St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02

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have an interesting report for the state 4
fair grounds have agreed to allow the
use OF the grounds for that day, and
have put large force OF men at work
clearing the grounds and putting every
thing in order. The committee on trans
pOrtatlon have nearly completed ar
engagements for greatly reduced rete
for the round trip between either of Il,
Twin Cities and the fair grounds. 1t is
likely that the railroad ticket will admit
people to all portions of the grounds
and amusements without extra charge;
SO that everybody from the Twin Cities
ought to be able to attend and have at
least one holiday for the summer.
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The preparations for the industrial
picnic on July have been on so extern
sive scale that several other minor
celebrations have been abandoned, or
rather consolidated with this one. The
temperance. societies are arranging TO
attend and have good speaker. The
single-tax advocates have in mind a good
speaker from Chicago, who will speak
upon the single-taX doctrine and its re-
lation to the eight-hour agitation.
A pleasant reception was held Thurs
day evening at the residence of John
Lamb. A large number of friends
gathered to bid farewell to Mrs. L. w.
BrOSnan, who left Friday morning to
MI. Brosnan left Minneapolis only
few weeks ago. and writes that he is
greatly pleased with the country and
the prospect before him.
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The K. of L. Building association di-
rectors held their regular monthly
meeting last Friday evening.
A second Joint meeting of locals was
held at the Labor temple Friday even
ing for the discussion of plans for coop
Grafton throughout the city. The meet
ing adjourned at an early hour, to meet
again at the call of the committee.
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A circular has been received from the
Scripps National Journalists league.
This league proposes to send fifty rep
resentative Workingmen to the Paris eX-
them to the leading papers throughout
the country. Minneapolis proposes to
recommend one man. Several candi-
dates have already appeared, and one
will be selected during the coming
week.
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The Nationalist club held meeting
last Tuesday evening at the residence
of Mrs. Kate Burlington Davis. Mr..
Edwards read an interesting paper, dis
cussing the objects Of the club. Mr..
Buell. spoke at some length, and con-
trasted the single-tax doctrine with that
of the Nationalist. The next meeting
will be held Tuesday, June 9.
The new cooperative mercantile as
ISOLATION met yesterday evening to cor
rect some errors in the articles of in
corporation and get ready for active
work. Mr.. Gardner has been through
the southern part of the state talking to
members of the Farmers alliance.
They favor the plan, and with their CO.
operation the association has reason
able hope of success.
Social Science Institute.
At the social science institute last
Sunday evening Judge William Welsh
read very interesting paper purpOrt-
ing to be review of the management
of strikes in this and foreign countries.
The writer, however. reviewed the
whole labor question at such length
that it would be impossible to quote his
arguments in these columns.
Many of the points we're we'll taken,
and even upon those where members of
organized labor could not agree with
the writer, yet the terse, original style
of reasoning proved attractive. He re-
views the mistakes and failures of Or
gaDized labor, at the same time giving
those of organized capital good share
of the blame, and concludes that the
ballot is the only relief and protection
to which labor can look. While the
ballot has no doubt accomplished many
reforms. yet the question naturally
arises: 'Why hasn't the ballot pro-
tected and relieved the American work
ing people for the past 100 years?'
They have had the ballot, yet labor in
this country is confronted to-day by a
condition almost parallel with that in
countries where monarchial form of
government exists, and this condition
yearly becomes more deplorable.
The causes and remedies for the
trouble evidently lies deeper than in
the ballot. and it seems pity that the
writer. did not point out the proper
remedy when he evidently fully appre-
ciates the present condition..