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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
OIL. INSPECTION.

The GLOBE has been consistent and
somewhat persistent advocate of MAX
ing all the public offices salaried ones;
therefore it is more than usually graft
fed by the expression of legislative
sentiment in that direction yesterday.
By vote of nearly two to one the
lower house of the legislature, in COM
mittee of the whole, decided that the
oil inspectorship should be made sal
aried office. If the statements made by
members on the floor of the legislature
are correct, and there is no reason TO
doubt them, the Office of oil inspector
in this state has been a gold mine for
the incumbents. The opportunities for
amasSing fortune from the fees of the
office are marvellous. There is neither
reason nor justice in creating public
office for individual emoiument. Ii oil
inspection is a public necessity, and we
assume it to be, the official in charge of
the business should receive fair liv-
ing salary, just as other public officers
do, and be paid out of the state treas
ury, just as other state officers are paid.
But all the revenues derived from oil
inspection should go directly into the
public treasury. This proposition en-
bodies the only correct principle for the
creation and government of public
offices; therefore, the GLOBE has stead
lily urged that there should be no varia-
ton from it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
THE COPPER RING.
Losses Enormous, But No Gen
eral Panic Apprehended.

LONDON, March 15.-The Compton
d'Escompte, the copper ring and the
Societe des Metauy monopolize the at
tention of financiers. 1t is still hoped
that all will eventually meet their liza
bilities. Although the magnitude of
the losses is appalling, the effect will
be circumscribed among those actually
interested. Neither widespread panic
nor general financial disaster will
ensue. In some quarters the liquida-
ton of the Compton d'Escompte
cooperation of leading bankers and
under new management, is
advocated, the present shareholders to
have the privilege of subscribing for
the new capital at par. The situation
is improving, and the outlook is better.
The Skepticism of American mine own
ers regarding the unanimity of the
English owners to accept the syndi-
Gates offer is believed to have been
greatly overcome, the English and
American companies working harmoni-
ously. American delegates are expected
in Europe at the end of March. when
another combination or trust will prob
ably be formed under the Ma thesons'
auspices to fix the price and supply at
figures that will enable the SOciete des
MetauX to meet its engagements. The
formation of an English syndicate
would result in the copper trade re-
turning to England. English capital
being required to hold stock, English
agents would be employed to reach con-
SumefS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
WHAT CONGRESS DID.

When the mind is shaping ideas of
inefficiency and inattention to business
in congress, it may be noted that the
late congress had in its range 1900
bills and resolutions. and actually passed
1,791 of them. Nearly three-qnarters of
these were private measures. In addi-
ton, Mr. CLEVELAND vetoed LAG bills
and served 27S in this way during his
term. No president has ever vetoed
measures in such volume. 1t was not
popular way, and would not be adopted
by man who wanted to swim with the
tide, for it may be observed that in
every case he was treading on party
cOrns more or less. The bills had all
been approved by Democratic house.
On the whole, the late congress might
have had worse, record, as well as a
good deal better one. There were fewer
big jobs than usual, and the White
house deserves good deal of credit in
this connection. There was honesty
and spinal rigidity there, if not much
trimming to popular gales.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
THE COPPER TRUST.

The copper mine syndicate may find
sympathy in the dictionary, but not:as
an active quality anywhere. if it does
fall into disastrous wreck as result of
its attempt to spread itself over the
planet. Ordinary greed would have
been satisfied with robbing their fellow
citizens under an sS0-a-ton tariff, but
this was not sufficient. These monopo-
lists united with the French syndicate
to buy up the product of the world in
order to double the price, and do the
plunder act On a magnificent scale.
They have loaded themselves down
with about 10000 tons of copper,
nearly years supply for the world,
but it turns up in increasing quantities
all around the world, and a collapse
seems to be but matter of time Prices
will then fall to the old figures and per-
haps lower, from the fact that an over
supply will be thrown upon the market,
aud production viii be continued naed 'frif III 1he
new new. !ttSi cers. Good results will come
of the monOpOlistic greed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
THE LEGIsI,ATIyE WORK.

Nearly two-thirds of the legislative
session has passed by, and, naturally
enough, the people are beginning to
scrutinize the character of the legisla-
tive work, to ascertain whether or not it
is in the line of public expectation. So
far, comparatively few bills have been
enacted into laws. and so few of them of
general nature that popular judgment
must necessarily be suspended while
longer. 1t is perhaps more fortunate
for the legislature than otherwise that
most of the legislation to date is of such
an innocent quality as to provoke but
little criticism in either direction. In
the main, the laws of general nature
that have been enacted are mcritorious,
and consequently satisfactory to the
constituency. The crucial test is yet to
come. The bills of most general inter-
est to the body Of the people, particu-
larly to the taxpayers, are still hung up
in the committee rooms and are pushed
back on the calendar. Whether they
have been retarded because of the de-
sire of the members to give them more
mature consideration, or whether they
are purposely held back by the origina-
tors to be sprung and pushed through
in the legislative melee that
must necessarily ensue during the
closing hours of the session. remains to
be seen. But whatever the cause, the
people have more to fear from the legis
lation of the next thirty days than all
that has been done. So it becomes a
duty that the members of that body owe
to their constituents to provide against
haSty and ill-timed legislation. No bill,
however innocent it may appear on its
face, should be allowed to go through
in a rush, or without the same scrutiny
that is given to those of known impor-
tance.
The TWO important features of legis-
lation yet to come, upon which the
eyes of the people of the entire state
are resting, are the apportionment and
the appropriation bills. Each section
will want square deal in the reap
portionment, aud every taxpayer is in
tereSted in the appropriations.
There is no possible excuse for re-
sort to gerrymandering devices in this
state, and every effort in that direction
will meet with disapprobation from the
masses Of the people. The Republican
majority in the Legislature is too large
to be endangered by reappOrtionment,
SO that the only basis upon which re-
apportionment can be made that will
receive popular approval is the one that
gives absolutely fair and equal repre-
sentation to all sections, without regard
to whether it will increase Or diminish
the Republican majority in the state
legislature.
So far as the appropriations are con-
cerned, the legislature is well enough
advised as to the popular will. Re-
trenchment and economy are the popu-
lar maxims of the day, and the legisla-
tive body that runs contrary to them
only succeeds in digging a political
grave for its members. The people are
watching the Legislative roll call with
unusual interest this session, and they
are keeping an accurate record of the
vote for future use.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16

value of each animal they slaughter,
When it can be just as well saved as
not There is another point, however,
on which the Chicago press do not
touch, and one that our local butchers
should inquire into. 1t occurs to us
that the first movement in this anti-beef
trust crusade should be careful in
quiry into the relation existing between
the Big Four combine and the railroad
companies, in order to determine wheth-
er or not the members of the combine
are favored in the matter of freight
rates. We have a suspicion that it has
been by means of discrimination in
rates that the beef trust has built up its
power, just as the Standard Oil trust so
effectively and profitablY employed the
same means. We have further sus-
picion that this ''s7 saving on bones''
argument is blind to the real secret of
the beef trusts prosperity. At all events,
it is best to begin at the beginning, and
the real beginning in this instance is to
determine the exact relations between
the beef trust and the railroads.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
LACoNIC LIsPINGs.

A poet speaks of the ''strident voices
of the night" Cats?-Binghamton Re-
publican.
Night drug clerk e a. M, with glar-
ing eyes)-Well? Customer-No; Sick.
Puck.
The actor who is made by billboard
is often unmade by a board bill.-De-
troit Free Press.
New York is to be envied by all other
cities IN the country. Mrs. Cleveland
WILL live there now.-Mobile Register.
Il. yPlaying cards were originally square.
Perhaps card playing was also; but let
z us not be too credulouS.-BoSton Tran
script.
= 'You can't go home when it's raining
like this. You'd better stay and have
dinner with u.s." "Oh, no, it's not quite
SO bad as that. Time.
The New Workers are already talking
ABOUT erecting monument to the mem
DRY of the late John Ericsson. The
irony Of it! Ericsson was man of ac-
ton, not of Philadelphia Press.
When his term will have expired will
there be enough left physically of Ben
lamln Harrison to join an athletic club
in Buffalo or Chicago
Times.
Lit is currently reported that not a
pound of ice has been cut in Connecti-
cut this winter. The Southern ice fac
tory may yet get even with the wooden
nutmeg mill.-Houston Post.
The American girls are bright, intel
llgent, good managers, tasteful dress
ers, kind, Warm-hearted friends and af-
fectionate wives and mothers.-London
Queen.
EX-CongreSsman Roswell G. Horr. of
Michigan, who is candidate for the
Mexican mission, is said to be very fond
Of horseback riding. When once he has
saturated his pores with puique he will
have some new ideas of the pig skin.-
New York Herald.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
SOCIALISM IN AMERICA"
Judge Grinnell Discourses on a
Subject With Which He Is Fa-

Subject With Which He Is Fa-
miliaP.
CHICAGO, March ia large audi
ence at the Kenwood club tonight
listened to paper on Socialism in
America" by Judge Grinnell,
who was states attorney in
the anarchist trial. There was
frequent applause. Judge GrinneH
said: "The eager desire of the party
leaders to obtain and retain office, keeps
socialism and its attendant evils alive.
In Chicago anarchiSm is exaggerated
out of all proportion to its power for no
good purpose, and some members of
both political parties seem Inclined to
act so as to catch this clement. In my
opinion the talk about the Anarchists
during this last winter has been
a willful, wicked eXaggeration
OF their power an injury to
detriment to its business interests, and
l confidently believe the purpose of
such exaggeration was purely political.
Anarchy as an organization is dead in
America. Its advocates have resolved
themselves back into their former state
or parentage, namely socialism. The
Yankee law has terrified them.
But we cannot with the same
ease brush aside socialism. That
is here not to be snuffed out.
1t can only be eyaded by returning to
the fundamental principles.of our gov
ernment eschewing paternalism and
class legislation. My conscientious
firm conviction is that protection, So
called, is wrong in principle, fosters
and encourages socialism, and is in fact
socialism, and that with its absolute
abolishment and return to tariff for
revenue the socialist will die and his
pernicious doctrines disappear"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16

STRAIGHTFORWARD and honorable
dealing is appreciated in legislative
matters, as elsewhere. Ambuscades and
subterfuges are especially prone to pro-
duce revulsions of feeling, and it looks
very much as though the action of the
senate committee on lands in the Du-
luth & Winnipeg land grant had had
that very effect. Here is a measure
which has had the fullest possible pub
licity in every phase and in every stage,
and which is of sufficient importance to
warrant the most careful consideration
in open session. The senate has un-
doubtedly taken that view of the case
in its action in placing the bill on gen.
eral orders for final disposition, and
thus preventing what looked like a
scheme in killing it off in a sparsely at
tended committee meeting. The friends
of the measure, who are largely from
the northern portion of the state, where
the full effect of the proposed grant will
be felt, claim ii will be most potent
factor in the development of their sec
ton and are determined to have free
and open expression in the senate, as
was conceded in the house. The bill
will now come up on its merits; and
whatever may be the result, the senate's
course yesterday, in rebuking the dec
imated committee on lands, was emf
nently proper.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
SOCIALISTIC ACTIVITY.
In the Munich Elections the
Socialists Will Work Hard.

Special Cable to the Globe
LONDON, March 15.-The socialists of
Munich are making extensive prepara-
tions for the coming elections. Work
ing committees have been formed and
meetings are nightly held in hall,
which, though extraordinarily com
modious, i'll entirely inadequate to ac-
commodate the large crowds that
flock to its doors and clamor for adj
mission. The decorators of Berlin have
resolved to lnaugurate strike which
will include all of the members of the
craft within radius of many miles of
the city. In cooperation with the
leaders OF this movement, delegates
representing the poiishers of eleven
large cities and towns have held a
meeting at Hamburg and passed resolu-
tons binding the men they represent,
to strike as soon as spring shall be suffi-
ciently far advanced to increase the de-
mand for their services to the max
lmum. a committee was appointed to
strike shall be begun, and to indicate
the towns which shall follow.
The privileges granted by the
government to the German In
perial bank will expire on Jan.
l, 1890. and in view of this fact the Ger
man bi-metallists are already demand
ing the transformation of the Institution
into state bank at the expiration of
the concessions. William Saunders, the
philanthropist and former member of
parliament for Hull, now member of
the New London county council, has an
nDunced his intention to introduce a
motion at the next sitting Of the Council
that the coHhheeil retain tain ownership of all
lands acquired by the municipality
under the new programme and parcel
them out by perpetual leases. SUBJ
ject to reyaluation from time to time,
as the value of the lands may in
crease or diminish. The mother of
Prof Geffcken has just died at the age
of niRety-one. The assertion that Aus
tria is preparing to make war upon Ser
via is officially denied. Queen Natalie
will shortly make application to have
the divorce obtained from her by her
husband, through Metropolitan Theodo-
sius, annulled. Disastrous floods are
prevalent throughout Galicia. Several
towns and many villages are SUBJ
merged.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
DIPLOMATIC sINECUREs.

Col. j. ID. WASHBURN was appointed
to the Swiss mission on the urgent 5sc-
ommendation of senstSi'a'Hio to- HoAR. of
Massachusetts; 9hsa 9hEia Mr.. HoAR's reason
aol g.ssing the appointment seems to
illustrate the sinecure quality of our
diplomatic service. 1t was because Mr..
WAsHBURN was in bad health, and
needed recreation. The idea of con-
yerting the diplomatic service into a
hospital for invalid politicians is an
unique proposition, to begin with. But
the idea of a government paying man
who happens to be fayorite with the
administration big salary to go to for
eign parts to rest up, is something that
ought to extract grumble from the
taX-oppressed population of this coun-
try. Mr.. WAsHBURN is reputed to be a
man of great wealth, and if his health
was so impaired as to require change
of climate he ought to have sought the
change at his own expense, and allowed
the diplomatic work to be assigned to
some one capable of performing it. If
there is no work to do, and probably
there is not, then there is no necessity
for minister resident in Switzerland.
1t is said of the late incumbent of the
Swiss mission, Col. BOYD WINCHESTER,
of Kentucky, that the only thing of
note that he accomplished during his
four years. diplomatic service was that
he introduced draw poker i'm Switzer-
land, and made good deal of money
while teaching the liberty-loving sons
of the land Of TELL the mysteries of
our national game. And so far as any
body knows, there is no other use for a
diplomat in Switzerland. The same is
true of most of the other countries to
which we send ENJOYS on big salaries
and at heavy expense to the govern
ment. As matter of fact, our diplo-
matte service is only retained as an in
centive to politicians to do good cam
paign work on the occasion of ma
tional election. And yet, singularly
enough. the men who do the least work
usually get the fattest places: while
the hard workers are put off with the
promise of something better next time.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
WRECKED FREIGHT TRAINS.
An Open Switch Plays Havoc at
Howard Lake.

HOWARD LAKE. Minn., March IS
An open switch was the cause of a
collision between the east and west
bound freights on the Manitoba track at
80. The east-bound train was heavily
loaded with wheat, and coming on the
down grade at about five miles an hour.
1t ran into the cars of west bound as the
latter lay on the switch. Seven cars of
the former and five of the latter were
wrecked. The engineer and fireman of
the east-bOund train saved themselves
by jumping. Their engine was badly
jammed at the boiler head and lost its
headlight. The wrecking train from
Minneapolis, under Trainmaster Pen
mock. is at work this morning clearing
up the wreck. The morning passenger
was delayed three hours by the debris.
The collision was oecasioned by the
carelessness of a man who has been on
the road twenty years and never before
had an accident.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
HOLD ON.

1t is given out from Washington that
the judges in Dakota are to be removed
at once in order to secure a Republican
body that will do any partisan work re-
quired. They are not subject to re-
moval, and can hold to the end of their
terms, or until superseded by the state
Judiciary. They may be requested to
resign; but to do so, in view of the i'm
putation of the request, would be vir-
tual confession of its justice. Honor
and dignity should prompt them to re-
fuse to step down in the face of intima-
tions of partisanship. Even if Chief
Justice TRIP is the minority member
of the board of apportionment for mem
bership of the constitutional conven-
tions, the two Republicans should be
able to restrain him from shattering the
temple of liberty or doing other dread
full things. 1t is very unusual to ask
judicial officers to resign, and such de-
mandS are only warranted by the in
competency or unbecoming conduct of
the incumbents. 1t is carrying partisan
ship beyond bounds of decency.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
THAT BEEF TRUST.

If for no other reason. we would be
inclined to the opinion that the bill rec
commended by the ST. Louis convention
as a protection against the beef trust is
a good one, simply because Mr.. AR
MoUR'S Chicago newspapers are protest
ing against it. The most prominent
reason given in explanation of how the
beef combine can overbid the butcher
for cattle and undersell him with the
product is that ''they get about 81 for
the bones" The argument is that the
ordinary butcher loses about one-fifth
OF the value of the beef in the waste of
bones and other matter which are util-
lied by the beef combine in making
glue and fertilizers. There is point
in this which our local slaughterers NAV
consider. If glue factories and bone
mills are profitable in Chicago. why
should they not be equally profitable
here? What necessity is there for our
local butchers wasting one-ffth of the
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
EDITORS OPINIONS.

The Minnesota delegation appeared
like wilite-rObed ministers of peace and
love at the Window serenade, but a
divisions of spoils often breaks up the
strongest friendships.-Winona Herald.
In the GLOBES Sunday edition very
fine account was given of the rabbit
supper given by Rev. Davis to Gov.
Rice and Senator Keller. The article
contained some good illustrations. 1t
will be regular feast for the senator.
-Wilmar Argus.
W. r. Estes, representative from this
district in the legislature, is candidate
for consulate in South America. We
hear no one in Window who fayors such
au appointment.-Win Reporter.
The ''old gang" appears to be pretty
we'll along towards the top of the ladder
in Minnesota politics, after all. Win
the treasury will enable him to pay off
some old scores in handsome manner.
-Sherburue Star News.
The high license system does not pre-
vent the sale or restrict the drinking of
liquor, only as it makes it Improbable
to engage in the business. The only
question behind it is one of finance, not
of morals, and the attempt to pose as
the true friends of temperance on the
part of the Republicans is simply and
only speclous pleading; an effort to pull
the wool over the eyes of the real pro-
hibitionists.-Red Wing Argus.
1t was good thing to be Republican
member OF the legislature the past
winter. The election of a United
States senator enabled number of
thrifty members to either line their
pockets with cash or obtain the promise
of good paying Office. Senator Ed
wards, of Fillmore county, expects to
be collector at the port of st. Paul in
few days; Representative Hay, of Min
neapolis, has the promise of United
States district attorney; Senator Buck
man, who held to Washburn after Sabin
failed, is to be surveyor general of the
state, and there are numerous others
who have the promise of good things
Lie Sueur Sentinel.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
PUNIsHING DRUNKARDs.

The idea of making trouble for the
victim of strong drink is not exactly in
line with sentimental and reformation
theories, but is spreading good deal.
Some of the Eastern legislatures are
following the Minnesota example. AS
drunkenness is shameful and nuis-
ance, it is insisted that the party guilty
of it shall feel the harsh grip of the law
in person, rather than in a vicarious
way. A Philadelphia paper regards it
about as rational to hang the maker of
the gun and let the murderer who used
it escape, as to punish the maker or
seller of intoxicants for the excess of
those who drink them. The illustration
will, however, hardly be accepted by
prohibitionists.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-16
Wants Some OF the Wealth.

New YORK, March IS. Catherine
Rockman, a beautiful young woman,
has applied for the revocation of the
letters of administration granted on the
estate of the late William 3. Allen,
grandson of the late Commodore Van
derbilt, claiming that she was Aliens
wife, and is entitled to his estate. Her
claim is disputed by Aliens children,
who assert that after their mothers
death Mr.. Allen did not remarry. There
is said to be much mystery about the
case, and some interesting develop
ments are expected. The claimant was
formerly governess in the Allen family,