St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-19


the federal government, and the Offend
ers should be punished. The census law
should be rlgidly enforced, else there is
no earthly use in taking the ceusus
at all.
Ex-NIayOr G. ID. O'Brien.
In my opinion 1t was very unjusti-
fable proceeding, brought as it was.
The offense was an offense against the
| federal laws, and is solely within the
| jurisdiction of the federal courts. The
complaint ought to have been made to
the United States district attorney. and
| he should have selected the time and
place of the prosecution. Idon't think
| there was any occasion or necessity
| Tor taking out warrants for the
arrest of the enumerators-citlzen
at $50 o'clock, and serving then at
| night and holding night session be-
| fore St. Paul federal commissioner to
| enforce federal laws. The case could
! just as we'll have been prosecuted in
| Minneapolis before commissioner
| there. and that was the proper place to
| have prosecuted it. | don't think any
st. Paul people have any particular in
| terest or concern in the matter at all,
and don't think they care whether
the enumerating frauds have been
| committed in Minneapolis. 1t is not
an offense against the state laws, and
| therefore it is a matter entirely for the
federal authorities. Of course it is en-
| tirely proper that any citizen should
make the complaint-or, indeed, per-
| complaint for the violation of any law
but it ought to be done in regular
way, and not under circumstances that
would cast reflection upon a COM
munity that has nothing to say COLI
corning it.
Arnold Kalman.
I think great blunder has been made.
St. Paul should not have entered the
controversy in any way. because it may
result to our harm. 1t would have been
| much better had Duluth citizens or the
! federal authorities prosecuted, rather
| than have had it instituted by st.
| Paul citizen.
Aid. Walter HI. SanbOrn.
| have really been too busy with cases
| in court to give the matter any serious
thought, and l prefer not to express
an opinion, because am unacQuainted
with the facts. However, am willing
to say this: If the facts are as have
been claimed in the published accounts,
| 1t is very SeriOuS-a fragrant violation of
| the law, both in letter and spirit-and
| just punishment should be meted out,
no matter where it may fall. If St.
| Paul enumeratorS have violated the law
they should also be punished. am not
influenced by local prejudices in the
least when it comes to administering
law.
- Attorney A. e. Hawes.
| think it was very unwise. TO swear
| out the warrants for the arrest of the
Minneapolis enumerators after court
| hours, purposely for night service, as
| the facts seem to indicate was done, will
tend to show narrow and biased atti-
| tude of persecution. Proceedings of
that kind are justifiable only when the
crime is serious one, and when the
] criminal is liable to escape. Apparently
this was not the case. There is,
/ think, no reason to suppose
the enumerators were liable to run
away, and hence there was no necessity
for such extreme steps. Besides, the
arraignment might have been made be-
fore a United States commissioner in
Minneapolis, where bondsmen were
available, rather than bringing them to
st. Paul at late hour, where they had
/ uO l1lCuQCs AuOUuCl pildSC WDlCil
strikes me as very unjust. if it is true,
is that the United States district
attorney was kept in abject
ignorance of the prosecution. Com
| plant should have been made
to him, if at all, and he would not
have dared do else than make COM
plant if facts to make out case were
laid before him. I don't think, by the
way, that the enumeratOrs were as
much to blame as those who have i'll
cited them to do that which others were
more interested in having done than
they were themselves. l say this, of
course, upon the suppOsition that fraud
has actually been perpetrated in COM
piling the census of Minneapolis,
as is alleged by Mr.. Murray. The
rivalry between the two cities for SUI
premacy has been the incentive. That
an extraordinary effort has been made
to record the last name in Minneapolis
entitled to be enumerated | am satisfied
of by reason of conversation l had
with one of the leading attorneys in
that city last Saturday, and he seemed
to voice the sentiments of number of
prominent people present. The queS-
ton of enumeration have seldom heard
mentioned in ST. Paul outside of news
paper reports, but in Minneapolis the
| question arose no less than half-dozen
times in the course ST six hours that l
spent there that day, and the query was
several times propounded whether ST..
Paul would not outnumber Mill
neapolis, and the opinion was
several times expressed that she
would. Whether complaint should
citizen is matter about which there is
difference of opinion. The wisdom of
the course pursued affects the individ-
ual making the complaint, and not the
municipal government nor the populace
OF the city.
Judge McCafferty.
Mr.. Murray came to me several days
ago and made complaint against the
Minneapolis enumerators, and he want
ed warrants issued for immediate ar
rests. | was not satisfied that he had a
clear case, and asked him to consult
the United States district attorney, but
this was not done. Mr.. Murray came
until | had been thoroughly satisfied.
Thereupon the witnesses came down
from Minneapolis, and | made a
very searching inquiry. | had
also refused to take any steps because
the law was new, approved March 1
last, and l was not familiar with it. 1
then took occasion to read UP carefully,
and when was satisfied that convic-
tions were certain on the testimony Of
fered, issued the warrants. | had been
busy all day trying case in the court,
and it was not until evening when
1 could issue the warrants.
gave them to Deputy Marshal
Daggett, and asked him if
he proposed immediate service,
and he said he did. Thereupon 1 ar
ranged to be in my Office at 10:3O. 1
had no desire to do any one hardship,
and came down so that the priSoness
could be admitted to bail, and they
were so admitted. and the enumerators
were allowed to go so that they COM
plete their work tonight in compliance
with the law. Mr.. Murray was very
much incensed at my hesitancy
in the premises. He said that
mass of documentary ev-
idence was available and he
feared it would all be spirited away if
more time were given. That was the ex-
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