The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-11
ZOLA,s TRIUMPH.

Idlneu MOI oil the threats VI FlolohSS
which have come from the excitable
French populace, nor all the abuse and
misrepresentation which have fallen upon
him from the columns of the anti-Semitic
press have suff1ced to induce him to play
any other role than that of a French
patriot and lover of humanity des-
perately in earnest.
Zola's statements contained in today's
cable dispatches all sustain the honorable
reticence which he has shown from the
outset To him beyond all others is
1t due that the French people have
reached their senses on the subject of
the great national wrong that had been
accomplished. The opportunities which
are now open to him to coin his cham
pionship of Dreyfus into immense wealth
| are cast cSntemptuously aside, and he is
| content with the consciousness that he
| served the cause of humanity as brave
man should in a trying situation.
1t is not surprising that the literary
and publishing adventures of two con-
tinents are aroused to the possibilities
of money-making which this famous case
| presents. Literature, like law and
medicine, has become a trade, and no
where so decisively so as it has become
| among US. Once Dreyfus is released,
as he probably will be, there will be a
| perfect avalanche of such material
| he
1t is right and far-seeing that lola
! should deny in advance all responsibility
! in this direction. He does not desire to
traffic on that which he did not only
without any thought of gain to himself.
but in the teeth of an unpopularity which
was certain to result in serious financial
loss to him
We may regard Emile lola as an author
as we may; but no just man will with
hold from him in this instance the full
allowance of respect and admiration.
His work has been that Of a great man.
That he is man of genius his work
on behalf of Dreyfus would establish
even if every line he has written were
| blotted out. He goes back to his literary
| work. He has left politics, having
achieved more than any one individual
has accomplished in the politics of
| France in his generation. No doubt the
world of literature will be made all the
richer through the experiences of human
character which have come to him in his
! labors. He will have the entire world
as his audience when next a literary
work appears from his pen. But no
work of his, nor all his works, will ever
secure for him the fame which he has
won for himself by his services rendered
| to the French nation and the world at
large in the great drama of Dreyfus
The Boston Post calls on the admins
tration TO ''have the veil Of mystery put
| aside and let the people know why they
are fighting and what Mr.. Mckinley ex-
poets to get for the country out of the
fight" Incidentally Senator Davis might
explain why it was considered necessary
to pay 900 for the privilege of fight
ing
That New Jersey supreme court that
has recently rendered decision sus-
tanning trusts had not, probably, learned
that the next Republican national con-
vention purposed to put an antitrust
| plank in it's platform.
The Philadelphia Times says that peo-
pie "are careful when it comes to pro-
nouncing Du Patty de Clam" Not neces-
sarily. Some pronounce him a knave,
others a fool. 1t depends entirely on the
point of view.
1.-The military strength Of the United
States" says the Omaha World-Herald,
has never been fully tested" Surely
the World-Herald goes long way out
of it's latitude to snub Aguinaldo and the
rest of his running mates.
The Prince of Wales and Sir Charles
Dixie are the two Englishmen, it is said.
who speak French the best and with the
purest accent The regulations of both
Of these gentlemen, en- PEASANT are a
trifie Frenchy.
1t is said that DR.. Depew has been look
ing over Mr.. Choate's collection of jokes.
Can it be possible that Mr.. Choate has
had printed an edition de luxe of that
immortal work?
1t sounds paradoxical to accuse any
one of stealing" free lunch. And vet
this is just what a small boy was arrest
ed for and thrown into the St. Paul
cooler.
The Turkish embassy at Washington
was the only one to raise its flag on the
Fourth Of July. but, then, the fact is.
Turkey owes Uncle Sam considerable
money.
The Chinese are now in a position to
put an antitrust plank in their platform.
The boom in copper has materially inter-
fered with their currency system
The Koreans are now calling the new
trolleys devil cars" and smashing them
to flinders. The Koreans won't do a thing
to the automobiles.
The Homestead strike appears to have
been postponed on account of the
weather.
The Van Wyck presidential boom ap-
pears to have died a-bornin'."
End Is Not Yet.
LuYerne News.
Who says we haven't got an elephant