St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-28

No one can find fault with the RAM
Sey county Legislators, as, from the re-
cent meetings held, every indication
meeting the wishes of their cOnStit-
uents. The only fault that can be
found with them-at least with small
minOrity-is that they are inclined to
use their jaws just little too
much. Talking is all very well in its
place, buff proper remedial legislation
is to be obtained there must be more
work and less wind. The framing of
bills is no insignificant work, and past
experience ought to be lesson enough to
the delegation against the loose phraS-
ing and illegal wording of proposed
laws. Many thousands of dollars have
been wasted by the city in contesting
the cOnstitutionality Uf laws, and, take
the park commission as an instance,
much valuable time has been lost.
Although not yet Invested of its trap
pings, glimpse at tine statue being
placed above the Minnesota entrance of
the Germania Life building clearly in
dictates its elegance and magnificent
proportions. The statute, "Germania."
was designed and modelled in Florence
by an American artist. Two years have
been occupied in producing the work,
its weight being $500 pounds; height
feet and six inches. The statue is of
bronze, and has cost $1,000. 1t was
made expressly for the Germania Life
Insurance company's building. Of which
Frederick De Haas and n. Wander
Velde are the we'll known local man.
ayers. The statute will give artistic
finish to fine building, as we'll as add
to the many pretty things to be viewed
by visitors to the city.
You occasionally come across trades
meu who complain of 'hard times"
''mOney is tight" etc., ETC., to the end
of the chapter. These individuals are
never satisfied. They would inveigh
against 1.-The times if their stores were
crowded from early morn to late at
night. In the face of this stringency in
the money market, it was an interesting
sight to view the windows of The most
prominent stores on Christmas morn
ing. Many of them were almost entire
lydenleted of the expensive and beautl-
fm articles offered for sale the early
part of the week, and all showed, more
orlleSS, the inroads made upon the stock
by holiday purchasers. A gentleman
who ought to know yesterday figured
out that local tradeSmen have taken in
s3l3. 462 within the last two weeks.
> There will be something of trans
formation in the capitol the beginning
of the year. Many old faces will be
missed. There will be cleaning out
in.the auditors department, as we'll as
that Of the secretary of state. There is
some probability that a few changes
will be made in the dairy commission,
and it would not be surprising if the
present head of the public instruction
department had to- 90. The labor
bureau is also likely to get turning up.
The fact of the matter is that if several
of these expensive commissions and de-
partments, whose officials kill time and
waste the money of the state, were en-
tirely abolished, they ''never would be
missed"
There is disposition on the part of
outside papers to criticiSe the conduct
of the board Of education. This is
grossly unfair. The criticism might
have been merited some months ago,
but to-day, when genuine effort is
being made to economic, and at the
same time efficiently conduct the public
schools, any attempt to thwart the men,
beers in this work is decidedly reprehen-
Sibie.
Within this week unique presenta-
ton will be made by the members of the
Ramsey county bar-nnique so far as
the State of Minnesota. After twenty
five years of honorable and faithful
service on the bench Judge Wilkin is
about to retire into private life. A quar-
ter of century means a great deal in
the history of st. Paul, and as one of
the earliest settlers it is fitting that the
occasion of his retirement from public
life should be appropriately commem-
Grated. What Judge Wilkin does not
know about st. Paul is not worth know
ing. He has outlived its days of swad-
ding clothes, and it is to be hoped he
may live long enough to see the city
rise to still greater metropolitan area
and grandeur.
j. j. Egan says he is not sorry to lay
down the Office of county attorney and
take his seat upon the judicial bench.
Who would be? Mr.. Egan is proverbial
joker, and when he got this off before a
reporter he must have been iniulging
in his favorite hobby.
made by the city railroad company and
the electric car lines. A few more
weeks will see the West side and the
Arlington Hill lines in operation. There
is no abatement in the traffic between
the two cities, and when the big moters
are put on and the journey made in
forty-ive minutes it will be considera-
bly, augmented. The company are also
pertecting their electric plant, whereby
fewer delays will be experienced in
operating the cars. There is moth
ing more diSguSting-that is to the
passenger than when the current
foil hn HoIa
hour or two. But his disgust is nothing
tot individual who is waiting for
ear, particularly if it is in the morning
when going to work, or in the evening
when his ultimate destination is the
theater.
The hotelkeepers are assuming
sslf-satisfied, benignant smile, and well
they may. Tomorrow will see the dr.
rival of the van guard of grangers to the
Alliance convention. During the week
delegates in the city. They will have
have hardly shaken the dust of the city
from their feet when the legislators,
politicians and lobbyists will swoop
down, and for three months the hotels
Will remain crowded. These are
halcyon days for the hotelkeeper, and
he1may certainly be excused for that
big, broad smile which is just now suf-
fising his broad, ,,contented-looking face
and disappearing down his sleek neck.
Everything comes to those who wait.
The Metropolitan opens tomorrow
night, thus replacing the old Grant
opera house, burned down nearly two
years ago. 1t says very little for the
progressive spirit of ST. Paul citizens
that so long time has elapsed before
the old Grand has been replaced. How
ever, we must not kick. The Metro
politan is worth waiting for.
There ought to be no grumbling at
the open winter we are enjoying. While
in the East the people are being almost
frozen to death with billiards., and in
the extreme West locomotion has
been entirely prohibited by snow, the
citizens of Minnesota have been enjoy
ing delightful weather. With the ex-
ception Of few days there has been