St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-29
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Inc recent disclosures regarding
erich & Griffin, the ex-police officers,
has set some thoughtful police officers
10 thinking. Until they were dropped
from the force no officers stood higher
with their superior officers than did
erich and Griffin. If there was a diff
cult piece of work to be done they got
IT. They were spoken of as model Off
GERS. Whenever any one was favored
they were favored. And their fate, as
before mentioned, has set some other
officers to thinking. The trend of theil
cogltations is thus expressed by one of
them:
Il wonder why it is that the biggest
rascals OH the force are the men who
stand the best with the commanding
officers. But it seems to be that way.
There are several examples of it,
Then this officers went ON to cite eX-
amples. TO go back a little and men
ton one notable case, there was Capt
Harvey. He was looked up to. He
came near being made chief once. An
other notable instance was Ray, the ex-
license inspector He possessed the
implicit confidence of everyone con-
nected with the police department. He.
too, was almost made chief once, was
chief. in fact, for briet period, And
still others might be named. This will
suffice. None other ever stood higher
With the powers that be in police circles.
The thoughtful policeman may have
been wrong in one particular.
He spoke of these men as
fascals. Some of them were
tried in court and acquitted. But the
public was suspicious of them, and they
were all dropped from the force. There
are men on the force now who deserve
aecapitation, perhaps, almost as much
as the ones mentioned, and they stand
well, too, with the power. Why is it?
1t may be explained, possibly, by the
almost universal fact that men who are
not just right have glib tongues. insinu-
ating ways and great powers of disslmu-
,atlon. Until all men are honest, this
state of affairs will probably never be
changed.
The city hospital site seems to be set
tied. The university campus location
seems to be decided upon: The mayor
may veto the measure. Time alone will
decide. But it is unfortunate that the
Site selected was settled upon. 1t seems
20 have but one merit-cheapness
Would it not be better to have a site
That would cost little money and have
IL satisfactory to everybody? There are
many opponents to the campus site. All
Of them base their opposition upon that
9ne great bJection-proXimity to
;he railroad. The university people say
that 1T is not too close to the railroad.
Yet, when the railroad tracks were put
where they are, some of these same peo-
pie were certain that they would inter
fere with the work of the university, sit
lated not so close to them as the city
hospital will be. If, as urged. it is
found that the trains will be nuisance,
It Is not improbable to presume that a
party will arise and compel the removal
pr this city hospital to some other spot
Then lot of work and lot of money
Will have been expended In vain. This
proximity 10 the railroads is not tie
pnly objection, but is one of the weight
lest. There are enough objections to
oeen better had some other site been
chosen.
80 many guarantee funds are pressed
lpon the public nowadays that some
business men are discussing the ad-
disability of starting guarantee fund
that will guarantee that the guarantee
be guaranteed.
The Modern Dance" was Rev. T. F.
Aliens subject last night. And he
never said word about the modern
edition of money Musk'' that ii. O.
PETERSON and K. Kortgaard have been
leading.
In "Kajanka" one performer Jumps
through the stomach of another. 1t
is remarkable trick. 1t would not be
30 remarkable if 1t were Jumping
through the head of-well, select what |
ever name you please.
Rev. L.. F. Hayes said yeste rday: "a
good deal of this modern thought is
modern bosh." Evidently Mr.. Hayes
has been listening to good many com |
mencement day productions.
The street railway company's electric
plant was in painful need of a strong
fertilizer yesterday.
II you own saloon you can afford to
outshine Tom Lowry on the convention
guarantee subscription paper. You'll |
double your money should the conven-
ton come here.