St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-29
ALL ABOUT TOWN.

The newly organized law and order league
has not, as yet, decided upon the first move.
Daniel W. Doty, the secretary, with rosy
cheeks and Hyperion beard, sat in his Wa
basha street Office yesterday afternoon and
answered the questions fired at him by
GLOBE reporter, first putting in the plea of
Don't quote me-" He did not know when
the next meeting would be held or what the
next step would be.
HAS the full committee been named:"
mo, it has not" he replied. and he did not
know. how 1t would be selected. He declined,
also. to give the list as far as completed;
there might be some objection.
why, the committee does not propose
going into the detective business as unknown
menu
No, he did not think so, but still it might
not be discreet to give their names.
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do You imagine the members Of the
league will endeayor to give their work po-
litical expressions" was asked.
Il hardly think so,'' said Mr.. Doty. 1--WE
have men of all political shades with us, and
their partisan views will not be inquired into.
That is not tie object of the league, or what
ever you may choose to term it. We simply
want good government and an enforcement
a league, even if it does nothing. The moral
effect is good. 1t is q good thing to have
all public officers know that their public acts
are being closely scrutinized by fearless
men"
Were the members Of your league, so far
as you can judge. satisfied with the tone of
the pulpit utterances of Sunday eveningY'
II think not Some of the ministers were
entirely too-too, well. brash, in what they
said. There are Tom Jays in every line, you
know. Some of these sermons are undOubt-
edly calculated to do us harm in our move
ment, as having been ultra, but of course we
are not responsible for them"
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W.R. Letcher, of Richmond, KY, is one of
the prominent turfmen with strings of horses
at the Jockey club track He is a character
istic citizen of the land of pretty women,
fast horses and good whisky. and is a gentle
man in every sense of the term. He is presi-
dent OF bank at Richmond and one of the
prominent men of that city.
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The board of charities and corrections,
which has really never yet given anv very
valid excuse for its existence, might have
spared itself the trouble and the state the ex
pense, if any. of the recent prison investlga
ton, Its findings we're foregone conclu-
sion. The treatment of prisoners was severe,
but just severe enough. in its verdict. The
men were roughly used, it says, but they de-
served it. Seuere treatment in penal insti
tuition should not be given, except where the
merits or the case warrant And so on. The
public will be glad to learn that 1.-The disci-
pline of the prison has greatly improved in
the past six months, -" for faith there seemed
room in that direction.
The Col Coehranites should amend their
manifesto of Monday night in one important
detail. viz, that which charges that at the
conference on Wednesday there was prop
osition to have the sheriffs salary paid and
then triumphantly elect him next year. This
was absurd enough on its face to prevent its
acceptance by the public, but to clinch it,
every man present at the conference has
signed a card declaring it to be without
foundation. The motion to amend the mani
festo in accordance Herewith is, therefore,
carried unanimously.
1t is very doubtful, after all. when a build
ing will replace the shacks recently torn
from the corner of Robert and Sixth streets
The lou next the corner has been leased for a
wood yard for three years ana is out of the
line of improvement. In the meantime,
Schuneman Il Evans are pushing to compile
ton their new store on Wabasha and Sixth,
and eomplacently receive the numerous
compliments showered upon them for their
enterprise. sandwiched in with as many
good wishes for their business success.