The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-29

1t has been a standing lament of all
orthodox protectionists that they can
find no teacher of repute to instruct
the young of our colleges in the benefl-
cence Of their conception Of govern
ment and the legitimate use of its
powers. We had only a few months
ago Congressman Walker, one Of the
trustees of Brown, demanding Of his
fellow trustees the removal of Presi-
dent Andrews because, as he CURLY
Ihrased his accusation, he lis a free
silverite and a free trader" and we
may really believe that the last charge
was first in het1ousness in the ac-
cuser's mind. In the Forum for De.
cember we have a letter from the VEN
cradle Morrill,, written in 1870, then as
yet senator from Vermont, to Horace
Greeley, going into raptures over the
Essays on Political Economy" which
that philosopher of the sentimental
school had put out, but which did not
survive him. Morrill, regrets that
Greeley could not take a year off and
write "a less popular but more elabo-
rate" work, such as might find place
in our institutions of learning, where
now nothing is taught except what Is
found in the masterpieces of free
trade authors" Inquiring students
he can refer to nothing but Carey,
and he lis rather too diffuse.'
But the vacancy that Carey and
Greeley failed in filing is filled at last.
VOyagers into the dismal science have
found the gloom deepen when they
ventured into the recesses of Gunton's
Magazine, a periodical devoted to the
Rbstruse discussions of the metaphysics
of sentimentalism. But, like Carey and
Greeley, that did not reach the popular
taste. So. initiating the Chautauquan,
the Institute of Civics and the Uni
Versity of the Cosmopolitan, Gunton
establishes an institute with a for
midable array Of ''counselors," all Of
the orthodox faith and long in the COM
munion, except one, Roswell P. Flower
of New York, a recent convert to the
true faith, having experienced in his
own purse its benign results. In a.
copy of the Bulletin of this institute,
with which a friend has kindly provid-
ed us, we find the worthy president
for, Of course, GuntOn is president Of
this body of economic evangels-assur-
ing the students of the institute that
sit will be of particular interest to
know that three of the most active
counselors" are chancellors or presi-
dents of New York or PENNSYLVANIA
universities or colleges, "a fact that Is
especially gratifying in view Of the in
difference commonly shown at our
American colleges regarding the study
of social economics from the modern
standpoint"
Considering that protection, as a.
feature of social economies, originated
with the pirates of Tariffa some CEN
turtles ago, this assertion that it has
any modern standpoint" admits Of
serious doubt. One who goes with
Lowell through his charming rambIes
in Italy, in 1854, will find there a. de-
licious bit of evidence that protection
is not so modern a feature of social
economics as President sGunton i'm
AGNES. Lowell tells, speaking Of men
delaney in Rome, of a talk he had with
a woman who begged of him in the
Coliseum. Among other things" he
says, "she complained that the govern
ment did not consider the Door.
Where is the government that does?'
I said. Eth gia, excelfency, but this
government let's beggars from the
country come into Rome, which is a.
great injury to us Romans" After
that we should have surcease of this
talk about our American system" and
even Gunton should be modest about
claiming place for it among modern
social economics.
But the aspirations Of our fellows Of
the emotional school now have in Gun
ton, his three college professors and
his long list of counsefors, including
Flower, the nearest approach to a sub
stitute for the pernicious free traders
of the schools that they will ever get,
and we earnestly commend this insti-
tuition to their charitable contributions.
They owe it to themselves to see that
cause for the reproach Morrill, ex-