St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-30

| There is no unseemly striving amongst
them for place and precedence. On the
contrary, what small labors are to be
performed are judiciously distributed,
the emoluments divided without row,
and lazy, coDtented Peace-wingless
from protracted inaction-reigns abso-
lutte among them.
This may be the order of Warsaw,
but at any rate, ladies, it is harmony.
Let US US have order in the ranks of the
Minnesota women in Chicago.
SHOULD HE HAVE BEEN BORN?
At the outset we can answer the
query of the caption by saying that we
can see no especial necessity i'll the
economy of nature Tor his birth.
The party to whom this reference is
made is the eleventh ancestor of the
Duke of Veragua, popularity under
stood to have been named at an early
period in his career - Christopher
COLUMBUS.
His birth does not really seem to have
been necessary in order to enable Chi
cagO to celebrate in 1893 the four-hun-
dredth anniversary of the discovery of
America, for the reason that the real
anniversary was in 1892. Inasmuch as
Chicago is not celebrating the alleged
anniversary at all, it could as we'll have
used the name OF JOHN SMITH, or any
other man, as figurehead for 1898.
If this country could have been re-
lieved of the memory of COLUMBUS, the
mt I,o. +I,1,s
100000 or more expended in entertain
ing the tribes VERAGUA and EULALIA,
and the hat would not now be passing
about to raise purse to keep the de-
scendants OF COLUMBUS from going to
the poorhouse, owing TO the money they
have squandered in conducting bull
fights.
CARTER HARRISON, the distinguished
mayor OF Chicago. would have avoided
the humiliation of abandoning his his
toric slOuch soft felt and wearing a tall
silk tile, with the Spanish princess
dangling Oh his arm, while the street
gaminS made music by shouting:
where did you get that hat?"
When it is further considered that
Gov. NELSON'S ancestor, Hon. LEIF
ERICKSON, got scoop on COLUMBUS by
antedating his discovery 400 years, it
seems to have been waste of raw ma
terial for HERE DoMENICo, the father
of Mr.. COLUMBUS, to have married
SUSANNA FoNTANARoSSA and brought
Christopher into the world at ALL
The late Judge AARON GOODRICH, of
st. Paul, many years ago published an
elaborate book to prove that Gov. MEL
SONS predecessor. Mr.. ERICKSON, did
the real discovery act, and the claim of
Judge GooDRICH is now accepted by
all Notwithstanding the GLOBE. The
blue blood of BoStOn'S Back Bay has
recently erected, with much pomp, a
monument (on which a Goldfish rampant
Is carved to Left, partly on the ground
OF his explorations, and also to substan-
tiate the theory that he invented cod
fish, from which the aristocracy of Amer
lea has sprung.
1t was BoSton's thrift which added
large quantities of salt to the kits ex-
ported, in order to increase the weight
of the product when sold to the West.
Hence, even if Gov. NELSON'S ancestor
invented Goldfish, he should not be held
responsible for the salt fraud which
has ever since been perpetrated upon
the guiTeleSs public.
1t is true that Chicago claims that the
Boston monument was erected in a fit
Of jealousy when the Hub discovered
that the Garden City contained the
most gold: but that is mere senti-
mental theory, adapted to the prehis-
tOrc gilded age. Chicago also points
with pride to the ashes of COLUMBUS OH
exhibition in casket in the monastery
OF La Rabida in jackson park. This,
too, is weak argument, for Chicago
keeps two stalwart Columbian guards.
with drawn swords, protecting the
casket, and the public are unable to de-
termlne whether or no the ashes re-
semble COLUMBUS.
To add indignity, and show lack of
faith in their own theory that the
worlds fair is honoring the right man,
| the management declined the supreme
test when Boston committee recently
| invaded La Rabida, and asked TO taste
the ashes to ascertain whether they had
the real CHRISTOPHER flavor The CON-
mittee was ruthlessly thrust aside, and
narrowly escaped alive from the Column
bian guards.
Aside from the present controversy
and complication between Chicago and
| Boston, Il vast amount of trouble would
have been avoided if COLUMBUS had
| kindly remained i'll a state of chaos, and
refused to have come into the world.
ISABELLA would not have been obliged
! to deposit her jewelry with her
uncle to raise $3.50 to supply Co.
LUMBUS with funds TO purchase
! coonskins from the North Ameri-
| can Indians. If he could have died
before he was born, he would not have
been confined in San Domingo dun
geOn by 30 BADILLA. OF shipWrecked
on the coast of Trinidad He would
not have returned to Spain in chains
and disgrace for disobedience, and died
blind and disappointed man because
he was not made King of his discoveries.
Taking consensus of the argument
and of history, it is beyond question that
! Mr.. COLUMBUS now regrets his birth.
1t is true it is little late Tor his re-
pentance for being inflicted upon the
world; but in view of his efforts, his
battles, his voyages and his trials. it
seems only generous to decline to cher
ish any malice against him for having
existed.
1t is, therefore, mercful to ask, as
the GLOBE does in his behalf. a sus-
pension of popular judgment against
| COLUMBUS until all the facts in the case
can be fully Investigated and positively
ascertained.
Ii 1t should ultimately be proven that
! MIR. COLUMBUS never should have been
born,we can then consider the propriety
of recalling the Columbian exposition
and drop tear lin Back Bay to the
memory of Gov. NELSON'S ancestor, the
Hon. the Mr.. LEFT ERICKSON.
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