New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-25
Ideas of Others

Ideas of Others
Ex-Secretary Richard Ofney has ent-
cred the ranks of the defenders of Presi-
dent Andrews of Brown university. Mr..
Olney is a graduate of Brown, and has
always taken deep interest in the uni
versity. Last week he wrote a strong
protest to the faculty. lin which he vigor-
ously defended independence of thought,
the right of free speech and condemned
the trustees for practically dismissing
President Andrews. = 7
The sWestminster Gazette" saws it
sees no chance of the Indian mints being
reopened to the coinage of silver, add
ing: ...-.e .*~ 2~ ~ ~. #
'Too fool any longer with President
McKinley's commission is surely unnec-
essary. In declining to abide by the
market value of silver as the standard
of currency value, India has taken steps
toward demonetizing silver. Japan and
Russia have adopted the gold standard,
and no one means TO go back on it.
Then why not say so and not he deferred
by the threats of a pnssible Bryanite
victory and dismiss the question fnally?"
Commentlog on the three column IL
lustrated spread which the New York
World dished up over the prospective
Marlborough and Whitney kids, Brann's
Iconoclast says: Wonders these aristo-
Gratis wouldn't learn little decency from
the common people, take tumble to
themselves and do their breeding with.
out the aid of brass band. AS a rule,
whenever society cackles loudly over the
birth of babe, the world seldom weeps
at its burial. ~
The Chicago Record remarks: 1t is
sincerely to be hoped that the crusade
against the bucket shops will be carried
on to a success sful termination. These
concerns, which exist,like the pool rooms,
the tape games and the gambling houses,
in defiance of the laws, have also been
branching out 50 that their operations
not only affect the public in the cities
but operate to the injury of people in
the remote country districts. In certain
sections, as in Iowa, they have built up
an extensive trede, assuming the title
and pretense Of legitimate dealers in
grain, and quilting unsuspecting people
as a result of their false preteAses into
giving up thousands Of dollars. The
bucket-shop evil is all the more danger
GUS because of this pretense, and because
0: the insidious way in which it is con-
Quoted and its operations extended.
There can be no doubt of the justice or
Of the urgent necessity of abolishing in
stitutions of this class. They should be
wiped out like any other gambling con-
trivance.
The New York Commercial Advertis-
er believes in appointing trained men to
consider positions. Il says: "In Eng
land, in Germany, in France and other
European countries, the public service
has much Of the dignity Of . profession,
at least, in its higher branches. The
diplomats and consuls of Europe are us
uallf highly skillful, because they have
had years Of training and because they
know their positions are assured 50 long
as.they faithfully perform their duties.
The want Of this type Of service has
been particularly conspicuous IN our
consular system. The motto, To the
Victors Belong the spoils,,'' 3 is responsi-
Bile for almost continuous demoraliza-
ton in this xceedingl imp portant branch
OF governmental machinery Clamor
against government BY beaureaucracy.
and the creation Of San Office holding
ar:stocracy' is absurd in the extreme.
We train men With great care to serve
The nation II the navy Why should We
not take equal pains to school them u
l.
The essential work Of serving The nat1on
il : civil capacity ID times Of peacea
i 4 surpliis to me- Z says ex- Coy.
lernor T. 4. tittenden Of Missour, ..thaa
the United states, Mexico and eyen,
might -, he South American 6tatss