Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-04
4 KEWllItK IHLE CU/ING r..

County Clerk Kiefer and Sheriff Bccht
both furnish statements showing that they
are poorly paid officers, and that instead of
having the emolumcnts of their respective
offices reduced they ought to be increased.
This is really remarkable state of affairs.
Those offices we're held by Democrats for a
great many years, and during that period
we learned, from Republicans, that they
we're very lucrative positions. They
were held up rs the great source of taxation,
and one might have supposed that if the
throats of tho Democratic clerk and the
Democratic sheriff could be cut, our taxes
would be reduced almost to nothing. The
most fabulous stories prevailed, and the
amount said to be expended to retain those
places was placed ut royal figure.
1t happens that those positions are now
held by Republicans, and, presto, we learn
from them and Republicans generally that
they used to be very fat offices, but are now
80 attenuated that it is difficult to make O
living. We do not know what freak of ma
ture has been developed to produce this sud
den transformation, but evidently something
has happened We cannot account for it on
the theory that it makes somo difference
whose OK is gored,'' for we
nrc sure Republican friends
would take AS much delight i'll reducing Re-
publican salaries as Democratic. There have
been 30 many instances Of self sacrifice by
the Republicans that we are certain of this.
In fact, we are approaching frame of mind
Which prepares us to see the present incum-
bents turn over those offices to Armstrong
and King as noble revenge.
We are really very sorry for these gentle
mon. We arc sorry they were elected and
they ought to be sorry also, for il they had
been defeated, democrats would have been
elected and the small pay would have ruined
the Democratic party. Their loyalty to their
party ought to make Messrs. Kiefer and
Becht greatly regret their election, especially
when they are losing SO much money by
holding the Offices.
LOCAL OPTION ON SCHOOL hooks.
The advocates of tho Merrill Appleton
text book bill seem to be ready to 60 to any
length to cheat and defraud the people of
the State.
They first oppose all plans looking to tho
submission to the people of the ques ton Of
whether they will take the books or not.
They propose to run their machine indie
pondently of the people, except they are to
be graciously allowed to PAY for the books.
When Donnelly and his followers find that
the honest members of the House are deter
mined to allow the people to have some
thing to say in the matter, they begin
to cudgel their brains to devise
some trick to defeat the peoples choice ut
last. Senator Donnelly gets vote in the
Senate striking out the Felcr amendment.
and substituting one of his own which pro-
vides for a submission of the question in
1883, or five years after the people have been
forced to take the books.
This is neither fair nor honest. II Mr.,
Donnelly fears to allow the people any
choice, he should say so, and vote accord
ingly. But if he is willing that the people
should have voice in choosing these books,
no should not oppose, and cannot honestly
oppose the submission. of the question to a
popular vote, IN each and every county this
fall, and before expensive changes are in
augurated all over the State.
This course will secure county uniformity
which is better than State uniformity, even
ii that were attainable under tho Merrill
law.
Mr.. Donnelly said in the Senate that the
friends of the measure were willing to let
the people vote upon the question If this
10 TO be done, the sooner it is done the bet
Ter ana no scheme to fasten the law upon
INC people and then allow them to vote after
"ards should be for moment tolerated.
Inc House nas taken a new stand in the
peoples interest and should stand firm. and
not allow the Senate to "bull- dozo,' them into
the placing of the school fund at the n,orcv
OF the neutrality-suspicious. onnelly crowd.