The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18
Here, There, Everywhere.

The sufferings Of our soldiers must not
be forgotten. If the people of the country
permit this scandal to find a grave before
some one is punished, they will thereby make
! themselves accomplices in the crime What
has happened? An army of 100000 men has
been raised. A successful campaign has been
| fought IN Cuba with one corps. triumphant
progress has been made in Porto Rico by
! Gen. Miles. Manila has been captured by
Admiral Dewey with the aid of troops under
Gen. Merritt The losses upon the field
OF battle were almost nothing. The ravages
of disease and the hardships of the men by
reason of neglect. of lack Of food so great
| that men have died Of starvation OF want
| of proper clothing, Of insufficient tentage.
are htdeous; and the evil is still existingi
IN some quarters it is even spreading More.
over, it is not confined to the troops who
fought in Cuba. The men who were en-
camped in Florida and at Chickamauga are
the victims Of starvation and Of disease
breeding conditions that were entirely pre-
ventable If should say that the gov
eminent is returning to the people an army
rotting with disease, We should not greatly
exaggerate And this is absolutely true that
nothing that we have gained is worth the
sacrifice which our men have suffered for
1t, for nothing which have gained would
have been lost If we had waited to take II
until the army in all its branches was pre-
Observation-Disclosures Weekiys
The address Of Chief Judge Parker. OF tho
New York court of appeals, before the Ameri-
can Bar association at Saratoga on Aug. l6
pointed out the success which has attended
the efforts heretofore made to procure the en-
actment of uniform negotiable instruments
law in the various states seven of which
viz. Colorado, Connecticut Florida Mary
land, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia.
have already adopted 1t, and declaring that
this success assured it's adoption by the other
states, provided only the matter were prop
erly pushed and public sentiment aroused
Such an achievement the speaker properly
described as one of the greatest of modern
triumphs in law reform But it ought not to
stop there, nor will it. The field is wide.
the gates ajar-for the accomplishment of a
far greater work in the same direction with
reference to the laws and judicial decisions
OF torty-fve sovereign states. Particularly is
the time ripe for action when, as now. these
laws and decisions, all in the English tongue
seem likely to become an important factor in
the establishment and diffusion of a system
of government, laws and literature soon to
be scattered throughout the entire globe Well
may the question be asked, How are we to
engraft our laws upon the new nations COM
ing under our protection when we have not
settled what these laws shall be? Not alone
IL the lack OF harmony IN procedure humlH-
ating, but such confusion and conflict with
reference to matters of general interest as
affecting alike the rights interests and du-
ties Of all the citizens of every state in the
Union are much more a matter of regret and
reproach.-Albany Law Journal
Primary elections in the Southern states.
where there is large colored vote are usurp-
ing the place of the regular elections, in the
eyes OF the white voters. The suppression Of
the colored vote leavesSthe whites in undis-
puted control, and as they are all practically
in the Democratic party nomination by that
party assures an election. The struggle over
the primaries when delegates are chosen to.
the nominating conventions is consequently
greater than over the elections which follow.
1t will be interesting to watch and see what
the result will be of this method Of really de-
Gliding a state election at the primaries.-Phil-
adelphia Press.