St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
Both Cities Ready to Accept
the Olive Branch From
the Other.
What Minnesota Should Do
dfOp the Great Columbian
Exposition.
A Strong Plea for the Aban-
o'donment Of Local Quar-
~ reling.

between the cities of st. Paul and Min
neapOlis, and that paper is the DAILY
GLOBE"
The speaker was a gentleman living
in st. Paul, and doing large business
equally divided between the two cities.
He spoke earnestly and with deep feel
ing. Continuing:
six. years ago the GLOBE stepped in
as mediator, and ever since then it has
been the evangel and the exponent of
good feeling between the cities. [ re-
member we'll how it slowly but surely
dissipated the quarrels which grew out
OF the Willard celebration in 1884 and
into the belief that the Twin
Cities, and through them Mime
sofa, could best prosper through
spirit of good will and generous RI
valry. During the census troubles the
GLOBE. of all the Twin City papers,
stood out for the right, giving all the
news but deprecating all unseemly
wrangle: That is why say now that it
alone is in position TO make oveItures
from both cities for an honorable armis-
tice without having to eat crow"
This. is one of many similar express
SIOnS of sentiment that have reached
this office, while communications with
out number have poured i'll, all taking
the ground that a complete reconcilia-
ton should take place. and that the
GLOBE should he the medium. One let
ter reached this Office yesterday, the
initials F. l. W. giving sufficient clue to
the writer 1t is strong and timely, and
is as follows: 80
The year 1890 is rapidly drawing to
close Its record is being made up.
rs oratC II i-tA
been taken, the elections are over, and
of sbOth the returns have been pub
lfShed and the results declared and
accepted.
There is at hand a season when men
may turn their thoughts inward. In a
| few days we shalt have the anniversary
/ of the birth of One whose advent was
i lieEalded with Joyous acclaim of 'On
/ earth peace.' 1t is a time, if one time he
better than another, for good will
I toward men," for regret for past
/ folfies. for wise resolutions, for letting
the dead past bury its dead for sinking
anImosities. for accepting and making
the most of situations, Tor turning the
hack on days gone by and setting the
face towards the fut ure.
1t is good time-there neYer was
better-for ending the Unpleasant
ness" between the cities of Minneap-
/ oils and st. Paul. OF all the weary,
stale. flat and unprofitable' strifes that
ever existed between communities. this
has been the most groundless, the most
foolish, the most barren of good results.
The two cities that went to war about a
/ well bucket had cause. 70 save our
lives, none of us in either city can tell
what we expect, or ever expected to ac-
complish by the wrangIe; none of us
can tell how it began; none of us can
tell what it was about. The big feud.
like the green-eyed monster, grew to its
present proportion by feeding upon the
meat of its-own creation. 1t will shrivel
UP and blow away if we but loose it.
The quarrel has been without sub
stantial results to either CITY, 1t has
been warfare of mouthings, epithets,
or face-making, of mud-slinging-only
these and nothing more. No walls have
been battered down, no breaches have
been made. no spoil taken, no advantage
gained. nothing gained but an unpleas-
ant notoriety away from home, besides
leaving bad taste in our own mouths.
People outside OF our respective corpo-
rate limits have looked on and ieered
and hooted. until at last they turn away
and refuse to longer be spectators of a
traveSty wherein there is neither fair
fighting nor anything funny. Neither
party has gained any allies or outside
sympathy. Cities and people cry out to
US: "A plague O. both your houses."
1t ought to be apparent to the shall
lowest GROWER that there is room
enough in Minnesota for both ST. Paul
and Minneapolis; that each will con.
tinue TO grow, to expand, to widen and |
broaden and strengthen. All the cavi- |
ers and carpers, and all the volleys of |
blow guns and pop guns cannot prevent |
this destiny.
Looked atrightly, the interests of each |
city are identical with those of the |
other; they have the same field of oper- |
ations, which is big and broad and |
fruitful enough for both of tnem. They |
are people of the same blood and line |
age. they are bound together with the |
iron ligamentS OF trade and commerce, !
and they ought to he united by the |
stronger ties of brotherhood, friend |
ship, common purpose and mutual en- |
deavOr. Were the energies of the two |
cities united for reciprocal benefit; were |
their aggregate forces set in motion for |
the aggregate veal, what could not be |
effected iii short time? Thousands !
more people and millions more capital |
could be brought into tributary terri |
tory. Supp0Se-Of course this is too |
great an assumption, but at any rate let |
us suppose-that the corporation line |
between them should be wiped out, and |
they should become one municipality, !
then what would be the result? But |
the blending of the two cities is not |
called for; it is not necessary; it is not,
perhaps, desirable. The same results |
+ can be accomplished in another way.
The cities can be good neighborS. if
nothing more; they are that now to a
large extent. Our capitalists have large
investments In both cities. We can help
one another in various practicable
ways; we can help. if in no other way.
by letting one another alone. There
can be dozen Twin City Commercial
clubs. and scores of Twin City associa-
tons and organizations for this. that and
the other good purpose, and sort of
general cooperation between the two
cities for mutual benefit and advance
Inent. Stop the despicable, disgraceful
strife. Do not let it be truce, but a
permanent peace. Do not exchange
prisoners; turn everybody loose and let
there be universal amnesty. We can
lot bury the Ratchet, for we have not
been fighting with hatchets, only with
mud and innuendoes. The iil-advised
force now expended by the two cities in
trying to tear out each others eyes, if
concentrated upon projects for mutual
upbuilding. would be as effective as the
preSen. plan is destructive. Let Min
neapolis and st. Paul and all the cities
and towns of Minnesota remember that
they are part and parcel of the North
Star state. and one cannot be injured
without directly or indirectly iujur-
ing the others. SIN union there
is strength" An old truiSm,
perhaps. but forever true. Let
us unite therefore and build up Mime
sofa. These cities could be a host In
themselves if united in presenting a
common cause; that common cause
should be to promote growth and pros
perity. As token of amity between
the estranged cities, let the clear-headed