St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-14
forcible point Ben made in his half-hour

speech.
Reports come floating in from Indianapo-
lis that Mrs. Mcdonald deos not think Mr..
Hendricks played fair toward her husband,
and that Mrs. Hendricks, in turn, is indig-
nant, because the convention gave her hus-
band second place instead Of the first. There
has been sort of social volcanic contest for
pre-eminence smouldering in In
dianapolis for good while,
but it would be just as well for med
ding reporters to confne their political in
terviews to the gentlemen and allow the
ladies to occupy the social positions for which
thoy are so admirably fitted.
1 called attention in M last Sunday
epistle to the exhibition of kangaroo
cat at a dime museum on Clark
street, and wondered if it had any
bearing on the convention business. There
are those who are SO kind as to think that the
ticket has the Kangaroo qualities, and one
paper suggests that the electors vote for
Hendricks and Cleveland instead of the re-
verse. Whether the Kangaroo cat exhibition
had any to do with this is a problem will
pass.
Morning papers, black your boots;" was
the war cry which greeted my ears from the
street Arabs as | went upon the street to-
day. always knew the Chicago morning
papers we're very versatile but this was an
accomplishment did not know they pos
sessed before.
AS was going along Madison street last
night news boy greeted me with, "Buy a
Telegram, full history of Chicago. All about
the Indian massacre in Chicago.'' Thought
ne was referring to the taking of the
Tammany scalps day or two ago and I
bought copy. I found on examination it
referred to an incident in 1S33-ffty-one
years ago-but when Irecalled Gov. Hubbard's
statement that the Democratic party was the
same it was seventy-fye years ago, I con-
cluded it might have some connection with
the convention after all.
The summer church services in the Chi
cago theaters are suspended during July and
August and as could not think of attending
divine worshipin Chicago outside of theater
| was barred, l accordingly concluded to
study nature by taking boulevard drive
deal of nature as well as fashionable life of
Chicago. The beautiful South park is out
side the city limits and more than twice as
far from the business center as our Como
park, yet it was thronged by thousands OF
visitors. The city has been extended in
buildings to the park line and the avenues were
thronged with elegant equipages for miles,
in going to and from the park. And still
st. Paul has turned what might be a beauti-
| full park and pleasant three mile drive into
COW pasture and a site for penal institu-
ton. st. Paul is not likely to be a Chicago
! for some years to come, but her size is suff.
cient at the present time to warrant a beau
| tiful park at Como and felt both mad and
disgusted as l took this beautiful drive to-
day, at the short sighted policy which trans
| formed that purchase into COW pasture
The entire land around Lake Como ought tc
be secured for park with the lake as cen.
trail diadem. Some day the people will wist
that they had. See if they don't.
Once again l arrive at the closing chapter
of national convention, and this time the
concluding one for four years to come. AS
| mentally recall these notable June and
IrJuiy gatherings, feel how fraught with
| hopes and fears these gatherings have been
to multitudes of people-how many disap-
| pointmeuts and political heartaches they
have engendcred on the one hand, and how
much joy they have created, and what fond
| anticipations they have raised on the other.
Politics afford an ever shifting scene. The
great man of to-day becomes the obscure
citizen tomorrow, and the ups and downs OF
life are well depicted in the ups and downs
of political parties. AS | lay down my pen
ell and relegate to history the record of these
great national gatherings l am constrained
to aprostrophiZe the Democracy in bor-
rowed solioquy, suggested, possibly. by the
stiffness of the Sabbath and give them as l
warble, homeward bound.
One sweetly solemn thought,
Comes to me DER and Ger,
You're nearer home to-day
Than you've ever been before.
H. P. H.