St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-15
MINNEAPOLIS ..RED HOT S."

The police investigation is revealing some
OF the methods of reform ~ admlnistra-
ton which smack very loudly of inquiry.
Who is responsible? The workingman
He holds the balance of power, and it was
his vote which placed in existence an adj
ministration which seems to have mistaken
hypocrisy for honesty.
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The investigation, even if it s'white-
washes" the administration, has been a
blessing in disguise. There may be a
change in the spring which will brought
about by the recollection of the evidence
brought before the commission.
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Too much light cannot be thrown upon
the vital question of reducing the hours of
labor, and communication elsewhere
should be carefully read.
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People who ''don't believe in labor organ
iZation'' might consider this single item
about the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers: During the twenty years OF it's
existence the brotherhood has paid out
nearly 81, 900, 900 in insurance to the fami-
lies IF engineers who have been killed or
permanently disabled. The motto of the
brotherhood is: Sobriety, Truth, Justice
and Morality"
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The Rev. DR.. Dana of St. Paul in his
address Friday evening upon prison reform
before the Knights of Labor prefaced his
remarks by expressing his pleasure at the
opportunity afforded him of coming into
contact with workingmen, and expressed
regret that the men of the cloth do not seek
to better understand the needs and aims of
the industrial classes. No one doubted the
sincerity of the speaker.
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The trouble is the ministers are not all
like Dr.. Dana. They cannot bring them
selves to look at the practical Tor worldly
as they would call it, side of the questions
of the day. The workingmen embrace
men of all classes of religious belief When
they meet they want to hear questions dis
cussed which pertain to their trades, their
present condition and the plans they have
for its improvement. They no more desire
to have religion thrust upon them than
the Jobbers' association or the board of
trade at meetings called to consider bust
ness interests.
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Another phase of the same idea was
Illustrated when Rev. E. S. Williams, who
had noticed the deep interest with which
those present had listened to the remarks
of Dr.. Dana and Secretary Hart. arose and
urged that the workingmen should invite
Prof. Tousley to lecture before them. Any
one who understands the position which
Tousley occupies toward the workingmen
can imagine the alacrity (?) with which
this suggestion was taken up. Only de-
sire to treat the gentleman with courtesy
prompted some one to move that the propo-
sition be indefinitely postponed" other
wise Prof. Tousley and his lecture might
have been vigorously rejected.
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To return to the subject Of prison reform.
There is no doubt that the members of the
state board of charities and corrections have
found powerful ally in their endeavor to
have the new prison made reformatory.
rather than a penitentiary. The law which
provides that the prison shall be located
near a stone quarry, so the labor can be
hired out to stone contractors, needs chang
ing. The workingmen of Minnesota are
determined to abolish the contract system,
and if this can be accomplished by making
the prison a reformatory the movement
will have the hearty Endorsement and sup
port of the labor organizations and their
ympathiZerS