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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

quite as solicitouS for the health of the
poor Germans as our manufacturers are
for the preservation of high wages for
their workingmen, and equally as dis
interested in their motives
Elections for the reichstag ere
due this spring, and the Agrari-
ans are on deck Recently they
gathered in Berlin under the
high-sounding name of the Fedora
ton Of Husbandry, and took steps to
center their strength on the elections.
They decided to stand together, after
the manner of the true middle Of the
readers of our own politics, and support
no man for the reichstag or diet who
would not pledge himself to support
their demands. These, of course, are
many but mainly they will demand Of
the government that it prevent "the
constantly increasing American COM
petition in all products of the soil
which, if it remains unchecked, will
utterly ruin German agriculture, which
is equivalent to running the whole coun-
try" We think our farmers will see
in this declaration a striking similarity
to the talk of our manufacturers when
they are trying to wheedIe the men of
the soil into submitting to their de-
mands. It should be an informing fact
that these junkers, with their cheap
labor, think they cannot meet COM
petition with the American farmer with
his high-priced labor.
The Agrarians of Hungary have just
had enacted a modern statute of labor
ers." We commend it to the attention
Of our manufacturers as furnishing a
their laborers. Every agricultural
laborer in Hungary must hereafter hold
certificate of registration. This is
evidence of his right to work Without
it he cannot be employed. If, holding
one, he is engaged, the contract must
be drawn up before law officer in due
form, who records it and deposits with it
the laborer's certificate of registration,
which is returned to him only in case
he has fulfilled his part of the contract.
II he breaks his contract, he is barred
from certiffcation for a year, besides
forfeiting his wages, part of which go
to compensate his employer, the re-
nainder going into the poor fund, of
which, it is probable, he becomes a
beneficiary. AS a sure cure for strikes
such law must commend itself to our
fostered industries; and, as it is their
bounden duty to provide for their work
men, it would not be surprising should
they come to demand some such law as
this piece of Hungarian paternalism to
enable them to care for them better.
1t certainly would be in direct line with
their notions of government and it's
uses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
VOICE FROM THE SECOND WARD.
Vanish Called a TwO-by-Tour Fire
Commissioner.

To The St. Paul Globe:
1 see by a report in your issue of Thurs
day morning. Chief Jackson has been mott
fed formally that his services would no
longer be required after March %.
This dirty partisan act of political treachery
was consummated by resolution presented
by a two-by-four politician named Vanish,
posing as a fire commissioner.
The resolution contained two resolves
short and sweet, no whereases or preamble
informing the business men, insurance COM
panies and property owners why this viEdic-
tive triangle of the fire beard committed this
gross outrage. No charges were preferred.
Big hearted, honest John Jacksons twenty
four years Of splendid work and faithful duty
as fireman count for nothing.
The meeting was cut-and-dried affair.
Arosin, the amateur statesman and DTesi-
dent Of the fire board, said there was an
opinion from the corporation attorney at
tached to the resolution that should be read
before action was taken to slaughter Jackson
and cripple the best fire brigade in the
Northwest.
The big medicine man OF our law depart
ment turned himself loose and said that the
chief and his assistants were subject to the
board of fire commissioners with a limlta-
ton. According to his opinion, thirty days
notice is all that is required to remove a
person Removals can be made without the
preferment of charges, and without trial. In
the meantime, President Arosin and his two
side partners had been Tehearsing the Opin-
ion and the instruction received from the
mayor, who was absent from the city.
The board with their usual courage and
gall did not for moment consider the
interests OF the general public; public opinion
was disregarded. Even the advice Of the best
element OF the Republicans had no influence
with the conspirators.
John Jackson, the best fire chief the city
ever had since the days of Donaldson, Will
Jams. Presley. Eddy, Prendergast, Farrell and
Strong is given until March 25th to turn in
his badge of authority, his sterling character
and splendid management receives no recog-
milton or favor, he is to be made a victim. to
satisfy the voracious appetites OF the worst
public position. VIII Jackson go? Time will
tell.
The Democrats of this city should get to-
gether, settle their differences unite, and
harmonic Make the fight local issues.
Nominate a good ticket Place their trust in
God. The people Will do the rest next May.
Yours truly, James II. Farrell.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

seems hopeless, and teachers go on
year after year, seeing individuality
repressed, development checked, growth
stunted, by the machine method, this
movement in mass; while, in despair.
they have connived at the equal in
justice of sending forward duller pu-
pills to new ground. unfamiliar with
that passed oyer. No plan of educat-
ing serves its end that permits this,
and, ultimately, the effects cannot fail
to be disastrous. 1t should be the work
OF our school board, of the superin-
tendent and principals, and teachers
as well, to give to. the plan in opera
ton in Elizabeth a careful examina-
ton during the coming vacation
months, withrthe object of determining
whether our schools cannot be made
more effective by its adoption here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
REPUBLICANS IN A ROW.
stormy Meeting in the Third Ward
in Mr.. FeIdhauser's Interest


The discussions rife in the Republican ranks
was evidenced last evening bv the lively
row which broke up the scheduled meeting
Of Third ward precinct committeeman in the
Krahmer block Seventh and Sibley streets
After the meeting the committeeman inforrnaI-
~ discussed their differences in corners of the
room and charges Of schemes, plugging and
packing the meeting were freely made
The trouble arose over the admitted oh
Ject or the meeting, namely, to indorse Ed
ward Feldhauser for mayor. 1t was under
stood that none but committeeman were to
be present, but a number of citizens filled
the room, it was openly charged, by invita-
ton OF minority of the committeeman Cd
candidate.
This incensed Mr.. Feldhauser's CHAMPIONS
ana committeeman Reaney moved that those
not members Of the committee be requested
to Yacate.
Chairman Brandhorse. who was accredited
as opposed to Mr.. Feldhauser, refused to put
ed ''''''' -11'"u
Then the storm broke
Every committeeman tried to get the floor
at the same time, and insinuations of uu-
fairness were hurled at the chair.
A rumor had spread before the meeting
was called to order that Chairman Brand
horst mad said he intended resigning his
position. In the confusion this matter was
brought up by the advocates of Mr. Field
nauser, who figured on putting the proposed
presiding officer.
Chairman Brandhorst, however announced
that he had no intention of resigning and
said that he had made no statement to the
effect that he would do so.
This brought Committeeman Simmons to
his feet. He declared that Chairman Brands
horst had told him personally that he in
tended resigning and that he would call no
more committee meetings.
Didn't" retortcd the chairman, and stuck
Then Secretary Kelly said a few things
and rendered his resignation. to Immediate
ly take effect. The resignation was accept
ed and c. B. Dawson was elected to take
his place
When matters had somewhat adjusted
themselves the meeting proceeded to fiji pre-
clnct committee vacancies as follows: Seventh
precinct, Robert Kirkland: Eighth precinct,
A. w. Montbriand, j. NJ. Cooley and w. II.
Reaney.
The citizens, whose presence occasioned the
II-feeling among the committeeman, re
manned in the room and to avoid any COM
pHcations, the FeldhaUser contingent carried
a motion to adjourn
A committeeman said after the meeting
that the outsiders had been packed" into
the meeting for the purpose of voting down
Feldhauser Endorsement. He accused the
friends of Doran and Kiefer Of the act and
intimated that the Feldhauser cohorts would
get even
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
The Fergus Falls Experiment

The results of the experiments of our
smaller towns, in their public owner
ship and operation Of plants to supply
water or light, are always interesting
and instructive, and more so that so
many are venturing on the experiment
and so many others contemplating it,
held back by doubts as to its economy.
We noted lately the remarka bly, low
figures at which the council of Orion
Vile had fixed the price of private
lighting, satisfied from their experience
that they were justified We have the
statement of the operation for year
of the Fergus Falls plant, which. while
it shows a larger light cost than did
Ortonville's, still is remarkably low in
cost when compared with the charges
paid in the large cities for arc lights
descents.
The city of Fergus Falls purchased
one OF the water powers, which were
once the basis of great expectations
in a manufacturing way for which it
paid $4,000 The power house, dyna-
mos, lines and the plant, aside from
the water power, cost So, 900, making
an investment of $4,000. The
plant is charged up with interest
at per cent on it's cost with repairs
and maintenance, and credited with
money received from private users. and
also credited with the. amount CT pub
lie service at a rate estimated to be
within the limits of cost by the coun-
Gil The incandescent dynamo is of
1900 16-candle power and it's capacity
is fully utilized, mostly in supplying
private demand. The monthly charge
for resid noes is 90; cents light, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
Entitled to Equal Rights.

The movement of the teachers Of the
public schools of this city to obtain
arrears of salary claimed to be due
them is one perfectly proper and con-
sistent with the fidelity which they
have always shown to the interests Of
this community. The G. l o b e does
not desire to see any severer drain
than may be found necessary upon the
public treasury. It has welcomed ev-
cry attempt to lower extravagant sal
aries paid to city and county officials,
and has deplored the treachery of leg
islative delegations that frame laws
pretending to comply with the public
demand for economy, but unable to
Withstand the test of the courts.
Now that the whole process of re-
trenchment is seen to be a sham, and
one city official after another is coming
in for his share of back pay, because
the salary acts are held to be uncon-
stitutional, we do not see why the
school teachers should not have their
portion. They are certainly not over
in comparison with what is paid in
other departments of the public serv-
ice, that they should not be either the
only or the chief sufferers. If we are
obliged to throw economy to the winds,
and if the faithlessness of the legisla-
ture has forbidden us to reduce ex-
penses in other directions, then let the
hard worked and poorly paid teaching
force share in the general distribution.
We have very little doubt that the
courts will declare them entitled to
the moneys that have not been paid
If the contract which the city makes
with its school teachers is not an emp
ty form, and contracts are not usually
so construed, then they can recover
the sums which the city obligated itself
to pay to them, and has not paid. In
any event, it Will be well to have the
relation between the city and the
teachers placed upon basis of ascer-
tanned legal fact. We do not believe
and the people of st. Paul do not be-
lieve, that the whole burden of hard
times, now past, should be thrown upon
the teachers in our public schools. The
reduction was first and heaviest in
school appropriations; and now, while
every other public emplOye is sneak
ing out of the loss of any portion of
his salary by taking advantage of de-
fects in the law, we believe that, if
the contracts of the teachers can be
made to hold, they should save them
selves from being the sole victims.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
Descending It's Love.

a minneapolis newspaper, which has
lately added to its many foolish ven
lures an attempt to obtain a circulation
in st. Paul, is scarcely happier in
its methods of promoting that attempt
in it's editorial than in it's news columns.
The latter have certainly presented
novel features to the readers of st.
Paul papers. Had they been limited
to their own journals, they would never
have discovered that the ''artillery" had
been removed from Fort Smelling,
where no artillery was ever stationed,
or that tramp exploded the other
night on the Bethel boat. But these
exquisite items of news are no stronger
bid for favor than the gleeful attitude
with which the same paper sounds the
loud tirnbrel in honor of what it be-
lieves to be the demise of a ST. Paul
industry.
Referring to the closing of a portion
of the Wood Harvester works in this
city, an action made necessary, not by
business reasons, but by an order of
the court it publishes an editorial arti-
Gle that contains, in every line and
word, bitter insult to ST. Paul. Only
at the close are a few crocodile tears
allowed to fall. '"The failure" weeps
the saurian, is but another iIlustra-
ton of the sorrowful policy that has
kept st. Paul and Minneapolis apart A
factory located so as to invite capital
from both cities could certainly have
sUcceeded.'
And SO it could. And that is the rea-
son, we suppose, why Minneapolis plac-
ed the Esterly company's plant in the
Midway district, and why it has turned
all it's capital and resources into that
territory, instead of building up SUBJ
urbs like Robbinsdale and ST. Louis
Park and a lot of others which are just
as far distant from st. Paul as business
necessities would permit them to be- We
congratulate our Minneapolis contem-
pCrary upon being able to devise means
as original and unique in it's editorial
as in its news columns for coaxing
money out Of peoples pockets by, offer
ing them a lead quarter with one hand
and striking them in the face with the
other.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
clock Step, Mark Time" Educating.

A year ago we called attention to
of the schools of Elizabeth, N. J., to
relieve the graded system of what
teachers and parents who give the
education of their children in the
public schools any attention whatever,
know to be its great defect, the pro-
gressive mass movement. We have
discussed this feature frequently in
connection with the proposition to in
troduce the grade system into the dis
trict or common schools, and have
pointed out that it would deprive them
of their one great advantage, almost
compensating for their many disad-
vantages. the feXibility that admits
of individual progress, according to
the aptness aof the pupil. We are in
receipt of another circular from Supt.
Shearer, in which he repeats the ar
guments for the adoption of his plan,
gives the comments both of the press
and of educators upon it, and arraigns
the mass movement plan for its clock
step, mark time" methods <and their
inevitable effects
The present and prevailing system
but illustrates the general tendency
to subvert the ends to the means, to
make the machine the master instead
of the servant. to run into institution
a1f
vice for the more convenient handling
Of pupils in localities where popula-
ton is congested, the graded method
has come to be an end in itself to
which the primal end of educating is
subservient and secondary. The foot
must fit the shoe, the child must fit
the curriculum. The horticulturist
strives to give to each tree the utmost
of opportunity for individual growth:
the grade master tries to make the in
tellectual growth of his charges uni
form. Between the freedom of the
country district school, that permits
the largest development Of aptitudes
and the stiffness of the city grades
that denies it, there must be a middle
ground, capable of adaptation to the
conditions Of city schools, that will let
the brighter minds make progress I'M
hampered by the rate of movement
allowed where they are tied to the
duller Or to the average minds This
Mr.. Shearer thinks he has found and
its trial in the schools of his and other
cities adopting his suggestions con-
firms him.
There is nowhere any intelligent dis
pute of the evils of the grade system.
Every intelligent and experienced
teacher admits and laments them, but
the machine has become so dominant.
so completely the master. that escape
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
The Agrarians and Their Demands

The Agrarians of German and Aus
tro-Hungary, of whom we have heard
much in late years, and of whom we
will hear more in the near future, are
the counterpart of our manufacturers.
using their governments in the same
manner and for the same purposes.
They are the same class who for so
long dominated the international trade
policy of England, and against whom
Bright and Golden fought fifty years
ago, in the famous corn law struggle.
They are the landed proprietors among
the nobility, operating their estates
generally through tenant farmers, oc-
casionally as did the planters OF the
South in the old days, with nominaHy
free knechts. tied to the barony by
their poverty. The Agrarians, like our
manufacturers, are few in number re,a-
lively to the. whole population. but, like
them, are dexterous, alert, active and
influential. Manufacturers there are
the counterpart of our agriculturists,
creating a surplus that has to find
markets abroad, and, ccnseq uently, like
eur farmers, Incapable of getting bene-
fits from imposts laid on imports.
Bismark is their type in Germany,
Gcluchowski in Aus: ro- Hungary. It is
the Agrarians who have obtained en-
baTgoes on our pork and cattle, under
the pretext of trichinae in the one and
contagious fever In the other. Just now
they are microscopirg our exports of
fruit to find San scale or some
other Injurious insect On which to base
: Ceclss Har their exclusion. Thy arc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
Here. Nei&hbor. Here's one On You.


To The St Paul Globe:
I have been a reader Of your paper for
some time. hut / guess I'll have to stop.
During all the cxcitmcnt attending the dis
aster to the Maine you haven't had a man
or even boy-at Havana or even Key West.
1 admit that you give US q good bright,
newsy paper, but yCu lack the Enterprise TO
keep special representatives all over the
word like the Pioneer Press | EXPECT it's
expensive, but the sales every morning must
more than offset the money laid out on
wages board and washing of the special rep
ieSeAtatlYuS, 70 say nothing Of the terrible
Toll On the cablegrams. To my notion. how
ever, II Isn't so much what the columns OF
stuff contain every day as It is the imro~t-
aEce Of being Enterprising.
But perhaps Mr.. Editor even if you had
special representatives in Havana and Key
West you wouldn't be able to give the latest
news like the Pioneer Press does for the
reason that your men wouldn't be so well
known and your paper hasn't a world wide
reputation like the Pioneer Press. The peo-
uyes, maybe, or perhaps your men wouldn't
pcszess the POWER to draw out" the per-
sons they might interview.
But l tell you it's a good thing to help
breakfast CT add to the pleasure of your
buckwheat cakes to know that we have right
mere IN 81 Paul paper that has push
enough TO have men in nearly every town
in the world ready to sacrifice their lives
gathering news for US to read while we
wrestle with our oatmeal. Nearly every day
newspaper Representatives in the world ca,
ferret out. The Pioneer Press has a RICH
to feel proud CT their work and mention
them in big tyne over the articles and in
the summary Of news.
But, say, Mr.. Editor. why don't the Pho
ncer press copyright the cab,egrams itself?
Why does Mr.. James Gordon Bennett do It?
If it is true that he lives in Paris he isn't
half near Washington as the Pioneer
Press. I can't understand that part Of it.
The Pioneer Press is awfully down on yell
low journalism but I think it showed great
enterprise in reproducing the phctc graphs Of
the wrecked Maine although l think It should
have given credit Of some kind to the New
York Journal. which had the pictures taken,
and in which they first appeared. Yours
truly, A Friend Of the Pioneer Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

Gratis and secure their suggestions. A
number of the old time Democrats Of
ST. Paul have conferred with us at
various times, and have expressed
their satisfaction with the manner in
Whlch we have proceeded. L might add
tnat the committee has been the re-
clplent OF many compliments for the
efhclent work performed in securing
the naturalization of 5000 men who will
vote the Democratic ticket next Nav.
The committee has also received rnanv
complimentary letters and expressions
in response to the resolution invitin@
all Democrats to participate in the
movement to bring the party near to
the people,"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

step boldly out and thrash the Span
iard-we shall sleep better, do business
better and feel better, even If we are
on the short side of the market.
The solar plexus of the Spanish Don
is only seven hours from the nearest
POINT in Uncle Sans domain.
If he should just reach for that
vulnerable spot with his fist of steel.
the Spanish fabric would tumble in a
twinlle-there would be no WAR with
Spain.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
They're Disturbers of the Pence.

From the New York Tribune.
1t is for some newspapers to consider
whether pretended dispatches from Key West.
at time when it is proved that no tele-
graph line from that point was at their dis
posal, and dispatches announcing the re-
suits of Investigations by divers in the har-
Dor OF Havana. at time when the govern
ment officials in charge report the sea 50
rough that diving was impossible, give the
government reason for stopping publication
of false and mischief making reports. This
is a very tolerant country. But it does not
tolerate everything, as some people discov-
cred in 1861.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

The work of the divers and CORE
spondents on the cruiser Maine should
be put under the head of Exhibits"
Exhibit A might include all Of the work
of the divers and be known as facts"
While exhibits from B to might cover
the work of the correspondents and
be labeled fiction"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

The G o b is in receipt of a neat
little volume entitled "a List of Min
nesota Lawyers" 1t is issued by At
torneys Calhoun and Bennett, of st.
Cloud and will, no doubt, be found a
valuable handbook for the legal fra
ternitV
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

A Philadelphia girl used kerosene for
a hair wash. Her lover tried to kiss
her while holding a lighted cigarette
in his fingers Her funeral was large
" attended
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

A great ado is made at Buffalo over
a boy who spells the longest words in
the dictionary backward. How this is
going to help him to political, profess
sional or commercial success is not
c+o
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

Gov. Hogg has won the title of lead
ing coarse joker of Texas. He named
his daughters Ina Hogg and Eura
Hogg, and his son Moore Hogg. One
of his neighbors suggests that he have
his own name changed to Adam Hogg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
Quality Rather Than Quantity.

From the Wabasha Herald.
The st. Paul G l o is a pretty sensible
paper, after ell. 1t cuts the size Of its paper
to fit its news matter instead of stretching its
news matter to fit the size of its paper