fire. Experience great teacher The
people of Duluth have had much experience with
We will dismiss Mr. Armstead and his right here He is
defeated today and power EARTH available
elect him. There desire unduy rub it in Let this well
meaning citizen rup his collection Of laundry tubs The
people did not draft him for service, anyway. =
The people have not been well pleased with the this
pagn started There seemed be unity ngeness
candidates naturally against licensed saloons Such candidates
thus dividing the dry strength giving the
vets the advantage In the went
down defeat because of the haphazard Of affairs
Then there the usual number of small fry suffering with
itch for year exaggerated ego who gained nothing
very best Duluth Perhaps wet influence encouraged
this surplus Of candidates. <%.~t ! .-s A ? ~
The logical natural sensible way voting for commissioners
for the who closely represent your principles
wet dry The doing this with sngeness of
The advocates Of booze will do anything to their bacon
Some will far Others but when dangerous act
required, there will be a to do it. &za.
The only thing for the dry people do is to rally aotnd the
two who best be relied agree with their
s@ss $3.50 eee Sco.tin.4 Pas. " -.