The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-10

learned man did not settle was whether
the gray rat, or the white rat typifled
the Anglo-SaXon race, or whether indeed
the white rat is not the race itself.
We must be patient and give them time.
I beg that none of your readers shall
think that 1 am speaking with undue
levity or that 1 am perVerting the mean
ing of the learned man. l think that
I have correctly reported him I have
tried to do so, at least, and have again
marveled at the sincerity and disinterest-
edness Of these men whose sole object is
to benefit mankind. AS showing the ten
dency on their part to go to the bottom
of things" the distinguished president of
Clark university recently addressed
congress OF mothers at Evanston, and
distinctly asserted three great truths:
First, that ''Dr. Spank" is yet a most
excellent physician for children; second,
that no child should ask 'why2" until
after he was twelve years old, and, third,
that 1t was better for, or that he would
rather have. children study grasshop-
pers and bedbugs than some things they
now have at school, I really feel ike
apologizing for quoting this eminent au-
thority, and yet his references doubtless
have some bearing on our remote origins
and kinships. Personal experience, appn-
cable to any one in the audience, could
not have induced the remark, l am sure,
for he was not stopping in Evanston at
ell, but at a hotel in the city, and we
can therefore conclude that he was speak
ing solely lin the interest of science
POLITICS
But the matter of overshadowing inter-
est here at present is political, all the
candidates to be voted for on April
being now in the field All the prelimi-
nary work Of civic reformers, ministers,
young voters league, etc, etc, seems to
have failed, and the two parties present
candidates provided by the party organi-
cation. 1.-The mighty reform wave that
was to sweep into oblivion those respon-
sible for the deplorable condition in Chi
cago cannot be seen at present, even
with the aid of a microscope. It Will
not be possible 10 make an effort to
elect "a reform mayor now that the
Republicans rejected Harlan at the phi
marieS. The startling announcement OF
candidates will not stir the public pulse
to boiling point. Great harmony char
acterized the work of both conventions.
Mayor Harrison was renOminated without
opposition-no fight was made over other
candidates in the Democratic convention.
The enthusiastic MI Nicely, who nominal
ed Mr. Harrison, said:
1.-THE people of this city demand g man
for mayor upon whose brow no brand OF
a brazen boss has been stamped MI.
HarriSon's enemies will admit this. and
at most do no more than claim that 1t
anything were stamped there it would be
simply the boss The hit was at Judge
Hanecy, nominated, it is claimed, by or
der OF Mr. Lorrimer. The policy of the
future administration was declared in
the following words: "They {the people,
want man who will enforce the laws
now III fOrce-not one who will seek out
new ones" Mr. Harrison made a spirited
speech in accepting. and clearly showed
himself possessed of the elements neces-
sary to insure his success. Asked as to
his opinion Of the ticket, he gave to the
press the following modest statement:
The ticket is splendid one. and one
worthy of the excellent judges who Sc
Iected it. 1t shows the sound judgment
OF the Democrats Of Chicago, who real
ize when they have a good thing and
hang to it. The success Of the ticket at
the polls IS UNREASONABLE, the sole
grounds for discussion being the size of
the majority Mr.. Harrison has de-
than $4,000
Judge Hanecy is by 10 means SO Sc
reneiy confident; he is rather violently
confident. He uses the following mildly
lucid expressions: "The present cam
paign is not one between fndiyiduals-it
IS campaign between responsibility and
good citizenship, and corruption and rob-
berry and shame and vice. If elected
mayor of Chicago L pledge you that [
shall clean out that pest hole Of corrup-
ton that now exists in the city hall.
tuted everything that is held high and
sacred by good community. They have
hesltated at nothing; They, have de-
bauched the city schools. they have
stolen the special assessment fund: they
have levied blackmail on every vice in
the city, etc. etc, etc. The press of
Chicago has pictured the awful condf-
tons now existing in the city. The same
old ticket has been nominated with one
exception The press and the pulpit are
asked to indorse the administration OF
the last four years and ali that it has
stood for VIII they do it?"
Judge Eanecy's remarks are called "hy-
! sterical, and in answer to his promises
OF reform he Is told that he does not
know what he can do until he tries
what sweeping changes may take place
before the first Of April no one can fore
sect is not really very difficult to
stampede American voters if there be
sufficient iuducement, but at present
there is belief almost universal among
those to whom have talked that Harri
son viii be reelected. 1t is said that he
Is precisely the same man that he was
TWO years ago when he was chosen by
majority Of over forty thousand over
an opposition, and that he has kent all
| the promises ne made and he Will do so
AGAIN. am no political prophet and I
reahze the exceeding thjnEess OF the ice
upon winch / am skating. but no one
need take these political statements SER
/ iously: am sure that your readers viii
i not OBJECT to "a limited VIEW Of tha
! work Of parties in this great city.
"A. J. Smith