St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-03
MINNEAPOLIS
CURRENT COMMENT.

"The whitening hand of fanaticism"
would like to lay itself upon Sunday
base ball in Minneapolis, and the holier-
than-thOu element takes savage de-
light in curtailing the pleasures of the
working classes. 1t is uncertain whether
the present holder of the franchise is
INCLUDED in the restraining order, but if i
probably end base ball in this
fesSional team can be supported here
and Mr.. Gooding will hardly feel justi-
fled in running the club through the
Season. 1t was believed that after the
decision in Omaha the injunction would
not be made permanent. The point was
made and sustained there that the GRIM
inal arm of the law had power in such
cases. and the civil arm could not be
called upon, but the wisdom of the court
took a different view of it.
Sunday base ball may be objectiona
able, in way, but it certainly makes
crowds have been large, but exception
ally orderly, and no charge of disorder
could be sustained. For the most part,
they were made up of the work
ing classes, which cannot find time,
through the week, to attend a
sport which, we think, is utterly with
out objection. 1t is also certain that
many who attend Sunday ball games
are thereby kept from more objection
able places. They are after recreation,
and will seek it elsewhere If the ball
grounds are closed against them. 1t is
fanaticiSm. pure and simple, which
would interfere.
The talk of the action of the police
commission in not interfering, is folly.
There is no city ordinance against Sun
day ball games, the famous Dwyer
ordinance having been repealed. There
is statute which might cover it, and
it could easily be enforced, which idea
inspired the Omaha court in its recent
decision.
The Trades Assembly open letter is
a queer mixture Of right and wrong.
The body has the correct idea of the
rights of its members as taxpayers, but
the wrong idea of how to assert their
rights. The assembly is self-consti-
tuted body, unknown to the law, and
its members should proceed as indi-
vidualS and taxpayers in such case.
Properly presented, the council cannot
refuse to listen TO its charges against
the city engineer, and the public will
demand thorough investigation.
There is some confusion as to who
got the divorce in the Dearborn case.
The GLOBE and Star reported that Mrs.
Dearborn got it; the Journal and
Pioneer Press award the divorce to Mr..
Dearborn, and the Tribune, which waited
a day or two to make sure, decided the
case in favor of Mr.. Dearborn. 1t is
needless to say that the GLOBE was cor
rect, and the allusion to the fact is made
that Mrs. Dearborn should be set right
before the public.
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Newspaper changes in the Harmon
building are keeping pace with the bene
fits at the Peoples theater. Charles
Alf. Williams will soon be where he
can make editorial allusions to himself,
as it is understood he will step into the
Journal office Monday and put his feet
on the managing EDITORS desk. /. S.
Mclean will be given more limit to
write homilies upon Sabbath observ-
Rnces and missionary work in India,
while Charles V. Barton will handle the
telegraph. Abbott Blunt is to pc man
aging editor of the Tribune in name as
we'll as in fact, and c. NJ. Sbultz will
take charge of the kindergarten