St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-17
POLITICS PARAGRAPHED.

POLITICS PARAGRAPHED.
Some of the Difficulties of the Reg
istratiOn-The Law Explained.
City Attorney Russell gives notice
that all of the judges of election who
did not copy all of the names from the
registers of 1888 can do SO at the city
clerks office any time before Saturday
night. Several of the judges were busy
at work in the city clerks office yester-
day cop5 ing the old poll lists, which
they had before neglected. According
to the records which they have made
thus far i'll the business of holding an
election, they would make good ballast
for canal boats. AS judges of election
the majority of them are uumitigated
failures. Their mental powers have
been assigned to Nonentity, and the
whole stock has been sold at an enor-
nous sacrifice-on the part of the buy
ers. But they are we'll up in front with
some of the constr uctions which have
been put upon the law. AS it is now
being followed in Minneapolis, the
Australian law might well he called IAN
act to prevent the casting of ballots
by men who cannot afford 10
lay off week and register"
However, it is possible that better re-
suits may be reached next Tuesday.
Although City Attorney Russell could
not be found last night for the con-
firmatiOn OF the report, it comes from
an authoritative source that he is modi-
flying some of the interpretations which
he formerly put upon this Australian
law.
When the city attorney devoted some
of his valuable time last Monday even
ing to giving instructions to the JUICES
of electiOn-inStructlons which they
proceeded to forget in the most APP
proved goose fashion, i. e.. over night
he held that, il the voter had moved
from the precinct where he was regis
tered two years ago, the voter must
present certificate of removal before
he could be registered. Now, accord
ing to this report, Russell says that, if
a man make affidavit that he is resi-
dent of the precinct, he must be
registered. What will be done
with that certificate of removal
clause i'm that event remains an uneX-
planned problem. Manifestly in this
perpetual state of perpleXity regarding
the Australian law and its Interpreted
to pursue Is to register just as If he
never voted before. Then, and only
then, will he be absolutely certain that
his vote will be received on the 4th of
November.
1t has been suggested that the judges
of election receive the names of all who
present themselves for registration and
who swear that they are residents OF the
precinct, and that then the judges pass
the poll lists around and compare them.
LII that way the names of all who re-
Quire certificates of removal could be
ascertained and certificates made out
for them without compelling the voter
to spend whole day in registering.
But the judges will not do that. There
is another plan which could be
but there is a question as to
whether even that would he allowable
under this time sacrificing system. All
persons who have removed from one
precinct to another could fill out the
proper blanks, swear to them before a
notary and have them signed by the
judges. That would entail work upon
the party canvaSSerS, but it would pro-
cure maIy votes from men who would
not take the time for trip from New
Boston to Minnehaha in order to secure
a certificate OF removal.
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There is still another pointer couple
of them, which voters must remember.
If you have moved since November,
1888. even if you still live in the same
precinct as before, you must register.
You must register from your present
street and number. Perhaps you haven't
moved, even then you should register.
Several new precincts have been carved
out of old ones and precinct lines have
been changed. while you lived in the
Second precinct before, your house, al
in the Thirteenth precinct. There is
no way out of registration. Every man
should register and be safe.
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Anent tariff matters. here are some
plain statements. reliable and incontro-
vertible. from man who knows what
he is talking about. M. ID. Ingram,
buyer for S. E. Olson q Co., says:
''All kinds of foreign dress goods,
such as cashmeres and fine woven
goods. have advanced Is per cent, and
in addition to this manufacturers have
advanced the price of goods 10 per cent.
Foreign hosiery, which is handled
largely by the retailers of this country,
has undergone heavy advance. Ladies'
fast black hose, which have retailed at
25 cents pair. will cost us to day 1925
a dozen instead of $3.50. have no doubt
that linen goods will show heavy adj
vance in the hands of retailers, because
of there being only a small supply of
desirable goods in the market, and none
to be had except at the advance caused
by the Mckinley bill. Stevens crashes.
made in this country, have advanced 10
per cent because of this tariff. Under a
protective tariff of 40 per cent for many
years the manufacturers have become
millionaires. They know that under
this tariff they can advance 10 per cent
and then keep out foreign goods. This
advance Is unjustited. 1t is simply TAX
ing advantage of the tariff. This firm
was declaring large dividends under
the old tariff of 40 per cent.
Carpets have advanced from 21s to
per cent. and notice of further advances
has been-given.
There is no question in my mind that
domestic cotton hosiery will advance
from to 10 per cent. | think the Nc
Kinley bill an injustice to the working
men of this country, can't see where
they are to get an advance of wages, and
l believe three years from now they will
be receiving less than now"
81 see that some of the silk manufact-
urers in Patterson have just notified
their employees of reduction of 10 pei
cent in wages. This has been caused
by overproduction. Manufacturers have
often disposed of their good at loss.
In my opinion, if the duty on silk had
been 20 per cent less for the last five
years the silk business would have been
in healthier condition. The increase
of duty on cotton velveteens is 60 pei
cent, and not piece that would come
in competition with foreign goods was
ever made in this country. A velveteen
that cost US SO cents to land here will
| now cost SO cents"
49,
City Assessor tPlummer, as becomes
| his business, that of dealing with fig
ures, has become an expert juggler OIL
the same. But with all his skill il
| manipulating the characters old as the
| Arabic race, he cannot make them tel
falsehoods. In last nights Journal ht