St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
CHATS WITH TRAVELLERS.

a party Of citizens of more or less
prominence in local politics were dis
cussing the times and the condit ions
surrounding the working people last
evening at the Windsor. Several the
cries and remedies were suggested,
bearing on the silver question, the
finances and the tariff. There was DIT
versity of opinion as to the practical
remedy to be sought.
One OF the party made suggestion as
to the cause in part of the distress of
many people that is not often alluded
to. but which seemed reasonable to the
party. He declared that the great evil
in this country is that the prevailing
sentiment to lead in fashions is large
ly responsible for many dIstresSeS.
The young people of today want
to start where their parents
left off and seek to crafty even greater
tastes of luxury. The rich and well-to-
do people have set pace that even the
working people aud those without
means try to keep up to or even surpass.
People OF all classes dress in an eXtrav-
agant fashion and spend money for
things that their fathers regarded as the
merest luXuries and which the rising
generation Is wont to classify as neces-
saries. The gentleman claimed that a
reform in the cost of living is being
taught by the present times, and it
would be a national blessing if the peO-
pie would profit by experience and
determine to live plainly, and out of
every dollar earned save 80 cents against
experiences such as are disturbing the
country today.
Another gentleman in the group sug-
gesIed that the city of st. Paul is being
taught lesson in economy that the ad-
mlnlStratiOn would do we'll to heed. He
declared that policy of extravaganza
IN the midst of financial depression has
tended to injure the fame of the city. In
his view it would have been much bet
ter II the city fathers had cut their coats
| to suit the size of their cloth, so that
| they would not now be without funds to
carry oil the city government ana make
| needed improvements.
~
A guest at rhe Windsor last night told
| this story: Thomas Jones was poIit-
| ical boss in his neighborhood, and his
arguments in favor of his party
"stumped" the people in his district,
! for the reason that none of them could
answer him. As consequence. Mr..
! Jones was converting his neighbOrS to
| his party BELIEF. How to stop the
| proselyting the leaders in the opposi-
| ton could not divine. At last politi-
| cian of the opposite party from neigh
| boring place happened in the vicinity
of the home of Mr.. Jones, and to him
the case was stated. Mr.. Brown, as he
Inh al
| pened to meet Mr.. Jones at the post
| office, where the discussions had often
taken place. A gentleman in the com-
| pany proposed to Mr.. Jones that he dis
cuss politics with Mr.. Brown. The
suggestion was agreed to. Mr.. Brown to
give explanations as to certain party
matters. 10 Mr.. Jones first statement
| Mr.. Brown replied: THAT is a id
lie. Come on with your next PROPOSE
| tiOn." The effect was that Mr.. Jones
was completely suppressed, and he lost
his prestige as political leader.
| IT
DR.. c. P. DoIan, of Waterville, is a
| guest of the Merchants.
Watson Armour and K. b. Armour,
OF Kansas City, the famous packers, are
at the Ryan.
At the Brunswick-Joseph Under
wood, Fergus Falls; q. H. Ward, Cedar
Rapids; W. Berriman. McGregor; Il.
Lotus, Duluth.
At the Windsor-Ed NOLAN, Little
Falls; W. w. Strayn, st. Louis; Will
lam Myers, Sioux City; Louis F. Clark,
| Madison: W. III. Goddard Granite
Falls; II. Osmans, Butte City; L.. T.
Page, Litchfield.
At the Metropolitan-J. Briggs, Chi
cagO: Miss Carrie E. Spencer, Miss
Helen Archer. Suffieid, Conn; l.. w.
Lepman, Milwaukee; Granville w.
Browning. Chicago; F. F. Fisher and
son, Baraboo, Wis; l.. Birmingham, st.
Louis.
At the Ryan-Wilson G. Crosby, Du-
| luth: II. Nj. Howelis, Winnipeg; j. L..
Crosby and wife. Cedar Falls, To-; Will
son Ferguson, Reading, Pa; q. G.
Fraser, Washington, ID. c.; Miss NJ. S.
Spencer, st. Louis; j. w. Hotchskiss,
Livingstone.
At the Merchants'-E. johnson, Val
ley City; Charles Schubert, La Crosse;
w. Ii. PAIL, Reedsburg, Wis; w. Ii.
Watson, Eau Claire; NJ. j. McGrath, st.
Charles; Mrs. William Bashaw and
children, MOOrhead; William Collins.