St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.


ciety, is well known to all citizens.
That this mixing of religion with poll
tics is dangerous and unfair, likely to
work injustice to all, aud enable certain
men to accomplish their selfish ends
by appealing to blind prejudIces, will
be conceded by fair minded people.
That this phase of Know Nothingism
must be crushed and blotted out for the
safety of society, if for no other reason,
is obvious. The editor of the Minneap-
oils Tribune has the sense to perceive
this much and wrote as follows.
THE contest was precipitated. as
challenge to try strength, by a secret
and namelesS league that is known in a
general way as the anti-Catholic move
ment. and that is working darkly, for
reasons by no means eXplicable, to cap
ture the Republican party hereabouts.
especially in earnest to secure
legislative nominations; and it is al
legged to have made combination of
various sorts which gave it formi-
dable strength in the convention. The
Tribune cannot comment very lntelll-
gently upon a movement that is so
yelled and so mysterious. 1t can only
say that secret political organizations
do not seem to our wiSeSt and most
thoughtful men to be necessary OF prop
er, and that the open, frank method
of political agitation is the only
justifiable one in this free country.
The Republican party will not sacrifice
any public interest to a denomination.
for it is strictly secular organization
that is broad enough to include men of
all creedS. Neither will it permit itself
to become the instrument of any fanati-
cal "know-nothing" movement that
Stabs and persacutes in the dark. 1t is
not pro-Catholic, nor is it anti
Catholic. 1t is not anti MethodiSt or
anti-Lutheran, nor is it pro" any
sect whatsoever 1t is frankly and
stalwartly patriotic, and it expects all
its members to be good citizens and to
leave their UNCONVENTIONAL jangling
outside their political work. The Trib-
une does not know nor ask who belongs
TO this alleged secret order, nor what
part it played or endeavored to play
yesterday. 1t is not the purpose of this
paper to reprimand or rebuke anybody
on that score, but only to argue open
ness, fair play and mutual confidence
among Republicans.
The Minneapolis fines calls the above
very mild and just statement concern
ing this secret and diSreputable con-
spiracy to make mans religious belief
qualification for holding office ''toady-
and says the "rribune diScreditS both
tics intelligence and patriotism"
The result of the coming election
should demonstrate whether. the Trib-
une is right or wrong in sounding the
alarm to its party. Certainly the
Republicans can better afford
this fall to have the candidates who owe
their nomination to this secret society
defeated, rather than that a secret in
fiuence so utterly selfish and conscience
less shall be allowed to grow: The in
PRODUCTION of religion into politics must
be suppressed at some time, and it had
better be done upon the outset. Let
candid Republicans and ali voters ire
spective OF party make up their mind
to that. This issue should be the key
note of the campaign.
The man who wrote that mound-build-
ers take for the Evening Jay mislaid
his encyclopedia. else he would have
found out that the mound builders were
old men. so old that they had shriveled
to dust 200 years ago.
Arbitration has succeeded in STAYING
off trouble for the coopers, and they are
now "w-hooping Ter up'' for Joy.
An easypath for the Republicans out
of the mayoralty labyrinth would be to
a hat, shake them up and have blind
folded, lame man draw out the choice
of the party by chance. The party
would be as sure of winner as by any
other method.
According to Rev l.. G. Powers, the
Knights of Aurora are rightly named
They make brilliant show, but do not
'stack up" we'll when examined with a
view to discovering just what they exist
for.
z The engagement of "a Pair of Jacks''
at the Grand has been cancelled be-
cause of sickness in the company. 1t is
but just that two or three persons
should suffer for the good of the public
at large. BY the cancellation the city
is saved from an epidemic of suicide.
"Inspector Thomas Doyle" is the
way the Evening Tribune puts it.
Such is fame when great men are han
died by new reporters.
Autumn styles now ready in all depart
ments at the Plymouth Clothing House.
The Deaconess Commencement.
The first commencement of the train
Ing department of the Northwestern
DeacOness home will take place next
Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2:3O,
at Centenary church. Five ladies will
graduate. Edith Brooks. Wahpeton, N.
D.; Elyira Edwards, Minneapolis; Grace
Funk, Sedalia, Mo-; Eta Hale, Long
Prairie; Mary Reade, Storm Lake. Ad.
dresses will be made by Rev. G. H.
Bridgman, NJ. f. Gjertson, c. M. Heard
l. L. COultas and F. o. Holman. In the
evening will occur the licensing eXer
ciseS of Caroline E. Rotis. Rev. Messrs
w. X. Marshall, d. J. Burrell, H. IL
French, Thomas McClary, j. Stafford
.: H: Tiffany, j. s. Smith and j. F
Chaffee participate.
pERC0NA AND Snn