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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
TRUE CIYILIZING.

With so much cant and arrant nom
sense generally prevailing in the East re-
garding the oppressed and abused noble
red man, it is refreshing to occasionally
come across some one who paints the
Western Indian in something like his
true colors, and who recognizes the
utter impracticability of most of the
schemes devised for his benefit.
At recent conference OF clergymen
in Philadelphia one member electrified
the aSsemblage, which had been discuss
ing the usual utopian plans for civilizing
the Indian, by declaring that the red men
needed soap and water more than they
did the gospel, and that, in fact, lib
eral use of soap was necessary before
any practical benefit could be expected
from a general inculcation of the Bible.
OF course there was an uproar; but the
speaker, who had been an army chap
lain, and who spoke of the Indians from
personal observation, sustained his
ground we'll against adversarieS who
were obliged to admit that their prin-
cipal knowledge of the Indian had been
gained through the medium of Coop
ER's novels.
There will never be practical so lu
ton of the Indian question until the
nonsensical sentimentality surround
ing the aborigines is eliminated and
they are considered on their merits
as fairly intelligent, intolerably lazy
and abominably dirty human beings,
who naturally enough prefer to be sup
ported by the government in idleness to
earning their own living. Recognizing
the Scriptural assertion that "cleanli-
ness is next to GodlineSs," the minis
tiers must perforce admit that the
declaration in favor of soap as neceS-
sary preliminary to the dissemination
of the gospel was strictly professional.
Of its necessity for sanitary reasons
personal acquaintance with the Indians
would convince them.
There can be no true civilization
where soap is unknown, and the In
dians have yet to learn of its existence.
If the efforts of the missionaries and
other wOuld-be Indian benefactors were
expended for a while in relieving the
aboriginal ignorance in this respect,
they might find the more spiritual part
Of hseir labors bearing better fruits.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23

of promoting the welfare of the work
ingmen and workingwomen. The bill
provides in detail that the department
shall be in charge of a commissioner to
be appointed for four years, at a salary
of $1,000 year. In addition to gather
ing labor statistics, the commissioner
will be required to ascertain and report
upon the effects of the tariff upon
agricultural industry, and especially
OH the mortgaged Indebtedness OF
farmers. The bill also provides that the
commission shall inquire and estimate
what articles are controlled by trusts
and what effect such trusts" have had
in limiting production and in main
tanning nricaS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Senseless Clamof.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune. r,
The yell, "You are a free trader" is
about all tine argument which the adyo-
Gates of the existing war tariff and the
monopolies protected by it offer in reply
to those who are in favor of tariff res
form. Auy one who proposes to make a
reduction of the duties in the slightest
degree is stigmatized a free trader,'l
and with this persistent and senseless
clamor they expect to delude. and scare
the people. The latter, however, will
not be deluded by the free trade Yell
There are no free traders in this count
handful of extremists whose doctrines
are equally cranky and impraeticable:
No one else is in favor of free trade, of
abolishing the custom houses, or of any
thing approximating such a dangerous
policy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
MINNESOTA DOUBTFUL,
With the Chances in Favor of the
Democracy in Case McGiH LIS

With the Chances In Favor OF the
Democracy in Case McGiIl LIS
RenOminated.
ST. Cloud Tribune.
That time has come when the Re-
publicans have to choose between two
propositions, and there is no time to lose
in idle words. Is Minnesota to remain
Republican state OF is it to become
Democratic? Mr.. McGill was elected
by $500 majority, and along with that is
the accusation that fraud in the election
returns from various counties can be
proven sufficiently large to have given
the office to DR.. Ames, which casts
further taint on Mr.. McGilPs manager,
Fletcher. The election in 1884 gave the
Republicans above 10000 majority, and
we thus see that the extreme feeling
against McGill had fearful effect upon
the party, and as that feeling is deeper
and more determined to-day, his renomi-
nation means Democratic Minnesota.
There is no question of this. There is
no reasonable argument that can be ad-
vanced at this time in McGill's favor,
and we firmly believe he would be de-
feated by 10000 majority if he were to
be nominated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Fulfilled Every Pledge.

Montevideo Commercial.
At the rate Judge Macdonald is at
tacking the trusts and monopolles, he
may be defeated by them. They do not
enjoy having men in the legislative and
congressional halls who attack them on
general principles and handle them as
rough-slod as the judge is doing. They
have been known to roll big campaign
barrels into districts before now to defeat
men who were no more antagonistic to
them than the judge has shown himself
to be. Let us be on our guard, lest
like attempt be made in this district.
The judge has fulfilled every pledge
made before election, and the voters
can do no better than show their appre-
citation by returning him by an over
whelming maiOrity
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
No Breaks This Year.

Philadelphia Record.
By making two bites Of the Dakota
cherry the Republicans hope to secure
four United States senators. There is
no doubt that several of the territories
are ready for statehood, but the de-
termination of the time when they shall
be admitted is question for congress.
No particular disadvantage to the popu-
Iations of the territories will
territorial condition. They govern
themselves, and are more lightly taxed
than they would be after the organiza-
tion of more complicated administra-
ton. The territorial politicians are all
ways in haste. but the bone and sinew
are not in such a hurry. The Demo
Gratis lost the presidency by premature
ly letting down the bars to make a state
of Colorado. They are not likely to re-
peat that mistake this year.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Banker Bill and Eric.

Red Wing Republican.
If Mr.. Merriam is behind Eric Olson's
scheme to have mass gathering of AL
lance men and Labor party adherents
to repudiate Scheffer as candidate and
nominate Ignatius Donnelly, he has
made mistake. No matter what un-
derstanding there may have been that
the great ciphered does not want and
would not accept nomination, the mo-
ment Mr.. Donnelly gets nomination
for any office he easily ciphers out a
majority for himself and he never de-
clines. Being both the choice of the
people and their only friend. of course,
he cannot decline.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
A Monstrous Evil.

Omaha World.
In theory protection is designed to
foster American industries, maintain
the wages of American labor and supply
a home demand, consisting of a manu-
featuring population for the consump-
ton of agricultural products. But in
practice protection in two many in
stances has become mOnStrous evil,
nuturing combinations of manufact-
ures called trusts, expressing the Amer,
ican labOrer by increasing the cost of
his clothing, rent and food and burden
ing the agricultural interests of the
country by practically prohibiting the
purchase of cheap lumber, iron and
tools while keeping up freights to pay
dividends on railroads that could be.
built for less money il the tax on lum5
Der, iron and steel were modified.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Carnegie has the Floor.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
What is the matter with Andrew Car
negie's employees in Pennsylvania
1t seems that while he is writing
books showing the beauties of a protec-
tive tariff to the workingmen, and go
ing around to banquets making speeches
on the same inspiring subject, to say
nothing of the fact that he is making a
million dollars year On his protected
steel mills, his labOrers are striking
against his proposal to lengthen the
to make two gangs do what three have
been doing.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Living Issues at Last.
Henry Georges Standard

OcOTSG .
The great struggle is now on-the is
sue is made and the discussion begun.
The congressional debate will be a long
one and bitter one, for the Democrats
must follow their leader, and will get
more and more radical as the contest
goes Oh. But the congressional debate
is of small Importance as compared
to the popular discussion to which it
will lead in every nook and corner Of
the whole country, and which will in
crease in intensity after the nomina-
tions are made and the national CAM.
paign begins. 1t is now certain at last
we are to have national campaign in
which living questions are to be dis
cuSSed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
AnIngenious Yankee.

FIIIsDufg Dispatch.
John Wheeler, toll collector on the
Titusville and Pleasantville road, has
made from the caudal appendage of il
pOrcine squealer as perfect whistle as
ever was seen. 1t is made entirely of
the skin of the curly afterpart of q pig,
and it is as hard as nickel and has been
polished till it shines. Mr.. Wheeler has
made several of these eccentric trihes, L
am told. Whether lie is now devoting
his leisure hours to the evolution of
silk purse from a sow's ear is not stated.
Mr. Wheeler is native of one of the
Eastern states, that of the wooden nut
meg, | believe.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
1t Had Whiskers.

Judge.
Grocer--Tom. get out the new maple
sugar!
Tom (after hunting some time)-Here
it is, AIR. Smith. but it needs trimming.
Grocer-What needs trimming?
Tom-Why, it's got beard on it two
feet long.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
A Tariff Crank.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Mr.. Kelley not only favored the aboli-
ton of all taxes on whisky. beer and
tobacco. but went so far as to declare
that the sugar duties ought not to be re-
duced. He is obviously opposed to any
reduction of the present import duties.
Probably there are not ten men i'll the
house who agree with him or who will
vote with him; and yet he likes to be
considered representative Republican.
He is not, but must be known as tariff
crank
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
McGiIl the Man.
Warren Register.

w HtI6II ttSIotOI'
McGill has made very good gov
ernor, and according to the custom of
political parties is entitledto a renomi-
nation. To be sure he has made some
mistakes. No man could do otherwise.
On account of the small majority by
which he was elected, many good men
doubt the advisability of nominating
him again. 1t is generally better to
select man known to be good one
than to select one of whose qualifica
tions we are in doubt. 1t is to be hoped,
however. that the state Republican con-
vention will well weigh the matter be-
fore making a nomination.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT, ST.
PAUL, Mimi, April %, 1888. 1915 a. m.-
Indications for twenty-four hours commenc-
ing at 7 a. IN. to-day: For st. Paul. Mime
apolis and vicinity: Colder, followed by
warmer, fair weather; light to fresh north
easterly winds. For Minnesota and Eastern
Dakota: Warmer, fair 0weather; light to
fresh variable winds, generally becoming
southerly.
NoTE-On and after May 1, the official in
dications will cease to be made at this office,
and will be resumed from the Office of the
chief signal officer, Washington city.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
ST. PAUL, April 22.-The following obser-
yations were made at s :lS p. m. local time:
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
A Strong Candidate.
Wodena Tribune

W0dena Tribune
Eugene Wilson, of Minneapolis. is the
best possible candidate the Democrats
of Minnesota can nominate for governor.
While there are other men in the state
who might make splendid race for
that position, they cannot develop
sufficient strength for the party. Judge
Wilson, of Winona, would make good
candidate, but his party needs him for
reelection to congress from the First
district. Eugene Wilson's Democracy
is undoubted: he has clean record and
would sweep the country districts like
hurricane.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Scheffer and the Bosses.


There has been a noticeable falling
off in the amouat of abuse heaped upon
the shoulders of the Farmers alliance
and it's candidate for governor by the
Republican press of the state. In other
words, the boys are hedging, and it
would not be great surprise to see Mr..
Scheffer at the head of the Republican
state ticket. 1t would be bitter dose
for the bosses, but they may have to
swallow it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Ruled by Brains.

New York World.
Roscoe Conkling's career afforded the
best example we have had in this state
since the death of Seward of the power
of brains in the direction of public af-
fairs. He ruled by the divine right of
ability to rule. The little men who
have since ratified around in the place
that he left vacant make more apparent
Roscoe COnkling'S greatness.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Temperature No Object.

Omaha World.
Col. Kaintuck your medicines
are doing me no good. An old lady in
town has written to me to Try hot water.
She says it's sure cnre.
PhySician-Well, if you will drink
plenty of hot water and nothing else you
will get well.
MY stars! Why didn't you tell me
so before?"
Nothing else. remember"
"Y-e-s; FL do it."
s'All right BY the way. colonel, you
needn't bother yourself about taking it
hot; cold water will do"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
THEIR FRIENDS DIED.

He questions her in German,
In Spanish she replies;.
He looks at her in Turkish,
And Russian fills her eyes.
No English words escape them;
To Meisterschaft they're we'd
They've shattered every language
Their friends are mostly dead.
--Aristine Anderson.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Free Trade in Labor.

ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Philadelphia Manufacturers club
held a meeting the other day and voted
against the Mills bill. At the same
meeting it was announced that S150,000
had been subscribed by the members
for the erection of fine new club house.
The club seems to be composed of men'
whose protected capital has realized i'm
mense profits from free trade in labor. o.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
He Could Afford 1t.

Judge.
Railroad President (gOing over the
road)-I didn't see you at the lunch
counter, Sam.
Pullman Porter-No, sah; l had a
right good dinner at the hotel.
President with sigh)-Well, [ sup
pose you can afford it better than can.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
STRAY SUNBEAMs.

WildWood's Magazine is the latest literary
venture, and handsome thing 1t is. 1t Is &C.
voted mainly to the sports enjoyed by the
hunter and the fisherman. The first number
starts off with a beautifully illustrated article
entitled 1.-THE Land of the Dacotahs,' by
Gen. HENRY II. SIBLEY, of this city.
~
SAM SMALL the evangelist, is about to ap-
pear in a new role. He is to run as the Pro-
hibition candidate for governor in Georgia,
on the platform OF Down with the Jug
wumps" The third party movement was
inaugurated at Atlanta last Tuesday evening,
the two SANS, SMALL and JONES, taking an
active part i'll the organization. SAM JONES
said he had been travelling all over the coun-
try, and he was prepared to say that there are
twice as many out and out Prohibitionists in
the United States as there were abolitionists
ten years before LINCOLN signed the emanci-
patton proclaim alton.
~
Senator HoAR assured the senate the other
day that the proudest work of his life was
his connection with the electoral commission
in 1876. An old man with scared con-
science is a most lamentable object. IL
Senator HoAR has any friends, they ought to
take better care of him.
~
Secretary ENDIcoTT lives the most retired
life of any public man in Washington. AS
rule when members of congress have busi-
ness with the war department they commu-
nicate with the secretary by letter. Very few
of them know him personally. MIR. ENDI-
coTT visited the capital the other day for the
first time during his residence in Washing
ton. When he went into the senate cham
Der he was only recognized by three senators,
and two of them were Republicans.
~x*
Since Mr.. MILLS made his great speech in
opening the debate on his tariff bill the
clipper paragraphists of the Republican
press have quit belittling him. They didn't
know before that there was so much force
and spirit in the modest Texan. A few of
them, but only few, have been malignant
enough to insnuate that some other man
wrote the speech, The ability that Mr.. MILLS
has displayed at the head of the ways and
means committee is forcible illustration of
Speaker CARLIsLE's capacity. for judging
men
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
ALABoR DEPARTMENT..

The O'NEILL bill establishing y de-
rar:ment of labor, which passed the
lower house Of congress last week, will
probably be asphyxiated in the Re-
publican senate. Yet it is measure of
real merit. and ought to pass. The
general design of the labor department
which is to be created under this bill
is to diffuse among the people of this
country information OH all subjects COLI
nccted With labor. and the best means
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Wanted a Better Business.

Chicago Tribune.
"Willie," said the good pastor, who
was taking dinner with the family, II
suppose you will be literary man, like
your father, when you grow up"
''Nope," said the little boy addressed,
as he looked at the somewhat meager
array of delicacies on the table with
lofty scorn, ''literary nothin'! I'm goin'
to be a $4,000 cOOkn
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
THE CLEARANCEs.
Exchanges of the Leading Clear
ing Houses of the Country.

BosToN, Mass, April 22.-The follow
ing table shows the gross exchanges of
the leading clearing houses in the
United States for the week ended April
81, 1888, together with the rates per
cent of increase or decrease, as COM
pared with the amounts for the cor
responding week in 1887:
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Answer or Shut Up.

Swift County Monitor.
The st. Paul GLOBE puts some very
pertinent questions to the st. Paul pa
pers who are bowling about the corrup-
ton and misgovernment of that city
which those papers certainly should be
able to answer, or admit that partisan
rancor has caused them to discard both
truth and fact.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
POETRY UNDER DIFFICULTIES

How can the poet soar,
The coming spring time write about,
Wnen standing at his study door.
His wife says: John, the coal is outr'
His Pegasus is lame,
And closely clipped are Faney's wings;
He'll never wear the wreath of fame
Who tolls for groceries and things.
Boston Courier.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Republican Dissensions.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

The Republicans in congress are be-
ginning to realize the existence of fatal
divisions in their own ranks on the tariff
question. There are more Republicans
who oppose Judge Kelley's programme
of repeating the whisky tax than there
are Democrats who would support so
ReppubIiean Tap leaders i pIi remain without a
policy of revenue reduction, many West
ern Republicans will support the Mills
bill rather than have no bill at all. In
this situation the prospects of the Mills
bill in the house grow brighter every
day. The senate has never yet defeated
a tariff bill.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Afraid Of the Issue.

st. Louis Republican.
Republican anxiety to distract atten-
tion from the tariff issue is shown in the
effort to start sectional quarrel on ac-
count of the action of a number of
young hoodlums in local election for
mayor in small town in Mississippi.
If the senate has the right to investigate
to determine who ought to be mayor of
Jackson, it has also the right to send for
persons and papers to settle the moeted
question of the fairness of the recent
elections of town councils in Oshkosh,
Skowhegan and MattaWamkeag.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
He Heard the Command.

Tid-Bits.
Instructor-Didn't you hear the COM
mand to load?
the ramrod out of the gun.
Instructor-Why, man, the piece is
breech-l0ader!
Plebe-Well, sir, 1 wish Mr.. Breech
would load it. / can't.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Only a Fair Profit.
Puck.

The druggist makes only fair profit,
on the average, Nay, repress the cruel
gibe, the heartless sneer! We said on
the average. He may corral few hun
dred per cent Oh prescriptions and
patent medicines; but look at the mar
row margin on postage stamps.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
GROVER TAKES THE CAKE.

Washington Critic.
The presiden has vetoed the bill reliey
ng Paymaster Bash from paying 81, $50
stolen from stage while the guard wa
eating pie at the stage station.
'sHo, Daniel" quoth the president
Come, bring my veto pen;
Here is a bill I'll have to kill,
And stop its like again.
cannot have this thing go on
'Mong neither low nor high,
twill never do to let it through,
And waste our funds for pic''
So Daniel brought the veto pen,
And Grover took the same:
Then with dash he m ade slash,
And thereto put his name.
81 prithee, sire,'' brave Daniel said,
With valor in his eye,
81 see the cash you charge to Bash,
Ain'tt that right dear for pie?''
'.Go to. go to-" quoth Grover c.,
And gave his pen shake;
.Let Others cry and take the pie,
But Grover takes the cake
So Daniel went, and as he went
!, He said, with murm ring sigh:
Dyspepsia grim has hold of him;
He has been eating pie"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
win BE Forced ON joel.

lie Sueur News.
1t begins to look as though Joel P.
Heatwole, of Mortified, will be the
nominee for congressional honors in the
Third district, in spite of the fact that
he doesn't want the Office, or any other.
But if the people make demand for
him he will have to take it, that's all.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Still in the Wilderness.

Philadelphia Record.
After the politicians have fought their
fight to finish, buried their dead,
shaken each others hands and strewed
flowers on the grave of controversy, the
theologians continue the battle with
unabated fury. The Northern and
Southern Presbyterians have not yet got
in sight of their Appomattox: they
are still banging away in the Wilder
ness.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
HARRISON FOR CONGRESS.
Duluth w ants to Furnish Nelson's
Successor.
Duluth Age.

Duluth Age.
Duluth interests demand a congress
man, and it must rest with the Demo
Gratis to furnish her one. Though not
a ''trained politician" M. B. Har-
rison possesses every element
that the city and district needs.
He is worker-for Duluth, and Duluth
needs man of his stamp at Wash
ington. He is broad-minded enough to
cover the whole district, but as Duluth
is ten to one the most important city in
the district she has the right to demand
the congressman. And if Republicans
have not the nerv or unanimity to make
the demand, it is to be hoped that Dem
OcratS have.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
A Strange Republican.
G!yndon News.

Glyndon News.
1t CRATES Oh sensitive Republican ears
to hear the occasional suggestion that
California will present the name of
Senator Stanford in the national con-
vention. If this is to be, we submit, as
a design for the banner of the delega-
ton, a bag of gold on the top end of
MOLE
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Whinis of Authors.

Columbus Dispatch.
Herbert Spencer plays billiards, and
Amelie Riyes smokes cigarettes. Thus
do science and literature continue their
giddy dailiance with worldly friyoities.
Aristotle oiled his hair three time day,
Goethe was an incorrigible flirt, and it
is suspected that James Whitc0mb
Riley plays marbles. The world, the
flesh and the devil are pretty hard
things to get away from.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Make it Warm for Lind.

Blue Earth City Register.
Ex-senator Wilkinson, of Wells, is
spoken of as a probable candidate for
John Lind's congressional shoes. Mr..
Wilkinson, if he would consent to run,
would make it decidedly warm for Lind,
who is a prOtectionist, tariff refOrmer
and what-n0t, all combined.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-23
Would Be a Sister to Him.

Epoch.
Jeweler Ito young man exchanging
ring for cuff buttons)EDidn't the young
lady like the ring, sir?
Young man (mournfully)-She didn't
have chance. 1t struck me that $40
ring was too expensive for a. mere
siSter-to-yOu sort of girl.