The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-06
NOTES FROM EXCHANGES.

Rock County News: The issue Of
$50, 100000 of interest bearing bonds
every few months by the government
pensive is the luxury of single gold
standard.
Litchfield Ledger: An adjustment
or the contract system for convict
labor would meet unbounded approval
of the people. The Minnesota Thresh-
er Company has had fat thing long
enough?
Preston Courier: There seems to be
cOlored gentleman in the new state
capitol deal which Langum voted for
two years ago. A senatorial reSolu-
tiOn demanded Of Gov. Clough bill
of particulars and he refused to grant
it. 1t is broadly limited that plans are
outlay of S. 200, 900 instead of So, 200, 900.
The necessity for secrecy is not appar-
ent to all.
Rock County News: Following the
passage Of the specie resumption act
of 1875 the New York banks drew out
all the gold from the government
vaults they could by any means posi-
bly, secure, and called in all the gold
from the West. This put stop toall
public improvements, threw millions
of laborerS out Of employment, and
riots and blOOd-Shed were the order of
the day. If those banks can now sue
coed in placing silver beyond the hope
OF resurrection, we will again have
nothing but representative money in
the West, and the purchasing power
OF our standard money will be con-
trolled entirely by the money centers.
Irish Standard: Itappears that the
Ramsey county delegation made a
mistake when they trusted to the Mel
son forces to help out the capitol bill,
At this time it appears that the oppo-
nents of the bill will simply exhaust
the session without allowing any def
mite action. st. Paul may even loose
the capitol. There is more truth in
the talk about the Exposition build
ing than some of the Ramsey men
would wish. Whatever may be the
merits Of the question of location, it
seems that the state ought to wait un-
til the people are in a better mood to
bear increased burdens and until Min
nesota can have capitol crcditable
to the state.
Midway News: The atrocity of the
Cling murder and the extravaganza of
the Northwestern Guaranty Loan
Swindles in Minneapolis last year show
what befalls society when rank dis
honesty, backed up by unlimited au-
dacity, once takes possession Of the
human mind. The tool in the North
| western Guaranty Loan swindles, the
man Menage, has been exiled for his
wrong doing. He had to choose be-
tween that and the penitentary for
life. But his hackers rest in complete
security, shielded by wealth, Social
standing, political pull and splendid
audacity. With such an example plain
ly before his eyes, Harry Hayward had
reason to believe that criminality is
but fine art, to excel in which one
but needs to clOthe his act in diabol-
ism so incredible as to paralyze the
public understanding We elect self
confessed liars to the United States
senate, men Of the lowest moral repu-
tatlon to the governorship, entrus t
the making of laws to bribe-ta kers,
and look to the saloon, the gambling
den and the bagnio as the chief agen-
cleS OF political power, it is little won
der that public morals among those
high up in political and sporting life
are in a most deplorable condition.
The most alarming symptoms but
speak Of the violence of the disease
and demand the promptest and most
radical treatment. The cases at hand
ought to be enough to touch the pub
lie heart and the public conscience
and to some extent at least stay the
progress of public immortality.