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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-03
GREAT COMMAND OF LANGUAGE.

Swear? Well, man who couldn't
swear would have killed himself in
those old times In trying to free his
mind. We hadn't every subject split
up into hairs breadths then, with a
man or profession In charge of it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
HONEST POLITICS.

''Let us have honest politics." says
the Philadelphia Times. The sentiment
is good enough for everybody to respond
with an amen. but how is it to be re-
duced to practice? The Times is max
ing praiseworthy effort by publishing
both sides of the tariff question and Civ
ing It's readers the benefit of all the
arguments. In late issue it printed
the tariff speeches of Speaker CARLISLE
and Congressman MCKINLEY, side by
side, and proposes to keep up this style
of tariff discussion. This is honest poll
ties. but it is only one feature in great
many that are presented. Honest poll
ties is all right enough, but the main
thing is to get honest politicians. The
politicians make the politics of the
country. GROVER CLEVELAND is
an honest politician, because he
means what he says and says
what he means. Congressman MCKIN-
LEY is an honest politician. for when
he wrote the Chicago platform he in
tended to convey the meaning that the
words expressed. But ever since the
Chicago convention adjourned leading
Republican politicians have been hard
at work trying to construct a different
Interpretation of the platform from
what its author intended. There is
Senator ALLISON, who is regarded as an
honest man, and yet Is playing a dis
honest part by attempting to create
the impression that the Republican
party is not in favor of free whisky and
free tobacco, when the party platform
says so in uneqhivocal language. Com
ing nearer home, take the Pioneer Press
for an illustration. which is continually
but vainly tying to harmonic the high
tariff plank in the Chicago platform
with its previous arguments in favor of
tariff reduction. Instances of this char
acter could be multiplied Indefinitely.
How, then. are we going to get down to
a basis of honest politics until the politi-
clans are first regenerated?
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
THE NEW NEWS

1t is with sincere regret that the
GLOBE announces the loss from its edi-
torial staff of EDWARD w. S. TINGI.E,
who sewers his connection with this
paper to become general manager of
the Evening News under its new pro-
prietorship. During the nearly three
years that Mr.. TINGIE has been a MEM
Der of the GLOBE family his many good
traits of head and heart have endeared
him to us in an unusual degree; and,
while the GLOBE will miss his genial
companionship and its readers the
traces of his facile pen, we still find
cause for cOngratulation that he is not
going to abandon the field of journalism.
Messrs. DORIAN and KELLY having Sc
cured a controlling interest in the
Evening News, they are particularly
fortunate in having secured the services
of so valuable newspaper man as Mr.
TINGLE to manage it for them. We
wish both him and the enterprise
abundant success.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
Inhuman Parents Leave Their
Diphtheria-Stricken Off
spring to Die Alone.
The Des Moines SWitchmen's
Strike Declared OF by
Chief Monaghan.
Mrs. John Klein's ShreWd At
tempt to Deceive Her
Husband Miscarries.
Dynamite Dan Laahy, the Ok
lahoma Boomer, Sporting
at Devils Lake.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis.,, July 20.-A shocking
case is reported from the town of Cot
tage Grove. in this county. About three
weeks ago three small children of
family named Reynolds were stricken
with diphtheria. The inhuman parents
Immediately abandoned the premises
and left the helpless children who sub
sequently died alone and without any
attendance whatever. The enraged
neighbors went to the mother and
endeavOred to make her return to her
children, but she answered that
HER LIFE WAS DEARER
to her than theirs. She also refused to
allow her husband to return because
she thought too much of him. After
the children died the fiends sold their
infected clothing to travelling peddler,
but he was followed by the neighbOrs
and the clothing taken from him and
burned. The population of the town is
greatly worked up over the matter, and
the heartless parents may be made to
suffer for the criminal neglect.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21

On the basis of the total white popula-
ton of the country, fixed at So, 100000,
the Popular Science Monthly estimates
that at the end of last year 2S,OOO,o0O of
these were foreign-born, and 24,OOO,OOO
OF American descent.
Without questioning the accuracy of
these figures, we are not prepared to
reach the conclusion arrived at by the
Popular Science Monthly. We do not
believe that the excess of foreign popu-
lation can possibly have any influence
in changing or modifying the character
of American institutions. for the SIM
pie reason that we believe the bulk
OF the foreigners who come here
TO make their homes do so from
choice because they are in love
with our institutions. They find
them better than anything. they
have heretofore known in the way of po-
litical government. The longer they
stay the more devoted they become to
our institutions, and in the course of
time they make the most loyal of citi-
zens. This is the rule. OF course, we
admit that there are classes Of foreign
immigration that are not desirable.
There are the Chinese. for illustration,
and the men who study the science of
bomb making. Ii these two classes
were given full sweep, transforma-
ton in our political institutions would
lie a matter of short order, and very
startling in character. But take the av-
erage Irishman, or German, or Scandi-
navian, and they are good enough to
make useful citizens of the best country
the sun ever shone upon. They are
people of brains, of character, and en-
ergy. They come to America in the
spirit that RUTH accompanied NAOMI
to the land of Israel; our land is to be
their land, and here will they dwell for
ever; our people shall be their people,
and our gods shall be their gods. They
are Americans from the time they have
set foot on American shores; with them
old things have passed away-old ideas,
old traditions, old prejudices and old at
tachments; they undergo political re-
juvenation which fits them to enter into
this paradise of liberty.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
WHICH?

Red, wet lips and passionate eyes
That would draw an angel down from the
skies:
Or those that would lift US up-they're so
Now which would you choose, il were your
Tender eyes and clinging hand,
And q soul that one never can understand;
Or passionate eyes and red-gold hair
l know not which to choose, l swear.
When my blood is calm, and my senses cool,
/ VOW to myself that ] am a fool
To yearn for those scarlet lips; and yet
The pleasure they yield cannot forget.
When my blood is calm and my pulse beats
slow,
/ swear that never again viii go
Where those burning eyes and those bare,
soft arms
Wait to allure me with their charms.
And l reach for hand that is cool and
pale
The hand that was never known to fail;
And gently clasp, and ardently kiss
The one who was meant for higher bliss.
But when my blood leaps like living flame.
With the passion and madness that have no
name
When my being seems like sea of fire
That rises and surges higher and higher.
My whole soul turns to those passionate eyes,
For l know in them only temptation lies;
l fling myself into that mad caresS,
And know nothing elSe-and care still less.
Ella Higginson.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
1T WAS UNCALLED FOR.

Master Workman Monaghan De-
clares the Switchmen's Strike
at Des MOines Off.
Special to the Globe.
DIES MONIES, To-, July 20.-Master
Workman Monaghan, of the Switch
mems union, has been here for two
days investigating the recent strike in
the Wabash yards. He has come to the
conclusion that the strike was uncalled
for, and has declared it off. Mr.. Mon
aghan says that the switchmen had no
business to strike; that the trouble was
insignificant, and could all have been
settled in a short time. The Switch
mems union, he says, does not believe
in strikes except as last resort. 1t did
not appear that the men had made any
attempt to arbitrate. Mr.. Monaghan
had always advised against strikes, and
said they did not pay.-~A strike always
brought desolatiOn to strikers, as we'll
as harm to railroad companies. He did
not ask the railway company to take
back the striking Switchmen.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
A TARTAR BREAKFAST,
Which None But Such Hardy Bar
barians Can Stomach.
Blackwell's Magazine.

Blackwelis Magazine.
/ went into one of the stone-built re-
ceSses, where several of our Tartars
were crouching around a small grass
root fire, and was considerably edited
by watching them cooking and dispatch
ing their morning repast. To begin
with, a very dirty copper vessel was put
on the fire and filled with some green
weed like nettles, barley, flour and
water. While one of the men stirred
this pottage round and round with
wooden ladle another produced some
raw meet-a bit of the dong l had shot.
This he proceeded to tear up into small
every now and then popping a raw
lump into his mouth and maSticating
it with the greatest gusto. Even
the bits on the fire were quickly
disposed of after being merely
singer. AS soon as the pottage was
considered ready it was ladled out into
little wooden cups, like the whisky
"quaighs'' of the Highlands, minus the
handles, which each man produced
from inside the breast of his dirty
woolen coat, and gulped up from them
with a prodigious amount of noise.
After being replenished again and again
until the pot was emptied. the cups
were carefully licked clean and rede-
posted from whence they had been
taken. Another course of flesh was
about to be partaken of after the man
ner of the first, but regard for my ap-
petite for breakfast prevented my wait
ing to see it discussed. These hardy
Tartars are quite Independent of any
other dishes beyond their little wooden
bowls. In these they mix their suttoo
(meal made from barley with little
water and salt and make an expeditions
repast of it whenever they feel hungry.
Indeed this kind of uncooked porridge
seems to be their staple food.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
THE PRIMARIES.

At conference composed of dele
gates from the various Democratic
clubs of this city, held last Tuesday
evening, resolutions were adopted sug-
gesting some changes in the methods
Of holding primaries, and committee
was appointed to submit the resolutions
to the consideration of the Democratic
county executive committee, with the
request that the suggestions therein in
dicated be adopted by the county COM
mittee as the rules governing all future
primaries i'll this county. The GLOBE
does not feel called upon to discuss the
resolutions in detail, believing as we
do that they will receive the respectful
consideration they are entitled to, and
that the county committee is fully capa-
bic of diScharging all the duties ell
trusted to it.
If any political organization has rea-
son to have sacred regard for honest
primaries, it is the Democratic party.
TO obtain fair expression of the popu-
lar will, and to respect it when obtained,
is the underlying principle of Democ-
racy. The will of the majority is the
supreme law of the Democratic party,
and no man can be an honest Democrat,
much less an honest man, who would
wink at the notification of this law
when it is obtained by fraudulent
methods. 1t is possibly misfortune
that primary elections are not sur
rounded with the legal safeguards which
protect regular elections, but even
in the absence of such restric-
tiOns and limitations no Democrat,
who is Democrat from principle,
would regard the primary poll with less
sanctity than if it were taken under all
the forms and authority of law. Speak
ing for ourselves, and for no other, the
GLOBE has no fear that the Democrats
of Ramsey county will conduct their
primaries in any other but fair and
honorable manner. 1t is all proper
enough that the county committee shall
prescribe such rules for the govern
ment of the primaries as shall suit the
convenience of the voters, and shall
take the necessary precautiOn to provide
against fraudulent voting or false count
We have confidence enough in the in
tegrity of the members of the county
committee to feel assured that this will
be done. And when the primaries are
held, while some may have reason to
feel sore over the result, no one will
have cause to question its correctness
or to doubt that it Was obtained by hon
est methods.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
THE WOOL TAX.

Courier-Journal.
The tax on wool is a delusion and a
snare. 1t is the tribute paid by the tariff
barons to the voting strength of the
agricultural classes. 1t is a pretense Of
sharing the benefit of the tariff with the
men who are plmdered by the tariff.
A tax creates nothing: it adds nothing
to the total wealth of the community.
1t simply takes from one class and gives
to another. A tax that would benefit
every man, that would add to the aggre-
gate wealth, would meet with opposi-
tion from no quarter. The tariff does
not increase the number of Sheep; it
does not augment the amount of wool:
it does not lessen the cost of raising the
sheep. 1t merely takes little from the
man who raises wheat and corn and
cotton and gives it to the man who
raises sheep.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
Total :..... 1900. 11,O5O
Comstock's majority, 1850.
To the Editor of the Globe.

10 the Editor OF the Globe.
A short time ago l noticed in the
GLOBE suggestion from a correspond
ent that the Democrats candidate for
congress ought to be selected from the
central part of the district, and suggest
ing the advisability of selecting as such
candidate some man of Scandinavian
descent. l now see that the Norwegian
paper. America" in Chicago, has
tried to talk up Soren Listoe, of Wilkin
county, as possible candidate, and
this leads me to inquire what claims for
such honor can he, who has been Re-
publican all his lifetime, have upon the
Democratic party?
will rather name another man more
entitled to it in the Fifth district. and
nearer the center thereof; man from
the great county of Otter Tail. She
contains within her borders Scandi-
navian and a Democrat, who might
fairly be considered as congressional
timber. That man is P. o. Noben.
lawyer of Fergus Falls. He is a genu-
Inc self-made man and one of the peo-
pie. Coming to the United States when
but thee years old, and left an orphan
year or two later, he has nevertheless
succeeded in acquiring fine education
and is very popular among his country
men and would make good run. His
nomination would be fine tribute to
worthy, unassuming man, and one of
the few Scandinavians who has had the
courage of his conviction to stand up
for principles and battle for the right in
the face of inevitable defeat, and with
but little hope of reward.
st. Cloud, July 10. A NORWEGIAN.
-
WORTHINGTON, Minn., July 19. 1888.
Please publish in YOUR SATURDAYS
issue the difference between the Cleve-
lapd and Harrison hats now being worn,
as there is quite difference of opinion
here. l.. B. BENNETT.
The Cleveland hat is a white plug,
with black band. The Harrison hat is
a white plug, with white band.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
JUST WHAT is NEEDED.
Grand Forks Capitalists Will
Build a Huge Hotel.

Special to the Globe.
GRAND FORKS, Dak., July 20.-A
syndicate has been formed here for the
erection of magnificent new hotel to
cost S150,0O0. Plans were drawn by
Harry e. Carter, of st. Paul. The site
has been selected and purchased. To-
night the syndicate asked the council
for water privileges for ten years at S25
a year. One or two aldermen objected
and the matter was laid over Until Mon
day night. If the city grants the priv
ilege dust will fly Tueday morning on
the work. Eastern parties are interested
to slight extent, but nearly all the
members of the syndicate are local cap
italists, while Dakota push and energy
is urging the project along. The citizens
feel that the enterprise will be of vast
benefit to the city and sure to attract
even a greater number of travelling men
than those who have headquarters here
now. If the council grants the favor
asked work will be pushed rapidly.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
A Conductors Responsibility.

New York Times.
In the afternoon Of March %, 1886,
Mrs. Anna Rott accompanied her daugh-
ter, with her two little children, to the
north erly crossing of Seventh street
and Avenue A, where the daughter
stopped car of the Forty-second and
Grand street ferry line for the purpose
of getting aboard and riding up town
with the children. Mrs. Rott did not
intend to become a passenger or ride on
the car, but merely went to see her
daughter upon the rear platform and
to the door of the car through
which the latter had passed. She babe
her goodbye and turned to get off the
car. AS she was about stepping down,
having one foot on the ground and the
other on the platform step, the con-
ductor, who was standing in the middle
of the platform, rang the bell, the car
started, and Mrs. Rott was thrown to
the ground and severely Injured about
the foot and spine. She sued the COM
attorneys. John Fennel and George f.
Roesh. The case was tried on Nav
II, 1887, before Judge Friedman
and jury, in the superior court. The
company obtained dismissal of the
complaint on the grounds that Mrs.
Rott was not passenger, and had not
given the conductor sufficient notice of
her intention to alight. Mrs. Rott ap-
pealed to the general term, which has
just rendered a decision through Chief
Justice Sedgwick, ordering a new trial
and. holding, that notwithstanding
Mrs. Rott was not passenger, the
conductsr was bound to exercise rea-
sonable care toward her, and had been
sufficiently apprised of her intention to
leave the car.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
NO DANGER.

In an interesting article on immi-
grafton. the current number of The
Popular Science Monthly shows from
carefully prepared statistics that a
rapid change is going on in the con-
stituent character of our population.
and draws the deduction therefrom that
our political institutions are likely to
undergo transformation in the near
future. Its statistics show that from
1850 down to 1880, a large majority
of our population were the descendants
of men who had established the pioneer
colonies in this country and who had
built up American ideas and civili-
cation, consequently during that time
purely American influence was pre-
dominant. But these conditions have
been changed since 1880, inasmuch
as the wonderful tide of im-
migration that has flowed into this
country within the last eight years has
L.yen foreign influence the ascendency.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
No Wonder.

Glencoe Enterprise
When Republicans understand that the
friends of Mr.. Reed could not get anything
published in the Pioneer Press setting him
right in the opinion of the readers of the P.
P, who from its repeated publication had led
the Republicans of the Third district to be-
lieve that the Republicans of Goodhue
county and elsewhere would cut him I'M
mercifully if nominated for his supposed op-
position to Herbert, they will not wonder
why he gives chapter to the GLOBE CORE
spondent on ''boss and machine politicians
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
Charged With Perjury.

9ANKToN, OAK, July 2O.-United
States Marshal Maratta arrived here to-
day, having in charge E. S. and S. W.
Jacobs, president and cashier respect
lively of the Madison National bank.
They are charged with perjury and
other crookedness in connection with
that institution. The bank is in the
hands of receiver. The prisoners were
given a hearing before the United States
commissioner this afternoon and bound
over to await the action of the grand
jury.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
FULLER's CONFIRMATION.

The United States senate did great
work yesterday in the way of elevating
that body in public estimation by the
very decided vote in favor of confirming
Chief Justice FULLER'S nomination.
No thanks to Senators EvARTs and Ed
MUNDs for it; but in spite of their ex-
hIbition of puerile partisanship the
senate rose to the dignity of the situa-
alton and redeemed the nation from
what threatened to be disgrace. There
has never been a question OF Judge
FULLER's fitness for the place. His
ability as a lawyer is of the highest
order, and, Notwithstanding the Re
publican members of the senate Judi
ciary committee, under the leadership
of Senator EDMUNDS, made the most
thorough star chamber investigation of
Judge FULLER'S character and moral
qualifications, they utterly failed to at
tach even suspicion of unwOrthiness
to his name. The persstency with
which EVARTS and EDMUNDS continued
to give vent to their partisan venom and
malice places them in deplorable con
trast with the high and dignified posi-
llon taken Dy the senate as body, and
particularly with the honorable course
pursued by Senators CUILoM and FAR
WE'LL, both of whom are political op-
ponents of the new chief justice, and
both Of whom have felt the keen edge
Of his sword in political contests.
The country is to be congratulated
upon the confirmation of Chief Justice
nent fitness for the position, but be-
cause to an extent 1t relieves the highest
judicial tribunal of the land of its ex-
treme partisan composition. The Demo
Gratis now have three representatives in
the supreme court, and it would be
better for the country if the court were
still more evenly balanced as respects
the political affiliations of its members
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21

WheelOck-NOt a bit of it. You get
your tax back all right. Let me show
you the wrinkle. While the tax ON your
champagne is only somewhere in the
neighbOrhood of 80 per cent, your
friend, the farmer, is paying on all
cent. You can bear your tax with ease
for you have capital. He cannot for the
soil can only bear so much and
no more. The tax he bears
is to force him to buy homemade goods.
He does so, paying not only the cost
price, but the tax also. That tax is
clear profit, and it goes to the railroads
that transport, the manufacturer who
makes, the banks that hold profits
safely; and. in fact, to everybody, who,
like you and the rest of us, can live on
our incomes and gains.
NewelEThat's the idea. Say, Joe,
you've learned your lesson quickly, eh?
Merriam-Well, don't understand it,
but l suppose that it's all right. Any
way, if / made dollar out of it, Pm
for it.
Newel-You must be cautious. Speak
well of the infant industries, approve
the advancement of labor, deplore agri-
cultural depression, sneer at English
free trade, and at all times and hours
declare, America for the AmericanS!"
WheelOck-GOOd!
Newell (aside)-What did you say that
for?
Wheelock (aside)-Approval. Ap-
plause.
Newell (aside)-Oh, you old humbug.
Merriam-Suppose some of these
bothersOme grangerS ask me questions
about this thing?
Wheelock-We'H give you some an
swers to study, and when you can't re-
ply just draw yourself up and say,
Gentlemen, l decline to answer any
question that has about it the suspicion
of treason to American industries"
Newel-Capital!
Wheelock, aside-What did you say
that for.
neutrality-suspicious..
Wheelock-Oh, you old humbug.
Merriam-Then, as understand it, I
can state my tariff position to be like
this,
while deploring greatly the burden
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
Much Regretted.
Warren Register.

drren ReglSIer.
Very much to our regret Mark 81. Dunnell
has been nominated for congress by the Re-
publican convention Of the First district.
We lived in Mr.. Dunnell's district during the
time he lorded it over the postmasters. in
ternal revenue officers and other federal of
ficeholders there, in days gone by" He
was the most despotic and exacting "polit-
ical boss" we have ever known, and if we
were living in his district now the question
with us would be: '.sh all we eat crow or
take to the woodsT'