St. Paul daily globe., 1891-09-21
MINNEAPOLIS.
LIE WEEKLY pREss.

The question of keeping the Worlds
Sair open on Sundays, is debatable
Dn There are well fortified argu-
ments both for and against, and it will
do for neither side to claim exclusive
right and justice in its favor. There
has been one argument, however, ad
panced for closing the exposition OH
the first day of the week, which has no
place in this controversy. We refer to
1.-The American Sabbath" sO-called. 1t
may seem rank hereSy, but we fail to
zee how any particular observance of
Inc day can be designated as American,
and perpetuated as such. On the CON
Tary, we have in this country Sunday
obseryances of most opposite nature.
and still each one prevailing to such an
extent that any attempt at fusing them
nto one, and call it American, must
produce something entirely lacking in
homogenity. So this talk about an
American Sunday is fond dream
emanating from the brain of well mean-
.ng people, to be sure, and for a good
purpose, but nevertheless nothing but
the work of the imagiIation.-Th
North.
Awful as it may appear, the managers
Of our state fair actually entered into
bargain with the most notorious sport
N all the West for a specified sum, giy-
ng him the right, so far as they were
concerned. to break the laws of the
tate, violate every canon OF decency,
and insult the respectable people OF
the state. The managers were spoken
TO about the matter as early as Wednes-
day, but no effort was made to drive
them off. 1t was downright disgrace
full entering into a shameful business
by the men whom the state expected to
hn into ff.Is cob of Nd nf0
bility. Could a greater insult be flung
in the face of our citizens? Could in
fanny unveil a more braZen face than
these same men exposed? Are we to
submit to such public trust? If so, we
may as we'll turn the state over to the
devil and let me commonwealth go to
hell.-Progressive Age.
1t seems to US that this dreadful wall
ing is bit ridiculous and absurd. 1t
wOul be more becoming to Minneap-
oils as milling center to do less of
yowling and more of acting in the prem
iseS. We suppose that a continuation
OF this so-called discrimination might.
If pushed to an extreme, threaten the
prosperity of the milling business of
which Minneapolis is justly proud; but
it does not appear within the limits of
the probabilities that the railways CEN
tering in that city will deliberately de-
Btroy their own prosperity in an at
tempt to build up one city at the eX-
penSe of another. even if they could do
so. This discrimination" as it is
CALLED. is no new thing. The Great
Northern has practiced it for years,
and it is only because the 500 and the
Milwaukee roads, forced by the action
of the Great Northern. are doing the
same thing at competing points, that
AIInnnn1anlig nlAlnafin1l
should have been made years ago, and
the principle involved fought out to
finish with the Great Northern them
Northwestern Miller.
A very erroneous idea has been con-
Veyed to consumers by the daily papers
as to the attitude of the Retail Grocers'
association and as to its action, with
reference to those commission merchants
who retail fruits, produce and prOviS-
ions. After the last meeting Of the as
sUciation. Monday evening, it was gratu-
Itously announced in some of the daily
papers that the association proposed to
boycott commission men vino retail
merchandise. What was actually pro-
posed and voted by the association was
:he appointment of a committee to cir
culate pledge among commission mer-
chants, by the terms of which they
would agree not to retail to consumers.
No action whatever was taken that
limited in any measure at a boycott
Northwest Trade.
Aid. Rand, ,:of thesSixth ward, has re-
turned to the attack upon Capt. Ness, of
the Third precinct police station. He
wants Ness scalp bad, and for political
reasons would no doubt easily obtain
the cooperation of some of his brother
aldermen but for the fact that the may
or is imbued with the idea that he must
promote Walton to the captaincy if
Ness is removed. Capt Ness is one of
the best posted and gentlemanly officers
moved for political reasons. 1t would
not result so disastrously for the eff
niency of the force if he were to be re-
placed by a competent man.-South
Minneapolis Telegram.