St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-25

!ation of the present congress is an i'll
stance. So far-reaching are its proviS-
Ions that newspapers cannot publish
the result of those pleasant games of
chance so largely patrODiZed at church
fairs. If they are published in any
newspaper the whole mailing edition is
liable to be thrown out by the postal
officials, who are authorized under the
law TO carry 10 papers containing lot
tery matter or any description.
Col. Tom Lowry was in the city yes
kerday aud inspected the street car lines
operated by the company of which he is
head, body and tail. 1t is a pity that
the colonel made the inspection in com
pany with Supt. Scott. Although the
loss of the latter'S S0ciability would
have been great, nevertheless it might
have afforded Mr.. Lowry an opport.lu-
lily to investigate the working of that
transfer check system which has so re-
Gently been inaugurated. \ more bun
beaded, circumlocutory system of fur
niShing transfers could not possibly have
been adopted. If the railway company
had desired TO adopt system yeXatIouS
and annoying to their patrons they
could not have succeeded better. The
grumbling is daily growing greater,
especially among passengers who take
Iheir transfers at the intersection of
NabaSha and Seventh Steets. The fault
Is not that of the transfer agent. 1t is
the fault of the system. The man can
not possibly be in two places at once:
how then is it possible for him to
promptly punch checks 10 three car
loads arriving at the same time at this
point? The passengers grumble because
they miss the connecting cars. What
Earthly objection can there be to the
conductors furnishing these transfers?
The company is required to furnish
Them TO passengers whenever required,
and what is there gained 10y the tickets
being punched by a special man rather
than the conductors? There would be
40 waiting, no grumbling. no blocking
Of cars at an important thoroughfare,
and the railway company would be as
well protected if the conductors per-
formed the work as one special man,
who really should not be expected or re-
suiIed to dot.
w. Pitt Murray should be taken at
his word. He has offered his valuable
property on Seventh street to the city
for park purposes! Why? Because of
some little disagreement he has had
with the city council over a sewer on
Seventh street. Mr.. Murray has been
talking about erecting an arcade Oh
Seventh street. ana to do so the lower
ing of the street sewer was necessary.
Some persons allege that Mr. Murray
wanted this to be done at the city'S eX-
penSe; but the version given by MIR.
Murray is entirely different. However,
there is difficulty of some sort. and
now Mr.. Murray swears he will not
hnIIH fhn "a off no
20 the city. Why do not the authorities
accept it? Do they lack faith in Muir
ray? Or, what is it? Certainly, no
mans offer should be sighted. least of
all that Of this puhlic-snirited, diSinter-
sSted, open-hearted citizen.
1t is over year since the Industrial
nnion Was created, the object of which
Fas to increase the number of manu-
featuring enterprises and in that man
ner. seek to build up the city. Twelve
whole months have the members fretted,
talked, fumed and resolved among them
selves, and to-day there are less manu-
features in the city than there were
when the Industrial union was ushered
into this ''wail of Woe" Meanwhile
Secretary Phelps continues to draw his
$4,000 salary, aid those fifteen gentle
MN INV itNu illO SOuILSlCL pay GtlCll
monthly installments without smile.
That three years contract with Prof.
Phelps is monumental testimonial to
the business acuteness and longheaded-
ness of the leaders of the Industrial I'M
ION.
Should an appointive board have IN
limited power, or any power, TO issue
bonds of Indebtedness? Here is ques-
ton of the weightest Importance to
citizens of st. Paul, and one likely
to create some lively discussions. Gen.
Sanborn, unquestlonably sound con-
stitutIOnal lawyer, doubts the legality
Of an appointive board in this city issu-
Ing bonds of Indebtedness. The mem
bers of these appointive boards are
practically non-responSiole, and it is,
perhaps, only just-it is certainly
prOper-that the issuance of bonds
should be solely confined to an elective
body. Here the members are directly
responsible to the people. to whom
they must give strict accounting.
Frank Valesh has come to the conclu-
sion that child labor is becoming a rid
die which our lawmakers will be COM
PEELED to solve" Why riddle? Child
labor can be stopped with ease if the
workingmeD will combine and demand
that children of a certain age shall not
be allowed into factory of any kind.
Once workingmen show they are sincere
III this matter the civil authorities dare
not vacillate in seeing their behests
carried out The working people pos
SeSS the power to accomplish any re-
form they need, but that power is en-
tirely lost by the jealousy and lack of
cohesion in their ranks.
A rank farce. That is the generally
expressed opinion respecting the cleo
ton contests in this county, and it is
growing stronger daily. There is one
satisfaction left TO the people. and that
Is, the whole expense of the recount
will fall upon the appellants. There
can be 10 possible excuse for these ap-
pealS. That they are the mere outcome
of wounded vanity is apparent from the
complaints filed, which do not containa
single direct charge, but lit appeared:''
and by inuendOes of that order fraud to
count out the Republican candidates is
alleged. The total vote cast demon
strateS that there has been no mIscount.
Is it likely that the vote for the county
should run below that cast by the city
taSt spring? ana yet That is what
Messrs. Mum and company would have
us believe. According to their reckon
Ing, instead of the county vote equaling
That of the city, it ran several thousand
behind.
Col. j. II. Davidson must be COM
mended for his simplicity. He says:
Parks are not built for the wealthy
classes. They are intended to benefit
the laboring and poorer element of our
community" Heigho! Intended to
benefit the poorer element Quite so;
but can Mr.. Davidson produce one in
stance in st. Paul where there is park
or the site for park recommended by
the park commission, which is not first,
last and all the time for the benefit of
the wealthy classes? The parks in this
NifV ore Surrnuudpd f,v, fno rac,Jaroo,