St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-06
In the country it is tolerably success
Conditions i'm the City

from home for an illustration OF the
fact. He would not go out of the beau
tiful city of st. Paul. He supposed that
nearly every nation on earth is repre-
scented here by vast numbers of
people. AS it is true of the nations of
Europe, so it is true of the different
states of this country. Every state is
represented in st. Paul. He believed
his own congregation was composed of
people from all the states. We are
cosmopolitan people, heterogeneous
neople. About so per cent of our citl-
zens are foreigners. In Chicago the per
cent increases to 81. Mr.. Butrick quail
flied that he only spoke of this thing as
something that should excite general in
terest. Some might answer that the
large proportion OF foreign clement here
is owing to St. Paul being a Western or
frontier town. but in his old home, the
city of New Haven, the per cent is 60,
and in Boston it is still larger. -
Just think of il. pursued the divine: 80
per cent of our people who have received all
their training under different form of gov
ernment No matter whether they like it or
not, they are not fitted for our system"
From this the speaker drifted to an
other phase of his argument. He took
up the popular trend towards segrega-
ton by the classes and the different ma
tons. The Germans live on DaytOn'S
bluff: the Bohemians OH the flats; the
Swedes on Arlington Heights; the rich
men on the hill, and workingmen with
in a half mile of the First Baptist
church.
The tendency towards isolation was
next worked out in sstrong terms. In a
little town everybody knows everybody
else, and they all strive
To Get Acquainted
with each other, and to better each
others condition socially and III divers
ways. But in largar cities, neighborS
do not know neighbors.
Il moved into O house, one of a row of
twenty" said he. They were all alike. l
lived there two years, and when l moved
away | knew only three people on the
street.
The indifference of men to the wants
or perils of others was graphically Illus
trated. 1t is the ambition of every man
in st. Paul to get money enough to live
on st. Anthony hill, in respectable
quarter, and to get away from the peO-
pie. Those who attain this goal become
absolutely Indifferent to the needs OF the
perils that threaten the people who live
under the hill.
Then there is the contempt for the law
that prevails continued Mr.. Butrick. II
Will not discuss the ethics of the case; 1 will
not discuss whether or not 1t is proper for
theaterS TO run on Sunday, but the laws of
the state say they shall not. Now, a half
dozen nice gentlemen who move in good
society and enjoy the respect of their fellow
citizens happen to own theater. They dis
euss openly and through papers whether it
be best to obey the law. DO you notice how
contemptuously they treat the law?
Then take the saloons. / am not going
to say anything against the saloon men to-
night The law says they shall close their
places at Ii O'Clock every night and the law
says they shall remain closed on Sunday.
To-day stood on Dayton's Bluff debating
whether l should go and see sick man or
not, and you would have thought there was
riot in the saloon across the street. came
down on Seventh street and passed the
Shades saloon. There l heard music and
riotous noises-utterly and CONTEMPORARY
defiant of the law. One of the chief perils
OF the city is found i'll the direct and terrible
influence this defiance has upon the minds
of the children-the creating and fostering
of contempt for the law.
Another thing I'm going to talk about is
the character of our public servants. Go 10
the chamber of commerce. There you VIII
hnd noble men of whom any city ought TO
be proud. | have served as an under clerk
in the Legislature of New York state. but 1
did not come in contact with such good men.
! often go to the chamber of commerce be-
cause | love to hear their debates. Then go
up to the city hall. Who do you find there?
The main class OF men found there don't
move i'll good society and they are men we
don't want at our firesides. They are there
for the spoils. There are the vast improve
ments that are made, the streets, the schools,
sewers, paving and the thousand and one
things that are done to make the city pleas
ant for 13O, 900 people to dwell in. These i'm
prOvements necessitate an immense eXpendi-
ture- We find at the city hall class of men
who want to handle this enormous sum of
money, in order that they can get the pick
ings."
FayOritism Charged.
Mr.. Butrick charged that the city hall
officials show favOritism. They have
improvements made, aud build bridges
and the like so that it may benefit them
selves or their friends. They are after
the perquisites that multiply. He also
declared that the city has vast army
of men employed Oh the street cleaning
force. This fact creates an opportunity
for men who would otherwise never
have been heard from.
1.-The tax levy is ST., 900, 000, and this does not
include the assessments that are made
against Rbutting property. SO there are
millions on millions of dollars expended by
men who have never exhibited ability
enough to manage a $4,000 grocery store.
What wonder that they have piled IN debt
of ST., 1900 against the city, only 81, 900
less than the debt of Chicago"
1t was charged that the criminals are
protected by the very men who are set
TO punish criminals. He charged that
the saloon and bawdy houses are under
the protection of the officials, and here
he ridiculed the incidents of the Water
man case, with which the public is IA
miliar. and said that the policeman who
made the arrest had forgotten all the in
cidentS when he came to swear before
the grand jury.
Here Mr.. Butrick referred to the mu-
nicipal court.
'fhis is place too sacred,' he ex-
claimed, Solemnly, land the sin is too
enormous for me to say what l want to
say, and what are the facts"
He then said that fifty keepers of in
situations he could not name, and who
were guilty of crimes that to mention
would bring
Blush to the Check
of the mother and the daughter, pay
monthly fines in this court with the as
surance that they are to be protected
in this crime. 1t is saying to these
keepers, ''You are protected" and say
ing to young men, "You can visit these
denS without danger of being arrested"
One of the city hall officials had said to
Mr.. Butrick that he hoped he would lift
his voice in condemnation and exposure
of the crime.
1t was charged that when the liquor
license was increased the saloon men
were defiant, and threatened to run
without paying it. The politicians had
a conference with them and the licenses
were paid, and a wide open policy was
secured. Mr.. Butrlck declared that one
man controls from 5000 to 5000 votes.
In one ward there had been but 60 per
cent of the voters registered and only
80 per cent voted.
1.-THE street gang voted solidly, but
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