St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-05
IT WAS TOO DEEP FOR HIM
Kansas City's New Public
Building Compared With
st. PaurS.
EASY FOR MINNEAPOLIS NOW
Washburn Men Looking After
TaWney'S AbsenceS--Gos-
sip Of the Capital.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The late land
slide in North Carolina will result in the
election Of Marion Butler, the WE'LL
known Farmers Alliance leader, to
succeed Gen. Matt w. Ransom in the
United States senate. Mr.. Butler was
formerly a Democrat, ana is little more
than thirty years of age. Although he
will have no difficulty in entering the
highest legislative body in the world,
Mr, Butler less than six years ago
failed to pass a civil service examina-
tiOn for 5000 department clerkship.
This t"ilure, while disappointing him
then, was probably the best thing that
ever happened to him, for he went back
to the Tarheel state and commenced
organizing the farmers. This year,
taking advantage of the apathy among
the Democrats and the decentralization
of the North Carolina Republicans. he
succeeded in effecting a fusion of the
latter with the Populsts, which carried
the state legislature by strong fusion
ajOrity.
to see man who was declared unfit for
petty clerkship under the government
enter the y nited States senate, as MIR.
Butler will have the extreme pleasure
of doing. To the unbiased observer
there would seem to be something wrong
with either the senate or the civil Serv-
ice laws and regulations. Too much is
required Of the 5000 clerk, or too little
Of the United States senator.
In view of his experience with the
civil service laws and examination, it is
not matter of surprise to learn that
the Hon. Marion Butler, of North Caro-
lima, is not civil service reformer.
Kiefer Should Now Deliver.
In his late campaign for congress Col.
Kiefer made considerable capital out Of
his efforts in behalf of an increased ap-
preparation for the st. Paul public
building. In 1892 he promised to get
the increase, but as he did not he was
obliged to show his constituents that he
did the best he could. That this was
not very much is shown by comparison
between his work and that of Congress-
man Tarsney, OF the Kansas City dis
trict. st. Paul and Kansas City are
about the same size, and at about the
same time SS00,0OO were appropriated
for public buildings i'll the two Cities
The people of both cities were dissatiS-
fed. st. Paul sent Col. Kiefer to secure
all increase, and he secured-a favor
able report which was not acted upon.
Kansas City sent Congressman Tars-
ney, and he secured an increase of $780,
coo, making the total $1,25O, 900 for the
Kansas City building.
OF course the answer to this that Will
be made by Col. Kiefer will be that the
Fifty-third congress is Democratic. This
fact did not prevent the gallant colonel
securing his celebrated report, which
was SO widely advertised, and which
amounted to absolutely nothing. But,
iuaSmuch as the next congress will be
overwhelmingly Republican, perhaps
the colonel will not only secure favor
able report. but also an appropriation.
The Mill City, Also.
The Minneapolis public building, all
though almost new, has become too
small for the public business, which
has increased, like that city. at mar
velous rate, and there is a very Just
demand for new building. Congress
man Fletcher and Senator Washburn,
in case the latter is reelected, ought to
be aOle to secure this appropriation
without any trouble in congress SO
overwhelmingly Republican as the
FIfty-fourth will be. The fact that
Congressman Fletcher and Senator
Washburn both belong to the Reed
forces ought to be quite sufficient to
enable them to secure what they want
for their home town; and then, too,
they are both hustlers, especially for
Minneapolis. In short, there Is no good
reason why the people of Minneapolis
should not expect something handsome
from the next congress in the way of a
public building.
The Chippewa Commission.
John B. Bottineau, better known as
''Indian JOhn," is back in Washington,
keeping track of matters affecting the
Chippewas generally, and the Turtle
Mountain band. of North Dakota, par
ticuarly. He is the regular attorney of
the Turtle Mountain Indians, but is in
tereSted IN all branches of the Chip
peWa nation. He approves of Secretary
Smiths decision TO dispense with the
Chippewa commission as soon as possi-
BILE, as he considers the expense Ofthat
body practically waste of money.
''By leaving the place held by Chair
man Campbell vacant" he said, mo less
than $13 per day will be saved to the
Indians. This is One-third of the cost,
and | am sure just as much will be ac-
compliShed."
Mr.. BOttineau is very much interested
in the early opening of the Red Lake
reservation, and will support the Bald.
win Chippewa bill when congress reas-
sembles. He will remain In Washing-
ton all winter looking after the interests
OF his clients.
Preparing for Tawney.
The friends of Senator Washburn
here evidently fear Congressman Taw-
ney. of the First district, more than any
of the other gentlemen who have been
named as possible and real candidates
against their favorite. AS has been
stated several times, the relations of the
Minneapolis senator and the First dis
trict member have been strained, to
state it mildly. for nearly TWO years.
not known positively, but it is probable
that it began during the DAVIS fight of
two years ago, when Mr.. Tawney was
in some quarters regarded as certain to
be the Davis candidate to succeed Wash
burn.
But, be this as it may, during the last