The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-25
MIsINFoRMA,TIoN.

ActeHt E0f cause or action
INSTRUMENTATION.
The old assertion that it Is better for
man not to know so much than to
know so many things that aren't so is
particularly applicabl to discussions OF
the financial question During the heat
OF the campaign it is expected that a
lot of wild assertions will go flying
around the country, copied, under the
influence Of partisan anxiety, from one
paper to another, and unchallenged by
the facts. In a time like this, when
there Is freedom from passion and leis-
ure to investigate, it is surprising to
ind such a policy equally in force.
here, for example, is the Free Coinage
journal, of Chicago, arguing that the
increase of our population is about
2'ooO,0OO a year, and, at $25 per capita,
it would require $5O,O00O0O per annum
OF new money to meet the demand of
increased population. It clinches this
argument with the following remark
able statement: "The average output
OF all silver mines is less than $50, 000,-
QUO per annurl. Thus it would require
all the silver product of America ev-
cry year to meet the demands of our
increase Of population"
A referenceoto the official statistics
shows that the gold production alone Of
the United States in the year 1895 was
$47.o0O,0o0. Our. gold mines by them
selves, therefore, supplied practically
the whole addition ito our currency as
sunaed to be necessary. The coinage
value of our silver product for the
same year was $72,0OO,OOO. The Free
Coinage Journal says that call silver
mines" have an output Of less than
$50,o0O,0OO per lIannum. The silver prod
uct of the world for the year 1895 was
la, 796,875 ounces, having coinage
value of 100000, and a commercial
value as bullion of not far from $780,
600, 900.
What is the sense of making such
extravagant and. foolish statements,
that one comes to look at the facts? No
cause has ever been advanced by mis-
representation. To nisrepresent, when
correction is so simple and inevitable,
is as absurd as, it is immoral = 4s,s
The s'insane editor, of the St. Paul Dis
patch, who feels called upon to act apollo
gist for the st. Paul Jobbers' union and de-
fender of the late lamented legislature, has
once more opened it's mouth, and gives the
public glimpse at its cloven hoof located
therein.-St. Cloud Journal-Press.
Aside from the. brotherly love disclosed,
is the editor, the union or the legislature.
Until this is made clear, and we suggest the
use Of diagram, the public will not know
whether the cloven hoof is the EDITORS or
the legislatures, or whose mouth it was that
was opened. We admit, however, that the
sentence, whole, justifes the selection
of Eastman secretary of the commission
to locate the fourth hospital for the insane.
In fact, he might have been the whole COM
mission.
Some Minneapolis divines have been dis
cussing the location of the garden of Eden.
Strange how they neglected the geography Of
Minnesota. Everybody in this part of the
state has long since recognized the fact that
Heron Lake was and is the center Of the
garden.-Heron Lake News.
And if any of those divines in the Mill City
doubt it, the News can point out to them the
Identical tree that bore the apple that Eve
got Adam to eat. still bearing the same kind
of apples, and show them the tortuous trail
of the serpent that coaxed Eve into mischief
utilized now by the herds of cows coming
lowing Ger the lea at even to be MIXED.
Why not drop 1t and adopt the English
system of tariff; for revenue, excise and in
come tax with incidental protection by
subsidies? Why not be honest, and if tax
on tea and an added tax on beer is neces-
sary, quit humbugging the people.-Alexan-
dria Post-NeWs.
And here is another good, orthodox Re-
publican brother getting up and talking
right out in meeting, sassing the minister
and asking :sherettcaI questions The idea of
asking Republican party steerers to be honest
and quit humbugging the people! Turn him
out; he'll demoraIize the whole congregation.
We deny the authority Of the Globe to
sneak for any of the gold Democrats except
a few Of the ultra free trade Cleveland mug
Wumps and they constitute only corporaPs
p,,ard eonnared with the noble army Of
patriotic Democrats who voted for Mckinley
last November nIfeapohs Tribune.
1t may be cruel; but we cannot forswear
adding to the humiliation of those Of our
fellow Democrats who refused to stand by
their colors last fall and plunged over head
into McKinleyism,. BY presenting them this
palaver. The stobber of these fellows is more
offensive than their abuse
whv and how is IT our lumbermen need
that 81 tariff OF umbfT2 The congressional
investigating committee find the labor cost
NJ nrodueing a Thousand feet of white pine
in Canada IS 81 4wh lie in this country, ow-
ing to better facilities and improved machfn-
ery and methods, the, labor cost Of produe-
ing thousand fses Wn1 se p plns s . o should
Be protection q enough g Why not'-waseca
Radical
Look out, Graham; Il you keep on asking
such questions youiSszWill be churched for
heresy. They .srowla GOODNESS over de con-
sregation." Z. &. ~
ME 81 paul fsiobsl laments that partisan
noiitics is bringing Consul General Lee home.
It is too bad: bjt peEhaps worthy successor s
NAV be found in the ranks OF the Republican
party.-Duluth News Tribune.
what's the matter with you? Can't you
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