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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
NOT A "DEMOCRATIC CHARACTER
ISTIC."

The Fairmont News says that the
Globe wades through nearly three
quarters of a column to prove that
inc Dingley act is a tariff for deficlss
only because, not having produced as
much revenue in it's first month as did
the German act, it will not produce as
much revenue as the latter Where
upon it proceeds to say that, with the
unfairness which seems to be Demo-
cratic characteristic the G | o b e cut
terly ignores the fact that the rush of
importations before it passed has de-
prived, for the present, the Dingley Dill
of it's normal pow er as a revenue pro-
ducer" And we retcrt that, with that
unfairness which seems to characterize
the News, it ignores the fact that the
Globe admitted that the anticipatory
imports did diminish the revenue for
August.
But the same condition was in opera
ton during the first month of the Cor
man act. The Mckinley bill had put
came evident that the German act
would. as it did, transfer raw sugar to
the dutiable list. The refiners very nat
urally strove to anticipate this tax by
importing all the raw sugar they could
command The German act also put
wool upon the free list, and the i'm
porters also sought profit in it by with
holding imports until they could come
in free There was sharp decrease in
sugar imports for September, 1894, and
an immense increase in wool, both the
chief revenue producers, with a CORE
spending loss of revenue. Still the rev.
enue from customs. under the German
act, for September, it's first full month,
was $15,5G4 $40, against $12,569,776 for
September. 1898, and as compared with
Sc, 9S7, 703 for August, 1897, the first full
month of the Dingley act. If from
such a beginning it is unfair to argue
the insufficiency Of the Dingley act as
a revenue producer, we would like to
have the judgment of the News upon
the prediction made by Senator Aldrich,
in May that the house bill would fail
to produce adequate revenue. AS his
revenue features were all discarded
and the house bill virtually enacted and
as the August receipts bear out the
senator's Judgment, we would ask our
Fairmont contemporary if it thinks the
senator is also addicted to the Demo
cratic characteristic" of '.unfairness? 2"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

been the conclusion arrived at by most
five years experience in Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and Michigan Mississippi Valley Lum-
herman.
If the statement was mot quite
right" it erred in limiting the belief
but one exception in this state or the
Northwest, and he lives in Winona,
and his name is Earle S.. Youmans.
He believes that the permission given
by congress to lumbermen to tax 9TH
ers 'is an internal outrage" If the
belief exists anywhere that lumbermen
exist for the purpose Of paying all the
taxes, we know and can find no evil
dence of it. So little is this belief held
that a Minnesota legislature author
lied an investigation into the taxes
paid by lumbermen on their pine lands,
with the result that it was found that
by one dodge or another they were
almost entirely escaping taxation.
But presumptive evidence from 9TH
er sources that they are not over
burdened by taxation is at hand. We
find in the state auditors report for
1896 a table giving the amounts paid
by lumbermen for cutting pine on
state lands We find that one firm
paid the state $2,305 for pine cut on
section So, town SIS, range u, and an
other paid $4,267 for the same cut on
sections % and 80, town 81, range %.
The first tract is in Cass and the sec
Fond in Itasca county. Turning to the
abstract of taxes we find that the av-
erage value of lands in Cass county,
excluding structures, was $4.45 an
acre, on which the average rate OF
taxation levied was IA mills, and that
the average value in Itasca county
was 1915 an acre, on which the rate
was 211 mills. Accepting these values
as that of the land on which this pine
was cut, we get for the Cass county
tract a valuation of $2,S4S, and for
the Itasca land $4,032. This would
make the taxes on the $40 acres In
Cass S39S7, and on the 1880 acres in
Itasca $S467. Not very heavy tax,
should the men who cut the pine have
owned the land from which they cut
pine of a value nearly equal to the
value of the land, pine and all. 1t IS
possible, of course, that where the
land is owned by lumbermen the local
assessors rate the land higher than
these averages. If they do, they are
probably moved by the reflection that
the lumbermen are taxing those SO
unfortunate as to have to use their
| lumber a couple of dollars for every
thousand feet of pine standing on the
land, and that the state and local gov
ernments might as well have some OF
the plumber. If they should, we can
not see how complaint can come with
any grace whatever from the mouths
of the lumbermen. That honor which
is said to exist even among thieves
should induce silence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
WAS THE BOX OUT OF oRDERs
A Charitable Theory as to CHIEF
Goss' Faux Pas.


Chief Goss was down town last
evening and wanted to communicate
with the central station. 1t would not
do to talk momentous questions of the
department over the telephone OF
nearby drug store, where curious
public might come into state secrets.
nor could a messenger boy adequately
answer, because the chief wanted to
talk to Capt. Rouleau at once.
The chief meditated with his hands
in his pockets for a moment, and then
his countenance cleared. He had left
his key-ring Every patrolman carries
a key to the patrol boxes, and as
mere perfunctory, just like his revolver
or diamond star, Chief Goss also jingles
one of these to his key-ring. 1t was
just the thing in his emergency, and
the chief hurried to Box 8, at Fifth
and Minnesota streets to call up the
wire. Complacently unlocking the box
he pulled down the lever and waited
for a response. It came, but not Of
the kind the chief had expected. In
about three minutes the patrol wagon
came tearing around the corner and
drew up at the box. The chief was
surprised He simply wanted to talk
to the station, if he had wanted to see
those in charge personally he could
have gone in a street car or walked.
1t was not necessary to send the patrol
wagon to carry him. 1t was doubt
less solicitude for his comfort that
prompted the sending of the wagon, but
it was wholly unnecessary and the
chief said so. Then Sergeant Ross
came along and developments threw
the laugh on the chief. There are two
calls used in the department, one for
the wagon. a straight box, and the
other, three taps. signaling that the
sender desires to communicate over the
telephone. No one but second Lecoq,
nerhaps. or q Hawkshaw in real life,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
NO INCONSISTENCY THERE.

We must again commend to our Re-
publican friends, both in their indi-
vidual capacity and when massed III
conventions, charged, among other
things, with the duty Of solemnly de-
cIaring the party's likes and dislikes,
the things they point to with pride or
alarm, the simple direct frankness of
the German court in dealing with a
case involving the methods of our own
trusts. We have read with cynical
smiles the annual, biennial and quad
rennial Nominations of Republican
platforms against trusts and combina-
tons. We have seen those fulmina
lions crystalized by congress and leg
islatures into enactments, and we have
seen the trusts come out of the legal
bombardment with colors flying. We
have heard the indignant reputation
by our fellows under the other flag, of
the charge that the trusts were nat
ural and legitimate product of their
pet policy of protection. They have
turned deaf ears to the logic that ar
gued the legitimacy of domestic COM
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
BABE OFFERED HIS STAR.
Mayor Dorian, However, Refused 10
Accept 1t.

Lieut.. Babe called upon Mayor Doran
yesterday and offered to tender his
resignation as a member of the police
force The mayor refused to accept
the resignation, and allowed Lieut..
Babe to go home to reconsider the mat
ter. Lieut.. Babe was much effected
during the consultation with the mayor
to whom he stated that he could not
stand the persecution, to which he
claimed he was being subjected, re-
suit of the Loftus-Kane arrest of last
week. He was miserable continually
over the matter, he said, and would
rather resign than be constantly har-
assed as he was through an unfortu
nate mistake. He had made mistake,
the lieutenant informed the mayor.
perhaps a greivous one, but he was
sorry for it, and thought his former
record should, in a measure, mitigate
the offense. 1t was not so much the
loss of his position that grieyed him,
the lieutenant said, as the injury done
his reputation by what he claimed to
be the persecution which he was I'M
dergoing.
In speaking of the matter later,
Mayor Doran said he had refused to
accept Lieut. Babes resignation, and
that he would not be removed from
the force He had been cautioned by
Chief Goss, however, to be more care
full in the future and not to again al
low his temper to master him in the
discharge of his duties. Additional
charges were formally filed against
Lieut. Babe yesterday by e. E. Nc
Donald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

bination to suppress internal competi-
ton, from the policy that declared
competition from the exterior so in
furious that it must be hampered or
stif1ed by taxation With heat they
have denied that protective tariffs are
the parents OF trusts.
This position Is compulsorily as
sumed as a sequence to their illogical
opposition to. trusts. Instead of fol-
lowing their noses and their logic
which would lead them to an apotheo-
sis of trusts as the well-begotten chill
dren of proteetioh they have put
themselves in the absurd position OF
trying to demoIish with one hand what
the other hand has raised, of denying
the fruit of the tree they planted.
Had they been as honest and candid
as are the Germans they would not
find themselves siiivolved in this alb
surdity. They"wotild now be pointing
with pride to the swarm of trusts that
has settled down upon our industries,
with all that glow of patriotism with
which they point to the suppression
of the rebellion. They would be saved
the chagrin of having their latest en-
1nent convert, the Sun, espousing the
cause of the trusts and declaring them
to be the best and highest product Of
our modern civilization. Nor would
they be obliged to confess the futility
of every effort of theirs to suppress
them.
We referred some time ago to de-
cision of the highest court of the Ger
man empire in case in which the le-
gality Of a trust was upheld. The
trust had been formed to increase the
price of it's product. 1t was contended
that this was against public policy.
but the court said no. that public pol
icy required prices to be maintained
at remunerative stages; that the leg
islative bodies have repeatedly recog-
nfzed this principle, and, in the Ian
guage of the court, ''only recently I'M
dertaken to bring about an increase of
prices of certain products by estab-
fishing protective duties" Because OF
this legislative recognition of the prin-
ciple of increasing prices through du-
ties on imports that prevent or lessen
external competition, the court logi-
cally concludes that the formation of
trust by manufacturers for the pur-
pose of preventing ruinous competi-
ton is not obnoxious to the interests
of the community, but, on the con-
trary, should be looked upon as meas
ure in the interest of the whole COM
munity as well. Here is no incon-
sistency, no backing and filling, no
facing both ways, but an honest, can
did admission that trusts are as legiti-
mate as tariff for protection, rising
out of precisely the same principle Of
government, and defended upon the
same grounds on which the defense of
such tariffs rest We commend tho
candor of their Germanic relations to
the attention of our domestic pater-
nalists as worthy of imitation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

point than o. A. Overland page 413. volume
one where it states: Eat the mouth Of the
river Nidelven a farm called Nidarnes, at that
time (Olav Trygvason) was located etc.
'tHere OIav founded city (Kau-
pang); its at first
Nidarnes or Nidaros" The inform
alton that the site of Ndaros was once used
as an offerplace to the Aeser gods is also
wrong. The offerplace evidently meant was
and is called Lade. situated several miles from
Nidaros or Trondhjem. Hoping that evidence
thus has been brought to correct some Of the
unreliable and wrong impressions given the
public through the articles referred to, it is
also to be hoped that American newspapers
will be more careful before allowing their
readers to be served with malicious lies about
the noble, liberty-loving man, Bjornstjerne
Bjornson. Thanking the G o b e for allow
ing me to defend an absent friend and
former countryman, l remain. Yours truly.
p A. Aurness.
Minneapolis, Sept. Is. 1897.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
1T REQUIRES A MlRACLE.

In pursuance of our invariable policy
of allowing both sides to be heard,
we publish in another column a COM
munication of Mr.. Campbell, asserting
the substantial identity of .the, deelara-
ton of President Andrews with the
belief of all intelligent free silver peo-
pie. We do not care to enter into the
controversy further than to remark
that the argument of Mr.. Campbell
recessitates the assumption that free
coinage by the United States alone.
at the present ratio, would forthwith
raise the bullion value of the silver
dollar to it's coinage value. This
means that the accumulated silver OF
the world, amounting to between So
600, O0O,O 900 and $4,000, 100000, together
with the output of all silver mines,
which would undoubtedly be worked
to their fullest capacity, would be in
creased in value from 55% cents per
ounce to $129 per ounce. If the congress
of the United States can multiply the
value of an article of worldwide use
and circulation by two and a quarter,
by merely passing an act to that effect
without any agreement or assistance
from any other quarter, then it can
work any miracle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
HOW THEY ARE TAXED.

The ST. Paul G | o b e, after quoting para
eranh from these columns to the effect that
Duluth lumbermen were protesting against
the heavy increase of valuations of their
nroperty. says: Duluth lumbermen believe
thai government exists for the purpose Of
nermitting them to tax others, not to be
themselves taxed" This is not quite right.
Every one else in the world excepting ium
bermen believes that lumbermen exist for the
purpose of paying all the taxes. That has
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
THEY MOURN HIM.

The Wisconsin Field Mems club, at meet
ing in Milwaukee, adopted the following:
old friend A. j. Trumbull having reached
the executive committee of the Wisconsin
Field Mems club at it's monthly session, this
18th day of September. 1897, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That with deep sorrow we learn
of the sudden demise of our old friend COM
rade and brother, A. ]. Trumbull, whom we
have known so long and well,
Resolved That in A. ]. Trumbull we mourn
the loss of a true friend an honorable and
upright man, an underwater of eminent abil-
ity and a conscientious adjuster, who crossed
the dark river with the harness on.
Resolved That copies of these resolutions
be furnished to the afflicted family OF de-
ceased and also to the insurance press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

We beg leave to inquire of the gold-bug
editors, with all the humility we can com
mand, whether it is wheat that has risen
in price, or the gold dollar that has fallen
in value? Is it the intrinsic value" of gold
that has suddenly changed and has sudden
1y flooded the world (?) with prosperity? Oh.
give light, give us light!-Waseca Herald.
Regretfully but firmly we must decline to
tell you. There comes a point to every
topper when whisky must be denied him. You
are too light headed now.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

A merchant sasd to us today that goods Of
all classes are advancing right along these
days, under the Dingley law. Syrup. for in
stance, which used to sell for 20 cents per
gallon, is now sold at 40 cents, and he does
not make as much it as he did at the
low price.-wahpeton IN. d. Times.
This is tough. When the millers sent the
price of flour kting the Minneapolis Trib-
une said folks could eat mush, but if syrup
keeps on going UP after -four what can we
eat on our mush?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

Dr. Demars was met at the st. Vincent
depot by press reporter last Tuesday and
when asked as to the nature of his call at
that point he replied: "It is none of your
business DR.. Demars made St.
Vincent professional trip Tuesday. He
brought home fine lot of vegetables.-Hal-
lock Enterprise.
Well, the press reporter appears to have
found cut what the doctor was after Nat
urally, however, when learned doctor goes
down to St. Vincent after vegetables he
guards the dignity of his profession from the
inquisitive reporter as well as he can.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

The latest from Washington intimates that
it won't be necessary for Major Edwards to
Ego back in the fall'' after that office, as
it won't be there for him. But If Plumley
only gets the Fargo postofice a lot of us
will try to become reconciled to the stu
ation.-Grand Forks Herald.
Because it wasn't there and won't be there
we have that corruscation of three EN- dashes
in the Forum.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

Jerry J. and the josh editor of the St. Paul
Gil be are attracting the attention of the
state press. But the josh editor can give
Jerry J. cards and spades ON predictions any
day in the week. TGraceville Enterprise.
Spades, but NOT cards. Jerry has the job
of shutting andksdealing while Josh simply
gives ''digs"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

publish pictures
Wednesday
pictures complete HUN
GOLD the and
will be aWadsd the first prize Of to the
fourth fifth sixth prizes Of S. each In addition the cash
twelfth correct lists OF yearly subscription to the
Daily nd
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

could pick up all of the details of
police work in year and a half, but
Chief Goss has learned the difference
between summoning the patrol wagon
and using the telephone in his street;
boxes at any rate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
TO MEET IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Minnesota Editors and Publishers
Association's Next Annual.

The executive committee of the Minnesota
Editors and Publishers association met at
the Windsor hotel last evening to wind up all
the business connected with the recent trip
TO Detroit. The association has received an
Invitation from Minneapolis to hold its next
convention in that city, which will be &C
Eapted.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 1929; mean temperature, So;
relative humidity, "a; wind at p. M, north
west; weather. partly cloudy; maximum tenn
perature 81; minimum temperature, 50; daily
range, 8; amount of precipitation (rain) in
last twenty-four hours. 0.
RIVER AT g A M
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, Sept. 10. 6:4S
D. m. Local Time, p M. 10Th Meridian
Time.-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
TODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Forecast for Fri
day: Minnesota. North Dakota and South
Dakota-Fair; warmer; southeriy winds.
Wisconsin-Fair; cooler in southeastern por-
ton; brisk northwesterly winds, diminishing.
Montana-Fair; warmer; southerly winds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
RIVER AT 8 A. NJ.

*Rise. Fall.
Note--Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. F. Lyons, Observer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
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The news & observer., 1897-02-21
THE LEASE SHOULD BE AN
NULIazD.
(Jonesbor0 Progress


The whole people of North Carolina
are interested in the bill pending before
the legislature to annul the lease of the
North Carolina Railroad The bill have
not many oppOnnts who do not base
their defence upon the plausible argu-
ment hat annuFlment would be a repu-
diation OF an obligation solemnly enter
ed into. Few men are willing to share
the odium that attaches to the ''time"
and manner" of making the lease Some
months ago many men of judgment be-
lieYed that the lease to the Southern
was a favorable arrangement to the
State, and that If it had been previously
published, the action would have received
the solid endorsement of the taxpayers
AS the trade was in the nature OF q
snap" judgment on the people it was
justly looked upon with suspicion; and
as 1T has been developed that it involved
a princely gift to the Southern Rail
road of $4,000 annually, the people hook
upon it as am act of stupendous folly
or worse on the part Of their representa-
tive, and of shrewd over-reaching on the
part OF the Railroad A people who
find it hard TO provide comfortable quar-
ters for their destitute insane and their
unfortunate deaf, dumb and blind, are in
no position to make the Vanderbilts a
little present of a few milkons That
100000 annually, which this lease ought
to have drawn and did not, burst like an
electric searchlight ON the time and
the manner" Of making the lease and
cause them to cast shadows of an inky
hue, across which the legend Southern
Railroad. The public be damnedp' stands
out i'm pretty bold relief. The men who
missed the mark $4,000 year in dick
ering with greedy railroad were non
oompos mentis and the railroad knew it,
and it is bosh to talk about 'repudiation"
in matter so unconsc;onable. We are
taking the charitable view. But if the
Southern railroad has vested rights in
this matter, they know how TO take care
of them, and if the people ought not to
annul the lease by their legislature, they
cannot; and if they lawfully can, they
ought. They are under no moral Obliga-
tion to suffer themselves to be skinned
by a transaction evidently not made in
their interest, suspicious as to time"
and ungracious as to manner" 1t is
hoped that the Senate will promptly pass
the bill and let the Southern fight the
matter in the courts where they Will be
protected if they ought to be protected.
The news & observer., 1897-02-21

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