St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-12

New Independence, one OF the Suburbs OF
Duluth, is just now indulging in an Indian
scare. This is bringing the war; pretty
near home It might be wise, precaution-
airy and strategic movement on the part of
the st.-Paul chamber of commerce to circum-
yallate the city with picket line.
The Ke1liher-P Pearl fight at The Newmarket
was indeed draw 1t drew large
crowd which ambled home in the starlight
under the firm conviction that it was a rank
hippodrome.
Canada is just altogether too seductive for
anything in the matter of wooing for reci-
procity. She has just placed sawdust on the
free list! How long can Secretary Blaine
hold out against such Establishments?
AS an illustration of the continual shrink
age going on in the cerebral portion of Ben
Harrisons anatomy, it is said he has ser-
ously considered the matter of appointing
ex-Congressman Cannon. Of Illinois, as a sue
cessor to the late Secretary Window.
1t is dangerous for n Republican Estates
man to stand high in the estimation of Ben
Harrison. Like Death. the Farmers ALI
ance loves shining mark. and they inyaria-
bly, spot presidential favorites for political
extinction. Senator Plumb has already been
billeted to follow ingalls,.
No man is one-half so sure he is right as he
is that the other fellow is wrong.
The humanitaranism of Senator Dean IS
misdirected energy. He is the author of
bill TO prohibit sparring exhibitions in the
state of Minnesota; and, more than that, the
measure involves the suppression in the
newspapers of the state of published ac-
counts OF plize fights and boxing matches,
no matter in what portion of the world they
may occur Since the days Of the Olym plan
games, when Grecian senator's equal in po-
Ii teal prescience, sapiency and philosophy
to Senator Dean, ran foot races, wrestled be-
fore Alexander. and boxed in the Pythian.
Isthmian and Nemean festivals, no states
man. has risen III his seat to denounce in Sc
we're terms the popular amusements of free
people. Attempts have been made, often
successful, to suppress the publication of
news i'll the journals of the day. But never
before has a measure been proposed in
state legislature sweeping III its prohibit
ton of press privileges, nor so mischieyous
in its precedent.
There be those who believe that horse rae
ing is more cruel than prize fighting. The
man can quit at any stage or the mill: the
horse is driven under spur and lash VIII
Senator Dean admit the wisdom of suppress
ing race news in the press: Again, the an
Gent brutality" of prize fighting has been
largely neutralized in these days or each
one for himself" Nothing is seriously in
iured in sparring matches half so much as
are the individual feelings OF Senator Dean.
The science of self-defense is all important
study in the gymnasium OF the Y. NJ G. A.
Its exempliGcatiOn under police regulation
has been attended by audiences of social
compilations ranging from the Bowery pug
to Roscoe Conkling. The GLOBE is not an
apologist for brutal or indecent exhibitions.
But when the time arrives that the police de-
partment of st. Paul cannot prevent manly
sport from degeneration into bestality, it
may have something to say upon the matter.
But the laws of Minnesota are at present all
sufficient to prevent brutality wIthot abating
the privileges of the people. SO far as Senator
Deans bill refers to the suppression of news
in the daily papers, no competent legislative
body is likely to commit itself TO such piece
of fanfaronade Pugiiists are healthy, we'll
fed, and lead all easier life than do half the
overzealous men of the Senator Dean type.
Wherein is the prutahty: Ihey are the rat OF
the land, for Senator Dean never yet saw one
who was not anxious to reduce his flesh. If
Mr.. Dean is looking for illustrations Of bru-
tality, why not investigate the chattel-mort-
gage shark who is daily taking the widows
last cow or cook stove: Nothing quite so
ridiculous as Senator Deans bill has been
Sprung upon the public since Bill Nye's lee
sture on "Pugilisn, and What to Do for IT.
g Queen Victoria has recently presented-a
richly caparisoned Indian elephant to the
Emperor of Morocco. But Chicago girls need
not hang up their stockings next Christmas
eve expecting to get an elephant An eie-
plant is too large to go into a Chicago girls
stocking