St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-03

candles and a smoking lantern, bun
die of straw had been artistically plated
into cushion for the presiding officer.
the broken window had been boarded
up and quite an air of comfort pervaded
the room where were congregated some
of Minneapolis prominent men, OF
whom only few are left, for which the
public is thankful.
Owing to the meeting of the
Peoples Political Reform club, the
attendance was rather small. The
was missed, and likewise the irrideScent
features of the fat and disregarded po-
lice commissioner. G. B. Mahen had
also gone to the political reform meet
ing to gather material for few lead.
Ing editorials in his paper, as ''Our fell
low towDsman, John f. Calderwood. told
the public thing or two about money.
When it comes to talking money CAP is
Johnny on the spot" I'VE point
with pride to the brilliant record which
Sam Johnson is making for himself as a
political thinker. Go it, Sam, we're
with you" and as many more as the
reader cares to imagine. AS indicated,
Sam johnson and several of his con-
freres were also absent, studying how
TO reform politics in the interest of them
selves without the gentle public ever
catching on.
A board having been balanced on the
end of barrel to serve as a table, Maj.
Bossett called called for order, and
THE BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
began. The first matter on the order of
procedure was the admission of new
members. Maj. Fl. A. Norton and his
hair were the first to make application
for admission. Some one who could not
be located suggested that the admiS-
sion of the major and the hair would
have to be voted upon as separate QueS-
tons, but the sense of the meeting
seemed to be that the two candidates
were closely enough connected to be
voted upon as one individual, especially
as there was no wallpaper to be soiled
by contact with the majors ambroSial
locks, and, therefore, no objection to
their admission to full and complete
membership. An emissary from the
aldermen who tried to GUST Fire Chief
Stetson appeared before the meeting
and stated the desire of those men to
become members of the A. A. of r. r.
The courier was, however, curtly told
that his employers were not eligible to
membership. as, to become memUe: OF
the A. A. of r. r., it is neces Sary to be
of that elastic temperament which
causes the snubbed individual to rise
superior to all suppression and continue
the old. old fight, with no prospects of
success, of course, but with no intention
of ever quitting the field. AS it is pretty
we'll understood that the aldermen III
question will be so effectually sat upon
when the time comes for their re-elec-
ton that they will never be heard of
a 1 -, =
the A. A. of r. K.
This business having been disposed of,
MAI. NORTON SECURED THE FLOOR
and deep inspiration of Calhoun ozone.
and explained why he had been SO anX-
iOuS to become member:
''Since have been the faithful bench
man of our dearly beloved Mayor
BaDb,'' quoth he, 81 have earnestly la
bored to so bolster up that most Chris
tian of men as to make him appear an
ornament to the city in the eyes of the
people. have sat up night after night,
consuming midnight oil and turkey
sandwiches by the pound, writing
speeches and thinking sensible thoughts
for my beloved chief, but all to no pur-
pose. My work is not appreciated, my
liege lord is openly criticised and his
speeches held up to ridicule. My
he-a-a-rt is breaking! my he a-a-a-rt is
brO-O-OO-O-kenI
Here the gentle and lamb-like major
fell in Mysteries, and was only restored
to consciousness by some one attempt
ing to rumple his exquisitely coInbed
hair, which Immediately brought him to
his senses. Then Maj. Bassett called
G. j. Buell. to the chair, so that Clar-
ence would be unable to interrupt him,
and taking the floor, but leaving the
foundation walls, he launched into
heart-rending complaint over the abuse
which has been heaped upon the board
of trade because that petritied pine
splinter had the temerity to discuss the
tariff question.
"Why is Luis thus?" Numbered the
major. why are we openly tiouted in
the market places mot Harlow Gales
and told to stick to the old questions of
the Bloomington Ferry bridge, extend
ing the navigate m of the Mississippi to
Minneapolis, the abolition of slavery
and Shay's rebellion? 1t is wrong. |
say it is wrong"
Here the warlike lumberman glared
tiercely around. but, as no one ventured
to contradict him, re resumed:
"We-and when | say we, mean
that conSerVer of the peoples interests,
that
BULwARK OF THE NATIONS LIBER-
TIES,
the board of trade-are steadily improy-
ing every year. Are we not getting
nearer to the march of human events
every day? VINO dares to dispute it? Who
say who? We were barely through
discussing the Bloomington Ferry
bridge question when the bridge was
finished. 1t was ahead of US only few
months. We passed resolutions ad-
verse to the North Dakota lottery bill
only few days after the bill was de-
feated. We almost caught it. Then
we took up the tariff question. and we
have not finished its consideration
,ua have ODlv inct hppun itS Discussion