The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-21
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1t is gratifying to observe even at this
late day the marked disposition in certain
official directions to call halt on the I'M
restricted operations OF that enterprising
official, the county surveyor. The public
thanks are due In the first instance to a
Republican state official who, although
his report concerning the Johnson family
in local political life was suppressed by
higher power in the person of the then
governor of the state, has left behind him
legacy of duty we'll performed.
Next to the Republican deputy state
examiner, Mayor Kiefer is entitled to be
regarded as worthy of public commenda-
tion Had he not taken the position he
| did a few days ago on the single feature
of the team hire of the county surveyor,
! there would be but little hope of seeing
that complaisant body, our board of coun-
ty commissioners, uniting in a demand
which has been ignored steadily by our
Republican officials for nigh two years.
While the Johnson family has shown
| exceptional devotion to the old flag,
coupled with county warrants on the pub
lie pay day, it Is not to be believed that
they are the only ones who show such
touching attention to their own interests.
The loose methods which prevail in the
county surveyors office have been mat
tiers of public notoriety since the o b e
first directed attention to them The coun-
| ty commissioners could have brought
them to an ending at any time since last
April year ago. Since now, under the
squirting of Mayor Kiefer, they have put
an end to the rowing commission of the
surveyor, 1t might be we'll If they would
look around them in other directions and
find whether there are not parallel cases
in other departments of the county gov
eminent toward which they as a body &C.
tons.
Let them not forget the fact, for in
stance, as pointed out by their fellow Re-
publican, Deputy Examiner West, that
they themselves are in the habit of ap-
propriating money to be used by other
county officials and called a contingent
fund, which moneys are usually disbursed
to parties whose title to it Is very otter
Of the shadiest kind For this sort Of
contingent expenses it would be hard fol
the commissioners to find any warrant II
law. Indeed all such expenses, as for In
stance the moneys thrown away on the
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sent nothing more or less than raids or
the county treasury. Since the county
commissioners have shown the mos
laudable desire to stop the flow at the
spigot Of the county surveyors office, lei
us hope that they will save also at the
bunghole of the general expenditures Of
the county, Of which they have absolute
control.
The popularity of Mr. McKinley's Phil
ippine war is accentuated by the deser-
ton of 200 regulars from the Forty-thir6
regiment which is about to embark fol
Manila. This is more than deserted from
the entire army during the Spanish
American war
Somehow the most good-natured people
in the world are not averse to throw
ing a brick at Admiral Crowntnshield
Outside the narrow confines Of the navy
department at Washington he is persona
non grata.
The Youths Companion is advertising
a poem written expressly for the maya
zine by Poet Laureate Alfred Austin. Blu
why should the Youths Companion thu:
recklessly tamper with it's circulation
, Senator Thurston says that his poem t.
"Rose" was a production Of his early
and calIow youth. This removes the i'm
preston that it was a production Of hi:
caliow manhood.
1t will scarcely fail to be noticed tina
so far our friends, the Republicans. have
utterly failed to suggest any other candi
date for the Democrats save w. J. Bry
an
, The White house Is to be enlarged by
$25O,O0O addition. This is expansion in tn,
way of acquiring contiguous territory t.
which no anti-imperialist can seriously
{ object.
Although the audience was all tina
could have been desired, the astronomer
concluded to postpone the Leonid SHOW
until next year.
How City Taxes Co. is the title Of al
!, editorial in the Milwaukee Sentinel Es
pecially under Republican municipal ad
ninistration.
. And now the armored train appears t,
have shot the chutes along with the tor
pedo boat and the dynamite destroyer.
i Mark Hanna says there are no trusts
Tom Reed knows differently. He is nov
, in court defending one of them.
The more one reads about the kickin,
pugilists of France the less respect on
entertains for French pugilists
According to imperialists only a deat
d Filipino is good Filipino, but live Sui
). bigamist is o. K.
Next month will demonstrate whethe
congress or Mr.. Mckinley is the bigger
= AT THE THEATERS.
q Again last night the Grand drew a larg
y audience Hotel Topsy Turvy," with it
O unique fun features, has caught the tow
in a decided manner and bids fair to es
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