St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-16
AMONG THE REVIEWS.

ably at the time when the editor of
the North American sent out his re-
quests for a paper on the question as
to whether an extra session of con-
gresS should be called or not it was a
live topic out of which the vitality has
been taken by the events occurring
subsequently. The discussion is made
by Representatives Tracey, of New
York; Storer, Of Ohio; Patterson, of
Tennessee, and Cousins, of Iowa,
Democrats alternating with Republic
ans. Mr.. Tracey, regarding the none
tary as the one remaining topic, finds
IN the contemplation of the Fifty
fourth congress no reason to expect
that it will do such work as the Fifty
third failed On, and thinks that the
country will agree with him that an
extra session is not needed MIR. Bel
lamy Storer thinks that the one great
question Is the restoration of the tariff.
to Which President Cleveland would
not give his assent, and therefore an
extra session would be futile. Mr..
Patterson, in some unstated manner.
has come to the conclusion that the
tarlH question is settled for years and
that the financial question is the press
ing one, but sees in the preponderance
OF the silverites among the Republic
ans, especially in the senate. no Dros-
pect Tor any sane monetary system.
and that it will be better to go on
drifting until next December. If the
president would only issue a procla-
nation calling congress together in a
special session to restore the McKin-
ley tariff or its equivalent, Mr.. Cousins
would favor a special session. Having
no nope, however, that the president
would do it, he agrees with his fellows
IN the symposium that none should be
called.
Lord Playfair submits an article de-
script1ve of the new departure in Eng
llsh taxation made by Lord Harcourt.
VINO incorporates in his budget a pro-
gresslVe death tax or Inheritance tax
winch increases its rate per cent in
proportion to the increase in value Of
estates, beginning at l and ending at
per cent on estates exceeding a million
pounds. The article is devoted mainly
to consideration of the arguments
Ior and against this innovation, and,
while the writer comedies the danger
that turks in it, he pins his faith to the
natural conservatism of the English
people to place limits upon the move
ment which will prevent the culroina-
tion OF the socialistic or communistic
proposition TO confiscate property. He
quotes remark of the late Earl Der
by, who said: II have learned moro
and more forcibly the uselessness. to
put 1t on no other ground. of ATTEMPT
ing 10 resist the progress of popular
IDEAS, and / have come to think moro
and orb of
the fairness and the general Justice
with which the masses of men. includ-
ing all conditions of life, are disDosed
TO use their power" In this move
lneht, which rises from the efforts of
the democracy to make the wealthy
pear larger portion of the general
burden, Playfair sees q sign of tbo
largely increased power of Democracy
in English politics, just as others see
a similar sign in the adoption of the
income tax in this country. The
wealthy classes there bitterly opposed
this progressive tax. lust as III,
wealthy here have fought the income
tax. Both movements indicate a de-
termination by the mass of the neonIe
~ take TO themselves larger share in
thelr government growing ont of .
erhlns power by the rich to further
enrich themselves.
Whether DR.. Edison expectad T. on
not when, in the February North
american ne contributed his article
on 'Nagging Women he stirred nm
hornets nest, and in this issua is
pelng sharply stung for his teneritv
lIa0X Somerset
Harriet Prescott Spofford each tackle
the doctor and his statement with q
Vlgor and sharpness that measure
either the accuracy of his statements
or their lack of foundation, according
to ones point of view. Our fauIts are
always sore spots, and the Indignation
with which we resent criticism of
them is just as liable to be an
acknowledgment of their existence as
denial of it. The readiness with
which the ladies rush to the defense
OF their sex is as creditable to their
loyalty to their kind as the acuteness
with which they meet the charge is
creditable to their ability. Much of
their article is a plea in confession
and avoidance, coupled with the de-
tense that you're another"
Elbridge T. Gerry contributes. in an
article under the caption of "Must
We Have the Cat O. Nine Tails?", the
argument that he recently made to the
New York legisla ture in support of
the bill establishing the whipping post
for wife heaters and men guilty of
1nhuman conduct to children. He
finds the need of this corporal punish
ment in the character of our popula-
ton, so largely made up of the off
scourinSs of Europe, and in the ten
derness and consideration with which
convlcts are treated, making prison
life a desirable one for them, which
leads to the commission of crimes in
order that they may enjoy the ease
and comfort of confinement The wife
beaten belongs to the lowest order of
intelligence, and for such imprison-
ment has no terror, Offering, as it
does, creature comforts, while bodily
pain is the only thing they fear. To
such the cat O. nine tails, vigorously
applied, will act as a far better de-
terrent than the prospect of term
in prison. Sentimental has run
it's course and reached a maudlin
state where SO much considera ton is
given to the criminal as ~ no an