St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
MEN WHO TALK.

concerned, that characterized the last
national contest. In other words, some
Eastern man will head the ticket and
the second place will be given to
some prominent WeSterner, probably
GRESHAM or HARRISON, with view to
putting Indiana into the Republican
fold. 1t is singular why public man
who has any ambition whatever should
be willing to sink bis individuality and
chances for preferment by accepting
the position of vice president, which
practically amounts to nothing as an Of
fee. Shortly after the late Gen. LOGAN
was nominated as the companion of Mr..
BLAINE on the Republican ticket was
talking this matter over with him, and l
remember distinctly that he said, "What
but was besieged by friend on all sides
and finally reluctantly consented. But
if I had taken a night to think it
over | should never have agreed to
such sacrifice of my political ambition"
This talk that floats out from the East
regarding the candidacy of CHAUNcEY
M. DEPEw is the veriest moOnshine, for
despite the fact that he can command an
unlimited amount of money. it will not
avail him anything when the time for
voting arrives, and the cry that he is the
champion of monopoly would etfectually
head him off in the West. Ny personal
choice for president is Judge GRESHAM,
and | think he is about the strongest
man that the Republicans can nominate.
He has made an excellent record as
fair-minded. upright judge, and this
suggests another line of thought. Men
who adorn the bench as a general thing
are poor practitioners at the bar, ana L
think the reason is about this: When
Judge is on the bench he has the adVan-
tage of hearing eminent lawyers on both
sides of case discuss it in all its bear
ings besides having a host of authorities
placed at his disposal without any re-
search. whereas as a lawyer he must
hunt up his own authorities. Hence all
that is necessary to constitute good
Judge is that a man should be above
partisan bias and inclined to hear the
rules of evidence impartially before
making up his mind. Such policy, if
pursued by President CLEVELAND in
choosing a successor to Chief Justice
WAITE, would insure the bench and bar
an excellent jurist. although he might
not be great lawyer.
e. j. The outlook is much
brighter in the stock
CattelI. market to-day than it
was last Saturday, and
quotations reflect this improvement.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy sold
Monday at 112, and to-day it closed at
121. A general strike on all roads
seemed probable week ago, but now
the strike even on the c., B. q q. is
practically settled, and truce has been
called in the rate war. A bond purchase
h oil To-
overdue. has at last appeared. These
circumstances have combined to give
strong undertone to the market and
cause an appreciation in values of from
8 to 10 per cent. The only cloud now
existing is the tendency of money to
leave the great financial centers of the
world on one of its periodical GIBBS into
the country. The Bank of England is
losing gold steadily, having reduced its
surplus from over so per cent down to 36
per cent. New York has lost another
half million of reserve to-day, and yet
the money from other large cities flows
oft. showing that the country is absorb
ing naturally, or spectators artificlally,
all the idle funds. London bought
stocks largely this week, and seems in
cllned to increase holdings. Funding
British cOnsols into bonds pay
ing but 2& per cent is fore
ing money into other securities.
Over five hundred millions of dollars
accumulates every year in London for
investment in some character OF Secu-
rity. South America and Turkey have
received large amounts, with very poor
returns to investors, and it is to the
United States that capitalists are COM
ing more and more every year for
stocks, bonds and real estate invest
ments. Few people realize that the
purchase of ten thousand shares of
stock is about equal to one million BUSH
els of wheat, and we can spare stocks
even better than wheat for our crop of
stocks never fails. With the poor
farmer it is, 'Paul must plant, Apollos
water, and God alone can give the in
crease" But stock, once planted, both
waters and increases without any SUI
pernatural aid.
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l.. III. Max One thing that
struck me forcibly dur
field. ing my stay at the Hot
Springs of Arkansas,
whittier / was sent by my physicians
for treatment of rheumatism, was the
cosmopolitan character of the people
who were taking the baths. Vertically
it was a brotherhood of misery, with
representatives from every part of the
civilized world present. Although Hot
Springs is Southern resort, there are
few SOuthernerS among the groups that
gathered daily on the hotel piazzas to
gossip, for that is about the only recrea-
ton that tourists to this resort can in
dulge in; and next to that came the
darkies who were types of the Southern
element of which so much has been
written and said. Work they abOminate,
and the great drawback to the develop
ment of the immense plantations of the
soon as he gets in few days work, and
receives his pay, to go off on a spree and
let the crops take care of themselves.
One Scandinavian, if he could be accli-
mated in the South, would be worth
dozen negroes, and if some of those
who have settled in this part of the
country could be induced to go South,
they could make it blossom like rose.
Some funny incidents occur at the
baths, and l recall one in particular. in
which a sable attendant known as Prof.
JONES and conSumptive patient were
the principals. The latter was one of
the thinest specimens of humanity that
l had ever seen, and when he diSrObed
in the bath room the match story was
authenticated. Critically cycling his
customer, the professor said to him:
sBoss, when you gets into de tub don't
even wiggle your toes if you don't want
to be sucked down de waste pipe"
Darkies were novelty to most of the
visitors at the Springs, land their sayings
and actions had great deal to do with
enlivening what would otherwise be a
dreary abode. One more story about
their peculiarities will not be amiss, and
this incident occurred at a colored
church near the Springs. There was
large congregation present, many of
them being white people, and after an
excellent sermon the minister called for
a collection to put new pews in the
church. Deacons circulated baskets
very industriously among the crowd,
but met with poor returns, and their
baskets were placed on the pulpit.