St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-22
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Nothing could better exemplify the
noble traits of character possessed by
E. NJ. Wilson than the meeting of the
Hennepin county lawyers, reinforced
by representatives of the Ramsey
county bar, at the court house yesterday
afternoon. There where men who had
been Mr.. Wilson's blttereSt enemies-if
he had enemies-while he was in the
flesh; men who had wrestled and
fought with him before the bar
and on the political field; men
who suffered their bitterest defeats and
keeneSt disappOintmentS at his hands;
yet, not one was there but found some
thing good to say of the departed. All
who were brought into contact with
him loved him for himself. Whatever
he did, however he might go contrary
to the desires of others. he always fol-
lowed in the line of duty and forced adj
miration even from his adversaries.
The presence of so many eminent men
at the meeting yesterday, and the words
there spoken by them, WerSoall evil
denceS of this fact.
A word as to the character of those
exercises is appropriate. Nothing of a
higher character has probably ever
taken place in this city. Men whose
fame is not limited by the boundaries
of one state were there, and the words
given voice by them were of such
character as to compel admiration. The
memorial, too, adopted for presentation
was such one as to call for cOmmenda-
ton. 1t was not voluminOus; it was not
overburdened with words. In simple, di-
rect, forceful language it outlined the
oh, or Of f1,n flnnnncnA al 01.lxy
exhibited those qualities which he pos
sessed in abundance, and which the
world is forced to admire. The hOnors
paid their departed brother of the bar
by the lawyers of Hennepin county par
took of the essential characteristics of
him so honored-they were free from
Obstrusiyeness, pregnant with meaning,
wholly divorced from false glitter and
show, always appropriate, clean-cut,
comprehensive. manifeSting throughout
the true ring of purity, justice and sim
certify.
Mayor Babb has lost none Of his in
genu0usness while away from home.
He says any interviews which have ap
peared as coming from him were I'M
authorized, which is we'll. Interviews
and detectives never have to be author
lied.
The Methodist ministers seem unable
any more to meet without having fight
on hand. Yesterday prospects were
not good for war OH 'RomaniSm," so
they had it out on two rival churches of
their own faith. The church militant
occupies front pew in Minneapolis.
Ralph Rees agrees with Editor Dana
that fat men have no chance in this
world to do we'll. They can't, as he
found out yesterday, crawl out of
small hole.
William Henry Eustis is satisfied. AS
he sank upon his pillow last night he
breathed prayer of thankfulnesS that
fed. j. G. Blaine (what one doesn't
matter) had been admitted to member
ship in the Union league.
The police commission yesterday re-
stored the salaries of the policemen to
their original figure. The policy of en-
ploying extra detectives to pay political
debts, and the attempt to saddle upon
the city new and expensive police
signal system which necessitated the re-
duction of the force s. per month, did
not meet with the approval of the peo-
pie. The retrenchment which cuts off
the pay of the man who works twelve
hours day, and 366 days a year,
and the reform which attempts to
make the city expend 100000 for a lot of
fancy machinery when it is not needed,
is not exactly what the citizens under
stood when the present city officials
were elected on platform the main
plank of which was ''retrenchment and
reform" and the commission was com
PEELED by public opinion to restore the
s. per month taken from police mems
wages to provide places for political
pets.