New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-01-18
EDITORIAL { THINKS. I
ALDERMANIc cUssEDNEss.
People of minneapolis Disguised With the Way
Business is Carried On by the New
Council.

The city council still stanus sixteen W
ten-but it's the other way now. Instead
of sixteen republicans to ten democrats,
it's ten democrats and six republicans to
ten other republicans, who don't cut
quite as much figure as they did week
Minneapolis Times.
What else could be expected from a
council like the one now in power?
Minneapolis is unfortunate. It's good
thing that the mayor has backbone
: for he can, IN measure, help to do
: away with some of the rottenness.
At the first meeting of the new coun-
ell fire chief Stetson was displaced to
make room for man much less worthy
Canterbury. The better class of citi-
zens were against the appointment. In
surance men were against it. They threat
ened to raise their rates if he was ap-
pointed. But all that is only a part of
long story. City engineer Chappelan
was displaced and one Sublette, his first
assistant, got the job. sublstte doesn't
know anything when it comes to the
work he is supposed to do. Every citi-
zen, every alderman even, in Minneapo-
lis admitted beforehand that it was a
shame to depose man like Cappelan.
After the appointments had been made
some of the aldermanic backsliders were
asked what they had to say for them
selves. "Fault of the caucus" was the
only reply that was gwen. Fault of the
caucus indeed Such beating about the
bush is very significant. One sees the
rotronness and not through smoked glass
either.
Now the council met last Friday again
and in spite of the fact that there was
a large amount of business to be done
the meeting was adjourned five minutes
after President Crosby had called it to
order This was on motion of Alder
man Adams and everyone knows the re
suit. What if the aldermen are dissatis-
tied with the committee appointments?
That does not excuse them. They are
acting foolishly an all this revolution
of-the-council-talk IS bad: that is not
the way to do business.
The expansion question, at the present
time, is occupying statesmen at Washing
ton to the exclusion of almost every
thing else. They are putting their
heads together and saying this and say
ing that but Developments show that the
question is proving to be one of the
greatest ''puzzlers'' they have ever had
to do with Hoar has had had his say !;
likewise Foraker; so the many Others
who have wished to sair their views"
1t is probable that Senator Nelson from
this state will soon make a speech. Col.
Bryan is working night and day against
expansion and "Bob" Ingerson is telling
the world why America ought to grow
and expand.
It seems almost incredible that the
great minds of the nation could differ so
widely upon this question but so it is
and What are they going to do about it?
Expansion IS bad thing. If we hold
the Philippines it means q military des-
,,otism in the far east or else it means
that new states will be made and that
they will send their members to the
. United States congress. It means a
standing army of at least 100000
men. What does she want with a
lot OF carpet-bag senator's and represen-
tatives from the Philippines? On the
other hand could America watch militia
ry governors in the islands? The recon
struction period in the south is not for
gotten.
It's wonderful what one year can do
,rto change q country. If it had been pro
posed year ago to raise the standing ar
my from $4,000 soldiers to 100000 the
whole land would have rebelled against
it. But now! Now people take it as a
matter of course. They say the country
needs large army. She certainly will
need it If the islands are to be ruled BY
military governors and one of four Of
five times 100000 men. And the cost
Would it not be better to spend millions
ot dollars in charging and lettering har
bors, in building canals and making the
thousand and one internal improvement
that the country needs9
The country at large is familiar witt
the arguments brought forth by til,
able statesmen at Washington but the
question 'sAangs fire" with more burning
interest than ever. The people have