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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
A COURAGEOUS PARTY.

The most remarkable thing about
the present federal administration is
the apparent pride with which it makes
confession of it's cowardice. We do not
recall anything in that line at all COM
parable to the dealing of Mr. Mckinley
and his advisers with the financial
question. 1t was announced from
Washington a few days ago that the
president would send a special mes
sage to congress urging some action on
the money question. Leading Repub-
licans have told everybody that they
recognized the Importance of currency
reform, but that the tariff must take
precedence. AS soon as the tariff bill
was out OF the way, they declared,
they would then take up what was the
real issue of the last campaign. There
was no intention at any time of really
doing anything worth doing in the
premises. 1t was understood that the
farthest limit to which Mr.. Mckinley
could be induced to go was to quote
from his inaugural address and sug-
gest the possible advisabllity Of ap-
pointing a currency commission to re-
port at the next session of congress.
This is surely no very radical step.
1t ought not to strike terror into the
heart Of any man contemplating it, or
cause his friends to feel solicitude lest
he might thereby ruin his political
prospects. But the mere suggestion OF
a measure so harmless. that might he
construed a keeping of pledges made
| openly and by implication in the
last campaign, appears to have stirred
up tempest of apprehension in Pc
publican minds. Senators Quay and
Allison and Mr.. Dingley, and the rest
Of those upon whom Mr.. MCKINLEY
leans, have labcred with him and suc-
ceeded in getting him to POSTPONE tbis
awful act. They are afraid, they al
lege, that it might jeopardize the pros
pect Of the tariff bill 1t is not enough
that this act should have gone through
both houses, but everything must wait
until it comes out of conference and
has received the signature of the presi-
dent.
What are they so afraid Of? The situ-
alton tells its own story. There is a
| bargain between the administration
| and the silver men. They were to per-
NIT a tariff bill to be passed on condi-
tion that the one issue of the last cam
paign should be abandoned, root and
branch, teeth and toe-nails. It is not
enough for them that the administra-
ton should abstain from proposition
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

to retire the greenbacks or to return
to scientific monetary system, but
they are not willing that anything
short Of an actual free silver bill should
come up for discussion. They have
votes enough. they declare, to defeat
the bill for O. currency commission; and
behind this they set up the thinly veil
ed threat that, should 1t be necessary
to do this, they will also defeat the
tariff bill. At their nod the administra-
ton Yields. 1t has never had the re-
motest idea of fulfilling the expecta-
tions of the people and actually re-
forming the currency 1t does not dare
now to advise that a number Of COM
petent gentlemen should be appointed
to study the question and report upon
it. The total yielding of the Republi-
can party to the demands of capital In
the finished tariff bill is confession
Of cowardice that Is very properly sup
plemented by the panic among Re-
publicans whenever any suggestion Is
made for action, however partial
and ineffective, looking toward a re-
form of the currency.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
"AMERIIoA,s SUCCESSFUL MEN,


A unique publication is the New York
Irloune's two volumes under the above
caption. giving biographical sketches
OF the lives of the men of today in this
country who have achieved marked
success in business. Biographical die
tloharles we have, but none with the
limitations of this work. Biographies
are Tor the most part confined to men
OF letters or war or politics-where they
are not campaign editions of the lives
or presidential candidates-but Of the
men of affairs of today, the men who
manage banks, construct and operate
railways, direct great mercantile es-
taollshments, build up great manu-
factories, we know little and hear little.
And yet to them is due all Of the
material progress and success of the
country. AS the preface truly says,
when Low, Slater, Hand and Rookie
teller gave their millions to education,
there was nowhere any publica ton
that could give information of them,
their lives, labors and achievements.
1t Is the purpose of these two bulky
volumes to supply this lack in our ref
erence libraries
In a larger way the books serve a
useful purpose. With a singular repu-
dIatfon of the political policies Of the
paper that issues them, the preface Of
one of them calls attention to the fact
that these men have, for the most part,
made their way from humble beginnings
by dint of their own energy, abilities,
industry, rarely helped by that protec-
ton assumed to- be needed in our fis-
cal laws. It is, this fact, the lesson
they teach our young men, that it is
self-help that helps. that success in
business comes to him who brings eyes
capable of seeing opportunities, hands
willing to engage in toll, brains active
and alert to utilize opportunities and
determination in pursuing ends, that
will give to these volumes value be-
yond that which they lend to the ref
erence library"
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

laid down by the supreme court In the
income tax decision, is whether or not
tax is direct one or not. This line
OF demaroation is never blurred. 1t Is
never question of the incidence Of
the tax. but on what is it laid and by
whom paid. It is not probable. that
the tax Will be laid. 1t is one Of the
many salHes of a beleaguered garrison,
made DESPERATELY. CHANGING that some
thing may result. It Is the last ac-
Acknowledgement that the bill is not a
revenue pill, but a purely protective
one, and that some tax must be laid
that will fall directly. be incapable Of
evasion, and which will produce the
revenue cat off by the enhanced pro-
lection the bill has received since Mr..
Aidrlch reported it. Should it pass, it's
constitutfonality will be questioned.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

1t is to be noted that in the comments of
the st. Paul papers upon the question of
stone for the new Minnesota capitol there
is always a covert suggestion that Mime
sofa stone is in some way tnferior.-Minne-
apolis Tribune.
We wish the Tribune would correct
the bad habit, which it shares with
some of it's contemporaries, of citing
a particular statement and crediting
it to either the newspapers or the peo-
pie ''of St Paul" We desire to re-
mind it that the G o b e was the first
paper to take it's stand for the use
of hcme material in the construction
of the new, capitol, and that nothing
which has ever appeared in-its columns
can be construed, even by implication,
as suggesting; that Minnesota stone
is in some way Inferior We can
stand a good deal, but If all the Of
fenses- of which our contemporaries in
this state have been guilty lately were
to be laid at our door, the burden
would be a little too heavy even for q,
courage and reputation which we
are proud to know that the public
recognizes freely.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
AROUND THE HOTELS.

Ryan. 1eA'' 10 at INC
-. Thomas McNaught, of Duluth. is staying at
y Edward Donaldson is at the Windsor from
II. Van ArsdaIe.
Brafnerd is represented at the Merchants,
by e. C.. Gates MOI '''"'A''
at the Merchants o.
H. H. Hubert, of Chicago ts reeistare5
at the Merchants.
Henry A. Urban, Of Terre Haute 10
guest at the Ryan,
Fargo arrival at the Clarendon Yesterday
was H. Alexander.
John II. Manschot of Milwaukee, is stav
ing at the Windsor
F. w. Rogers Is on the register at the
windsor from Chicago.
G. c. Mcintyre is registered at the Ner-
chants from Ottumwa
Gus Lieber, of jamestown, was a guest at
the Clarendon yesterday.
j. G. Hainlein. of Blue Earth CITY. is reg
lstered at the Clarendon.
William d. Totten is registered at the
Clarendon from Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Phelps, of Denver.
are quartered at the Ryan.
George r. Pratt is here from Meadville,
Pa, and is Windsor guest
DR.. A. B. Talbot, Philadelphia, Pa; Mrs.
A. b. Talbot and maid Philadelphia, are at
the Aberdeen.
Paddy R. Vail, member of the last houss
of representatives from st. Louis county who
has been here during the Elks' reunion. left
the windsor last night for his home in Ely.
George Armstead, the proprietor Of the
Columbia hotel at Moorhead, who has been
spending two or three days here while the
Elks were in town, left for home yesterday
over the Northern Pacific.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
IS 1T CoNsTITUTIONALf

Mr.. Allison proposes an amendment
to his senate tariff bill laying a tax
of cents on each $100 of bonds ISSUED
by any corporation other than munich
pal, and on each issue or reissue of
capital stock of a corporation, and 2
cents on every transfer of the same
building associations being exempted
Until the supreme court of the United
States overthrew the precedents of that
court for 100 years and held the income
tax unconstitutional, 10 question
would have arisen as to the constitu-
tionality Of this proposed tax. Aside
from the doubt, now not unreason-
able, as to the validity of any depart
ure from orthodox methods Of taxation
that decision seems 70 afford fair
ground for contesting the constitution
ality of this one.
There have been stamp taxes before
this, and there have been and still are
federal taxes on occupations, and that
court has sustained them, but it has
also sustained income taxes The uues-
ton, under it's latest decision, is wheth-
er this is direct tax or not, and If #
is 1t falls within the lines of the in
come tax case. 1t would seem to be a.
direct tax, if there is such thing. It
Is a charge upon the instrument used
to perform an act of business, paid di-
rectly by the user into the treasury
and not indirectly through another. 1t
is not, like a tariff tax, merged in
cost and indistinguishable from the
natural and legitimate cost Of the arti-
Gle, but Is entirely separable from II.
1t Is not tax that once paid is for
ever paid, but 1t lis repeated whenever
share Of stock Is transferred. It has
all the elements and essentials of a. di-
rect tax. AS such, 1T as clearly falls
within the requirement for apportion-
ment among the states in proportion to
their population as did the income tax
True, this Is absurd, but 50 was that
decision, and in law, when an absurd
ity becomes stare decisis, 1t becomes
as valid precedent and as controlling
upon all subsequent absurdfties as doas
the simplest and plainest principle of
justice and right The touchstone, as
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
THEIR HELPFUL OPPOSITION.

Ex-senator Washburn and his news
paper aids in Minneapolis, the Journal
and the Times, are to be credited with
a large influence in the recent course
of Minnesota politics. Their opposi-
tion to any man or policy has been
to triumph almost without an effort.
This was made particularly clear dur
ing the last campaign for the guberna.
torial nomination and after,vard III tne
election. 1t is admitted on all .ides
that, but for the assistance that these
gentlemen rendered, it would have been
next to impossible for Mr.. Clough to
secure nomination. There was no
general sentiment in his favor, and at
tempts to organize the party behind
him met with disappointing results. 1t
was at this juncture that the commit
tee of 100 came into existence and the
Minneapolis papers and the coterie of
Minneapolis politicians began to jump
on Clough with such personalities that
once. After that he found it all clear
sailing. and the unanimfty with which
he was named for governor was a trib-
ute to the influence of his enemies in
Minneapolis, rather than to any
strength possessed by the man him
self. The same thing appeared when
hn election to hn
vassed. There Is very little doubt that
the narrow majority by which Clough
was elected over Lind was due, in
whole or in part, to the resentment felt
by men on account of the personal ele-
ment in the campaign, and still more
largely to an unwillingness to contrib
ute to the triumph Of the Minneapolis
clique.
Next in order came along the ap-
pointment Of John Goodnow as consul
general to Shanghai. If anybody had
been asked to pick out the most diff
cult task to achieve as a convincing
proof of the influence of this same DO
lftical faction, he would hardly have
dared to select so extreme an instance
as the appointment and confirmation
of John GoOdnoW to the meanest office
in the gift of any administration. If
there is any man in the state Of Min
nesota who is vulnerable, not on one
side, but on all, whose record, political
and personal and every other kind,
will not bear the light of day. 1t is
John Goodnow. In fact, Minnesota peo-
pie treated the mention of his name for
possible preferment as a huge joke.
They said to themselves that it was
just like Goodnow's cheek to go down
to Washington and plug for a good
position. That he might possibly get
it never once entered their minds. But
he did get it, and then the Minneapolis
junta opened its batteries again. The
result is seen in the ease with which
Mr.. Goodnow has triumphed over the
just and the unjust, and he ought to
send a telegram of thanks to the gen
tlenen in Minneapolis who have offer
ed still further proof of their impo-
tence in politics in the success which
they have met with in having him con-
firmed by opposing him..
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
DELEGATES TO DETROIT
Are Beginning to Seek the Trains
and Boats.

The exodus of Minnesota Republicans to the
national meeting of the League of Repub-
lican Clubs, which opens at Detroit Tuesday
began last night Minnesota has a candidate
for the secretaryship in M. ]. Bowling. The
candidates for the presidency are ID. D.
Woodmansee, of Cincinnati the present in
cumbent, who stands very close to the ad-
ministration; Marcus Pollask, of Chicago, and
Frank Crawford, of Louisville, Ky.
Quite number of the leading Republicans
Of the state, not delegates, are going with
the party. Among these are w. P Roberts.
of Minneapolis, and Darius F. Reese and
Senator Sheehan, of st. Paul. The delegates
appointed, most of whom have signifed their
intention to attend, are as follows:
At large-John Goodnow, MINNEAPOLIS:
George E. Wilson, Royalton; Alexander
F1ddes Jackson; Charles c. Houpt, Fergus
Falls; P. J. Swartz Mantorville; ]. +. She'll
bach, Granite Falls
First district-E. A. Stoker Winona; R. e.
Thompson. Preston; B. F. Farmer. Spring
Valley.
Second district-w. A. Funk, Blue Earth
county, G: M. Wilcox. Lyons county; Daniel
Shell, Mobiles county; Benjamin d. Smith,
Third district-D. S. Hall, Renville county;
Camille Bisson, Sibey county: Frank Will
son, Goodhue county; ]. B. Kelley, Dakota
county.
Fourth district-E. W. Stark, Chisago; D.
T. c. Clark, Washington county; II. f.
Parker, Isanti county Fred G. Schihman
ST Paul Aternates-H. Anderson, Chisago
county; Charles A. Parker. Washington coun-
ty; p. o. Peterson, Isanti county; Percy d.
Firth Fifth district. B. Wright. D. C. Cor
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
A CONSPIRACY,
The Victim of 1t Is on a Still Hum,
for the CulDrits


I'm after them and I'll get them
yet, growled the big man on the ferry
beat, says the Detroit Free Press
They hunt in pairs and 1 know them
on sight. When I'm buncoeds it's safe
to bet that I'll never rest till 7 oct
even.
Along came the first fellow and
gave me strong story about his hay-
ing to do something or starve. He
was used to washing boats and could
make my house look as good as new
More out of charity than for any other
reason. L gave him the job. He stopped
around as free as a whale at play
spattered all the windows, dirtied the
houses on either side and managed to
sprinkle nearly every passer-by, But
what L pitched into him about was
scratching the weather boarding and
grinding his heels into the floor of
the veranda. 1t was plain to me that
nothing but fresh coat of paint would
repair damages.
Next morning when I looked out
there was man in front studying
the defaced property, even crossing the
lawn to examine 1t more closely. He
turned out to be a painter in search of
work and l let the contract then and
there. When l went home that even
ing l saw my boat washer working
on another house in the same block.
making it look as though he was cur
rying it. l didn't pay any attention to
him but gave him the bad eye and
went on. Two days later the man that
painted my house was painting this
one. Then l had a suspicion and
watched the precious pair. 1 found
that they were partners. One goes
ahead scraping paint off Of houses and
the other follows up to put 1t on afresh
Il guess they must have discovered
that I'm after them, for they're not
working along my route any more. But
II! find EN-. III charge 'em with con-
spiracy and I'll have 'em sent up for
life"
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

ham. Louis FRESHMAN, G. N. Dickey, all of
Hennepin county. Alternates-James McMul-
len, e. J. LIE Clair, w. c. Leary, George N.
Spear.
Sixth district-H. H. Hamilton, Akin;
George r. Laybourn, Duluth; d. w. Buck
hart, st. Cloud
Seventh district-T. J. Johnson, Fergus
Falls; Henry Feig, Kandiyohi county; Hal
vor Steenerson, Polk county; Peter Alldrin,
Douglas county. Alternates: H. L. Mel
gard, Marshall county; Peter Thompson.
Clay county; George Monroe, Stevens coun-
ty; Albert Swanson, Becker county.
Ex-oficio-T. e. Byrnes, Minneapolis, ma
tional executive committee; George Thomp-
son. St. Paul, national vice president; e.
S: Warner, st. Paul, president; c. l.. Smith.
Minneapolis, secretary.
Some of the delegates left last night. This
party will go to Duluth and go down to De-
troit by way of the lakes. Among them are
G. A. Smith, of Minneapolis Henry Feig,
Of Atwater; d. f. Reese and T. d. Shee-
han, of st. Paul, and J. B. Cotton, of Du-
luth.
F. B. Wright, of Minneapolis, also left
last night.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

The Minneapolis Journal and the st. Paul
Globe are slapping each other in the face
with the tariff record of their respective
parties Each has said some stnging things
of the opposition partys manipulation of the
tariff and each has repudiated with horror
what its own party has done while in power
Both are probably right. - Wheelock' s
Weekly.
If what party representatives have done
in power under open a hold-up as was
ever committed by road agents makes the
act that of the party, then the German act
was that of the Democratic party. But 1t
should be noted that wherever the rank and
file have had opportunity to get at the five
hold-ups they have repudiated them.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

The same competitions Of industrial and
commercial enterprise which have built up
the country have produced the trusts and
monopoles at which legislation has so far
been ineffectively aimed--Pioneer Press.
Competition ends in combination only when
competition is no longer possible. 1t becomes
impossible when natural or artificial obstruc-
ton enhances cost. Tariffs, Of whatever
degree are artificial distractions. Quasi
Democrats place them for revenue; ultra Re-
publicans place them to obstruct competition,
claiming it to be evil. Internal competitors
assume that an evil is such whether Internal
or external. and form trusts to prevent it, JUS
tifying themselves by Republican principles.
They might be formed under absolute free
trade but 1t. would be difficult. and, any
way, they would not have that practical
sanction of government which is written into
every line of the DingleyAldrich-J Jones
bill.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

The state league of Republican clubs has
again elected delegates to a national con-
vention. OF all the elaborate humbugs known
to politics the league Is entitled to the ban
ner.-Alexandria Post-News.
From your point of view, yes; from Hanna's s
point, ditto; but from John Goodnow's, from
Tim Byrnes from Dowling's father in law S
and from all the other get-something equally
goods, 1t Is the bulwark of the republic and
a savior of society.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
InlpracticabIe.

''1t's proverbial that taiIors are badly
dressed. isn't it?" said one young man.
go.
Don't you think it's a very remarkable
fact?"
mot at all. I don't see how tailor can
consistently make arrangements with him
self to trust himself for new suit of
clothes. ."-Washingto Star.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

The annual mustard pulling season is at
hand. and lot of boys are earning pocket
money pulling the offensive weeds.-Marshall
News Messenger.
Later when the watermelons getting
adolescent and the apples almost ripe enough
to eat. the mustard will get its revenge pull
ing ths boys.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

tramp calling upon a lady the other day
for dinner, she offered to give it to him
if he would saw some wood in the yard to
which he replied that he would be glad to
oblige her, but being kleptomaniac, was
afraid he should nsteal the saw.-Britton
Sentinel. %
1t only remains 10 be added that the
woman saw the steal.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

The St. Paul-Gcl 9 b e will probably be un-
der the control Of Jim Hill in the future
Translated that means it will remain Demo-
cratic gold organ orrpiano.-st. Peter Journal.
My dear girl. can't you leave all such ib-
bing to the naughty boys? One expects It
from some Of them, but for girl to be
doing it is really shocking.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

owens, who formerly acted as a special DO
tlceman at the Minnesota Transfer, is wanted
lor the larceny of a shotgun, revolver and
on university avenue yesterday morning.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
Franklin VIII Get Better.

George Franklin, teamster, who was over
come by the heat Thursday afternoon on
Congress street, and who was attended by
DR.. Hesselgrave, was reported much improved
yesterday. Franklin lives at North and
Winslow streets
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

The Cynic-Weu, knew 1t would result as
1T has.
The Pessimist-How's that?
The >Cynic-Oh, no sooner do magazines
drop to 10 cents than Sc many spring into ex-
stence that person is broke If he tries TO
buy them all.-New York World
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

The immigrant landing on Ellis Island was
burned to the ground.-Dunseith Herald.
If this process of treating immigrants is
steadily adhered to, 1T will be more efficacious
in protecting labor than all the tariff bills
ever enacted.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

Grommes and Ulrich have brought suit in
the district court against Leo Scheben and
Mella, to recover the sum of $255.75 alleged
to be due for goods sold and delivered.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
Footing the Pigs.

What are you making that fence of such
awfully crooked rails for?' asked the stran-
ger riding by.
$50 that when them pigs OF Browns creep
through they'll come out on the same side
where they started. Boston Traveller.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10

there were enough voters guileless
enough to believe that he really meant
to reform himself and things.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-10
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
rnnAN,S WFATHER.

WASHINGTON. July 9.-Forecast for Sat
urday: Internationally fah; westerly
winds.
Wiseonsin-Thunder storms; fresh to brisk
nOrtherly winds.
The Dakotas-Generally fair; slowly rising
temperature; variable winds.
Micntana-Fair; warmer; southerly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau, Washington, July 8, GAS
p. m. Local Time, p. m. 18th Meridian
e.-Observa;ions taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.