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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15

who wanted to know, you know,
just as did the clerks in Dickens
Circumlocution Office. Their en-
ployer proudly explained to the Off
Gals that these were his men who
had come here to work for him at
cutting diamonds. They had been
prudent enough to provide that they
shouldn't have to go on the tramp
after work when they got here. The
employer thought he was doing a
creditable thing as citizen in
bringing them here to establish a
new industry, in this great nursery
of infant industries. To his and their
dismay he was CURLY told that he
had violated a law Of these United
States; that these honest workers
were offenders, and could not land,
but must take ship at once for
whence they came. And they were
packed off.
But, and here is the mystery, the
man went on with his preparations;
and in some way, not yet found out,
those same cutters, that were sent
back from Staten Island, are cut
ting diamonds for him. How did it
happen? How could it happen? And
what is Uncle Sam going to do about
it? Did they come back on the next
ship and, wiser by their experience,
tell the immigration officers that
they came here looking for work to
be found and not already provided?
Or did they take passage for Mon
treal and come in by our Uncle's
back door, which stands open for the
entrance Of everybody? And if it is
found out how they got here, what
good? What a farce it all is, this
barring out the prudent, provident
men, who make sure before coming
that they will not be public charges,
and leaving open the way to those
who come aimless but eXpectant.
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DON'T B'LEEVE ,EM TOO HARD,

The Maine Yankee is thrifty fellow.
He always has convictions, but, like
Hosea Bigelow's genuine statesman.
he never believes them too hard. He
believes that men are fashioned hoI-
low, as that same philosopher re-
marked, so that they can swallow
their convictions when they stand
in the way of thrifty gain. To illus
trate, Maine, as everybody knows, is
a prohibition state. Bar Harbor is
one of the many summer resorts of
is the best one left since whaling
played out. But the summer boarder
is not a prohibitionist or a teetotal-
Ter. He wants his wine or his toddy
or his cocktail. And the keepers of
the hotels, in the face of the law and
under the nose of Neal Dow, fill his
wants in this as in other particu-
lars.
There are other thirsty souls in
Bar Harbor, not birds of passage. but
local to the soil, who can't live at
the hotels, and these, stimulated by
the example of the hotels, the smaller
dealers in the ardent supplied.
Whereupon the law came down on
the latter in all it's stern majesty.
And whereupon, naturally, for the
Maine Yankee has his share of what
A. Ward called human natur," the
squelched dealers turned on the ho-
tel dealers, and forthwith there was
agitation in the breasts of the
thrifty. For the summer boarder
would not stay where he could not
get his drinks in something other
than water or buttermiIk. Thereup-
on every business and professional
| man petitioned the authorities to let
up on the prosecutions, and suspend
until such time as our. summer Wis
itors shall have left u.s. All of
which shows that the Maine Yam
kee does not propose to let the elu-
! sive dollar go astray because he has
some scruples about what people
shall drink. Of the two let the scru-
| pies go, that the dollar may stay.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15

MOL today, from one end of the en-
pire to the other. Wherever there
are restless spirits and diSturbers
Of the peace, wherever political dis
content or the desire for plumber has
reused the Chinese from their nat
ural apathy, they realize at once the
weakness of the restraining powers.
This situation is one that grows
more dangerous day by day. Even
the most stolid race can be awakened
swiftly to it's opportunities, and
stimulated to acts of lawlessness, as
it becomes convinced that law is sus-
pended, and that the power to re-
press and to punish has disappeared.
We think it more than doubtful il
the dynasty which now governs the
affairs of China will ever be able to
restore order or to re-establish it's
prestige.
On the other hand, there is no or
gained movement to displace it, and
no semblance of the appearance of a!
new government to be built upon it's
ruins. All that shows itself is the
frightful head of the rising mob,
which grows more and more turbu-
lent in different quarters of the en-
pire. If this disturbance should be
permitted to grow until it has fer
mented and stirred to lawless action
the enormous population Of China, to
subdue it may be a greater task
than any of the powers imagine.
1t is not well that it should be al
lowed to reach to that extremity.
1t is the clear duty of the great ma
tons of the world to take steps i'm
mediately for the restoration of or
der in China, for the protection of
the lives of helpless and innocent
people, and for the enforcement, I'M
der their direction, of that law and
order which are apparently about to
disappear.
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lean people have said that they will
have none of it. After that is so
well assured that there can be no
mistake about it, to the front comes
un-American and unpatriotic thing,
which true Americans will resist. AS
well might he tell us that the tenn
poral power of the pope ought to be
destroyed in Europe, or that the
United States cannot concede to any
other nation the right of search.
The purpose, the sole purpose, of
this deliverance, is to veil the 81
lence of the statesmen whom Massa-
chusetts puts forth, in these degen-
crate days, on the silver question.
That is a live issue. 1t is one on
which Senator Hoar might now make
his voice heard. 1t is one concerning
which his colleague, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, entertained queer no.
tions at about the time when the
Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed was
telling a British reporter that the
United States would have to do
something for silver. If we are not
mistaken, Mr.. Lodge has intimated
that he would bring silver still fur
Their into the protective fold by i'm
posing higher than the ordinary
rate of duty on imports coming
from countries were silver is not adj
mitted to free coinage at the mints.
Now word from Senator Hoar on
this point might be suggestive. 1t
would interest many people to
know what he thinks of the action
of the league of Republican clubs,
and what kind of a financial plank
for the next Republican platform
would meet his approval Oblivious
of all such issues, he rushes to the
rescue of his party and his country
from the A. p. A. idea, which died
after a brief existence and was bur-
led decently something like two
years ago. He might better be 81
lent. The country has taken his
measure; and there is little danger
that any one will mistake him for a
brave man or a patriot.
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FINDING THEIR LEVEL.

FINDING THEIR LEVEL.
The secession of Senator PETER
from the ranks of the free silverites
is something more than an additional
indication of the failing interest and
support of that cause. 1t has held
incongruous elements which have
not really the same end in view
There are the mine owners, who want
nothing except to compel people to
pay them for their product twice as
much as it is worth in the market.
There are the people who honestly
believe that it is necessary to restore
the conditions that prevailed in 1873,
and do not desire to go further. There
are the men who want only the free
coinage Of silver, and would stop
there. Then there is the great body
of fiat money people, who have taken
up the free coinage cause as one step
only in the direction in which they
are headed. They have no idea of
ending with it. Theif scheme con-
templates pure fiatism, a circulating
medium based on anything and re-
deemable in nothing. For the time
being, however, they have been sat
isfied to shout for free silver as one
stage of their journey. In their opin-
ion, so per cent of Reputation is
much better than none.
The time has come now when these
several elements are about to part
company. The extreme believers in
fiat money, and the residue of the old
greenback element and it's modern
followers are weary Of the free coin
age business and ready to set up for
themselves. PETER leads the way
with a suggestion that we must
abolish interest and eXtinguish debt
by the creation of a currency based
upon land values alone. In this PEI
fer commits the same mistake over
again. He does not go far enough.
also, on land products? What is the
matter with the subtreasury scheme
of the original third party move
ment, which proposed to have cur
rency issued against grain and veg
etables stored in government ware
houses? If this is a good thing, we
cannot have too much of it. 1t will,
indeed, be necessary to go still fur
Their than that eventually; for even
potatoes and squashes are worth
something in the market, and dirt
costs money.
If we are to have a really salts
factory currency system of the most
economical description for the peo-
pie, it will be necessary, finally, to
| concoct some scheme for using either
air or water as money. Those are
! the only two commodities which, I'M
der ordinary conditions, can be OBJ
tanned at present without cost. When
the time comes that a man can go
out and scoop up pailful of water,
or cut slice out of the atmosphere
and have paper money issued against
| it, then and then only will the sys-
| tenn of which PETER and his kind
are advocates be logically realized.
In the meantime, his detection and
the desertion of thousands of others
from the cause of Independent free
coinage at the ratio of 16 to l, serves
| well to show the practical futility of
| that movement, and to demonstrate
| the necessity that all those dissatis-
| fed with the system of gold mono
| metallism should drop the free silver
cry and work together honestly and
| intelligently for the success of gen
| uine bimetallism.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
TOWNE AND THE BOGIE MAN.
me Congressman Begins His
Fight on the Gold Bug

Fight on the Gold Bug.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 14.-Congress-
man Charles A. Towne, who has been
brought into prominence of late be-
cause of his stand in favor of the
Tree coinage of silver, delivered an elab-
crate address on the currency question
at the Temple opera house in this city
tonight. The address was given under
the auspices of the Gold and Silver
Club of Duluth. The opera house was
crowded with people of all political
beliefs. Mr.. Towne opened his address
by giving an exhaustive review of the
currency systems of the United States
and foreign countries. He then argued
at great length in favor of bimetallism
by international agreement at a ratio
Of 16 to l. He stated that he believed
that the recent overwhelming success
of the Conservatives in Great Britain
was due in a great measure to the
movement there in favor of bimetal-
lism.
Mr. Towne continued by saying: ''Let
me state emphatically that so far as
l know there is no genuine bimetallist
in this country who would not prefer
concerted to independent action and
who would not earnestly approve all
earnest efforts to secure a speedy in
ternational agreement. If, however,
that hope is to be disappointed; if the
gold owners of the world shall be able
to prevent such a contamination, then
I have to say that L shall favor cut
ting the "Gordian knot" and that the
United States Of America, the home
of the free men, the hope of the sacred
cause of free government, the richest,
strongest country on the face of the
earth, shall lead the way out of the
tyranny of the single gold standard.
81 should not expect it to be done
without some hardships, though 1 hope
to show that there is good reason to
think them very much overestimated
by timorous bimetallists; while as for
many of the grewsome prophecies of
the gold men, they are as purely crea-
lures of fancy as the nursery boyle
man"
Mr. Towne concluded by advancing
arguments at some length in favor of
independent action if an international
agreement could not be brought about.
stating that he believed any difficulty
that the people would experience from
opening the mints to the free coinage
of silver, as they are now open to gold,
would be of a temporary character and
almost wholly produced by manipula-
ton
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
But who Is the Soldier:


Philadelphia Record.
Republican prophets, who a little
while age predicted a "walk-over'' in
the next presidential election with a
Mckinley, a Reed, a Harrison, or some
other high tariff champion, have begun
to assume a more cautious tone. Mis-
givings are expressed at the same time
by shrewd Republican politicians in
regard to the expediency of nominat-
ing as a candidate for the presidency
any of the men who have been closely
identified with the Mckinley act, and
Of thus destroying the industrial peace
by reviving the tariff agitation. In
this situation it would not be surpris-
ing if the Republicans should initiate
the example of their Wing predeces-
sors, who discarded their high tariff
champion. Henry Clay, in 1S4S, and
nominated a fortunate soldier in Gen.
Zachary Taylor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15

A reminder of the campaign of 'SS,
when the temperance people fell foul
of candidate Morton because liquor
was sold at the Shoreham, in WASH
ington, a building owned by him,
comes from Vermont, where prohi-
bition adorns the statutes. One
Howe owns a tavern, and was con-
victed of selling rum in it. Gov.
Woodbury. refused executive Glenn
ency. The governor owns hotel
himself in Burlington in which it
was charged that rum was sold. The
governor denied it; the hotel man
ager denied it. A wicked editor pro-
duces a bottle of whisky and a cou-
pie of BOTTLES Of beer bought in the
governors hotel, and backs it with
the statements of unimpeachable cit
liens that they always got what
liquor they wanted at the governors
hotel. Both incidents prove nothing
but the absurdity of enacting laws
whose letter is opposed to the COM
mon sense of mankind.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
The Need and the Difficulty.

COur1er-J OurndI.
ated public sentiment in many quar-
tiers in favor of a complete overhauling
Of our patent system. The difficulties
in the way of such a project are, how
the indifference of a large part of the
public; on the other the unceasing
vigilance of rich corporations, aided
by the best legal talent and the most
influential lobbyists, not to mention
the attorneys whom they contrive con-
stantly to maintain on the floor of
both houses of congress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15

tenance of the silver cause in the
Democratic ranks, and also outline a
plan for the organization of the silver
forces in the party with the view to
the selection of delegates to the next
national convention. This plan will
probably embrace the appointment Of
a central committee, with a mem
Der from every county, the latter to
have the power to appoint a member
for every voting precinct in his county.
The plan includes a provision for ma
tlonal headquarters, probably at Wash
ington.
AFTER LONG LABOR.
Immediately after the adjournment
OF the conference for the day the pro
gramme and resolutions committee was
called together, and remained in SEES,
sion for several hours At this meet
ing each member gave an account of
the condition of the silver movement in
his state, and pointed out what he
thought was necessary in order to
strengthen the sentiment in favor of
free coinage. 1t was decided to rele-
gate the work of the formation of a
scheme OF organization, and the prep
arat1on of the platform or address to
eight, of which Senator Daniel, of Vir-
GINA, is chairman The other mem
bers of the committee are Senator
Jones, Arkansas; ex-senator Jarvis,
North Carolina; ex-senator Walsh,
Georgia; w. H. Henrichsen. Illinois:
w. j. Stone, Missouri; E. w. Carmack
tennessee, and James F. Johnson
Alabama. This subcommittee as
sembled during the evening, and after
some hours of consultation practically
agreed on the basis of a report which
Will be presented to the full committee.
and later to the conference, during the
forenoon tomorrow. This report will.
1t is understood, recommend the ap-
polntment Of a committee to consist
OF Senators Harris, Turpfe and Jones.
OF Arkansas, and others who signed
the call for the present conference. who
are TO select a provisional national con-
m1ttee to consist of one member from
each state, whose duties are to be sim
liar in scope and authority to those
of the national committee of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties. The
address to the people will be brief. and
WIFI declare in unequivocal terms the
attitude of the conference on the silver
question favorable to coinage at
ratio of Is to 1. The present under
standing is that no other subject but
lhat OF finance will be embodied in the
address, A scheme of organization for
practical work in the furtherance of
the silver movement will, it is ex-
pected, also be embodied in the report
Oh the programme committee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15

Senator Quay is clearly in a bad
way in his fight for control of the
party organization in his state He
assures the Pittsburg Dispatch that
the issue he is fighting for is not
personal to himself, but carries with
it the question of reform of abuses
in municipal and legislative affairs. -
We all know what a saint the devil
is when he is sick, and that when
he is well 1.-The devil monk is he"
Quay fighting for reform is queer
spectacle even in Pennsylvania pol
iticS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
Gen. Doe, the assistant secretary

Gen. Doe, the assistant secretary
Of war, is reported to have derived
a good deal of amusement from go
ing over the voluminous papers
which have accumulated in the
course of the disagreement of Col.
Bend, of the state militia, with Col.
Paige, of the regulars. Tom Cor
win, Ohio's witty congressman, once
on a time derived a great deal Of
amusement, which he shared with
general. Gen. Doe should let the
country share his amusement with
him. The incident makes proffer of
as fine an opportunity for humpr
and sarcasm as was the one Corwin
utilized.
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Gen. Lew Wallace Believes in
Boomers.
Boston journal

IF the use of wheels were confined
to the men, says Gen. Lew Wallace,
the fad might spend itself in a sea-
son. But when the women take hold
of the bicycle it's future is secure ?
Ladies who ride will be interested to
know that Gen. Wallace is an enthusi-
asJic advocate of the fair cycier, and
that he approves of boomers, about
which there is nothing immodest, it
being merely their present oddly of
appearance that now excites comment
Why, in the Tyrol the women wear
skirts coming just below the knee, and
no one, not even an entire stranger,
looks aSkance"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
Amt Worrying a Bit.
BROOKLYN Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
cool. The president is not fortifying
the White house with Calling guns or
any other guns He seems to be medi-
tating no coup d'etat with dictator
ship in view. Apparently he has as
much respect for the rights of other
people as he has for his own. No
third term phantoms are haunting the
eagle just now. If they are lowering.
around US they are considerable enough
to be invisible,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
On ~ Compromise Platform.

ATLANTA, Ca! Aug. IA. j. c.
Black was renominated by the Tenth
Democratic congressional district to-
day, by reclamation. The platform
was a compromise on the financial
question. Black was elected on the
face of the returns last fall, but owing
to glazing irregularities resigned his
seat. Tom Watson, the well-known
Populist of where am 1 att fame
has already been nominated by the
third nartY
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
Remoxe to MeIrose Sent. 1.

MELROSE, Mimi, Aug. 14.-The day
set for the removal of the Great North
ern division from st. Cloud to Melrose
is Sept. l. The railway company is
putting in a twenty fve-stall round
house, and the yards will contain about
forty miles of track. About 200 men
are at work on the new division, with
wages at $3.50 per day. 1t is expected
that $50 men will move here from st.
Cloud, most of them with families.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
It's Historic Position,

Boston Post,
The Democratic party has always
stood squarely for the use of both gold
and silver as money. 1t was the hard
money party when the question was
between coin of full value and depre-
ciated paper. 1t is the bimetallie party
today when the question is between
that policy and the policy of monomet-
This is the historic position of the
Democracy; it is the position to which
it stanGs pledged by its latest authori-
tatiVe utteranceS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
New WhaIebaclSs.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. n
The Eastern stockholders and other Of
ficialS~ of the American Steel Barge
works will meet here next Tuesday.
They will consider the question of build
ing several whalebacks during the
winter, and. as all the boats of the
company are doing good business
this season, several new boats will
probably be started this fall.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
New.NormaI President.

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Aug. 1.-THE new
president of the state normal school at
St. Cloud, Prof. George R. Kleeberger,
has arrived here, accompanied by his
wife and son. Prof. Kleeberger is al
ready busy at the normal school, a.
large amount of correspondence having
accumulated since President Carhart
retired.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
Welded in Hastings

Special to the Globe.
HASTINGS, Minn.,. Aug. 14.-Mrs.
Otilia S. Brokmeier. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Freas, and Harvey
Hawley, of ST. Paul, operator on the
Omaha road, were married this even
ing by Rev. j. P. Hearst. They left
on the 1903 train upon a wedding trip
to Hammond, Wis, where the groom's
parents reside. They will make ST.
Paul their future home.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15

DEVILS LAKE, N. D., Aug. IA
temple of Silver knights of America
was organized here last night by
Thomas, of Washington. Twenty-four
members joined, including Senator
Hansbrough and Mayor Kelley. The
Democrat, president; S. A. Nye, editor
Hansbrough's Interocean, Republican,
vice president; L. d. McGahan, editor
Free Press, Democrat, secretary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
BY Precept. Not Example.

New York Evening Post.
We have always thought that the
FGBstom of an eloquent clergyman
preaching to mis- wealthy congrega ton
an annual sermon against the sin of
notwithstanding by poor folks, who
go into the country or the seashore for
.,a1 few hours on the first day of the
week, just before he started on a vaca-
ton eff two or three months abroad.
was a powerful influence in encourage
ing Sunday excursions
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
MINNESOTA MEAT.
Three Americans DisappeaU
Among CannibaIs.

HERMOSILLO, Mex, Aug. 14.-F
T. Jeburt, John L. Morrison and Hen
ry Campbell, three men from Min
nesota, left here three weeks ago for
Teburon island on a hunting eXpedi-
ton. They were due to return ten
days ago, but no tidings have been
received from them, and it is believed
they have fallen victims to the Series
Indians, who have cannibalistic
tastes. The party was advised not
to visit the island, but they stated
they were in search of adventure,
and they would not heed the advice
given.