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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-15
1T WASN,T AN EXCUSE.

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unknown friend
Commenting relating Senator
insisted that the statesman is Re-
publican the Repub-
policy annexation of Philippines and also insisting thar
accord with certain
national platform of the paryfhe anony
scofng declares the fhinne excuse that nave ever
Hoa stood by his
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present
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good
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Republican policies his intensity conviction carried him the
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withhold Kind words Mr. Bryan
should misfortune oeIai MN n bryan IS sehsian u
political the and entitled
political economic
he declines to be nuzzed SO would
not Mr.. Bryan other
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and follows policy the
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and itself the
craft grants others
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affirmed national platform,
follow mistaken does
Globe
to Convictions
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settled by
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be settled until they settled by the victory
any of bearing guarantee.
The had its troubles let's look to the future for brighter
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cHARTER 4MENDMENTs.

The choice made by the district court
judges of new members of the charter
commission would seem to obviate the
possibility of that body being made the
eatspaw of any group of politicians what
ever.
The organic law of this city was for a
long time made the football of designing
Office seekers and others who sought to get
some pecuniary gain for themselves at
the citys expense OF this line of con-
duct the city has had quite enough, and
has had;- too, to pay dearly for its re-
suits. The Globe feels that there is
little danger of its being readepted
through the. agency of the charter COM
mission.
This is not the danger which confronts
the city through the body mentioned. 1t
is that any encouragement, however re-
mote, shall be offered to the schemes of
those who it is now generally known,
have already set their little plans in mo-
ton to enable them to set INTO once
through the aid of charter amendments.
The new charter has worked admirably.
Those who We're welded to that ancient
scroll, the Bell charter, and who are at
ali open to reason, have no doubt, long
been convinced that the new charter ac-
complishes all that ever was claimed for
the Bell compilation, and that it is not
effective as the other was, to keep the
city in a straight Jacket.
The plan to put the city police force
back into politics which is under way is
little better than a crime. If it succeeds
the people of St Paul must inevitably
have as bitter eNperience as they have
ever had in the past of the insecurity
of their homes, and of the police force
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irritable position. We must be very
improvident if we do not begin to maxi
arrangements on that hypothesis. The
day that France takes possession of New
Orleans fixes the sentence which is to re-
strain her forever within her low-watet
mark. 1t seals the union of two ma
tons, who, in conjunction, can maintain
exclusive possession of the ocean. From
that moment we must marry ourselves
to the British fleet and nation.
The whole country was in ferment The
FetieI alists, the party out of power, tried
to hurry the administration into war. But
Jefferson had once said: Peace is my
passion, and he was determined to find
a peaceable way out. Secret sessions OF
congress were held At last, the whols
matter was left to the discretion of the
president and he was provided with the
sum of 100000 with which to settle the
negotiations. At this stage jefferson does
not seem to have dreamed of obtaining
from France al: her American possess
sions. What he wished was free use of
the Mississippi. This he was quite willing
to share with France. If he could only
secure the eastern bank of the river with
all the rights of navigation attending
such ownership, he was quite willing that
France should front us on the west bank
His proposition, therefore. was that pos
sibly as high as $40, co., 900 might be given
for the island of New Orleans, and C
little more to the eastward. Jefferson di -
not care to write to Livingstone all tn,
was in his mind, so he sent Monroe d
envoy extraordinary to France, charged
to settle the ntater as best he could
Meanwhile, Napoleon had experienced
-a ~ Jies coll rial cob
so far as America was concerned, had
conferred upon San Domingo. That island,
with it's 5000 rebellious negroes, became
veritable graveyard for his armies We
think that our recent Cuban campaign
caused heavy losses by disease. The rec
-ords of the West Indian campaigns Of
France and England are as midnight to
moor in that regard. compared with the
experience of our army 9of liberation.
Sickness and the negroes called halt to
Napoleons scheme. Louisiana suddenly
became an intolerable load to him. More
over. he saw fresh European wars APP
preaching and needed funds. This state
of affairs brought an unexpected prob. !.
lem before the American commissioners.
Saul once went forth to find his fathers
asses and found a kingdom. In our re-
cent history we sought to free the Cubans
and became ourselves an Asiatie power.
The American commissioners of 1903
sought to buy an island For sum not
much larger than the amount they had
beer willing to offer for that island they
secured the heart of the continent-an
empire in itself. The story of the pur-
chase and its consequences will form our
next lesson.
Copyright 1909
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protect myself, though and he slipped
his hand under the pillow and elutched
the gun concealed there.
What are you going to do with this
bed?' asked Jones as he frightened his
grip on the gun and prepared himself for
the killing that he felt sure was about
to start.
Jones was saved, for before the mean
looking man could move the star border
heard the voice of the landlady.
why, Mr.. Jones' she said, you know
we moved yesterday, and not having a
chance to tell you about it we left your
room untouched until this morning. This
is the expressman, and when you are
dressed he wants to take the bed and
furniture to the new house. OF course,
you will move with us. ;"
Jones did not relish spending another
night in a vacant house, so he admitted
that he guessed he would move with the
rest, and the expressman holding License
Tag No 41144 will never know how near
he came to leaving family of seven
mourning fathers sudden finish as they
battled along the surface of lifes stormy
sea
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-15

Being a young man. of decided opinions
he refused to accept the suggestions of
several of his fellow workers offered
when he Joined the staff. They might
be satisfied with their furnished rooms
in the downtown buildings, but little
Walter wanted the peace and quiet that
goes with a room in some private resi-
dence and such room he would have.
He found the room.
Little Walter is now living in fur
nished room in one of the down-town
buildings. He has experienced a great
change of heart. The change came after
he had paid his fourth monthly Install
ment to the head of the family willing to
rent a room.
Little Walter moved to save eXplana-
lions. He was model boarder and paid
his rent in advance, but things happened
and Walter decided to move. He simply
told his fellow workers that the new
room brought him nearer his work, but
the story has leaked out.
Little Walter, according to the tale,
lived at 2S4 on a certain avenue, No. 235
was the house next door, and No. 236
was built by the architect who designed
No. 2S4. The architect was short on
ideas, and No. 2S6 only differed frern the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-15
Af The Iheafers.

With the exception of Stuart Robson in
..The Henrietta" the best comedy that
has been given in st. Paul this season
was presented last night at the Metro
politan "a Brace of Partridges is
bright, clean apd brisk little English
comedy built on good lines and cleverly
constructed It is as typieally English as
Son the Quiet is typicaliy American.
AS the latter depends for it's success on
it's brisk action, so the former makes
good because of its quiet but always gem
uine humor The story of the play is
reminiscent of Sweet Lavender for
like ,Pinero's play, the happy ending de-
fies all the worlds conventions, and the
pretty barmaid, Peggy, is happily welded
to her aristocratic lover.
The chief motif of the play is rather
worn one-that of mistaken identity-but
Robert Ganthony has managed to make
his comedy original in spite of that Mr..
Reeves Smith, in the dual role Of the Hon.
Arthur Partridge and Alfred Partridge
making the "brace of cartridges" did
some of the best comedy work that, has
been seen in st. Paul for some time. His
sudden and skiIlful transformations from
the devil-may-care and impecunious Al
fred to the Hon Arthur, of honorable in
tentions and dignifed mien, were warmly
app1auded by rather small audience
last night.
Mr.. Reeves Smith S supporting company
IS good A number of interesting cfarac-
tiers are introduced in the play, and these
We're adequately presented by the sup
porting company. Miss Margaret Robin
son was pretty Peggy Stubbs Miss
Marie Rawson was an even prettier Evan
geline.
"a Brace of Partridges" will be con-
tinued the remainder of the week with.
Saturday matinee.
Way Down East, will play an engage
n,ent of one week, commencing Sunday
night There. will be the usual Wednes-
day and Saturday matinees.
The two American Macs and Maize
Trumbull head a contingent that are pro-
ducing THE Irish Pawnbroker at the
Gil and the current week. This clever far
cicaI production will terminate its en-
gagement at this play house with per-
formances tonight and tomorrow after
neon and night.
barbara Frietchie,'' one of the most
attractive dramatic creations of recent
years, is to be presented at the Grand
the coming week, inaugurating it's en-
gagement of one week with performs
ance Sunday night.
The programme for next Sunday after
noon the second of the Minnesota State
band concerts, at the Grand Opera house,
embracing as one of its principal compo-
sftions a grand selection from 7 Lom-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-15
WEATHER FOR TODAY.


Minnesota-Fair Friday; Saturday fair,
with warmer in western portion; fresh
northerly winds.
Upper Mchigan-Fair Friday, except
snow along the north shore; brisk to high
northwesterly winds; Saturday fair
Wisconsin-Fair Friday and Saturday;
fresh to brisk northerly winds.
North and South Dakota-Fair Friday
and Saturday; warmer; east to south
winds.
Montana-Fair Friday and Saturday,
variable winds.
st. Paul = Yesterdays observations
taken by the United States weather bu
reau. St. Paul, P. F. Lyons, observer. for
the twenty-four hours ended at o'clock
last uight-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation: Highest temper
ATTIRE, 81 lowest temperature, %; average
temperature. 81; daily range, 6; barome-
ter. 1892 humidity. "a; precipitation. Q;
p. M, temperature, %; p. m, wind,
northwest weather, clear.
TnO1nprat1JrQS-e
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Why nor 4 DEMocR4f


The demand for new federal judge
in this district has become extremely act
i've within the past few weeks. There is
already hardly a Republican statesman
OF note in the state who has not made
the discovery that the federal business
in this district is extremely heavy and
cries aloud for the appointment of new
judge.
OF course I e GIL o be, not being in the
confidence OF the wise men of the Re-
publican party hereabouts, is not able at
this stage of the movement to indicate
with any particular measure of certainty
who the statesman is who it is designed
shall adorn his person with the judicial
robe But it might not be especially diff
icult to include the name in list of
half dozen.
There is one subject on which the Re-
publican brethren are uneommonly strong
in this state. 1t is that of taking and
keeping the judiciary out of politics. 1t
is noble purpose, as we all recognize,
which, no doubt, accounts for it's extreme
popularity among the Republican states
men Now, there are a great many ex-
cellent Democratic lawyers in this state,
men who would be an honor and an or
nament to the bench, but who.. mostly
because the judiciary is not kept out of
politics with that completeness which our
Republican friends would wish, have new
er had much chance of realizing judicial
| lonors.
The Globe. with all Difference to
the high qualifications of Congressman
Norris and the others, rises to observe
that if the Republican statesmen herea-
bouts desire to manifest their devotion
to the idea of non-poltical judiciary,
they might do an admirable stroke of
business by comforting the new place,
when it is created, on a capable Demo-
cratic lawyer
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fellow needed a shave, in fact, had need
ed one for eight days, and then his eyes
rested ON a hand that looked bigger than
one of the hams that are sold all the
way round the world.
whats, .w-a-whats that?" stammered
Jones.
4 want the bed. repeated the burly
apparition
Jones was thinking rapidly. Here's a
guy with a head full of close decisions, :"
he thought to himself. Il can see where
he will have bunch to throw me out of
the window in a minute.
4 don't catch the drift of your con-
versation,' he said aloud as he smiled up
at the man.
I want that bed, repeated the rough
looking stranger, and Jones insists mat
he leered down a him.
ST | can only hlImor him, muttered
Jones, he may not decide that 1t is his
duty to handle me rough. III have to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-15
house next door in the color of the paint

house next door in the color of the paint.
1t takes an artist to ascertain the color
of paint on dark night, and little Wal
ter was not an expert.
Little Walter mad q room on the second
floor. He came home on dark night,
and, anxious to resume the reading of a
particularly heavy work, he came home
| in a hurry. He noticed as he dashed up
the front steps that the girls of the fam
lily had overlooked the customary Hello
there, but as two young men were sit
ting in at the front porch reception he
did not wait.
Someone in. the library shouted gruff
Hello as he dashed UP the stairs Lead
ing to his room. but Walter was in a
hurry and did not answer. He reached
the top of the stairs and then he arrived
at the door of his room.
well, we'll, that's funny, he muttered
to himself as he noticed light shining
through the transom, and then little Wal
ter discovered it was anything but funny
for opening the door he found himself
face to face with woman sitting UP in
bed.
WHO are your, shouted the woman as
she dropped the book she had been read
ing.
Il don't know, gasped the young man.
II beg your pardon, / think have made
q mistake
Walter pulled the door shut again. He
heard the woman climbing out of bed
and hurried for the front stairs. A burly
looking man had heard the shout and
was waiting at the bottom of the stairs,
but anything before another experience
with the woman and Walter hurried
down to the man.
I'm sober as a judge, assure you,
mister, indeed I'm sober and l don't
know how this happened" stammered
Walter. i live at No. 234 and 1 thought
1 was III the right house. I beg your
pardon for this intrusion, and if you will
accompany me to No. 2S4 will prove
to you that all is as tell it
We'll, you look honest and sober, too,
said the man, $50 I guess I'll believe
your story. But don't ever do 1t again.
Walter felt reasonably sure that he
would not repeat the performance, but he
decided that he was taking chances and
moved down into the business district.
Plain Mr. Jones, as he will be known in
this tale, occupied The third-noor front
room of the popular boarding house He
was ope of the numerous night toilers of
the city, but he reported with the neces-
sary on the first of every month and the
dining-room girl had a standing order to
Keep the Star-Sndped uollie unuef MI.
Jones plate.
On the night preceding the excitement,
Jones entered the boarding house at 11.56
by the town clock. He noticed that the
stairs up to the thfrd-ffoor front room
were bare of the customary mating, but
dismissed the thought by suggesting to
himself that the housekeeping had start
ed. Jones had no trouble in getting into
his room and he was soon asleep:
Il want the bed -
Jones came to with a start. In the
room at the foot of the bed stood mean
looking individual. Jones noted that the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-15

These be the days when something
stirs in the woods, the hunter shoots it.
then takes the next train home to apollo
gize to the widow.
Let's see, isn't this Judge Eldredge
Hanecy, who fined the editor of the Chi
eago American for criticising his methods.
one and the same individual concerning
whom the audacious and irrepressible
Hearst published the assertion that the
name legally and originally bequeathed to
MN by his parents was Patrick Hennes-
sey?
No wonder the learned and aristocratic
judge wakes eloquent and vehementIy af-
firms that the newspapers must not be
permitted to say disagreeable things
about judges. Fancy sticking pins into a
mans pet vanity like that Beheading
or throwing into boiling oil, or some long,
lingering death like that seems the only
adequate punishment for such crime
An unreasonable man in New York
state asks for a divorce because his wife,
who is snake charmer puts her snakes
INTO bed with him to warm them. How
ridicuious. Think how cheap he gets
MS snakes. 1t costs some men hundreds
of dollars to get theirs.
II the Inhabitants are to be believed,
there is much of the wild and woolly West
about that Minneapolis. Hold-ups and
gambling rage there, and lady doctor
and minister who haye been '.slum-
ming say they saw things awful
things, and that Minneapolis can give
Paris and London aces and spades for
depth, variety and styles of wickedness
Now could it be possible that the doctor
and the divine drink the same brand?
Gov. Herried's complimentary license
allows him to shoot both big and lstle
game. Now, then, what state official
went down with hip at whom he can
take a pot shot.
What the Engineers and Firemens as
ISOLATION don't say to DR.. Ohage: Watch
my smoke.
In the Rathbun case there seems to be
one man missing and one corpse over.
President Thwing, of the Western Re-
serve, has been talking about the ethical
side Of football. Recalling the fractured
skulls, broken legs, arms and collar bones,
the surgical side would seem to be the
burning Question just now
A suicide club has been formed in Pat
erson, N. j. If the right people only join
this makes splendid solution of the an
archist difficulty.
Several of our prominent local physi-
clans. not being satisfied with what they
kill at home. have gone out deer shoot
ing
Judge Collins semi-annual boom has
bloomed again. Unhappily for the Judge,
these boons appear to bloom only to
blight
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being mere legion of active politicians.
Il will be in the power of the charter
commission to discourage the prevailing
schemes The voting public will not give
their sanction to any proposal which the
charter commission does not attach its
approval to. The charter needs amend
ment. 1t is, in the power of the commits
sion to see to it that the instrument is
amended in such needed directions and
not otherwise.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-15
Il GRE4T R4ILRO1D 4cHIETE-
HENT.

Il GEE1T R4ILRO41D 4CHIEFE-
HENT.
The organization of the Northern Sc
curities company, with a capital of $780,
0e9,00O, is the largest operation yet eff
fected in American railroads The pur-
pose OF the new company is to take over
the stock of the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific companies, and in effect
puts the two railroads under one con-
trolling board of directors
The object sought by the promoters
Of the Northern Securities company is
to so harmonize the rival interests that
here will not be in the future ruinous
competition, demoralizing rate1eutting,
aor efforts to promote the interests of one
set of stockholders at the expense of the
other by any one of the many ways in
which rivals can injure each other The
end having been achieved it is a fair in
ference that the two great transconti-
mental railroads running from st. Paul
viii in the future live in peace together;
there will be stability of tariffs, on which
intending shippers may count with con-
fidence, stable agreement as to the time
of trains. and the stopping of discrimina-
ton in favor of districts of the North
west adjacent 10 one or the other of the
roads
There will be a furious onslaught by
the anti-co1poration influences no doubt.
Marmists will cry aloud and the timid
will tremble in their boots. Many sex-
celIent citizens, innocent of desire to
confiscate the property of others and will
ing that all should enjoy the fruits of
their labers, will be seriously concerned
as tc the ultimate outcur1e of the ten
eiency OF the times to unite in stronger
OF ganization-the tendency of labor as
we'll as capital.
BY majority vote the people eff the
United States at the last two national
elections approved the policy which has
made possible such combinations. When
the majority of voters wish to change
such policy, it is in their power to do SO.
Meanwhile, the policy is being developed
rapidly 1t is not at all probable that
the Northern Securities company, in
which the people of the Northwest are
locally Interested, will long remain The
largest company of the kind, should it
prove as successful in its purposes as its
promoters hope. Other roads similarly
situated viii follow the example.
1t is silly for men to denounce other
men for improving The opportunities aft.
forded under the law to protect their
property and make it even more profit
able The man who wouldn't do SO ii he
bad the opportunity doesn't live; every
man does the identical thing in his own
small way.
# there is any ground for complaint it
is with the system, which fosters vas1
fortunes, and not with men who make
fortunes from conditions which the peo-
pie voted to establish; and The power to
change all political and economic eondi-
tons resides in the people themselves
their ability to alter conditions to their
cwn liking being absolute,
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Make Them american.

There is but one way to inspire the
Filipinos with loyalty to America. and
that is by making them really American.
They can be made real Americans only by
being incorporated in our national body
polite. The essence of such Incorporation
is absolute commercial and fiscal union.
That and that only, can make two ma
lions one. Taxation and commerce are
the main things in life 1t is about them
that modern nations go to war 1t was
on their account that this country revolt
Ell from England 1t is for them that
the Filipinos will be ready to revolt from
us 1t is daily bread and butter that Is
involved, and that subject never passes
from the human mind So long as the
Philippines have tariff law other tnan
the United States tariff, so long they
will feel as foreigners, act as foreigners
and be foreigners.-San Francisco Chron-
iclf
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-15

The president has once more put his
foot down. This time that dgurative
operation was performed through his
declaration that political influence will
cut no figure in appointments in the in
sular possessions Roosevelt will find
before he is much older that putting
ones foot down is much easier than
keeping if down.
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bardi." one of the famous Verdi compo-
sitions.
If audiences that test the capacity of
the theater may be taken as an indication
Of excellence, the performances that are
being given by Harry Morris Twentieth
Century Maids company at the Star this
week deserve to be ranked among the
best offerings of the season. Two good
burlettas are given along with an ex-
celIent clio. Next week the Dainty
Paree burlesouers will be the bill.