St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-29


determined to follow the precedent es-
tablished at Williamsport? Is il the
grave and deliberate intention of that
Intelligent and progressive people to
stand the history of their growing COM
monwealth upon its head in this un-
fortunate manner? Ii so, how are cap
itals to be removed as the state marches
down the avenue of the centuries
toward the mist-enshrouded future?
Is the "whack-up" for the boys to be
forever ignored during political cam
paigns for all coming time? Is the
pregnant and pertinent question, "How
much is there in it for me?'
to remain entirely unanswered in
all future contests for the position
of United States senator? 1t seems to
the GLOBE that the Justice who presided
at the Williamsport term was unreal
sonably iconoclastic in his decision;
that the jury did not fully comprehend
the more remote consequences of thus
remorselessly uprooting the traditionsof
great. free and growing people. And
then, 1t is also unfortunately possible
that this precedent may not be content
to abide in Williamsport, or even to con-
fine itself to the pent-up Utica of North
Dakota. 1t is simply horritying to
contemplate the disastrous results
which might follow in case this per-
nlciouS example should ride across the
border into Minnesota on the wings of
the first blizzard of the coming winter
and asslmilate itself to the climate
political conditions of l. 'Etoile Gu Nord
A senatorial election is to take place
here in January, 1895. Were the rights
and immunities of Doodle to be ruth
lessly torn up by the roots, what motive
could be found to persuade our blossom
ing statesmen to enter the legislative
contests throughout the state next fall?
The GLOBE does not wish to be placed
in the position of condemning the yer
dict of the EmmonS county jury by
which MIR. Van Beck was convicted.
The purpose of this article is, rather, to.
blaze the bark on one more tree which,
marks the advance of civilization to
another station on the new road toward
political enlightenment. Away out in the
valley of the muddy Missouri the people
seem to have placed at least one gar
ment on the strumpet of political cor
ruption. 1t may be inadequate to en-
tirely conceal her nakedness, but, any
how, the clothing process has COM
menced. 1t is beside the purpose to say
that Mr.Van Beck was convicted because
he was Clumsy" or "blundering" or
"awkward." In the free air of our
bracing Northwest, Liberty sometimes
so fills her lungs with the ozone as to
take on the aspect of license. 1t is an
encouraging sign of progress that any
man, no matter how awkward" or
clumsy" in giving or taking brides.
could be convicted and punished. Of
course, Mr.. Van Beek's misfortune"
will be only slightly deterrent of other
corruptionists. So long as men are
found in American politics mean
enough to offer monetary consid-
GRAFTON for support, they will certainly
find their twin harlot anxious 10
dispose of his virtue in the market for
consideration more or less valuable.
What is encouraging in the Williams
port incident is that anybody should
have been caught and convicted any,
where for so common an occurrence as
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for doing or not doing a certain political
or official act.
Let us crown Williamsport with
laurel. Let the name of Williamsport
be made forever memorable in history.
Let us amend the leXicons so that Will
Transport may be constituted synonym
for political and official honesty. Let
us teach the sheriffs and clerks all over
the nation to search for WilliamSport
juries, and demand that courts shall
everywhere mete out Williamsport
justice. OF course, this would seriously
disturb the market in large and grow
ing industry, but IN the end both public
and private virtue would be the gain
ers.
The GLOBE sincerely sympathizes
with the well-to-do merchant. Mr.. Van
Beck, but desires to publicly congratu-
late the jury who convicted and the
judge who sentenced him-at Williams