St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-17
FLOUR CITY EVENTS.
Resolutions on Raising Rev.
enue Offered by c. j.
Buell..
The Present Methods Consid-
cred Cumbersome, Bung-
ling and Arbitrary.
Not Much Business Transact
ed by the North Star Com
mittee.
Underwriters Enjoy Them
SelVeS--A Married Woman
Underwriters Enjoy Them
selyes--A Married Woman
in a Predieament.

The Cleveland club meeting last
night drew out good attendance. The
most important matter that came be-
fore the club was a series of resolutions
introduced by e. j. Buell., relating to
the changing of the method of raising
revenue Tor the support of the general
government. The resolutions were long
and unmistakable in meaning. The
preamble began with setting forth
the well known fact of there
being mgny objections to the present
system of raising the necessary revenues
for the support Of the government.
These objections were classified under
four heads, as follows: First, the tariff
system is cumbersome, bungling, arbi-
trary, and it costs an immense amount
of money to run it, its operation en-
failing the employment of large
numbers CT men, and thereby
opening the door to fraudulent
practices by men who are actuated by
selfish motives alone, and are not re-
strained by scruples; 1t restricts i'm
ports and thereby reduces the volume OF
our exports, which would go TO pay for
the increased imports were there no
tariff system in the way; the tariff is
levied on those articles that are used in
everyday life or necessarieS, and the
burden falls heaviest upon the poor;
the tariff system denies to the citizen
the right to dispose Of his labor as he
pleases. and to profit by the develop
ment of other nations of the earth.
For these reasons the taIitf system is
fNlia0toA in TIM rocnlntinnc q mPnV
the resolutions declare; first, that where
ever any public improvement, paid for
now by the government, results in BEN
citing any individual or set Of individ-
uals, the cost of that improvement shall
be paid by those persons who have been
benefited. the amount to be paid by each
to be levied by the special assessment
plan in vogue in cities: and, second,
that all other revenues needed be raised
by direct taxation.
The majority of the club present last
night-lt might be said all of them
were in favor of the adoption Of those
resolutions. But the club decided to
lay them over for one week to allow for
fuller discussion. After this matter had
been disposed of o. L. Erickson intro
duced a resolution declaring in favor of
government ownership of railroads.
This, too, went over for week.
But one new name was proposed for
membership, that of eX-Detective N.
w. King. Only five votes in the mega
tive were required to keep him out of
the club, but of the twenty seven votes
cast twenty-five were against King.
The executive committee of the North
Star association met yesterday after
noon, but transacted little business out
side of ordering few bills paid. There
were but sixteen members of the COM
mIttee out of over seventy present,
and eight of the sixteen were
from Minneapolis. 1t was noticea-
ble that not single member of
the committee from st. Paul was
at the meeting. 1t is understood that
the matter of whether the club or asso-
citation should go out of business came
up for discussion. But the people who
wanted to disbaud did not prevail. The
club will continue the work Of organiZa-
ton until further notice, at any rate.
The mayor of Minneapolis reported that
all the bills were paid, or that these
was money on hand to pay them. The
only real piece of work that was done
related to the annual meeting of the as
ISOLATION. The annual meeting will not
be held in Minneapolis as has been
stated, Oh March 80. On that day the
executive committee will meet in Min
neapolis and make arrangements for
holding the annual meeting.