St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-23

he was ably seconded by the aldermen
Of his administration. McShone was
elected mayor of Montreal by the larg-
est majority ever given to any man of
that city. He could be elected mayor of
Minneapolis tomorrow if the men who
met him possessed the power OF con-
ferring upon him that honor.
Montreal, as its name implies, is a
regal city. Its hospitality is prlncely.
The reception accorded the Mlnneapoll-
tans there was warmer than that OF OF
tawa-the surperlatiye cannot be sur
passed-but it was equally superlative.
No formality. no stiffness, entered into
it. 1t had all the freedom of America.
and all the solid earnestness of Eng
land, while through it all was the sweet.
yet scintillating courtesy of la belle
France.
Thursday afternoon was given up to
a drive about the city OF Montreal, from
the Windsor hotel, past the city's many
imposing editices, out upon the noble
st. Lawrence, and thence through the
residence district and mp the zigZag
road to the top of Mount Royal, which
towers 800 feet above the city which
curls itself about its feet. Happy in
the choice of words were the old French
explorers when the called that eminence
royal. No more expressive term could
have been employed. Imperial would
have Savored too much of ariStocracy.
Mount Royal stands as a king. YET from
its brow one sees an almost b0undleSS
and glorious landscape, redolent OF free
dom yet magnificent. Such is Mount
Royal as seen by the MinneapolltanS.
And the group gathered on its summit
Thursday enjoyed royal reception.
ha FOL
OF the mountain was tested by Aid.
Parry and the other gay young fellows
in the party. Then lunch was served.
Next came a few minutes enjoyment
OF the glorious view from the summit
and the descent. More driving and
then all returned to the hotel. In the
evening occurred the banquet. And it
was banquet. From $3.50 p. III. until l
a. III. it lasted and every moment was
enjoyable. The next morning the Mill
neapolitans left for home, after witness
ing a review OF the fire department, one
of the finest on the continent.
the trip homeward was without event
until the 800" was reached. There
several schemes were inaugurated,
which would have done credit to pro-
fessiOnal smngglers. That danger
passed. the Nlinneapolltans were met
by Mayor Fowler, of Sault 5 e. Marie.
and shown the locks, the new govern
ment works, the rapida, the new water
power canal, and entertained them for
couple of hours at the SauIt Ste Marie
club. Pleasure lurked under every
railroad tie between Minneapolis and
Montreal.
One Thing and Another.
In the same respect, the visit to
Canada was made at the wrong time OF
the year. Just now the Canadians are
in the midst of one of the hottest pO
litical battles ever fought there. Rec
iprocity is the leading issue. Sir John
A. Macdonald, 1.-The old man" of the
Conservatives and .'the old fox" of the
Liberals, will have hard time to win.
but "loyalty" and 1.-The cd flag" shib-
boeths are being worked for all there
is in them. The Minneapolis party
early saw the danger of trenching
upon political issues in banquet
speeches, and nearly all steered
clear of the rocks. The aforementioned
ODeli alone did otherwise. He hunted
up reporter who didn't know him and
committed the people of the United
States Oh the reciprocity issue. or
course the United States government
will feel called upon to stand by the
prOnunciamentO of SO able representa-
tive of Its honor and dignity. The news
paper discussions of reciprocity clearly
show that James G. Blaine is looked
upon as the head of the present admin
istration, and as clearly show that he is
regarded in Canada as in the United
States-as an able, though unScrupul-
Gus, politician.
Several of the aldermen left Mime.
~ int of in in
Canadian municipal government. They
didn't do it to any great extent. They.
didn't have time. Health Commissioner
Kelly, however, discovered that Mon
treal is away behind Minneapolis in
sanitary measures.
Some Of the Minneapolis delegation
were inclined to look upon Montreal as
a One-horse town, because it has no
twelve-story buildings. Well, it hasn't.
Canadians seem willing to leave the air
to creatures of the air and content them
selves with lnhabiting the earth. Few
buildings are above five stories, yet
they wear an expression of Substan-
TALLY which Minneapolis might well
envy. Nor do Canadian architects
fancy applying the same style to struct-
lures of stone and iron as to those of
grade lumber shingles.
Montreal is city Of cabmen. Over
800 stand ready to carry the pedestrian
at any time. The Canadian cabDy has
much to learn from his American cousin.
He seldom seeks to emulate the historic
Dick Turpin.
Mayor Winston made the hit of the
trip. His speeches were all happy, in
teresting and sensible, the speeches of
a man who has keen appreciation of
the appropriate. and who is at ease any
where. He also surprised several alder
men on the down trip. They sought to
discuss charter revision with him OH the
basis of their experience of two years
or more in the council. They speedily
discovered that he is more familiar with
municipal matters in fact not theory,
than any OF them.
The trip did not little good to the
participants. The several city officials
become better acquainted and the traces
of bitterness left by the late election
wiped out.
The eight-hour question received
full and free discussion on the train
both going and coming. 1t was not
settled.
Every member of the party sounds
the praise of the 800" and Canadian
Pacific Railroad companies. Their one
wish is that every time they travel it
may be over as good roads, with as good
accommodations, and as courteous train
employees as were met with during the
present trip.
The two Minneapolis newspaper rep
resentatives who accompanied the dele
CATION never received more candid
greetings or more heart whole enter
tainment than from the eWspaper men
Of Ottawa and Montreal
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Rev. ID. j. BurrelI's Trip Ali