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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
OUR. POLITICAL METHODS.

The Duke of Marlborough, who, if he
is an undesirable person morally and
socially, is nevertheless profound
thinker and a ready writer, has been
studying American political methods of
late, and gives the result of his observa-
tions to metropolitan paper in an ex-
ceedingly interesting article. The chief
criticism he makes is that there is a
lack of definiteneSS about the issues
which the two great parties present to
the country. While in his own
country, for example, the parties go. be-
fore the people with a definite legisla-
tive programme, which they pledge
themselves to carry out if given power
by the popular suffrage. and thus give
the people definite questions to decide
between, he finds an entirely different
state of affairs on this side of the water.
Taking the tariff question, for in
stance, he points out that the Repub-
lican party declares in general terms
for protection, while the Democratic
party insists upon tariff reduction.
While admitting that the Democrats do
not desire to carry the reduction of the
nor the Republicans the protection idea
to the point of absolute trade exclusion,
he criticises both for disingenuousnes
in not stating plainly to the people on
the one hand just to what extent the
tariff should be reduced. and on the
other to what extent it should be main
tanned.
In short, he finds that measures enter
but little into the determining of cam
paigns, except in the most general way
while in his country the electorate
practically pass upon the measures, and
parliament is but the Interpreter of the
popular decision. Had the duke given
more time to the study of American in
Stitutions, he would haveGound that his
criticism is, for the most part, inapt. In
the first place the conditions are not
similar. The compactness of Great
Britain and the concentration of almost
the entire population in few great
centers render the appeal to the popu-
lar favor comparatively easy. An ex-
preston of the peoples will upon any
definite programme or line of action can
be obtained with comparative ease, and
because of those conditions the course
of procedure is probably the best pos
sible.
The vast area of this country, however,
and its wonderful diversity of interests
preclude the possibility of any such
submission of general programme.
The only thing possible is general
enunciation of the fundamental truths
upon which any great number of the
people is manifeStly agreed. The de-
tails cannot be formulated, because peo-
pie agreeing upon the fundamental
truths may disagree as to the details.
In the nature of things American, then,
| generalization is alone possible. And,
as the duke will find upon closer inves-
tigation, it is such broad declarations of
| policy which best suit the case and the
| people.
American citizens are intelligent
enough to consider and decide public
questions to their own satisfaction.
Therefore. instead of committing them
selves to definite line of policy mapped
out for them by party managers, to
which they might only agree in essen
tials, they resolve themselves into a
vast debating school which originates
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
The One-Cent Plank.

Chicago Times.
1--WE demand the reduction of letter
postage to l cent per ounce" says the
auditorium platfotm. 1t is stated that
when Parson Mckinley intoned this de-
mand before the convention there was
great applause"
One-cent letter postage would be a
good thing, and probably we will have
it one of these days, but just at present
there are many better things that we
might have. Among the better things
is some. abatement IN the taxes that
fully double the cost to consumers of all
the wOolen goods, except shoddy, used
in this. country. Probably 80 per cent
Of the letters of this country are written
by business men, and by men and wom-
eD i'll comfortable circumstances, to
whom the 2-cent rate is no burden
worth considering. Probably the poor
er people of the Countrywide toiling
millions''-do not average twenty let
ters each annually. A reduction of
letter postage to l cent would save
them, on an average, not more than 20
cents year. The abolition of all tax
es on wooden goods would probably save
them SO year on the average, or fifty
times as much as 1-cent postage would
save them.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
NCIPIENT POETRY.
The Flowery Effort of Young Mr..
Davis Criticised.

Davis Criticised.
To the Editor of the Globe
was reading in the papers this morn
ing the report of the convention at Chi
cago and while reading noticed MIR.
Davis effort in behalf of Gresham. 1
read his production the second time and
then came to the conclusion that it was
some poet attending the convention in
cognito, as it were. What was nv sur
prise to hear that it was MINNEAPOLIS
Davis. Now is it so? Is that fiowery
production due to the poetic and sub
lime influences that surround an attOr-
ney's office in Minneapolis? Now such
speech may win first prize at school
exhibition. The Northwest may vibrate
with ,Gresham's name Il trust it won't
tumble down some of our palatiaI
structures), his nomination may be well
come ''among the vine-clad valleys Of
the state of gold'' (not many voters
down in those valleys-too much real
estate boom). His name may be vel
come ''amid the thunders of Niagara
tbut that wouldn't count, couldn't hear
it. too much noisel, and it might be well
come lin the woodland breeZeS of the
Thousand Isles' but by November
things are slim down there and
pretty nara TO ma very many
voters there-too close to Canada.)
Clouds may weep, but if they accompany
some of our weeping cyclones the ma
tion's heart might get hurt. Now, Mr..
Davis must remember that beside the
vine-clad valleys, thunders of Niagara,
ETC.. there are several places to be heard
from. How about the arid, sandy shores
of Michigan? That glorious southern
part of Illinois known as Egypt, the ma
laria section of Hoosierdom, the oil re-
gions of Pennsylvania? 1t seems as if
the blistering steppes of Kansas and
Nebraska couldn't be rolled up into a
poetic effusion. | suppose that was Mr..
Davis maiden effort, but l am afraid
MIR. Gresham might get conceited when
he reads that effort, unless he admires
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
THE SITUATION.

The situation at Chicago may best be
described as watching and waiting. 1t
has become generally understood that
BLAINE is to be the nominee when all
the other candidates have had a chance
to exploit their fullest possible strength.
The BLAINE men, watching in order to
prevent a dangerous increment to the
strength of any one candidate, are
simply waiting until the moment of ex-
hauStion-which they will bend every
energy to bring about-Shall arrive.
Then the programme, already arranged.
will be completed, and BLAINE will be
the nominee. So distinctly is the pro-
gramme understood that the Maine
mans nomination was expected yester-
day. But the moment of exhaustion
had not been reached, and may not be
Monday. Every days delay, however,
but solidifes the BLAINE strength. and
makes more sure the plans of his mana
gers. There can be no doubt, unless
some unforeseen accident occurs, of the
ultimate consummation of the scheme.
The shadow of BLAINE is over them
all, and the blossoming boOms of the
other candidates have Withered in con-
SeOupnce
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
THE CAMP MEETINGS.


There is small ground for the preju-
y dice that exists against camp meetings
III some quarters. Their informality
always has tendency to excite the op-
position of the ultra orthodox, but the
good they accomplish might well chal-
lenge comparison with the records of
more Straight-laced organizations. The
very freedom of the conditions under
which camp meetings exist conduces to
the achievement of good
The quiet of the country, the fresh
air, the stimulating influences of open
air life all tend to place the mind IN a
condition of receptivity, and seeds of
sound religion fall perfOrce npon fruit
full ground. Especially is this the case
when they are scattered with the pro-
digality characteristic of the camp meet
ing. From early morn till dewy eve
the husbandmen are at work with an
energy which might astonish some of
their conservative city brethren. Small
wonder, then, that their labors are far
reaching and lasting in their effects.
Many persons, no doubt, attend camp
meetings who find it impossible to
regularly attend other services. They
find it possible, however, to seek physi-
cal and spiritual rest at the same time,
and they find both at the camp meeting.
The grandest sermons the world ever
listened to, delivered by the noblest
preacher of all Christendom, the
latchets of whose shoes those who
have come after him would be un-
worthy to unloose, were spoken in the
open fields, in the groves and meadows.
No better warrant for the camp meet
ing is needed, and to all who object,
those who favor it can point out the ex-
ample of the Master, whom all gladly
SnrNp
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
ANGRY AT MORTON.
Why Won Der Abe Disbanded the
St. Louis Whites.

Special to the Globe.
ST. LOUIS, June 23.-The st. Louis
Whites have turned up their toes to the
daisies. President Won Der Abe decided
last evening to quit for good. He is very
much disgusted with the way matters
haye been going in the Western asso-
citation under the direction of the
venerable Sam Morton, and is glad to
get away from the association, whose
business affairs, the Browns president
says, are allowed to suffer from lack of
attention. The Whites could have been
sold individually month ago, but Won
der Abe has carried them at
a dead loss solely to benefit the assOcia-
tion and not break up the schedule. In
stead OF appreciating the value of this
move, Morton has recently shown
a very revengeful spirit, and
has thrown every obstacle in the way
of the consummation of the negotia-
tions for the transfer of the team to
Davenport, To-, where parties wanted
to secure the franchise and place the
Whites. Morton let the cat out of the
bag by Offering to sell the Maroons. Con-
sidering the spirit of opposition, Won der
Abe withdrew from the association and
disbanded the Whites. Of the players
Dolan and CantZ have been signed by
the Browns, and Nicholson will go to
Wheeling. Hines, Arundel and Burch
have not yet signed with any club.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
WHO is M'KINLEY?

There is talk in Chicago of nomina-
ting MCKINLEY for president. This
fact has caused many people to inquire.
Who is MCKINLEY?
First-H is an Ohio man, and pro-
tectionist.
Second-He is an ironmaster, and be-
ing an ironmaster. he is in favor of tax
ing those who use iron.
Third-He is rich iron manufact-
urer, and he became rich through the
tariff tax.
Fourth-But as he grew rich the
hundreds of men who labored in his
mines and furnaces grew no richer, 1t
mattered not how hard they labored :;
yet they voted for protection at his de-
mand.
Fifth-He is the father-in-law of JOHN
LOGAN, Jr.
Sixth-He is a member of congress.
Seventh-JOHN SHERMAN would not
allow him to carry Ohio if he should be
nominated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
HosTIL1TIEs HAVE BEGUN.
The Vanderbilt Lines Take the
Inltiatory Step in Precipitating
War on Freight Rates.

CHICAGO, June 23.-Serious trouble
is brewing among the Trunk Line and
Central Traffic association roads, and
the indications are that before long
they will be engaged in war on freight
rates. The initiatory step in hostilities
mas been taken by the Lake Shore. 1t
uoIliled Ine chicago eaSt-bound commit
Gee yesterday that it had decided to
MlenuraW IrOm the agreement provid-
ing uniform switching charges in this
city. In explanation Of its action if
stated that competing roads had been
aoatlhg switching charges for some
Iillle, ana III consequence it found itself
uIlaole TO secure fair proportion of the
east-bound traffic. The announcement
was not relished by the other members
OF tne association, and after a hot dis
cuSSlon 1t was decided to cancel the
present switching charges. This will
hldhe Gne rate on grain to the East
ABOUT cent per 100 pounds less. 1t
Is expected that further reductions
III: IN tne gram and provision rate
Will ensue. The Lake Shore struck
still another blow. 1t discovered that
the Chicago 81 Atlantic was cutting
rates from Chicago to Akron and Cleve-
d land, and decided to meet their rates.
Inns forces a reduction in all local rates
between Chicago, Cleveland and Akron.
But the most important step taken bv
the Lake Shore. Michigan Central and
the New York Central was a note to
Chairman Blanchard that it was their
intention to reduce the rates on dressed
beef to New York and Boston to 46H
cents per 100 pounds, and asking him
TO promulgate such a tariff. Mr..
blanchard declined, but it is under
stood that the reduction will be made
by the above roads next Monday. i'm
spite of his adverse decision. This will
compel all other Eastern lines to make
correspondingly low rates on that com
modify. A rate of 4615 cents to both
New York and Boston is expected to
take the business from the differentiaI
rate lines, and bring it back to the
Vanderbilt roads. The action of the
Vanderbilt lines in this matter is said
to have been caused by the cutting of
rates by the Pennsylvania. The latter.
however, denies that it has given
offence to the Vanderbilt lines. and
CLAIMS that they have been trying to
bring on war for some time. 1t points
out that it has lost nearly all of its live
stock traffic, and claims that the Van
derbllt lines got it by cutting rates.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24

its own problems. The general policy
is discussed, abridged, amplified or
amended in every section of the land,
and the people finally send represent
ative to congress who is thoroughly i'm
bued with their ideas as to the way the
general policy should be worked out in
details. This is the ideal state ofpopu-
lar representation. Of course it some
times fails. lamentably, in fact.
BY such system the peoples needs
and desires are better consulted, and
congress becomes even a better inter-
prefer of the popular will than does the
parliament which is chosen to ratify
the set programme of party managers,
who may or may not have correctly dis
cerned the diverse necessities of the
people.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
MARINE MATTERS.
PORT OF ASHLAND.


Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, June 23.-Arrived: louisa.
Cleared Raleigh, Couch, Planet, Charles
Wall, Winona, Winslow, ore, Lake Erie ports.
PORT OF WAsHBURN.
Special to the Globe.
WAsHBURN, Wis, June 23.-Toledo arrived
from Duluth, and cleared for Buffalo with
flour; Robert Holland, Annie Sherwood and
F. L. Danforth cleared for Chicago with Ium-
ber: Couch, Dashing Wave and Grace hit
ney cleared for Ashland. Cloudy and calm.
KINGS UNIQUE CRAFT is AFLoAT.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi. June 23.-The 1O1, Capt.
McDougalI's new steel ship, the first ever
built at Duluth, and totally unlike anything
else aboat, was successfully launched this
afternoon in the presence of 5000 people.
PORT OF DULUTH.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi. June 23.-Arrived: An
ME Ash, Fayette Brown, Celtic Gleniffer,
Gladstone, Cobb. Mentor and Essifrage. De-
parted: Reed Case, Badger State, City Of
Traverse, Irion Chief, Iron Cliff.
Superior-Arrived, Calumet. Raining
wind, south.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24

IOIaI. zIJT
The first of these tables is pig iron
prophecy, while the second is a cast
iron fact.
While there is popular fallacy that
and Indiana are 'doubtfui'' states, it is
mere assumption to pluck them out of
the Democratic column where they
stood in 1884.
If Depew should be nominated Re-
publican doctors agree that what gains
he might make (very problematicaD in
the East, woald be more than neutral
lied by losses in Minnesota, Nebraska,
Michigan and Iowa. Those states will
knife any railroad king, for railroad
kings have been knitting them for years.
This is their raw spot.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
Somewhat Previous.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Oak, June 23.-When the
bulletin announcing the expected stam-
pede for Blaine was received here to-
day the Republicans began to prepare
for a grand ratification meeting. They
got everything in readiness and had
about half of the Plumed Knight name
lettered on the banners when the tele-
gram announcing the adjournment till
Monday arrived. The result was that
they had everything but candidate,
and are now wondering whether their
painters worked in vain.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
SUCH JUGGLERY.
Continued From First Page.

and was expressly invited to speak.
Of course it was perfectly proper for
me to tell the audience whom am for.
If had been invited to address the con-
vention, that would have been another
thing. | am for Gresham and said so.
| always express my opinion. | said
nothing against any candidate. | SIM
ply expressed the hope that Gresham
might be nominated. Ii any one OBJ
Jected to that, it is because he is fol-
somebody else"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
Tony Hart Insane.

WORCESTER, Mass, June 23.-Tony
Hart, the commedian, who, in part
nership with Ned Harrigan, made a
national reputation, was committed to
the state lunatic hospital here on
Thursday. DR.. Park, superintendent of
the hospital, says the case is an incur
able one of paralysis. Tony has not been
on the stage for over year, and before
that time signs of mental unsoundness
had manifested themselves. Since his
retirement he has grown steadily worse.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
OBITUARY..

New YORK, June 23.-Llsle Lester
died at the Sturtevant house of pneu-
monia. to-day at the age of fifty-one
years. She was widow. Mrs. Lester
was well known in newspaper offices in
San Francisco and Chicago, having
been identified with journalism and
magazine work for some years. In ac-
cordance with her own request, her re-
mains will be cremated tomorrow at
Fresh Pond, Long Island.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
SOILS BURNING RAYS.

AS the Mercury Nears the One
Hundred Mark Come Reports of
Fatal SunstrOkes.
New YORK, June 23.-Up to 2 p. m.
to-day eleven cases of heat prostration
were reported to the police. The heat
is terrible and the mercury is rapidly
nearing the 100 mark.
KILLED BY THE HEAT.
CINCINNATI, June 23.-Maj. Thesis,
city editor of the Anzeiger, a German
newspaper, was overcome by the heat
yesterday and died to-day at the hos
pital.
SWEDES DIE OF SUNSTROKE.
PITTsBURG, June 23.-Two Swedes
named Anderson were Frustrated by the
heat at Greensburg, Pa, yesterday, and
died during the night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
SOME NARROW ESCAPES.
SIX Families Rescued From a
turning Tenement by Brave
Fircmen

CHICAGO, June 23.-At an early hour
this morning fire broke out in a three
story house at 2403 Wentworth avenue,
IN which there were six families, num-
berlng twenty-five persons. All the oc-
cupants had narrow escapes. Nineteen
persons were taken out of windows by
the firemen. Conton Helmstrom lived
on the second floor in the rear with his
wife and six children. Three of the
latter were unconscious when rescued
from the smoke-filled rooms. 1t is prob
able that two will die.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24

incipient poetry. Keep it up, Mr.. DaYis,
but next November take visit to those
vine-clad valleys; listen at the thunders
of Niagara, and hunt up the few voters
of the Thousand isles and listen to their
murmurs, and perhaps you will hear
something in the air that will convince
you that Cleveland got there nOtwith-
standing your effort for the Republican
party. j. WAYMAN.
st. Paul, June %. 1883.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
Look Out for a lockout,
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
PITTsBURG, June 23.-At this after
noon's session of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Iron and Steel workers it
was unanimously decided that no mill
will continue work after July ] unless
the scale shall have been signed. The
convention passed numerous compli-
mentary resolutions and adjourned sine
die. The conference committee will
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
To Negotiate the Bonds.
Special to the Globe.


WINoNA, Mimi, June 23.-Ex-Senator
Window, president of the Winona e.
Southwestern Railroad company, and
Gen: Nettleton, representing the Mime
apolis syndicate of capitalists who pro-
pose to build the road, sailed from New
York this morning on the steamer
Fulda, to negotiate the bonds of the
Southwestern. The first twenty miles
OF the road are now definitely located
and ready to begin grading.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24

of Sodom, and the intelligent working
men are beginning to appreciate that
fact. Their only hope lies with the
Democracy, which, as its name implies,
is ''of the people, for the people and by
the people,"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
Fell Down a Coal Mine.

Special 10 the GIODe.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 23.-Patrick
Gallagher, miner looking for work at
the Sloan shaft to-day, fell down the
shaft by making a misstep. He fell over
600 feet and the body was terribly man.
gled by striking against the walls of
the shaft in its downward flight.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
MURMURs FROM MANKATo.
Republicans There Are Disguised
With the Prospect of BIaine's

w itU tho fOSpSCb VI blaIne e s
Nomination.
Special to the Globe.
MANKATo, Mimi, June 23.-Local
Republicans are not joyful. There is
too great prospect for the Chicago con-
vention to become farcical to suit them.
Blaine simply as Blaine could be swal-
lowed by most of them, but Blaine with
his epistolary addenda produces feel
ings of WEAKNESS. The present pros
pect of the selection of the man
from Maine puts his party in
the dumps. Hardly one can
be found who is enthusiastic enough to
say Blaine can be elected if nominated.
Gresham has been dropped. and his
supporters calculated. sadly, Smother
year" On the platform, too, is much
kicking. Too much protection of the
Northwesterners and the silence on
temperance legislation produce visions
of voters wandering to the third party.
The Republicans here will spend a
quiet Sunday and prepare for the worst
iii meantime. Just now Blaine gives
them more concern toan anything else.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24

the law, if there were all insurance law,
would be fraud.
To the people of Minnesota-to the
farmers. who are the greatest victims
the GLOBE sends assurance that it will
do its whole duty in righting this great
wrong; fighting for honest insurance
and a SOund law
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
Blaine. Blaine.
Nashville American.

Nashville American.
Blaine may be sincere in his expressed
desire not to run for the presidency, but
Blaine always suggests the thought of
Mark Twain's hero, who was such liar
that when he left a note saying that he
died by his own hand the coroner's
jury, for obvious reasons, brought in a
verdict of deliberate and cruel murder.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
"A Woman Incinerated.

MONTREAL, June 23.-The wife of J.
E. Kenrier, of the Theater Royal, in this
city, was burned to death last night.
The accident was caused by the explo-
sion of lamp.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
PRAYED for Life.

DAYTON, o., June ga child named
Cora Schenck, who was burned by gaso-
line this afternoon, died this evening in
the greatest agony, while praying
for her mamma and the doctor to save
her life until her papa returned from
Europe.