St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-07
PEOPLE WILL KICK.
Some Because They Like to, Others Be-
cause tbs Their Nature and Others
Because They Think it Duty.
Some Are Truthful in Their Disgrunt-
Hngs, While Others Are Wilfully
Mendac1ous Ktckers.
ssIt is Not Because I Hate You That
Beat You, But Because Have
the Authority.''

| Beat You, But Because Lave
the Authority.''
Minneapolis community is spiced with
a complement of malcOntents- who
complain without reason as well as people
who complain with reason. With some it
is a chronic affection, perhaps superinduced
by unhappy reverses and failures in life.
With others it is paStime OF diversion.
The first complain because they are really
dissatisfied with their lot, and the other class
because they are naturally combative and
enjoy it. None hear more such than the
reporter. Dissatisfied people make it a
point to impart to the reporter expressions
of their feelings for the reason that they
are pleased to have the world appreciate
their disapproval of certain measures.
Often it is healthy for community to
face the criticisms OF a malcontent, and it is
not infrequent that scathing criticisms
have a salutary effect. For instance,
were it not for the outspoken expressions of
the observing critic. the tendency of any
public administration would be towards
apathy and indifference, Oh towards in
trigues conspiracieS and corruption. The
effect upon private life is scarcely less
marked. The hayward man, if not lost to
| GIL oCiiSO VI PCIoOldl piluO, 10 CctSlly ClCChOa
from perssting in his course of wrong
doing by few words of criticism and
timely advice. Therefore, in it's peculiar
way, grumbling may be said to be one of
the cardinal virtues.
THE STONE-ARCH BRIDGE.
There is, perhaps, more grumbling in
Minneapolis about the stone-arch bridge
than any other public measure. The name
\ of fhn laA ic loriOp rTbou oil
that it is robbing the taxpayers in general
to accommodate and enrich few.
The press is divided upon the issue. The
| Tribune is bitterly opposed to the project
and hurls all sorts of vindictive epithets at
the solons of the city council for their ac-
ton in the premises. This brings to mind
| queer and amusing feature in the contro-
versy. The Journal and the Tribune are
practically under the same management.
Matter from one paper is lifted into the
other, but not the matter regarding the
stone-arch bridge. The Journal is as blat-
ant in its advocacy of the measure as the
Tribune is pronounced in its opposition. In
other words, in the morning it is robbery
and an outrage while IN the evening it is a
boon and public benefit
| Another inconsistency in the methods
and mannerisms of the morning paper
which has provoked general condemnatory
criticism is it's grumblings at the stone-arch
bridge on account OF the expense incident to
| the improvement, claiming that it would be
serious burden upon the taxpayers and in
| then showing how sincere is it's solicitude
for the taxpayer by importuning citizens
| to bring action against the city to collect
damages growing out of defective side
walks. Truly
| CONSISTENCY IS A JEWEL,
but this aphorism is too frequently ignored.
| The Tribune, by the way, has ''get it inn
for Patsy Cardiff. and is just now devoting
deal of space to abusive spleen. Yester
day the nondescript who has chosen to SUBJ
scribe himself as Truthful James, was
especially vituperative. He apparently calls
himself Truthful because he is stranger
to veracity. To charge Cardiff with hippo
droming is the height of absurdity, and
brings down upon ''Mendacious james, Ia
deal more appropriate name) the contempt
OF every man in the Northwest who is
posted on Cardiff's record. Truthful, or
rather, Malicious James is disgruntled. He
has got the disease, and he has got it
mighty bad He would have felt
much better had he displayed better
judgment and bet on the best
man. When poor devil who is so unfor
tunate as to be compelled to exc out an ex-
istence ON the meagre salary earned by a
newspaper man loses wager, it is apt to
sour his whole nature. II he has no friends
from whom to borrow enough money to tide
him over until next payday he finds him
self in serious stralghts. Undoubtedly that
is the dilemma in which Truthful, or,
rather, Mendacious James finds himself.
There are numberess citizens who
grumble from New Years to New Years
with systematic regularity, about the
claimed hardships imposed by the water
ordinance. If they do not pay their little
rentals promptly the wrench is applied and
their supply is cut Off, and then penalty
is taxed and must be liquidated before it is
turned on again.
The other day business man called at
the water works Office in high Indignation
and asked:
"Why is my water shut Off"
because your rent has not been paid"
was the stereotyped answer given by Frank
Moody.
''But you never presented bill. Is that
a fair way to treat taxpayer and law
abiding citizen?"
ga notice was mailed you. Of course
we don't know whether OIL not you ever re-
ceved it,"
The patron of the system kicked with
great vehemence, but it all made not the
slightest impression upon the implacable
and case-hardened clerks. The ordinance
prescribed and they simply executed. The
penalty imposed had to be paid
On Friday afternoon business man on
North Washington avenue called and asked
why his water had been shut off.
II have paid my rent" said he, land
think l am entitled to the water"
| ''Where do you live?"
| Being informed. the clerk turned to the
records and found that neighboring fam
lily who got water through the business
mans premises had not paid their rent and
consequently the entire supply had been
shut off, and three business houses suffered
| serious Inconvenience on account of a de-
linquent neighbor.
THE ARCHITECTS KICK.
The architects find in the recent action of
| the building committee from the library
board a good ground for kick. The COM
mittee at the suggestion of Thomas Lowry,
has picked five local architects who have
| been instructed to prepare sketches of plans
| for the proposed new public library build
| ing out on Hennepin avenue. On Friday
afternoon public-spirited and keenly-ob-
serving citizen was discovered stand
| ing on the fagstene opposite
| the Barton block on Washington
| avenue and looking wistfully at the
entrance to the street-car millionaire's Office.
He was in deep meditation and was over
heard to remark, inadvertently: