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St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
TT WILL ne A MOB.

Preparations are under way fol
making the forthcoming Republican
convention at St. Louis even more
than usually a bowling mob. The at
tempt made by some thoughtful peo-
pie, who believe that calm deliberation
should govern the councils Of all par
ties in this republic, to prevent the
turning Of national conventions into
clamorous assemblies Of paid strikers
has thus far failed Of success. In
stead Of having these conventions
meet. as they should. in some hall OF
such a size as would accommodate
only the delegates, alternates and
members Of the press, 1t has come to
be the fashion to bring them together
In great colosseum with space for
thousands Of interested spectators.
THESE extra places are peddled out by
committeeman, and the candidate
who has the longest pull is liable to
get in most of his adherents. These
men go there not because they are in
terested as ciizens in the act of presi-
dent making, but to shout and stamp
and yell at preconcerted signal. In
order to stampede the convention for
the candidate whose agents have
hired them to make this demonstra-
ton.
The evil is growing one. 1t has
made itself apparent in both Repub-
llcan and Democratic conventions, al
though 1t has reached the flower of
perfection in the former. Rival mobs
yell themselves hoarse and stop the
proceedings for half an hour at a
time when the names Of different can
d1dates are mentioned. The whole
proceeding is disgraceful If it has no
erect upon the convention or it's ac-
tlon, then a stop should be put to it
as a foolish demonstration, hostile to
the completion of the work that the
delegates have to do so. If it does
nave an erect, then 1t is the begin
ming of the substitution Of mob
rule for the orderly procedure of rep
resentative government. Preparations
are under way to carry this method to
lengths at the st. Louis convention
that 1T has never touched before It
Is announced that thousands of people
are going from the great states of New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
They are not going because they have
any business there, but partly to look
on at an exciting spectacle, and partly
to help swell the din that they are
paid to raise.
The effect Of this practice is demoral-
izing in every particular. There will
have to be reform if the very pur-
pose of orderly government is not to
be perverted. Whether in congress or
state legislature or political con-
vention, or even in the courts Of JUS
tice, If an exciting issue is present
the gallery is recognized as a. public
nuisance. If this Is to continue to be
a government by the exercise Of the
sober judgment Of the people, politi-
cal conventions will be Obliged pres
entity to exclude from their delibera-
tions all except those entitled officially
to seats upon the floor. The pros,ect
is now that the riotous demonstrations
which are being prepared for the st.
Louis convention win play an impor-
tant part in compelling this necessary
reform.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06

When Republican conventions are
demanding a restoration of the reel
procity policy, as limited in the Nc
Kinley act, and "spellbinders" in and
out Of congress are lauding that pol
icy as one Of the beneficent features
of McKinleyism, it is well that the
facts of it's practical effects be stated
so that thoughtful men, who care
more for good government than for
party success, may form judgments
uninfiuenced by the oratory Of
silvery tongues. We presented the
other day the statistics of our trade
with the countries with which these
reciprocal trade treaties were negotia-
ted, showing our exports to them In
the two years OF and the two years
preceding the treaties, with the ex-
ports for 1885, after the repeal of the
act of 1890 had carried the treaties
down with it.
The prime purpose Of the policy in
jected into or appended to Mckinley
ism by Mr.. Blaine's insistence was to
increase our exports and to find addi-
tional markets, especially for our ag-
ricultural produce. Republican econ
omists thought then, as they now
think, If the annual statistics of ex-
ports and imports show that we re-
ceive more merchandise values than
we send out, we are losing money,
and must export gold to pay the diff
ference. This is their balance of
trade theory. Mr.. Blaine was Of that
opinion; and, when urging his reci-
procity amendment, he pointed to the
previous years trade with Cuba.
which showed exports there of S11. .297.-
1873 and imports from there of $52. .13O-
2eS, and declared that wehad "dropped
$4o,oo0,0o0 into Cuba" Without reci
procity, he said, the house bill would
not open a market for another barrel
OF pork or bushel of wheat" With
reciprocity we would increase our ex-
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
THE PRIMARIES,

The Democratic primaries Of this
city will be held this evening under
conditions which are as unusual as
they are indefensible. The list Of poll
ing places has not been made public.
The notices that should be posted in
the election precincts are not In evil
dence. If they were put UP, nobody
has been able to find them. Earnest
and repeated inquiry Of the city COM
mittee has elected vague and unsatis-
factory responses; all agreeing, how
ever, in one respect, which Is failure
to give out, save in two wards, the 10
cations where the primaries will be
opened. The consequence Of this is
that the voters Of the party, who have
a desire and a right to participate in
the choice of delegates to it's conven-
ton, are virtually disfranchised. If
they wish to cast their votes they can
do so only when they have made a
search of their districts from house to
house to find where the ballot box Is
effect this method Of excluding all of
the party except such as may be in
their confidence from it's deliberations
will need to justify themselves by
icy that is offensive to justice and to
Democracy, and opposed to every prin-
ciple Of fair play and majority rule in
politics.
Notwithstanding this, we say to the
Democrats of ST. Paul that it is their
duty to make every effort possible to
secure the election Of worthy and re-
sponsible delegates to the convention
that meets tomorrow. Probably the
future Of the city, and certainly the
fate of the Democratic party in st.
Paul for many years to come hang in
the balance. The G o b e emphasizes
every word that it has said before up
on the necessity Of nominating a clean,
strong ticket. If this is not done. the
party is doomed to worse than failure.
If 1t is done, the people will give their
Of experience in affairs, men who
know something Of business, men who
know something Of politics, men with
records that will need neither defense
nor explanation. That is what the
convention must give us. And what it
is to give us will be determined very
largely by the quality and character
Of the delegates chosen at the pri-
maries. One day off in a year is not
much time for man to devote to pol
itics. No day will be more effective
in deciding the issue than this. 1t is
we'll worth while for every earnest
Democrat to make it his business to-
day to ascertain the whereabouts Of
his voting place, and to be there at
the proper time with a ballot for dele
gates who can be trusted to work for
the honor and success Of the party.
Let there be no neglect Of the pri-
maries.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
A ''CINCH ON THE PRESIDENCY >,

ConfirmatorY Of the statement made
by Col. Mcclure, commented on in the
G o b e on Friday, that the A. P. A.
is bending its efforts to secure the nom
ination and election Of Mckinley.
comes the circular Of the supreme
president" there being presumable
presidents who are not supreme, of the
order or organization or whatever It
may be called, that Is known as the
A. P. A, announcing that it 'rhas a
and urging thorough organization Of
efforts to keep the cinch tight. 1t
confirms Mr.. McCIure's explanation
Of the unhorsing of Davis, Manderson
and Cullom, in whose states this mod
ern Knownothing recrudescence is
especially strong and virulent. It es-
tablishes the not pleasant fact that
McKinley's managers, with or without
his knowledge, have made terms with
a secret, oath-bound association, based
on religious intolerance and sworn to
social, industrial and political pro-
scription of nearly eight millions Of our
fellow citizens.
Naturally this proscriptive combina-
ton Of bigots affiliates with the Repub-
Hean party. Not that all Republicans
sympathize with them and their pur-
poses, nor that the managers Of the
party openly court their aid, but the
law Of cohesion, the attraction Of like
for like, the similar conceptions of
government and its uses, attracts the
A. P. A. to the Republican as the same
force repels it from Democracy. This
was as true forty years ago as now.
The old Knownothing party grew out
Of the Whig party and affiliated with
the Republicans, afterward merging
into the latter party when the slavery
question gave that party prominence.
That movement was against foreign
ers, as such. Too large an element of
the Republican party is now composed
Of foreigners, or their children. to al
low the crusade to resume that form,
and 1t centers itself against those
foreigners or their descendants profess
ing one Of the great religions of the
world. It's animus reveals its
identity Of spirit with the craze Of the
fifties.
The Republicans are welcome to their
allies. Democracy has neither use nor
room for them.f Isl will not seek to
gain temporary. advantage by fusion
with an association that defies the con-
stitution of the United States and of
every state, and that subverts vital
and fundamental principles of Democ-
racy. 1t puts Its face immovab1y
against encroachment Of any church
on the state and accords to all equality
Of treatment, while it's spirit rejects
any proposition to make religious be-
liefs test in any field, political, social
or industrial.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
THE FLOP OF MEDILI,

Joseph Medill is reported to have
been in Washington this week. Mr..
Medilrs Chicago Tribune has been
strenuously opposing the nomination of
William Mckinley. On the second
day of this month it presented to
it's readers McKinley's record on sill
yer, showing his votes for free coin
age with Bland, his vote for the ALI
son silver-purchase act and for it's pas
sage over Hayes veto, a showing that
called out an apology for 1t on the
score Of his immaturity at the time.
1t accompanied it's record with an ed
itorial explaining why the business men
Of the country were opposed to Will
lam. 1t was not only because he was
shady on the money question, but be-
cause ''they dread the enactment of an
ultra-high protective tariff, followed by
the inevitable revulsion." They "haye
set their faces like flint against Nc
Kinley," because they want a candi-
date whose motto shall be "Let us
have Industrial peacew They "are
still sore from the bruises and buffet
ings Of recent years. They want. to
be let alone for time" They "are
afraid he is still addicted to Mckinley
ism," and so on through a long list of
most cogeni reasons.
This was the work of Mr. MedilPs
able lieutenants, for, as we said, the
venerable chief had journeyed down
to Washington and either there or on
the way there, presumably the former,
he, too, saw great light He flashed
this light on the same office, and the
Tribune of the Sd wheels awk-
wardly but surely into the MCKINLEY
procession, a little in the rear, but
there all the same. Under the guise of
a recent interview" with John Sher-
man, the flop is made. Sherman says
he is satisfied with Mckinley. But he
said that at Mansfield long ago. 'It is
reported and believed that if Mckinley
is elected, he will appoint John Sher-
man secretary Of the treasury" This
assures McKinley's soundness on the
silver question, and that "he has no
sympathy with the free silver 16 to /
quackery." The appointment Of Sher-
man would satisfy all parts of the
country"
So another thorn has been plucked
away, and the Tribune will cease It's
opposition. But If the Tribune Is con-
ciliated, what about its business
men?" Is the flint out of their
faces? If the Tribune is contented
with the confidence OF Sherman in
McKinley's financial soundness, is this
sufficient? If John Sherman, support
er Of every monetary measure pro-
posed and enacted that is condemned
by the business men, vouches for Nc
Kinley. who will vouch for Sherman?
And what about the necessity for sin
dustrial peace?' Will what is balm to
the bruises" Of the Tribune suffice
the men who are yet sore from the
bruising and buffeting of recent
years?" Will Sherman's selection for
the treasury take away their dread
of the enactment of an ultra-high pro-
tective tariff to be followed by an
other revulsion?" Will what has molli-
fed Medin placate them? VIII they
follow Joseph in his flop?
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
WITH INTENT To AMUsE.

Mazzby-Blowier was just remarking to
Glazby-Yes and I understand that ali he
has he owes to his father.-Pearson's Week
ly.
His Great Mistake-The Wife-When vou
proposed to me- John, did you think / would
accept you? The Husband-Not tha f1rst
TINE. Inc second? wasn't going to pro-
pose but once.-Puck
Checkerly-Poor Algyi He's SO howwidly
defawmendi
Stripes-Defawmed?
Checkerly-Yaas, poor boy; his eyes are 80
pwominent that he cawn't wear a monoclel-
New York Truth.
Doctor-Your wife is IN a critical state. I
should advise you to call In some Specialist
to consult ON the case.
HUSBAND told my wife long ago she
ought to get proper medical advice but she
Up.
First Young Lawyer-r don't see how YOU
happened to lose your case. The law was
plainly on your side.
Second Young Lawyer-Yes, knew It was
and that was what depended on Rut for
got all about the jury.-Somerville Journal.
THAT was very sad suicide of Smiles, the
Wasn't it? man who professionally sees
the funny side OF life should not become so
trouble?"
II understand that his editor told him to
prepare a lot of Jokes about Lent but to
leave out all illusions to borrowed umbrel-
las s"-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
$50 Miss Keene is engaged" said one
young man.
Yes" replied the Respondent lover, "and
to another"
7 thought she regarded you very kind
She did. And / lavished every attention
on her. / took her to the opera every night
and immediately after that she married my
rival"
''She thought he had more money than
YOU"
She was sure of 1t. He couldn't help but
have after took her to the opera every
night. Star.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
AT THE THEATERs.

Charles A. Gardner In 1.-THE Fatherland',
opened weeks engagement at the Grand last
evening. There was q large audience and
the performance was heartily received It is
not fair to judge Of Mr.. Gardner by his per-
folmance Of last evening, for he was suffering
from severe cold and scarcely attempted to
sing. The audience, however, seemed ready
10 receive him on his former achievements.
and were very generous with applause "The
Fatheriand" is a drama Of the usual type. af-
fected by dialect, romantic heroes, with a heavy
villain, a suffering heroine and a sturdy young
peasant, Irish or German, as the case may be.
always ready to appear in the nick of time
and set the gallery to shouting. 1t Is put on
with more or less elaborateness, and, while
Its situations may be hackneyed, and it's fine
phrases trite, 1t pleased the audience-what
more need be said?
The Tyrolean trio proved a popular feature
The members were heartily encored, and
were perhaps the hit Of the evening" It is no
injustice to Mr.. Gardner to point out this
fact, for he certainly was not at his best.
The Fatherland'' will be repeated during
the week, with matinees Wednesday and Sat-
urday.
This evening local theater-goers will have
an opportunity to welcome the inimitabIe
comedian. Sol Smith Russell, who will begin
an engagement Of three nights at the Metro
politan. A sterling actor, ACKNOWLEDGED lead
er OF his. school. Mr.. Russell has won a. posi-
tion on the American stage which any PLAYER
mlght well be proud Of His comedy is clean
ana wholesome. In his nature there is a.
strange commingling of comedy and pathos.
1t is this mixture which puts 1t In his mower
TO carry his audience with him always, to
move his hearers to laughter or tears. Mr..
Russell will have the assistance of an ade-
quate company, and carries complete scenic
environment for each production. For Mon
day and Wednesday Matinee Sheridan's great
comedy The Rivals" will be the bill. His
new comedy. by Marguerite Merington, and the
charming little one-act play ''Mr. Valentines
CHRISTMAS" will be the bill for Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
La Loie' Fuller will appear at the Metro
pohtan thursday afternoon and evening.
Loie's four new dances are said to need no
newspaper compliments.
Sowing the Wind" the New York success
VIII De the attraction at the Metropolitan the
last half OF the week.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
NORTH STAR SClNTILLATIONS.

IL vote was taken in Minnesota on the
adoption Of the free silver nIanI 3D., ' :.
would be carried two to one, nothwitbstana
ing the false statements made by the cold
Dug daiiies.-Lake Crystal Union.
Ex-Goy. Merriam is said to be McKinley's
most trusted friend and adviser in Mime
soea' Freedom County Standard.
The committee of 100 at MiuneapoIis for
the purpose of downing CIough. have not
sawed much wood and will probably disband.
i1ad the members seriously desired to do I'm
the governor they should have thrown less
nuu ana selected Hennepin county candi-
oate VINO would have been possessed of draw
ing quanties.-HoWard Lake Herald,
Democrats are not saying much about what
Is 10 come up In their campaign, but Demo-
cratic strength at present Is greatly under.
estimated The Republicans will have M
Walk-oVer and hard work from now till No.
vemoer is the secret Of large maforjties-
Dakota County Tribune. E
senator Davis is not at all modest. II he
couiu hot nave the delegates, he wanted the
privilege or making the platform-and he did
-telegraphed it from Washington. Ana n
was not bad platform.-Waseca Radical
II anybody expects that W. e. Lee is not
,,o.r, naning an aggressive campaign they are
very n'uch mistaken. in fact as a political
hustler the Long Prairie statesman is one -
tne most active in the state.-Morris Sun.
$S
washington dispatch to the MINNEAPOLIS
IrlDune intimates that in the event of the
eiection OF Mckinley to the presidency. ex-
Gov merriam Is slated for cabinet position.
- - woulo De far from creditable to Minnesota
to be thus represented, and we do NOT beIJeva
tnat Mckinley. If elected would think for a
moment OF filling his cabinet with such men.
Houston County Chief.
senator Davis can testify that being a fa-
Nori5e son IS not what it's cracked up to be.
-Fairmont News
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
1901. 1929 1895
Impts. tot'l $161 274 315 $1S5 O55 s156 ia
Exp'ts, toll. 42,364613 51955, ,11S A 1851, ,S21

Excess impts s1ls 80 7O2 $1SS $40 937 SIP 29S
Here again the German act makes a
better balance Of trade" showing
than does either of its predecessors.
It is worth while to see how this pol
Icy furnished markets for our agri-
cultural products, for it was the far
mer who was to be mollycoddled with
reciprocity as the wage-earners were
with protective tariffs We take the
figures from the report of Mr.. Ford,
the treasury statistician, for October,
1894. In which he gives in detail our
trade with these countries for the
years 1904 inclusive, and gives the
exports Of farm produce separaA aly.
The figures give the total for the pe-
III fn6c
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06

ports. and thus aid In turning the bal
ance of trade in our favor. This was
the theory, and we tried 1t for two
years. 1884, fully
We showed by the trade returns last
Friday, that, except as to Cuba, 1t did
not increase our exports. Let US see
how 1t affected our imports from these
countries. The figures are from the
Statistical Abstract for 1885, issued by
the treasury department. The yearly
average is given, so comparison may
be made with 1895:
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06

Aside from Cuba, then, this Repub-
Hcan reciprocity furnished smaller
market for the produce Of the
farms than did the tariff Of
1883, and the increase In Cuba
in breadstuffs and meat and dairy
products was due to a large re-
duction in the Spanish tariff, thus dis
proving the McKinleyism that "the
foreigner pays the tax" But the to-
tai increase Of $4,000, 900 was but a lit
tie more than one-half of our exports
Of fresh beef alone to the United
Kingdom in the single year 1894.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
TODAYIS WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Forecast for Mon
day:
For Minnesota-Fair; warmer; northerly
winds, shifting to easterIy.
For Wisconsin-Fair; light to fresh north
erly winds, shifting to easterly.
For Iowa-Fair; warmer in western portion
winds shifting to easterly.
For the Da1otas-Fair; warmer; southeast
erly winds.
Fol- misunderstanding cloudiness; warmer
IN eastern portion southerly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau. Washington, April O. GAS
p, m. Local Time, p. m. 10Th Meridian
Time.-Observations taken at the same mo-
melt Of time at all stations.
TEMPERATURES,
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
Disappointing Enough Now,

EufIaIo COMMERCIAL.
The Republican house will disappoint tho
country If it does not defeat the bills for the
admission of Arizona and New Mexico intro
duced in the senate Neither territory has q
population fit to take upon itself the RESPONSE
b!lities Of statehood. The admission of both ia
urged by the free silver contingent because It
will give them four more votes and help to
postpone the day when congress shall be freed
from their blackmailing control. No Republic
can, no sound money man of any party should
vote for the admission of those half Mexican.
lied territories until the silver hold-up has
passed away,
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
Carnegie Has Cut His Wisdom-Teeth

Courier-Journal.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie declared the other day
that If it came to an issue between presiden.
tial candidate who was for free trade and
sound money and one who was for protection
and free silver he would vote for the first.
Much as he was in favor Of protection he was
so convinced that sound money was essential
to the prosperity of the country that he would
accept free trade in order to be assured Of a
stable currency.
The Democrats will put up a sound money,
low tariff candidate. like Carlisle, and it will
be harder mater to keep him from winning
in the East on both these issues than most
men dream. Mr. Carnegie seems to have an
inkling Of the situation,
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
'otal .s161 274 315 s1S5, ,925, ,O55 s156, ,95s ia

Total SIbl, IA 315 $1S5 925 056 $156, ,959 Ia
So far then, from diminishing the
balance of trade" against us, this rec
iprocity policy increased it, So far
from stopping our dropping" millions
Of dollars into Cuba, it increased the
quantity dropped $2o,oOO,OOO annually.
If decreasing imports is a good thing,
as claimed by protectionists-a claim
we do not admit-then the German act
is better than either that of 1883 or of
1890; and, from Republican stand
point, their reciprocity, whose restor-
alton they loudly demand, was fail
ure. Now let us bring the exports and
imports together for further compari-
son:
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 3O.44; thermometer, So; relative
humidity, g.; wind, northwest; weather. clear;
maximum thermometer, 46; minimum ther-
mometer, %; daily range, II; amount of rain
fall or melted snow in last twenty-four hours
O.
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. r. Lyons Observer
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
1t was-They smothered Heatwole.

1t Was-They Smothered HeatwoIe.
Philadelphia Times
While currency commission would not re-
lieve congress of its responsibility, and In all
probability would only repeat what has al
ready been urged by the comptroller, and by
his predecessors, its authorization would at
least indicate that congress is not wholly in
different to the necessities of the country
But doubtless even this is too much to expect
from such congress as We have now on our
hands.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06

FIRST Precinct-Engine house, Hamline.
second Precinct-L. w. Harris store, Shell
Ing avenue Hamlne.
@ lnifd Preeinct-Engine house. st. Anthony
thony Park. 0A' S'' AL