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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
MR. SMITH, OF HAWAII.

The Smith family persists in bobbing
up at all times and in all places. We
never get into trouble unless some of
the Smiths have a finger In the pie.
They assall congress, both from without
and within; they even get into the cab
met. Hoke Smith has caused more
trouble to the present administration
than all the other members of the cab
met combined. And now another Smith
has darkened the horizon.
Walter d. Smith lives in Hawaii, and
is candidate and leader of the Ameri-
can league there. He may be a citizen
of Hawaii, but probably is not, as it
does not appear to be necessary in that
country TO be citizen in order to be
prominent in politics. Aliens hold the
highest offices and exercise the greatest
influence, socially, politically and COM
mercially, and pay little heed to the
wishes of the people of the Islands.
They rule the Kanaka roost much in
the same manner as does a game cock
in brood of barnyard fowls. Thew
are of superior blood and mettle, and
either by strategy or daring manage to
get the best OF it.
The Smith in question made speech
at Honolulu the other day, the occasion
being the anniversary of the overthrow
of the monarchy. He declared that on
account of that event, the 18th of Janu-
airy has gained the right to be known as
one of the worlds democratic holidays.
1t will puzzle the average reader to
know by what right that day may claim
attention as a democratic holiday. If
cannot, certainly, claim that right be-
cause it overthrow limited monarchy
and set up far more despotic govern.
ment in its stead. The provisional gov
ernment is in no sense democratic. Its
officials were not chosen by the people.
but were self-appointed. They exercise
power by no authority of constitution
and laws adopted and approved by the
people. The question has never been SUBJ
mitted to vote of the people, and the pro-
visional government does not propose.
apparently, to take any steps toward Sc
curing that approval. Indeed, there is
good reason to suppose that if the peo-
pie had anything to say in the matter
they would repudiate President Dole
and his associates in most emphatic
manner.
This man Smith. as we'll as most of
the members of the so-called American
party in Hawaii, has queer notion OF
what constitutes a democratic govern
ment. They are of kidney with the
three tailors of Tooley street. quite as
preSuniptuous in assuming to be ssthe
people" of Hawaii as the knights of the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
SIS +.

EX-Ald. Franklin, of ST. Paul, can
now go to setting type again. after hay.
ing disgraced himself BY selling for SIS
per month. Ole Sueur Sentinel.
The Republican papers say Franklin.
the 81. Paul SIS alderman, was guilty of
great indiscretion," because. no doubt,
he didn't aim hIgher.-Belie PLANE
Herald.
"The song 81 Have Fifteen Dollars
III My Inside Pocket" has been tabooed
In st. Paul i'm Difference to the feelings
or certain influential individuals--Ab-
erdeen Is. D. News.
A st. Paul alderman sold out for SIS.
This is chiefly important as being
more reliable index to st. PauPs finan-
eial cDnditiOn than Dun or Bradstreet.
-OrSonyille Herald-Star.
The papers are making fun of that
81. Paul alderman for selling out at so
low figure as S15 per month; they
should recOllect that these are hard
times -Litcbheld News-Ledger.
New York and Chicago aldermen
fetch good round price III the specula-
ton market, but the ST. Paul article, of
course inferior. brings only SIS per
month for his ''inflooence." = Belle
Plaine Herald
Fifteen dollars in st. Paul is not such
FABULOUS price for an alderman'S vote,
when it is considered that a certain
N0rthwood alderman's "inffooence" was
sold for IS last summer when road
scraper deal was on the bOardS.-Lari-
more On. d. Graphic.
Reform administrations do not al
ways reform. This appears to be no
tably the case in st. Paul. One of the
reform alderman raked in the neat sum
or SIS month for his ''inf1usion" in
keeping said employees i'll Office
Slaytnn Gazette.
That SIS "indiscreuon'' is liable to
prove a greater "indscretlon" IN the
eye of the law than Alderman Franklin
expected. Is it possible that st. Paul
alderman is not of as much value as
those of Duluth? At the latter city,
according 10 the market quotations. the
price Is fixed at S200.-WhIte Bear Lake
Breeze.
Ex-Ald. Franklin, of st. Paul, has
been found guilty of accepting SIS per
month for some time past TO keep Ger
tain officials in Office in the city govern
ment. What further action will be
taken remains for the grand jury of
ramsey county to determine.-Sauk
Center Avalanche
A st. Paul alderman who got SIS per
month from the clerks of one of the
city departments deserved exposure.
he Idea OF man taking such paItry
sum, when only few years ago ten
times that amount was the lowest sum
accepted. As his exposure came in part
from the 'outS," it looks as if they want
to re-establiSh old-time schedules be-
lore return to control. Morris Sun.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
now 1T WAS DONE.

The sensational announcement OF the
matter, with other stuff about the COM
pany which appeared in the st. Paul
GLOBE Tuesday. taken in connection
with the fact that the editor of the
GLOBE was in Duluth Monday and
wrote the article, including the MAYORS
message delivered to the council in
the evening, in time to send it to st.
Paul On the noon train, and that he also
had copy of the check given bv the
city treasurer for the $4,000 in cues
ton, in time to also forward that by
train, would make it appear that the
whole matter is the result of a deliber-
ate plan.-Duluth News-Tribune.
II is due Mayor. D'Autremont to say
that he had no connection whatever
with the expose made by the GLOBE
relative to the American Loan and
Trust company. A representative of
the GLOBE was in Duluth upon other
business, and learning (not from The
mayor that message was to be sent to
the council, called upon the mayor and
requested copy, which was courteous
ly furnished, as was proper for
any public official. The message
itself was mailed as our contemporary
says, but every word of the remainder
Of the report. including the now cele
brated check, was sent by wire, as the
records of the Western Union office at
Duluth will show. When the mail
closed, the GLOBE did not know such a
check was IN existence.
The GLOBE representative pursued
his Investigations in his own way, with
out aid from or consultation with the
mayor, and the wire report was not
filed until an hour after the council ad.
journed. The courtesy of the mayor
simply saved the GLOBE representative
the labor of copying public document
at the council chamber, but rendered
him no other aid.
Mayor D'Autre mont made no sugges-
ton or request for the publication, and
gave no information to the GLOBE save
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
WAGES AND THE TARIFF.

At last we have a definite statement
from the present leader of the protec-
tionists as to what effect they do claim
the tariff has on wages. We have had
Mckinley asserting that il was only the
tariff that kept wages at their greater
level here, and we have had him &C
knowledging that tariffs cannot affect
wages, because some men in their greed
refuse to obey the injunctions of the
golden rule. Tom Reed now says that
what we do say is, that where two ma
tons have equal skill and appliances,
and market nearly equal, SO any one
of them can hire labor at one-half less,
nothing but tariff can maintain the
higher wages, and that we can PROVE"
Then he proceeds to institute the old
threadbare comparison with England.
But in doing SO he leaves one of the
essential factors of his proposition, the
market nearly equal" which, if it
means anything, means conditions
nearly equal, out of consideration. Any
comparison made 10 show the benefits
of any system must be between similar
conditions. For instance, if the pro-
ductive capacity of two machines would
be ascertained to determine which of
the two were the better machine, then
it is essential that all the conditions
under which they are operated, power,
material, and so-forth, must either be
Identical in each case, or due allowance
made for the differences. if any.
Mr.. Reed is too intelligent a man to
sincerely claim that the conditions of
production here and in England are
Identical. The disparity in the density
of population, alone, creates condition
of inequality, because it implies differ
ence in opportunities for labor. Our
population of ia. to the square mile gives
labor vast advantage over the United
Kingdom with its 315, because it means
that less men here are hunting one job
| than there, and the unoccupied area
offers abundant escape from conditions
/ considered unfavorable, or to conditions
offering greater advantages.
| Accepting Mr.. Reeds own proposition
| then, the comparison must be made be-
tween systems operating where the con-
ditions are as nearly similar as possible
and that he will find, if he care to look
for it-not here, bat across the English
channel, where France has a population
of 1S7, or Germany with 234, or Belgium
with over 500 to the square mile. II will
hardly be contended that there are
greater skill or better appliances for
labor in the United Kingdom than there
are in any of these, her close nelghbors
and yet, the former operating under
practical free trade, the latter under
protective tariffs, the weekly earnings
of labor in the former are nearly double
those in the latter. This, if MIR. Reeds
revised version of the Wage-tariff theory
is sound, would involve the absolute
necessity of protective tariff for En-.
gland and free trade for Germany and
France. or the destruction of Englaud's
industries by the competition of her
neIghbors with their so per cent cheap per
labor. AS matter of fact, those nations
raise their tariff barriers against the
better paid labor OF England because
they think they cannot compete with it.
But Mr.. Reed falls easily, and we be-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
GEoRGE M. CHILps.

Editor, philanthropist. friend. A
world of meaning Is conveyed in these
three words, but .hey fittingly describe
the long, active and nnspotted life of
George w. Childs, which ended at s
O'Clock this morning.
Since the death of Horace Greeley the
newspaper profession has not suf-
fered so distinguished loss. While
not intellectually the equal of Gree
ley, his great business success
enabled him to practically carry out the
philanthropic principles of good will to
men which Greeley inculcated.
A kinder-hearted, more generous man
never existed, and his deeds of benevo-
lence have given him more fame than
his profession.
The Public Ledger. the upbullding of
which was his life work, was a reflex
of his characteristics. 1t was never great
as a newspaper, in the modern accepta-
ton of that term or as great educator
but it was remarkable for its reliability
aid the care exercised in the conduct of
every department. No one who knew
the paper would question the correct
ness of news statement in its columns
any more than he would doubt the fact
of a death announcement i'll its famous
obituary department.
1t was this honesty of purpose which
gave the Ledger great influence during
the many years when its editorial col
umnS were largely shorn of expressions
of political opinion, though business
matters were ably discussed.
No editor in this country ever en-
joyed the respect and confidence of so
many presidents as did Mr.. Childs. This
was due to his answering integrity and
his never allowing his paper to descen d
to personal or political vituperation.
He probably came as near being abSo-
lutely just to all men in what he
printed as it was possible for mortal
to be.
1t is true that this made the Ledger
slow as newspaper. for he never took
any chances on doubtful publication,
but it gave him position TO be envied
and emulated
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
Fitz Wants Too Much.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-"Bob' Fitzsim-
mons and Col. John Hopkins, hacker
of dan" Creedon, met in this city to-
day to sign articles for fight. Fitz-
simmons declared that he would not
enter ring for a purse smaller than
$4,000. He said he would put up s.. 500
as forfeit if a suitable purse were Of
fered. and providing Creedon's hacker
would deposit. the same amount No
conclusions were reached, and Col. Hop
klns left the Office in disgust. 1t looks
as if meeting between Fitzsimmons
and Creedon is long way off.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

THE income of Chicago from saloo II
licenses this year promises to be about
million dollars less than last year.
Nearly two thousand saloons have been
obliged 10 suspend business because of
The hard times. The money heretofore
raised fro nj Il EN- will have 10 be de
rived from other sources, or else the ex-
penses of the city must be largely re-
ducad. Mayor Hopkins believes in til
latter course, and insists that the cost
of the several departments shall be re.
duced at least three million dollars bv
dispensing with superfuous officials
and reducing the compensation of 9th
ers. Mayor Hopkins win make him
self popular by the contrast of his meth
DDS with those of his predecessors.
whose chief object seems to have been
10 cater to the interests of the Office
holders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
goose were in assuming to be the people

goose were IN assuming 10 Dc the people
of England.
1t was quite natural that this pre-
sumptuous fellow should take occasion
in his speech to SANDER and abuse the
president of the United States. 1t is
natural for little creatures 10 assail SUI
perior beings. The buzzing of a fren-
Zied fly about a mans ears may not be
dangerous. but 1t is annoying, and so
the frenzy of Mr.. Smith is irritating.
But we can take consolation from the
fact that all this noise and buster will
be of no effect. Our own orators are
given to much buster OH Foui til of July
anniversaries. much of it meaningless
and nonsensical, and we can hardly
blame the over-patriotic Smith of Hon
Olulu for INDUCING in the same extI.av-
agance. AT any rate, we can hartlIy
afford TO antagoniZe the Smith family,
Tor, by doing so, we may arouse the ire
of the omnipresent clan. and who could
foretell the result in such contin-
gency?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

FIFTEEN Chicago druggists doing
business in Englewood, one OF the lately
annexed suburbs having a prohibitorv
liquor law, have been arrested for dis
pensing ''red-eye'' in violation of the
law. Englewood IS an almost exclusively
residence district, whose inhabitants
are strongly opposed to having saloons
In their midst, and who refused to be-
come part Of the city except on con-
dltion that the prohibitory law should
be maintained. Their right to exclude
saloons has since been sustained by the
supreme court, and, having the law on
Their side, they propose to enforce if
The druggists who have turned their
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
DULUTH INSULTED BY HER
NEWSPAPERS.


The Duluth papers are much exer-
ciSed over the expose of the American
Loan and Trust company, and. for lack
of better defense, accuse the GLOBE
of desiring to impair the credit of that
city.
Having been guilty of the offense of
concealment them selves, they smart
under the exposure which shows their
dereliction as public journalists.
The GLOBE does not believe that there
is a single bank or financial institution
at Duluth, aside from the one in ques-
ton, which does not heartily approve
the exposure of the one black sheep.
Men conducting certain branch Of
business in an honest manner do not
desire to become particeps crimips in
dishonest methods because the parties
guilty of the wrong doing are in the
same line as themselves.
The endorsement and concealment of
the methods of the American Loan and
Trust company is what would hurt the
financial credit Of Duluth, and not the
exposure and condemnation of those
methods.
The GLOBE is proud of the growth
and prosperity of Duluth. and of its
financial institutions, and it is also
proud of the aid it has rendered that
city and its institutions by the exposure
made.
The apologists and concealers of the
situation are the worst enemies of Du-
luth, and the ones to be justly censured.
There are proper and legal methods
of conducting business, and commu-
nifty unwilling to have improper and
Illegal acts of its citizens exposed places
cloud upon the entire city.
The GLOBE has too good an opinion
of the integrity of the business men of
| Duluth to measure them by the insult
ing standard claimed for them by their
| own DeWSDaDerS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

Attic suggestion of President Cleve-
land, the differences between Senator
Palmer and Ben T. Cable, the national
committeeman from Illinois, have been
harmunized, and there will be an early
distribution of The offices in the Sucker
state. Here is hint that may prove
advantageous in other localities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
Biblical Item.

Texas Siftings.
''What is the lesson taught US In the
parable of the seven wise virgins?''
asked Harlem Sunday school teacher
of his pupils.
''ThaJ we should always be on the
lookout for a bridegroom" said the
smallest girl in the class.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
An Appeal for Funds.

DUBLIN, Feb. 2.-John Redmond and
the other members Of the ParnelI-
lite party have issued a manifesto to
lrishmen, appealing for funds and de-
claring that the present government of
Ireland is confessed failure; that it is
the same. as the Conservative govern
ment, and that home rule has been
thrust on one side.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

The design for medal for successful
worlds fair exhibitors contained the
figure OF a nude women, which so
shocked the modesty of the senators
who have supervision over the matter
that they refused 10 approve it. Per
haps if the artist would encase the
figure in pants it would be more ae-
ceptabIe TO the senatorial critics.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

OVER forty-three millions OF the new
loan OF fifty millions have been be-
spoken by New York financial instltu-
tons. and yet newspapers of the Re
publican persuasion insist that the
credit of our government Is at a low
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
Not a Bad Excuse.

Texas Siftings.
a'Judge Dutfy-What induced you
commit this theft?
gPrisoner-Your honor, 1 have been
accustomed all my life to have place
for everything and everything in its
place. ! can't bear to see anything
lying around loose.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

ANOTHER incendary fire at the
worlds tar grounds came near doing
great damage. TheTerminal building
was discovered to be on fire Thursday
evening, but the flames were eXtin-
guished before much damage was done.
A little rope for incendiaries is one OF
the crying needs of Chicago just now.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

\ CHICAGO dime museum attraction,
q full-blooded Indian, has been robbed
OF 81, 900 in cash. IT. evident that the
freak business pays, and that the I'M
tutored mind of at least one poor Indian
has grasped the possibilities of the stu
alton. 1t is doubtful if any other mem
Der of his race could be robbed of like
amount, for the simple reason that none
OF them have ever seen as much money.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

THE Children's Home Society of CHI
cago, an organization of phllanthropic
ladies, is doing good work 10y gather
ing up the homeless and frieadless boys
from the slums. clothing them comfort
ably and sending them to farms in
various parts of the Northwest. Several
Thousand have been thus provided for.
and reports from the boys are almost
Invariably of satisfactory character {.
Many bright and promising lives are by
this means saved from the blight of
crime and poverty. A vast maj orlty
OF the boys are naturally bright anC
weli-intentloned, and need only gooC
training TO become exemplary and use
ful citiZenS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
A PuZzleH
Newport News.

Newport News.
Dusty Roads, say, Weary, / can't
see how some people can comb their
hair every day of their lives.
.sWhy not. Dusty2"
because l never comb mine but
once a month, and then it almost kills
me-"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

stores INTO "hlind pigs' find but little
sympathy in their present dilemma. and
it is probable that some of them will be
driven out Of even their legitimate bust
ness by a boycott which the temperance
peOple nropOSe to institute.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

THE Indiana Democrats will mold
their state convention at Indianapolis
on the 18th of August. There seems to
be no opposition to the present state
officers, and they will probably ali be
renominated, and, of course. they Will
be Reelected, as the HooSier state Is
firmly fixed in the Democratic army.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

MILWAUKEE Is the first city in the
country % enter the lists with new
telephone company to fight the Bell
monopoly. y vigorous warfare is prom
ised, and the result will be watched
with interest in every part OF the
nnuptrv
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

A MEETING Of farmers at Westerville,
O., pledged itself to undertake the job
OF relieving the country if congress
would only adjourn. The generosity of
the meeting is certainly commendable,
but its ability to carry out Its pledge
may we'll be doubted, for if it should
sell all it possesses for ready cash the
proceeds would not give a farthing
apiece to the suffering poor of the ma
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

SOVEREIGN is on his ear, and it is
evidently great one if appearances are
not deceiving. He proposes TO still fur
tner contest the issue of the new govern
ment bonds, and declares that if 1t can
not be defeated by injunction some
other way will be found. Perhaps if
Sovereign were to marshal his knights
in battle array and march on Washing
ton he might intimidate the secretary of
the treasury into compliance with his
wishes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

THERE is general satisfaction through
out Germany over the restoration of
friendly relations between the emperor
and Prince Bismarck. and it is nowhere
manifested more conspicuously than in
governmental circles. 1t cannot be de-
MED that Bismarck has much stronger
hold upon the public heart than the
monarchy itself, and as long as the es-
arrangement continued it was menace
to the safety of the crown. The Ger
man people are still warmly attached to
the monarchy, but a change has been
going on recently that gave promise of
future trouble, and the discomfort was
greatly increased by the frequent
Sights offered to Bismarck. The empe-
ror. it is easily seen, has noted the
signs of the gathering storm, and has
wisely determined to postpone as long
as possible its precipitation by concil-
iatipg the man of blood and iron.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
~ The Merry War Is On.

Ortonville Herald-Star.
With Rev. Sam Smith astride the
Pioneer Press neck and the Pioneer
Press pulling Judge Willis whiskers,
and everybody kicking Mayor Wright,
the merry war seems to be ON in st,
Paul
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
No Erand There

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Commissioner
Lamoreanx. of the general land Office.
today said the report that there was any
sort of hidden scandal in the Duluth
land Office was false.