Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-20
TIMELY TOPICS.

HE publication in book form of the en-
tire list of the immense army of pension
ers is not only useless expenditure, but
comparatively inutile enterprise in every
aspect of the case. The list of names
will fill fourty sight volumes of six hun
drtd ruges each. The public may thus
know who draws pensions, but of what
practical use is the information? Is not
time 100 valuable, and life too short to
hunt over this immense library for infor-
mutton of no practical value? But our
economical congress has rassed the act
ordering it, and Uncle Sam and his fami-
ly must submit. 1t seems in the eyes of
our lawmakers, that our innocent Uncle is
a fat, old goose, the principal use of his
existence being to be plucked.
Tue Massachusetts Tewksbury aims
house Investigation unearthed horrors that
startlo and thrill every humane sensibility.
An investigation in 1876 demonstrated
that the Marsh family were unfit to remain
in charge, yet they were retained in their
places, strangely enough, and would have
been still permitted to inflict their cruel
ties Oh unfortunate humanity had not a
Democratic executive been elected of nerve
enough to expose their rascality. The
papers inI the south which has been cud-
geled, forEalleged brutality of the blacks,
now retOrt by rolling these Massachusetts
enormities as sweet morsels under their
tongues, and the readers of the South-side
press may fairly infer from their state
ments that Governor Butler has developed
the fact that the tanning of human hides
to supply an actual market demand, is an
established and regular business in Massa-
chusetts. The South may we'll now give
Roland for an Oliver, for nothing al
legged of the South can exceed the infa-
NOUS cruelties inflicted upon poor, unfor-
tunate, helpless humanity in Massachu-
sets almshouse management.
Is THE present business outlook of the
country of a really cheering, encouraging,
stable and satisfactory character, or the
contrary? Jay Gould is reported to have
said "things will be red hot this summer"
What is the significance of this remark?
The reported retirement of Vanderbilt
and Gould from active participation in
stock speculations and gambling, and
their unloading themselves of railroad bur
dens is attracting earnest if not alarming
attention and is giving rise to grave re-
marks. The following paragraph from
the New York 'Wall Street Daily News"
may be of peculiar significance, and may
be of more or less interest to the business
public, especially if the ''News" may be
IN any way considered as an authority.
In regard to the present Outlook it says:
We have just this much TO say to orr
readers, and we hope they will remember
it. There is not one atom of hone for
them on the bull side at present nor until
the prices OF nearly all of the spocuIations
break considerably lower. Mr.. Wander
bilt has given up the contest and skipped
out with a great deal of money, and with
a railroad war as legacy to stockholders.
Mr.. Gould is preparing TO follow his dis
tiugu shed emigrant predecessor. All
kinds of business are going to the dogs
and Europe is sending over her securities
to Us on every steamer. All kinds of pools,
railroad and speculative, are tumbling to
pieces. Hard times are ahead and those
who go early aud get their money will he
prepared to take advantage of the neces-
sites of others VINO stay in until their bro
kers sell them out"