St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-25
CURE COMMENT.

There is one thing in connection with
the expose of the Tuttenness of the
Guaranty Lo n. company that seems 10
have been overlooked, or lost sight of.
The flight of Mehagp. the bold promoter
of the gigantic robberies, and who Is
doubtless by this time floating first
mortgages for the construction OF cas-
lies Ia Minneapolis in Spain, for ac-
eOrding 10 best accounts he Is basking
IN the sunshine of one of the Spanish
American republics. the arrest of Vice
President Streeter, and the investiga-
tiun of the grand jury, have all come
with such suudenneSS as 10 cause the
public 10 lose lSight OF the condition
OF things prlOL 10 the recent tearing
away OF The mask. Strange as it may
appear, This Is one OF the rare instances
where scarcely a man dare ask for the
hearers attention aud say ~ told you
sor'
On the contrary. and in spite of over
whelning evid nee of the most dam
nable and corrupt frauds and manipu-
latiOns that have ever blackened Tue
history Of The Northwest, nut man in
Minneapolis daT.-d to sound the note of
warning and call Tor halt.
The ruin OF the arch plunderer was
completed. and 80 his record of infamy
was attached tn, word fms before the
public knew OF The catastrophe that bas
done more 10 cripple the credit and de-
siruy the fair fame of the city than any
thing that has ever happened. And yet
scores OF men directly or indirectly knew
IF the rotten condition of things, and
the rascaiity pTacticed, at least by in-
pllcalIOn. heQuestlun arises, are not
these men who were more or less the
Genehc.arieS of The transactions. and
therefore in position To know what was
going ON, to great extent cuipabie Ior
What in the light Of events has amount
ell 10 criminal Silence? Up to very
lew days ago. even after Menage had
fed IN terror fIDm the cloud that vas
ready To burst. not word Of cemsure
escaped from the lips of the business
men who ought 10 know, and who did
know. OF the unheard-0f frauds perpe-
trated.
Even The papers were silent edituri-
ally. and all wa,s lovely until an outside
paper eXpused the biggest steal and
swindle of the decade. But while JUS
tice may be Slow. she is none the less
sure, and tile chances are good for the
Whole business 10 be sifted to the bot
tom and punishment mrte1 out where
1t belongs. regardless Of person, riches
or favor.
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When Max -0'Rell, the talented and
cynical Frenchman, alluded 10 Tie
American idea OF justice he TO doubt
had III miUd a similar ease 10 that of
Wee President Strtelpr, of the delunct
Guaranty Loan, COMPANY. Streeter was
Indicted oil the charge of grand larceny,
and Saturday his bali was fixed al S50.-
600, which he failed to secure. Mean
time he was not placed behind the
cold, pnfer ing prison bars along with
The miserable frluns whose opportunity
or mecess ties only prompted them t.
appropriate few paltry dollars. OF,
IuayhaV, an Article of nominal value,
but instead he was allowed a ccmturt-
able couch i'll the sheTifi'S residence.
But it only goes to show that after all
A''N'N - al NNpt4G AA XVI pS Oulvu-
criminals and an arist0crdcy of crime
thai even the mini0ns Of the law feel
called upon 10 respect. The fine sensi-
bilties of your gentlemen in crime are
mol 10 be wounded by contact win the
vulgar. iIl-Dred nerd.
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The Chinese question has undergone
al awakening IN local religious circles.
Moved by the spirit, two divnes ytster-
day preached on the rights OF the slant-
eyed SONS of the OccIdent, Rev. Peter
Clare eXpounding the requirements OF
the Geary law, while Rev. HOLMAN took
for his morning theme, China, and
Anu-ChiBese LegislagiOn."