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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-27

form. John Bull, possibly, as is assert
mercial honor than are some Of his
neighbors, but he is careless In the mat
ter OF property rights where colonial
possessions are left on the line at night.
we of America may stretch the truth
when dickeringa but, until very recent
ly, 1t was our boast that islands and
continents could be left about in per-
feet safety and without unchaining the
dog. The Frenchman lays great stress
on honesty where it touches upon
honor, but is neglectful Of bargain
days among ministers and legislators.
Altogether, it is fair to assume that
when schools quarrel as to the aver
age of morality. among men, both are
right and both are wrong. Men are bet
ter in some respects than they were a
century ago, and in others a return to
the earlier days would be an excellent
thing. 1t will only be when men have a
single standard of conduct and a single
ideal Of mind that absolute honesty can
be had or even recognized when it
exists. That will be when the millen-
MUM rights a host of miscellaneous
wrongs. In the meantime, we will re-
gard our neighbors with a shrug of the
shoulders and receive in reply lifting
OF the eyebrows, significant of sorrow
and patient regret
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The cry that goes up from the colleges
send students really fitted to enter
upon a college course. The cry from
the preparatory school and from the
public high school is for more thor
ough instruction in the elements. Hav-
ing passed the period when educational
titles honors and distinctions that
should set us on an equality with older
communities were thought to be the
main thing. we are realizing that edu-
cation is not valuable at all, may be
even detriment and drawback, un-
less it has been built solidly from the
ground up. The need of the day and
of the future is a system broadest at
the base. We ought to spend more
money and more effort on the primary
schools before we improve the upper
grades We ought to give thoroughness
to the upper grades before we enlarge
the high school. We ought to make
every effort to cut down both the at
tendance and the expenditure above
until we have met the intellectual
wants of the children of the people at
the initial point
We do not need another college or
university in the United States until
we have created a multitude Of schools
where secondary education of the best
quality is impaired. "Pretentiousness in
education" sums up the all-embrac cling
vice Of our system. Wherever an insti-
tuition, doing it's work we'll in its own
field. refuses to sacrifice merit for show
and an empty title that flies the flag
of inefficiency, it should receive the
credit it deserves 1t is they who are
working along the lines of thorough
ness and away from the gaudy and the
spectacular in education who are the
true reformers, and who are building
for the intellectual achievements and
cOnquests of the future.
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particular section OF the Bell charter
which we have quoted above, from
levying more than two and a half mills
on the assessed valuation for school
purposes, 1t will be allowed, by new
charter, to levy such rate as will pro-
duce enough more revenue to maintain
our school system unimpaired. To say,
as Mr.. Dunn does publicly, "that we
would have to face the same old prob
lem Of shortage in funds" argues either
willful Misrepresentation or such Woe
full ignorance as should court the shade
and seclusion of privacy and obscurity
The obvious purpose Of this assault
will not be achieved. We confess to
grave misgivings whether those who
have raised the point do not know as
we'll as we do that their great discovery
Anyone can see easily enough that it is
intended to discourage the home-rule
movement. We can advise our friends
that that movement has reached pro-
portions too mighty for them. Already
the number of names signed to the pc
titlon for a new charter lacks but a
few hundred of the total required by
law. In little over a week the people
of this city, responding magnificently
to the appeals of the G | o e, men Of
all ranks, professions and political opin-
ions, the highest professional and bust
ness ability of the city and the clerk,
mechanic and laboring man, side by
side, have hastened to append their
names to the plan for charter reform.
To aid the schools is only one of their
purposes. There are a score of rea-
sons why the Bell charter should be re-
cast by competent commission in the
interest of good government and public
people to their school system has had
much to do with this uprising is un-
doubted, and is another proof of their
public spirit and loyalty to st. Paul.
The preliminary work is now practi-
cally accomplished. The charter peti-
ton will be presented to the district
bench and the commission will be ap-
pointed, The only effect of this petty
and sneaking attempt to throw cold
water upon st. PauIs progress, by bit
Of invention so transparent as to show
its Worthlessness upon it's face, will be
to hold up its originators before the
people as enemies of noble purposes
that are close to their hearts and dear
to their desires.
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this who made up the procession. The
foreign trade has grown to f620 00O,0 900,
but "the capitalist, the merchant, the
manufacturer and the workman were
not officially in the procession" One
hundred and sixty-five miles Of terri
tory have been added each day of all
these sixty years to the domain, but
none of the men who spread the do
main was there. Eleven colonial pre-
miers were in the procession, but
Chamberlain, the dean of the order, nor
the chief justice of all the courts, nor
the speaker of the house Of commons
was there" But, with the philosophy Of
Pudd' 'nhead Wilson, he remarks that
the imagination can supply their places,
and "one can enjoy a rainbow with
out necessarily forgetting the forces
that made it,"
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PUBLICITY THE REMEDY

one of the most valuable conclusions
and recommendations reached by the
report OF the grand jury of Ramsey
county concerns the work of the public
examiners office. Controversy still
RACES as to whether this official did or
did not perform his entire duty to the
public in the case of the suspended
banks in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
But there is no room for discussion on
certain points. One of these is that the
information obtained and obtainabie
by him prior to the recent bank trou--
bles would, if made public, have been
Of value to many innocent people, and
II published early enough, might have
saved some of the institutions them
selves. Were there aNy means b.
which the people doing business with
these banks could have known their
condition, they would have protected
themselves long before. If it is asked
if the publication of the facts as they
stood would have caused the closing
of the doors of these banks at an earlier
day, then the answer is, first, that this,
if true, would have been a godsend,
since every day that they remained
doing business and insolvent was at
great public cost; and, second, if the
system of publication had been in ex
istence, they would never have allowed
their affairs to become so desperately
involved
Valuable as publicity is as a remedy
for many ills, there is scarcely a de-
partment of social activity where 1t
would seem to be as Indispensable as
IN the relation of the conduct Of great
financial institutions. It is the right
of the people to know in what condi-
ton stand the affairs of the concerns
which they have intrusted with the
custody of their funds. 1t is the duty
OF the public examiner to ascertain
and report that condition; but if his
report is merely handed to the treas
urer and locked up or not locked up.
as the case may be, the information
which it may contain never reaches
those for whom it is designed, and To
whom it might be Of service. Just as
the national banks are required 10
make periodical statement through
the press, showing their condition when
examined on a certain day, so, it seems
to US, the safety Of the public demands
that each bank operating under a state
law should be obliged to make public
not merely the schedules of assets AM.
liabilities, as is done by the national
banks, but also formal report signed
by the public examiner, giving his
opinion as to the condition of the in
stitution in question.
This will throw great responsibility
upon the examiners office it is true,
but that is what it exists for. If it can
not warn the people whsre warning is
needed and give them assurance where
confidence is deserved, then it might
just as we'll be abolished It certainly
seems to serve but very little useful
purpose at the present time. If the
recommendation Of full publicity for it's
work should be adopted, we believe
that it would be equivalent to a g,rea
reform in the conduct of state banking.
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disturbance of all our relations with the
rest of the world Thus far has the
Mckinley foreign policy led us. We
are well satisfied, no matter what the
future developments may be, to point
to the episodes Of our controversies
over Venezuela and over Hawaii as
embodying the distinctive spirit of the
foreign policies Of the two administra-
tions.
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1t begins to look as though one Lyman
j. Gage was to be the j. Sterling Morton of
the Mckinley administration. Mr. Gage does
too much thinking with his mCuth.-Valley
City Times Record.
1t certainly does look that way and for
the same reason. Both men believe that
their mouths were made to take in food and
let out thought, and each is of the opinion
that what thought comes out should be hon
est. Mr.. Gage can serve his country in no
better way nor in any higher degree than
by doing the same kind of thinking ard
talking that Mr.. Morton did. The country
direly needs the talk of just such straight
forward, capable truthful men,
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If the Republican administration desires
to make itself solid with the people it will
sit down real hard on the sugar and other
tariff that will enrich them without regard
TO protective NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star
News.
Do you note how very nard it is sitting
down on it? And do you note how smiling
the trust is because the administration has
sat down on it ''real hard?" And doesn't
it look as if the administration preferred
to be "sold" with the trusts rather than
with the people? Don't you know that Han
ma knows where the means came from to
make the people "solid?"
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1t Never Lost Its Equilibrium.

Several stray Democratic journals are
jumping onto the St. Paul G l o b by spells
and accusing it of helping TO elect Repub-
lican president, while claiming 10 be Dem
ocrat;c. VIII some of these who know
please tell us, now the conflict is over, just
what we are to understand by the Demo
cratic party last fall? The G o e doubt
less did it's BEST as did many others of its
kind, to stick to the traditions of its fathers,
but was unable to comprehend the tre-
mendous strides of its leaders We believe
the G o b e will yet regain its equilibrium,
while it may never wander with its one
time companions, its end may he among
friends.-Fairfax Crescent.
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The joke seems to be on the st. Paul
o b e. which. it is said will soon
begin to declare for the tariff Here is a
chance for Ed Folsom and others 10 get
even.-Rush City Post.
Well. Ed and the others want to get their
laugh in quick or they won't have Pats
consolation of having had his laugh before
the mule kicked him. When the b e
declares for the tariff Ed and Franklyn
and the others will be where things are too
serious to admit of jokes.
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And Every Day i'm the Year

The s.. Paul G l o b e. under it's new man
angement is a newspaper every day in the
week. Its editorials current political
topics are terse. pertinent and scholarly. 1t
is teaching Democratic truths in their purity
and entirety which cannot fail to have q
beneficial and salutary influence on the party
In this state.-Faribault Pilot.
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WASHINGTON, June 26.-Forecast for Sun
day: M.nnesota-Generally fair; slightly
warmer: sOuIhwesterly winds.
Wtsconsin-Fair. followed by showers sun
day afternoon in southwest portion; south
easterly winds .-
The Dakotas-Oc Occasional showers; slightly
warmer; sOutheasterly winds.
Montana-ShOwerS; variable winds.
TENPENR ATITRFS
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TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 3O14; mean temperature, 81;
relative humidity, 5S wind at s p. M, south;
weather. clear; maximum temperature, 70;
minimum temperature. 81; daily range, IS;
amount of precipitation in last twenty-fCur
hours. D.
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OF what earthly use is either the bank ex-
aminer or his reports, if the results of his
investigations are to be kept secret and sa-
cred morris Sun.
We give it up. What is the answer?
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Our Divisions Are Their securit,

Erstwhile companions of the St. Paul
G o are turning their mudbatteries on
Editor Pyle, and the Republicans papers are
smiling at the spectacle; because the 0 @
DID not enter the silver fold last faA but
preferred to support the gold Democrats the
Popocrats are trying to convict 1t OF Rapub-
licanism.-Princeton Union.
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RIVER AT s A. NJ.
RuILD BROAD AT THE EASE.

Note Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. =. Lyons, Observer.
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OF Brooklyn. who moved 10 amend that the
meeting be thrown open for "A general dis
custom in speeches of five minutes each.
until such time as the on resolu-
uoIe Should be ready to report.
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FOR A CON MISSION.
Continued from First Page.)

taken upon this resolution it be done by a
Mr.. f. A. Wilson, Of Kentucky-Mr.
chairman. l am authorized to speak for the
Kentucky delegation, and / rise to second
this motion. 1t is a great and good fortune
that when this great public need arose
somebody comes forward with the hope and
courage to take the initiative 1t is pleas
ant TO know that this great impulse for
good has found this opportunity for express
sion, and we, gentlemen of the convention,
all unite in the feeling that we owe that OPP
to the unselfish manhood and to the noble
character of these men of Indianapolis,
with our brother Hanna at the head. 1
second the motion"
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Hanna stepped forward and spoke in
modest fashion:
%vention, said he, / would be cold indeed
not TO respond with a throb of my heart
to this expression, but i would not be true
to myself to allow such an expression with
out disclaiming personality in this work.
There Were too many of us in the prelim-
mary work to admit of ii. To the extent
that | have been personally connected with
the work, permit me to say that the CORE
spondence in which l have had the pleas
ure of being engaged within the past few
weeks. and the personal contact with such
"a body of representative citizens of Amer
lea, more than compensate me for what
little trouble 1 have had. l thank you most
cordially.
Your committee on resolutions is now
prepared to make its report. In doing SO,
gentlemen Of the convention, L desire to
say that this final report has been con-
Cured in after a great deal Of discussion
of almost every phase of the subject, and
i beg of you most earnestly your support.
The report is concurred IL. unanimously by
the committee. (Applause.) l have to say
that the report is In a very ragged shape
as il came from the subcommittee, and only
the man who wrote the final part of ii
can read it. and / will, therefore,. ask Mr..
ingalls, to read the report. (Applause.) In
offering the report / move its adoption after
the rpadinRD
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THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
Mr.. ingalls, Reads-Mr. Walker Takes
Violent Exception to II.

The greatest interest of the entire con-
vention was awakened when Mr.. ingalls,
climbed up the platform steps with the re-
port of the committee on resolutions in his
nand. His face wore a smile, as if he had
a very good thing for the convention and
was glad to present it. There was silence
in every part of the hall, and every word
spoken by the Cincinnati man seemed to
be caught and weighed by the delegates.
Il think the chairman is right" said Mr..
ingalls,, by way of introduction. Il don't
think ally one but myself could read this
report. Nevertheless. it has been gone over
carefully for a great many hours by the
different members of the committee Then
he proceeded TO read from a tyrewritten
manuscript. The entire report is given
elsewhere.
When that part of the report referring
TO the maintenance of the gold standard
was reached, the patter of hands was aug
mented by cheering. 1t was the greatest
demonstration Of the convention. The SEN
timents of the delegates on the retirement
by the government OF all demand obliga-
tons was about as warmly greeted. AT the
close of almost every paragraph the reader
had to pause till the Endorsement of hands
ceased.
Mr.. Hanna had moved the adoption of the
report and this was seconded by other
members of the committee.
Mr.. Walker. of Massachusetts, imme-
diately bid for the floor. as Mr.. ingalls,
folded the report which he had just read.
Upon obtaining recognition, with some nre,
he spoke as follows:
The Congress of the United States
through the last Congress deferred action
upon any reform OF the financial and bank
ing system of this country to the present
Congress. The presidential election being
so near. it was put over to this Congress-.
AT the first session of this Congress. for the
same reason. il was laid over until the
present session. The committee on banking
and currency in the House and the Senate
on finance have taken no special
action; but they. up 10 the present mo-
ment. have been determined that before
this Congress closes there should be sone
definite scheme formulated TO be pre-
scented to the proposed extra session of the
Fifty-ffth Congress. Some Scheme-but
for this onvention-would have been pre-
pared. This convention was called. What
have you done? The extra session meets.
You cannot get authority for iEaugurating
your commission before the close of the
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FOWLER SUPPORTS WALKER.
Pleads for a Committee to Act with
Congressional committees.

Representative Fowler, of New Jersey.
member of the House committee on cur
rency and banking, had an amendment to
the committees report, which was as fol-
lows:
fResolved, That the permanent executive
committee shall be constituted by the Sc
lection of one member from each of the
States represented and that the selection
of such member shall be by the delegates
of the respective States. and that said COM
mittee shall confer and cooperate with
the banking and currency committee of the
House, and the finance committee of the
Senate, to secure the immediate passage
of a bill carrying out the principles
adopted"
After reading the amendment Mr.. Fowler
spoke in it's support as follows:
Before abiding 10 this amendment de-
sire TO say a word in regard to a remark
that l made last night, which seems to
members, at least to some degree. OF this
convention. than l intended. The point
that l wished TO impress upon you was
that any commission, independently ap-
pointed here. would seem to the finance
committee Of the Senat and also 10 the
banking and currency committee of the
House as bearing the assumption that they
were not able to draw a bill for the purpose
of bringing about the reforms We seek. So
much for that suggestion last night.
A word in reply TO the gentleman who
has just taken his seat (Ar. Roots.) He
took occasion to say with d rather superior
sort OF sneer that he, as a public man. al
ways sought to find out what the people
wanted and then gave it to them. Taere
is nothing in American history so grand. in
my Judgment, as the attitude and the con-
duct of Justice Lamar, in 1873, when com
ing from every hamlet and city and home
in the State of Mississippi. there was "A de-
mand for his vote for free coinage or sill
yer, but knowing they were wrong, he
stood like a hero with his conscience and
his heart between himself and God. and
voted against IL tapplause) and, then, lay
ing down his honor at their feet. went
home, as every true man Will do. and edu-
Gated the people up 10 the truth and not
down 10 the level or ignorance. Great ap-
plause.)
Just a word. now. with regard TO the
amendment / have offered. This conven-
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A CRoss-FIRE OF DEBATE.
Mr.. Walker Defended His Idea
Agninst All Conner.

When Mr.. Walker again had opportunity
to speak he was made the target for much
cross-lire. and the impromptu debate was
quite interesting TO the spectators. lie in
sisted that Congress would be affronted IL
the conference went to IL in the spirit mani
tested in the report. while the delegates
seemed TO think Congress was there not 10
be affronted by the demands OF the people
OF the country. Said Mr.. Walker:
Let me say. Mr.. Chairman. that the gem
tleman who followed me may be entirely
justified In quoting the last sentence | pro-
nounced in his criticism. but my whole re-
mark went TO this point. and this point only.
that the action OF the committee, IL the
convention will adopt IL. will delay action
for so long that the present Congress il
likely 10 expire. and the action upon what
ever they might report would be taken up
by the Congress that must necessarily be
elected, the Fffty-sixth Congress. in the
same passion and heat and perhaps with
the result exactly opposite that which oc-
CURED i'm 1886. The congresses that have
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THE INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION.
Credit Due to the West for This I'M
pOrtant Gathering.
New York Evening Post.

New YORK Evening Post.
The convention OF commercial bodies
called to meet at indianapolis this week
10 consider measures for the settlement OF
the currency question is attracting more
attention than any other similar movement
that has taken place since the war. In
deed. this is the only movement of a nom
partisan character touching the currency
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