The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-27
n TWIN CITIES.

The trouble between 81. Paul ~ Min
neapolis over census matters il moro ssri-
ous than it At FIRST appeared. On one side
or the other there have been grave crimes
committed. First reports by telegraph
suggested that m effort by citizens Of MIN
neapolis to remedy in . legitimate way the
omission Of many names from the enumer-
alton had been jeaIously interrupted 1t the
~instigation OF 81. Paul people. but that the
whole affair was = mere furry, which
would settle itself as soon Is the sober SEC
ond thought had been given time TO assert
iiseif.
But later information shows that
the frat bathurst was but . Hash. to -
followed BY . raging conflagratien. On the
St Pau side Il In claimed. and has been
frequently reiterated, with every appear
ance Of honest conviction. that prior to the
commencement Of the regular enumeration
sponsible citizens at the head OF il, and
with regular machinery and paraphern-
alta. having . deliberate purpose to pad
the census of Minneapolis. So far , In
formation is at hand, this charge Is sus-
tanned by but one affidavit, one Mason. an
nounced by the St Paul men as . detec-
tive. denounced by those of Minneapolis -
. man Of no character, and . fraud.
M~inneapoiitsns Of alleged high standing.
m in considerable numbers, traverse the
St. Paul allegations from beginning to end,
and solemnly protest that the entire report
Of . concocted scheme. or Of any attempts
to make . false enumeration, il untrue and
without . shadow Of foundation. The re-
suit has been = boycott and . counter boy
colt, aimed mainly at the leading news
papers Of the antagoAistic cities, but ex-
tending with more or less strictness through
all grades Of business.
1t Is impossible at this distance even to
make . reasonable guess at the real merits
-or it might be more proper to say the
preponderance OF demerits-of the case.
On the n side or the othsr-perhaps on
both-there have been misststements
which. in some cases, have amounted to
perjury. II the padding bureau had
been organized in Minneapolis, Is repre-.
scnted by the other side. and the arrested
snumerators were carrying out that pro
gramme. it was q laudable thing to arrest
them, no matter who did il or instigated il.
But on the other hand there was good
ground for excited indignation in Mime
apolis IL these arrests were made without
cause. or on other than full and reliable IN
formation.
Outsiders will be reluctant to believe that
there are not in both cities large numbers
OF honest and true men who would scorn
to win an advantage for their own or do .
damage to the other city by . resort to cor
rupt or improper means. 1t would seem
that if there was q base scheme, as has
been alleged by the ST. Paul people, and
they had reliable Information Of the fact,
they could have had no trouble in ~arousing
honest men OF Minneapolis to the n
nifty of the o~ffense. and could have relied
upon them 70 circumveut and expose It.
INC doubtless there are good men and
true in st. Paul. whose sense of right and
wrong is not limited to the effect upon that
city. who, upon an appeal from the other
side, would have discountenanced an un-
warranted and q groundiess interference
with an effort to correct an erroneous
count in Minneapolis.
At its every stage the wrangle has been
unworthy Of both cities. The longer it is
kept up the more disgr ceful 10 both sides
it must become. There are surely . vast
number Of rational and temperate men in
both cities. They should come together.
make mutual concessions to the fullest az
tent possible. and put . stop to the un-
seemingly contest. Unless something OF
the kind Is done. and that right speedily,
the world at large viii conclude that there
is more Of hollow boom" thar of real sub
stance in either.