The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-28
IN A WORLD WHERE "cLEANLINEsS is
NEXT TO GOODNESS" NO PRAISE
Is TOO GREAT FOR
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squabble, although the opposition ia en-
small 1t can scarcely raise much obiec-
ton. Gov. Lee, in his farewell address.
made bitter attack upon the manner
IN Which the funds were administered.
and charged that the soldiers spent more
money while held in San Francisco for
the special trains, a matter of a couple of
days, than their fares would have cost.
Probably the governor did not intend It
that way, but his statement, If accepted
as true, would make the boys awful
spendthrifts.
The practice of handling cash at the
public institutions, which has proved 90
disastrous to many custodians, Is one
that should be abolished and without
doubt the time will come when a Iegis-
lature will enact a law requiring all re-
ceipts to be paid into the state treasury
and checked out only upon order of the
auditor. At the present time the board
OF regents handles about SIS, 600 or more
cash each year; the board of charities
and corrections in the neighborhood OF
$4,000; the oil inspector $1,000, and seldom
has year passed without the develop
ment of some sort of scandal in connec-
ton with the funds. 1t is also time that
every account concerning which there is
any dispute is always paid from these
cash funds, and for years both parties
have been charged by their opponents
n.
the public institutions, the board of re-
gents and the board of charities and cor
rect1ons were obliged to pay their cash
receipts Into the state treasury and check
against them only through the auditor,
as Is the case with money appropriated
by the legislature, there would be fewer
such scandals, and without doubt the in
stitutions would gain by the change.
$50
That is the bill making it impossible
for candidate to have his name printed
on the official ballot under more than
one party heading, and it passed the
house without very much opposition to-
day. The Republicans all lined up solid
ly for the bill, and the fusionists did not
two Of them even voting for it, and none
of them making a vigorous protest OF
course the Republicans would have pass
ed the bill anyway, no matter what the
fus1onists might have done, but the fact
that they put up no fight shows that they,
are not caring very much what the Re-
pubhcans dc on that subject. There are
Democrats and Populists who think that
the parties will be just as well off with
out fusion and they are probably cor
rect in their proposition that if fusion is
killed it will promote the efforts of those
who are trying to consolidate the forces
all IN one party, and in the end may be
the best thing that can occur.
An amusing incident occurred at the
opening of the lower house of The legis-
lature at Pierre. says the State Demo-
crat. A representative from the west
side of the river nominated the chaplain
who was afterwards elected. His effort
was a very creditable one and he took
occasion in the course of his remarks to
eXpiate feelingly on the good qualities Of
his candidate.
He told how faithfully the minister had
worked under the dscouragements incl
dent to frontier church and how wei
deserving he was of the honor. He said
that ever since he had been in the corn-
try this preacher had been his family
pastor and he spoke from personal
knowledge. At this point one of the
members INTERRUPT ed the speaker by ask
ing to what denomination his candidate
belonged.
This was p sumner to the eloquent
cattle man from across the Big Muddy
who was finally compelled to acknowI-
edge that he did not know, hut said that
he would find cut in few minutes This
raised q laugh and the legislators fam
ily pastor got the position notwithstanl-
ing the latter's ignorance of the kind of
a church he was in the habit of attend
ing.
That the preacher was thoroughly on
to his job Is shown by one o. his open
Ing prayers where he used the following
petition: 20 Lord thou who hast pre-
served and protected us in our infancy
and childhood, now that some of us have
arrived at the age of wisdom and dis
erection. continue to watch over u.s." This
was ra Their tough on the legislature as a
Whole as the reverend gentleman failed
to particulardze as 10 which OF the men,
bers he considered had not arrived at
the age Of wisdom and discretion.