St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-16

The board of charities and corrections
should not feel disheartened because
the statesman from one corner of the
Fifth ward has seen fit to state that he
dlsapprOyes of the boards methods. 1t
should hitch up its SuSpenderS and show
Aid. BraZie that it is big enough to live
without the care of the city council. 1t
has an excellent opportunity now to
show the city that no mistake was made
when the board was created. So far it
has done its work well. There is now
more important piece of work for it
10 do than has vet fallen it its way
the appointment OF successor TO John
West. The wOrkhOuse needs a man
Who Will run it on business PRINCIPLES
The position of superintendent is one
that requires man who is firm, dis
ciplinarian.a man Of businesS.a humane
man-One who always knows what his
subOrdinateS are doing. Within the
past year there has been a good deal of
talk about the WOrkhOuSe. There have
been a good many escapes from there
that have never been satisfactorily ac-
counted for. Then there was that case
referred TO above. of men being re-
celpted for who never saw the work
house or the inside of the Black Maria.
There were other matters that came I'D
III committee meetings of the city cOun-
cll and that never saw the light OF dav
These last mentioned were not of a
criminal nature. but they indicated that
the management OF the w0rkhouse was
not exactly what it should be- Put d
good man in there. gentlemen, one who
VIII make the appointment credit to
the board. Mr. BraZie lays stress upon
the point that West was elected almost
unanimously" Through political dean.
Let his successor be elected absolutely
unanimously.
The attempt to repeal the liquor or
dlnances OF Minneapolis failed. The
ordinance to repeal the existing ordi-
nance was too sweeping. But Aid.
Rand gave notice that at the next meet
ing OF the council he would introduce an
amendment to the present ordinance.
Aid. Rand does not say what that
amendment will contemplate. but he
ntlmates that its purpose Will be to do
away with some Of the obnoxious feat
ureS OF the present ordinance. As was
pointed out III this column few DAYS
ago. there are some points of the Min
neapOlls liquor ordinance that are OBJ
nOXiOus to every lover of good fair
government. 1t is not necessary to
mention them again. They were made
30 pIOiHlHeHI year or TWO ago that no
one could forget them. If Mr.. Rand
viii Introduce an amendment abrogat-
Ing these Objectionable clauses his
amendment will be passed. If 1t be de-
feated it viii be because some of the
aldermen are so chOked by the party
collar that they are afraid to advocate
on the floor Ofthe council the principles
they lndorse in public life.
WHAT'S that You said, sir?" demand
ed tall beWhiskered man. brandishing
a heavy cane over the head of 4 small.
moon-faced individual.
Il merely remarked that the board of
charities and corrections resembles Fate
since John WestTesigned to-
The police took both for disorderly
conduct.
A cold bluff-the stoves in Minneapo-
lis street cars.
a Minneapolis church is now cele-
brating lis fortieth birthday. And vet
some people persistently refer to a
church as she"