St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-13
STATE RUMBLES.

aires who have money to invest in poll
tics to ''bloW in their cash for a year
or two yet, and thenif experience shows
the Australian system is such a saving
financially and morally, in other states,
Minnesota can adopt it?-Mankato Free
Press.
st. Paul and Minneapolis have both
been seized with spasms OF virtue. The
former now compelS the closing Of all
saloons at midnight, just what the
state law provides, and the latter the
closing of saloons on Sunday, which is
also a state law requirement. st.
Cloud journal.
But no evidence is submitted that is
worthy of notice, and as consequence
the legislators now know as much about
Jim Hill as they did on Jan. l. The
sentence of Tosten Yohnson might be
we'll applied in this case: "Yim Hill
and kunnel Lowry tank bin had tam
smooth people. Redwood Gazette.
If man has suspected animal he
can kill it as now, and sell it as cured
meat, and you can only reach him by
our present law against the sale Of dis
eased meat; but the burden of proof
that it is diseased is upon the complain
ant. This law does not help at all in
the matter.-Northfield Independent.
The Australian bill, so-caIIed, has not
yet passed. We are afraid that it will
be among the things not done ''for want
OF time" This is a slick way of killing
measures demanded by the people, but
not favored by parties who prefer to
keep the reins of politics and of power
Ia theSr own hands. We are afraid, but
hopeful.-Wright Times.
The only question that the opponents
of the meat inspection bill can find is
that the bill is unconstitutional. 1t is
amusing to see people argue that point
who, in fact, don't know the difference
between a subpoena and warrant. Ar
mour's private car has arrived and will
take place Of the wishes of the dear
constituents S.'-Willmar Argus.
The first disagreeable fact regarding
the measure is that it is not honest. 1t
was not framed as a sanitary measure,
but as a measure to create a local mo-
nopoly. which the law could not create
without cover and preteXt. To pro-
hlblt importation of beef from other
states is Unconstitutional. To create by
law local meat monopoly is unconsti-
tutional.-Howard Lake Herald.
The meat bill is q Job for a lot of
hungry wolves to feed upon, and can
never be enforced; there are not enough
competent veterinarians i'll the state to
inspect the stock, and inspection by
others, even with the wisdom of Sena-
tor Scheffer. would be a farce and rob
berry of the people. Give us whisky
Inspector instead, senator.-Windom
Reporter.
Anyone who has watched the work of
the present session of our state Iegisla-
ture closely must have been convinced
ere this of one fact, that is, that the
special legislation feature of the work
must needs be curtailed in future Iegis-
lures if the state at large would get
value received for the enormous OUTLAY
of money necessary to operate the legis-
latiye machinery. -Mankato Register.
Whatever may be said of close money
matters it is not apparent in st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Duluth, the chief
cities of Minnesota, so far as building
operations are concerned. In the cities
named there never was year in which
more buildings were being erected than
the present season; and that is a surer
indication of growth and confidence
than active real estate saleS.-Le Sueur
Sentinel.
1t is significant pointer to note the
universal kicking against the various
petty Legislative ''stealS'' that have
hitherto been passed unchallenged.
Since the memory of man runs not to
the contrary it has been the custom of
the Minnesota legislature TO present the
reporters of daily papers with a hand
some present out Of the public funds
what for, or upon what theory of right
and justice, nobody ever knew. But
this year this petty steal is met with
storm of denunciation that paralyzes
the honorable memberS,-Sherburn
Star-News.
Take this as a starter, nearly everv
bill offered at this session that was of
any value to the inhabitants of this
state, has been Strangled and thrown
out. The Stockmen and consumers of
meat in this state are anxious for the
passage of this bill, but in the very face
of this, these stiff-necked individuals
have dlsregarded their wishes. The
voters should make 1t uncomfortably
hot for their representatives for their
fagrant violation of the trust imposed
in them and also make an example Of
few, that others may take warning
Lake Crystal Union.
The Herald has had occasion fire.
quently to call attention to the ad-
mirable manner in which Justice is
dealt out in the Twin Cities. For in
stance, man who makes desperate
attempt at murder is fined a few dollars,
for fear, doubtless, that any other pen
atty might tend to reduce the popula-
ton. Another case occurred at Mime
apolis this week. A man who manu-
factured the most outrageously vile and
obscene pictures, and sold them to boys,
was arrested, pleaded guilty, and was
fined $50. In the Twin Cities, Justice
is,tempered to the shorn goat-tempered
with the most Internal stupidity on rec
ord.-Winona Herald.