St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-28
POINTS FOR LAWMAKERS.

We call special attention of the legislature
to the fact that our laws relating to taxes
should be revised SO that poor people may
be protected instead of robbed.-West La
Crosse Co-Operator.
In the state of New York the annual pay Of
the district judges is $4,000 each, and they
are elected for term of fourteen years. Five
thousand dollars year, the judges TO pay
their own incidental and travelling expenses,
would not be excessive compensation for the
Minnesota district judges. -Moorhead News.
The puglist must go. There is much wall
ing and kicking and squeaiing in the favor
lite home of these acknowledgements The
Legislature will no doubt pass law prohibit
ing prize fights, glove contests, etc. The re-
cent disgraceful affair between Cardiff and
Fell set the reform ball in motion.-Still-
water Gazette.
Within the past year the Henry George
scheme of assessing all taxes upon land has
taken root in Minnesota. This single tax
system would remove all possibility of con-
cealing property OR disappearing values
by taxing only that which is always III sight,
and the value of which can be fairly esti
mated.-Hutchinson Leader.
If the state is re-distribted by the present
legislature the new apportionment can not
have for basis anything more than esti-
mated population figures, thus giving some
parts of the state no real just benefits by the
change. A re-appointment should not be
made until 1890, and then it should be
made.-Long Prairie Leader.
There is no doubt but what such law
would carry in this state by $4,000 majority.
A fear has been expressed in some quarters
that our state lawmakers will not pass such
a bill, and the alarm seems to be well
founded. The house and senate is largely
Republican. and that party is committed to
high license.-Wadena Tribune.
Gordon e. Cole has written q two column
article in the Pioneer Press, opposing the
submission of the prohibitory amendment.
We are glad that Minnesota contains very
few G. E. Coles. They are relics Of the dark
ages and slavery days. If the people are sat
isfied, which they are not, with high license,
what hurt will 1t do to submit the question?
jackson Republic.
The Pioneer Press is opposed to the people
having the privilege of voting on consttu
tional prohibition amendment. All the
same, the people should be given this privi-
lege by the legislature. The right to vote has
been demanded by petitions from every part
of the state. In usurping the functions of
the people, the P1oneef PreSS ana Mr.. Cole
have gone a step too far.-Winpebago Press.
One idea has become rooted in the minds
of those opposed to the single tax that all
land in city CIR country will have certain
fixed value without regard to its location.
This is a mistake. The land in the heart OF
the great city and that in the sparsely set
tied district of the country will be valued
just as it is now, but the farmer with good
house and other buildings win not be com
PEELED to pay tax on valuation of $40 per
acre while the Spectator whose land adj
joins has to pay tax OH valuation Of $2.5O
or So per acre.-Todd Argus.
The ideal legislature would be composed of
Intelligent, honorable, Sci sble gentlemen,
knowing their own business, understanding
the responsibility of the duty of electing
senator for this great nation, and utterly I'M
willing to be dealt with as people that needed
advice to guide them in the performance of
their duty, or celebrations and strong per-
sonal influence to lead them to do it. Such
q legislature would spurn the efforts of in
terested parties to influence them in the
manner and form used last week and weeks
before in st. Paul.-Wright Times.