St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-13
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.


The career Of John West at the workhouse
IS one of the best illustrations of the potency
of a smile that the inhabitants of this North
western city have ever had chance TO see.
Since West has been superintendent Of the
woTkhouse he has never ceased to smile He
began smiling. probably because he had
been so successful liz making the council be-
lieve that he was inst the man for the place.
Then he persevered IN tDat Inc. Eveiy
time ANYTHING went wrong West would
smile. Every time any one went
up to the workhouse, there was the
volube ana radiant West smiling as II taking
care OF Of lot Of prisoners w9S Just the test
sort CT picnic. better han church picnic.
Perhaps prisoner had escaped. That made
no difference 10 West He smiled
just the same. Perhaps good many
into the papers The West smile was turned
on some reporter for an evening paper like
CLEAN from behind the peaIly gates. and that
young mans paper would hasten to assnle
the public that ii was all right There was
nothing wrong at the wOrknOuse. Supt.
West had '-Smilingly assured - reporter
that escapes from the wOrkhOuse could MOI Ice
prevented and that really there were but
few escapes from there anyhow. But Vests
smile has been of the forced order CT late.
Yesterday il was hidden behind & ghastly al
tempt TO look amused. But 1t will not long
remain so. il is dollars TO last years neck
lies that he viii have another fat job soon.
A big frame and yawning smile are power
ful in Minneapolis.
The Methodist ministers of Minneapolis. as
body. are an anomaly. They have decided
TO exclude reporters from their meetings
hereafter What do they mean The public TO
INFER from that: Is il that such
deeds of darkness are perpetrated
in those weekly meetings would
make the world stand aghast were they di-
he - "a
are good men. They Go nothing criminal 1t
their meetings What IS il. then. that they
are afraid OF letting out into the broad light
Of publicity: Is ii that they are like other men
and often say and do things that they do not
want any one 10 find out. because the
savers and the doors are sorry for them at er
ward: That Is possible though moi probable.
Ministers never lose their IemnerS. They
always weigh well their words and cannot be
trapped into indiscretiOns. The anomaly
must 60 unsOiyed. They are. professe0ly.
the bearers of light 10 an uneDIghtened
word. vet they shun the light as if il were
plague.
The dissolution Of the Christian Endeavor
society Of tIethsemane church Is significant
Coming after the denunciauou Of the Y p
= {. Z. movement by the Methodist organs
il means Il good deal. Ii means for one thing
that the churches are afraid of the N.PS. c. Z.
The people who belong to that society are
orthodox, but they belong TO good many
,
obliterate denCminalional lines. When
young men and women of one de-
nomination meet those OF another de-
nomination and associate with them
they soon come to believe that the young
men and women of that other denomna-
lion are pointing for the golden stairs as
straight as themselves Then they get TO
thinking il over, and they conclude hat de
NOmlnatlOual lines DO mol mean much al the
most. From that Is but a step 10 liber-
aism. And liberalism is the enemy of or
ihOdOXy. The mcmteTs Of the \. p. :. c. L
may glory in their orthodoxy, but uucon-
sciOusly they will drift toward liberalism as
soon as they begin TO regard the de-
nominatiOnal lines. That movement is q
great movement, but there are several
prominent divines in MINNEAPOLIS who ex-
poet 10 see it throttled by the orthodox min
listers before it gets much bigger. There are
Others. on the other hand. who more in
cllned toward liberalltv, see in the prodig-
lOusiy rapid growth Of The \. P. :. {. (.
long stem toward the obliteration Of all de-
nominations.
The grain men are not taking the right
course to gain the good will Of the Dakota
farmer. The farmer viii resent the imputa-
ton that ne has 10 come 10 Minneapolis 10
get square meal.
An evening paper says that the chamber of
commerce men talked plain English 10 the
railroad men. This accusation merits care
u 4uNCetlSakOn- NDamD6E OF commerce
men should know better than 10 talk plain
English in Minneapolis They will be ac-
cused OF being aliens If they are not careful.
Supt John West told the board Of charities
and corrections that he was satisfied mat his
usefulness had expired. SupI. Vests truth
Iulness is commendable.
Il Jay Smith is becoming discouraged. So
many people seem determined to knock on
the head and stave in his barrel scheme that
he has almost decided 10 leave the worlds
fair 10 its fate.
So Eli Perkins is down for 4 lecture TO the
students Of the university. What Is the
world coming to when the leading educa-
tiOnal institution Of the state thus deliber-
ateIy affronts the truth:
Who is this Mr.. Montgomery. Of whom so
much is said in the columns of an evening
User. There seems to be no other excuse for
AIS name being printed 80 often.
Billy Mason got out of The workhouse be-
rause he has CONSUMPTION. If more people
mad that kind of cOnsumD tion Or. Kelley
would be petiuOned TO establish branch
hospital in Minneapolis.
The committee Of Republicans VINO want
that national convention viii 90 10 Washing
on in a special train but no one has discov
cred how they expect 10 come back, whether
by fast freight or on the ties.
An evening paper unTeservedly asserts that
winter is coming Where viii these attempts
on the part of evening papers to change the
usual order Of The seasons end: