St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-13
EDITORIAL MENTION.


one of the low degree.
EDITORIAL MENTION.
The Chicago Tribune claims that that
city now outranks Boston as a literary
center. If Chicago has man she is
willing to put up against Hon. JOHN l..
SULLIVAN the contest between the two
cities for literary distinction can be set
tied in very few words.
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The New York papers tell of Min
nesota clergyman who is now in that
city whistling for his baggage, which
can't be had because it is locked up in
the custom house. The trouble with the
Rev. MIR. DUNDAs was that on return
ing from European trip he became hal
Iucinated with the idea that the MILLS
bill mad passed congress and was now
the law of the land. In accordance
with this mistaken idea he filled
his trunks up with some nice
shawls and perfumeries for the female
members of his family, some Bibles and
prayer books for his Sunday school
class. and 5000 cigars for his own COM
AOA w iSh iiO SOu W NON L Olh liz
realized that he was laboring under
mistaken apprehension, for the custom
house officers took the baggage in tow
and are holding it until the American
manufacturers get their bonus on the
few articles that the reverend gentle
man brought home as presents for his
family.
The house committee appointed to in
vestigate the subject Of immigration
has discovered that the poor immigrants
are worked" by rascally agents pretty
much on the same plan that the Indians
were worked by agents under Repub-
lican administrations. The whole bust
ness of importing foreign laborers to
this country is conducted on a system
attic plan of treachery and rascality.
There are two sets of these immigration
sharkS-one set work the immigrants
before they start and the other set
fleece them when they land. At both
ends OF the line the unfortunate immi-
grants are the dupeS of these knaves.
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A prominent member of the house
committee says that their investigations
have already shed sufficient light on
the immigration subject to convince the
committee that it is the duty of our gov
eminent to so restrict immigration as to
make the capacity of the immigrant to
become asSim Hated with ourselves the
test of admission. Those who do not bring
the elements of character desirable in
an American citizen should be excluded.
Those who come with an intelligent
purpose and an industrious spirit
ought to be welcomed. a test of this
kind would not operate against the
Irish, the Germans or the Scandina-
vians, all of whom manifest an aptitude
for citizenship which disarms any wish
to challenge their coming. But it would
shut out large proportion of Bohe-
milan, Hungarian and Italian immi-
grants, who bring little else than pau
perism and socialism.
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The old citizen dropped in last even
ing on his usual Sunday night visit to
the GLOBE sanctum. 81 merely wish
to remark that Mr.. BLAINE starts out
we'll as campaign liar" he said, as he
dropped into velvet-cushioned rocker.
"You observe that the very first thing
he shot off was something about the
eagerness of the British to have free
trade in this country. Now every in
telligent man knows that above all
things else the British manufacturer
wants to shut out American COMPETE
ton, and the most effective way to do it
is for us to keep up our high tariff. I
like to hear argument on any side of
question, but do become Disguised to
hear such campaign yarns as jim
BLAINE can spin Off during election
times"
JOEL HEATwoLE says that MERRIAM
is as good as nominated. 1t is part of
JoEL's business to talk that way, and
we are glad to see that he is sticking to
business. The SCHEFFER and MCGILL
managers say just the opposite. But
they are all clever, industrious young
men who make it a point to earn their
salaries.