St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
NOW WIThA Big RUSH
The Early Closing Movement
Will Be Pushed by the
Trades Assembly.
Aid. Leithausep Not FavOPa-
by Regarded for Inspector
OF Buildings.
ST. Paul and Minneapolis
Labor Matters dS WORK
men See Them.
Events Gone and Coming and
Comment OF Current sit
uationS.

The early closing movements be com
!pg popular subject for sermons. \
few weeks aso X Y. \. q. Smith deliv-
cred an eloquent lecture before large
audience in the Peoples cnurch. Last
Sunday Rev. kriSIOter Jansen reviewed
the movement and lis chances Tor sue
cess IA his own original and iorcible man
ner. Today one OF the Methodist miil-
listers breaches upon II, and Sunday one
"a The EapIists follows suit. Ihe CLERKS
are pleased Win the interest which the
pu0nc Is taking IN their cause, anu re-
altZe that the early closing movement
cannot Ue q genuIle success unui puo-
lie sentiment IS aroused 10 the punt
where ptupie viii reuse ID do JneIf
trading in The evening, and then even
those propuetors viii md 1t more prof
liable IN every way 10 close at 6:5O.
Tue holiday trade las I, reed the CLERKS
i'm all stores to WORK tdte every
evening; 50 that Tor several week. lG
has been dItncuiL Tor them 10 mold their
usual meetings. but atler Jan. lheY
announce tuelr Intention OF spending
all Their leisure time IN mahlnS the
early ciOSlng 80 popular custom Inht
pcuple W!lt nos care 40 retnIn I'D the o.d
WAY. A study Of the Signatures at
taened 20 JEe agreement SLOWS that
nearly al merchants OF nlSu StdnuiHg
are willing 10 close carry. Whether others
10 50 or nul. one of Tie main objections
urged 10y some uealerS Is That they aie
unwilling 10 close carry if tnelr Neigh
bOrS keep open, ano tnat tney Will not
sign any agreement unless their PROM
l. La Qpl
ot i by every SIgner. The first agree
meut urawu up uy the clerks cUlltaIHed
iUsI LnaL provision, and they found that
ii acted IL q boomerang. Inc pruprIe-
tor of 4 large establishment. unWnlIng
20 incur The Odium OF yIOlatlng IL DusI-
ness agreement, would yet persuade
ScTie small uedter vi the PROPHECY of
staying oDen evenings, ana tIcn take
advantage Of the TACT TO excuse
his breach 0t good faItn and declare
that he would Ue GLAD 10 keep his store
close ! evenings if only AL TIC Small
dealers would DO likewise. thus both
tng clerks ana laUOr organizations were
hGmpeTed III their WOrK, being unable
e. dgdinIteiy place those opposed tO the
increment. he prescott agreement Is
possibly some distance from perfection,
bat It IS at least an Improvement on tile
brst. IN sHat all the signatures obtained
arc placed there from recognition of
the principle mvOIved and will not need
constant Watching. Nhle those who
refuse ~ sign must do 50 openly, and
neither the tabor organizations nOr the
STmpathCuc pubic Will be uncertain as
tn WHO the opponents of the movement
are. nor can those merchants blame
anybody but themselves if their OUsii-
pacY prove source of loss TO them.
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Holiday week is marked by an absence
O. activity in labor circles which might
lead the casual observer to think that
they had gone to aid in the search Tor
MctIiuty. Those who know Say that,
70 HE ordinary workingman, the effort
to he hilarious and properly obSeryant
Of holiday tradiu0nS, involves SO great
an expenditure of energy that none is
lett to use IN solving the LABOR question.
i reaction, however, always follows the
holidays, and the next two months will
probably be she liYplieSt Of the year.