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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15

fore it, For a Republican congressman
to make professions in favor of tariff re-
vision, to keep in favor with his constit-
uents and still avoid offending the powers
which run the party, as as easy as lying.
The construction of a tariff schedule
has never been along any principle of
economics. Votes have been obtained by
establishing the practice of scratch my
back and 1 will scratch yours" One
industry which wanted protection assist
ed another that wanted the same thing.
The farmers of the West were given pro-
lection against an imaginary competition
while they We're flooding foreign markets
with their productions. Whether the rep
resentatives of the farming communities
deliberately deceived their people, or
whether it was owing to gross Ignorance,
is not our province to determine. The
fact, however, stands out that the farm
ing communities have been befooled year
after year into supporting party which
was making them pay double prices for
what they had to buy without giving
them anything in return.
The manufacturers of iron were willing
to pay 81 more for what lumber they
wanted to use, if their product could be
protected; the lumber interests were will
ing to pay more for what iron they need
ed, if they could be enabled to add 81 to
the price of lumber The same is true
of nearly every protected industry. What
they had to pay for what they consum-
ed was but farthing compared with
the advantage to be gained by being in
the pool. The burden fell on the great
army of workers, in the shops, in the
offices and on the farm. These are the
men who pay the fiddler.
To bring about any change in the tariff
schedule some one thing will have to be
taken as basis. Congressman Babcock
posed to remove the tariff from all trust
made goods. A tariff on farm products
is of no more use than tariff on i'm
ports of copper from the moon. Let this
HcuSS OHCt ne 6nltI6Q anu there Will
be readjustment on lines of principle.
Let the farmers realize, as they certain
~ soon must, that they have been fill
ing the pockets of the manufacturer
under a false assumption that he was
helping to keep out foreign products of
the land, and they will give their repre-
sentatives a jolt that they will feel Let
the tariff be removed from trust-made
goods and these powerful agents will be
arrayed on the side of a logical tariff
schedule for protection to legitimate
industries for the purpose of revenue.
Sugar pays the government eco
per year revenue. To save few beet
sugar experimenters the people are taxed
$50 COO,OOG, and sugar is not a luxury.
The tariff needs revision, but there will
be no tinkering with the schedule as long
as the Republican party controls con-
gress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
rAWNEr AND TIE rARrrr.

The suggestion of Representative Taw-
ney that there may be some minor
changes in the tariff schedule, but no
general revision, is significant, as indi-
eating the attitude of the Republican
members of both houses Of congress Sem
ator Cullom, who has been for some
months an open advocate of tariff re-
vision, at least SO far as a ratification
of the reciprocity treaties is concerned,
has announced that there will be no re-
vision of the tariff at the next session
of congress.
That there is an almost universal de-
mand for tariff revision the members of
the Republican majority in congress are
aware. Especially is this true in the
West. But the party whip, welded by
the party bosses, is more to be feared
than the murrnurings of the people From
the expressions dropped here and there
by Republican politicians, their plan of
gresham will agree with his constituents
on the matter of the desirability of a
remodelIng of the tariff. Mr.. Tawney as
sures us that it ought to be modified in
some ways, Yes, but in what ways? An
other member is quite sure the schedule
is not just what it should be, but he is
not ready to favor a general revision. A
wise Republican congressman not long
since declared that he was in favor of reci-
procity, but was against the ratification
of the treaties now PENDING before the
senate 1t will be found that a majority
of Republicaa congressman are in favor
of tariff revision. but when it comes to
showdown they sSill not be able to
agree on a single item that needs chang
ing While The senate is in favor of reci-
procity treaties. it viii defeat those be-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
rA1rH ~ TIE co1umRIA.

The approach of the international yacht
race still leaves undetermined the
question as to which vessel will
carry the American flag. AS the
result Of the earlier contests there
was little question left as to the superior
ity of the Constitution. Recent tests.
however, have left the matter of suprem-
acy still open to serious doubt, with the
advantage resting with the older vessel,
the Columbia.
The appearance of the challenger in
American waters seems to have created
general opinion among yachtsmen that
Englands representative in the coming
race is the best built and equipped vessel
that has ever appeared to contest Ameri-
can superiority.
Whether it be. due to poor seamanship
on the part of those handling the Con-
stitutIon, or to poor equipment or in
ferior construction, the showing made by
that vessel in the latest contests has dis
sipated whatever conviction of her fit
4ASSS was SeeAASU AiiIo O@NiSISAiSO as lie iC-
suit of her earlier appearances.
The final test should be made as early
as possible, and should be more decisive
than any thus far had. If the Columbia
is to represent American seamanship in
the contest her former victory will carry
with it degree of faith on the part of
the American people which is absent
from the Constitution. The older is un-
questionably a first -class ship. She has
not been so decisively beaten in any of
her contests with the Constitution as to
cast any discredit on her If she is
chosen to the signal honor of twice main
tanning the name of American navy she
is certain to give the British boat such
a contest as will make defeat less bitter
/, than it has been to the English people
in any of the contests that are past
Unless the Constitution makes better
showing that she has Of late, the Amer
lean people viii be quite well satisfied to
rest the fortunes of the contest with that
one of the two which has already brought
us victory.
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WHAT WILL III BE9

The existing situation politically in the
state of Iowa is positively interesting
1t is growing more and more so each sue
ceeding day, and by the time the electors
of that state are called on to pass their
collective opinion on it the promise is
that it will have taken on many dramatic
features which are not now present.
Republican control in the state of Iowa
is a fixed fact. 1t has not been disturbed
for many years past, and the prospects
of it's immediate disturbance at the time
the recent Republican convention was
called to meet at Cedar Rapids was ex-
tremely remote This is changed. There
is no certainty regarding the future for
the machine politicians who nominated
the state ticket at the head of which
Mr. Cummins' name appears Indeed the
only element of certainty attending the
interesting political situation aforesaid
is embodied in the assurance that if the
Democrats of Iowa act with reasonable
good sense in their forthcoming conven-
ton, there is a fair chance of success
open to- them.
VIII the Democrats of Iowa show any
political sense in the present crisis, and.
if so, how much Of it? The answer to
that inquiry will determsine everything
for the Republican machine, whose latest
product the people of Iowa show so
marked disposition at this time to repu-
date. The G o b e does not profess any
ability to give an intelligent answer. It
declines to make a guess
The Republican platform in Iowa was
framed so as to ignore all state issues.
ii is a high-sounding and really meaning
less document, confined entirely to the
consideration of national issues. 1t will
be easy for the Democrats to devise just
Of national questions which some Demo-
Gratis still believe represent political is
sues, and which others believe do not.
The embodiment of such issues, or some
of them, in the Iowa Democratic plat
fern will be quite effective in putting
a speedy end to any prospect of success
which now presents itself to the Demo-
Gratis of Iowa.
The Democrats of Ohio, Maryland and
Virginia have shown their understanding
of the demands which the present makes
OH their party. Their example will be
followed by the great body. of the party
all over the country There may be a
few states in which Democrats will show
themselves to be still welded to their
shattered political idols. But they are
few. Iowa may or may not be one of
them The forthcoming state Democratic
convention will determine that. In cleo
tons for the selection of state officers
only, it is a good rule for platform build
ers to give their minds to state issues
chiefly. This is an excellent rule at this
time for Democratic platform builders
Let us see whether the valuable example
just offered through the Cedar Rapids
platform will be needed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15

be manifested with at least some slight
regard to the opinions and rights of
others.
The work which is being done by the
West Side Improvement association look
ing to bringing such communities as.
into more immediate and direct associa-
ton with st. Paul, is one in which the
people of every section of the city can
cooperate The gain of such a policy
will be the gain of everybody, not of the
people of the West side alone.
1t would be source of great gratihca-
ton if sucn communities as South st.
Paul could be Incorporated in the city.
The plan to promote their annexation is
a good one. The maintenance of direct
street car connection will render the in
corporation certainty in the immedi-
ate future. There are number of prom
Using communities scattered around on
the. outskirts of ST. Paul, the foundations
of which might as well originally have
been laiu within the city limits. lnd1-
vidual greed and narrowness has much
to be accountable for in this direction.
The responsibility of those who, for their
own purposes, deprived the city in the
first instance of many of those pro-
ductive concerns will not easily be dis
avowed. Every movement which tends
TO make sucn communities as North st.
Paul South ST. Paul, Gladstone and the
Wood Harvester works part of the city
proper, as they should have been in the
first instance, ought to have the public
sustainment.
The business men of the West side, in
securing closer connection with the splen-
did communities surrounding their sec
ton. are doing a valuable public work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
PIERRE AND HIS PEER.
New York Times.

New York Times.
Heavy bettor as he was, Pierre Loril-
lard once met his match when he ran up
against gray-bearded James h. Kelly.
who introduced bookmaking into this
country. 1t was nearly a generation ago,
and at Jerome Park Kelly was layins
Pc TO l against one of Lorillard's horses
in a big stake event The. news went
TO Mr. Lorrilard, seated on his coach on
the club house lawn.
''I'H just take little of the conceit out
of that sawed-off Irishman," said Loril-
lard to Wright Sanford, NewboId Morris
John Hunter and a few other congenial
spirits. They started For the ring TO-
gether.
'Pu lay $lO,OCOO on my horse at tnat
price, Kelly" said Mr.. Lorllard in his
princely fashion, expecting to see Kelly
wilt and refuse to take the wager.
Certainly, Mr.. Lorillard." Then tuEn-
ing to his sheet writer, Kelly said:
twenty-five thousand dollars against
$40, 900, Pierre Lorillard" Quickly he
turned to the tobacco magnate with a
polite, Much obliged to you, Mr.. Loril-
lard, very much obliged; would you. or
your friends care to bet another $40 900 at
the same odds? Should be delighted to
accommodate you
What q nerve!" was all Mr. Lorillard
could say as he turned on his heel and
walked away.
Jimmy" Kelly won the bet for Loril-
lard's horse was beaten.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15

Summer and the torment of unendur-
able heat have both come to the jewellers
in the tenements of New York.
Many bestow pity upon those whom for
tune obltges to face the rigops of winter
in the slums, says a writer in the Brook
Ign Eagle, but the hardships of cold are
as nothing to the horrors of midsummer
heat. 1t is always possible to get warm.
1t is frequently impossible to become cool,
and, for the tenement dwellers at least,
it is absolutely hopeless to try to at
tain to either continued GOODNESS or to
that amount of comfort which will per-
nit sleep.
Ask one of those who spend their lives
in the crowded east side streets of New
York which, is the harder to bear, sum-
mer or winter? However abject may be
the poverty of the person questioned the
invariable response will be that the win
ter Is preferred to the summer. Crowd
ing In cold weather may produce small
poX as we'll as warmth, but even that
alternative is preferred to the season
which makes Of each tenement house
of torment, of every fetiG room cham
Der Of sleepless horror.
Kipling, writing of the City of Calcutta
Turing the time of heat called it 1.-THE
City of Dreadful Night" He drew the
horrors of night in that city as he alone
ean, but, even the sufferings of those in
the midst of the heat Of Calcutta are not
SO great as those of the lost legion who
live-exist-in the double-decker tene-
ments of Greater New York
Is it to be wondered at that the man
who has spent his day under those con-
ditions is unable to support the suffe1lngs
that heat. crowded quarters and insult
fcient ventilation force upon him at
night? Screens are scarce and mosqui-
toes are many on the East side In the
open air there is no protecting from the
insect plague but if it has to be en-
dured the tenement people prefer to SUI
fer under the sky rather than under the
roof. What the open house tops Of In
dia are to the people of Hindostan the
balconies of the iron fire escapes are to
those who live on the East side. The
family whose rooms look out on the
fire escape is enved as higher up town
fiat dwellers may envy the family that
dwells in the house with the big veran-
das. The fire escape counts as an eX-
ira room, even in the rent In the time
of heat it is the bedroom of the tene-
ment aristocracy. None of the poor and
to be pitied sleep on the fire escapes. For
such as those there is the sidewalk. the
cellar door, the unstabled truck and the
dark lairs in the corners of areas.
Unless ones heart be hard 1t is not good
to walk through the tenement streets in
the time of heat. The sight ofsso much
uDobtrusive wretchedness troubles the
soul; the mind becomes filled with vague
longings to give comfort to these suffer-
ing ones-with tmpotent wrath against
the someone or something supposed to
be responsible for it all-and with help
less recognition of it's present incurabil-
ity. 1t will be long before entire con-
tentment and cheerfulness returns to the
one who, possessing a child of his own,
passes through these bricked-in canyons
of SWeltering heat and suffering at night.
At the edge of the street, just where
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
LORD KELVIN PLAYED DAMocLEs.


Lord Kelvin, so his friends say used
to make of himself a sort of Damocles,
but it was a cannon ball instead of a
sharp sword which was suspended over
his head.
Few living scientists have as high a
reputation as Lord Kelvin, and few have
to their credit more useful inventions or
valuable discoveries. Though now in his
seventy eighth year, the old professor,
who for more than half a century oc-
cupied the chair of natural philosophy at
Glasgow university, still maintains his
reputation for being one of the most ener-
getic men in Scotland. Those who know
him are fond Of telling of the boyish
eagerness and almost incredible energy
with which he still attacks his work.
When lecturtag he used to become so
absorbed and wrapped up in the expert
ments he was conducting that he could
scarcely wait for the results. Disdaining
the services of an assistant, he scurried
about his lecture room like youth of
sixteen. Indeed, the students liked to say
that they never saw him cross his labora-
tory except at run.
The ruling passion of Lord Kelvin, who
is a member of half the learned societies
of Europe and who has been decorated
by the emperor of Germany, the presid nj
of France and the king of Belgium Is his
absolute faith IN ngureS, ana II Is thlS
ruling passion which led to his expert
ment as a Damocles When he has once
solved a problem in mathematics he Is
willing to stake upon its correctness not
only his reputation, but, If necessary,
his life.
Taking an immensely heavy cannon ball
he calculated, with the utmost accuracy.
the size of the smallest wire which
would bear the weight OF the load of iron.
He then procured length of wire of
just the requisite strength, and, to prove
the truth of his figuring, had the can
non ball suspended over his lecturdng
platform at the very spot where it would
be most likely to strike and crush him
should the wire give way, and 1t remain
ed there for weeks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
OF CIAL INTEREs

Miss Elinor Ingersoll, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Moses Folsom, of the
Bucklngham, left yesterday for her Sc
attic home.
Miss Rachael Feely, Is East Tenth
street, left last evening for Boston and
New York. She will be absent a month.
s. c. .Theis, of the North Star Press
association. Germania Life Insurance
building, left last night for Fargo, to be
away several days. He goes to attend a
meeting of the North Dakota Publishers
Mrs. G. w. Smith, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Welz, of Germany. will be the
tainment given this afternoon by Mrs
Michael Defiel at her home on Pleasant
avenue Next Tuesday afternoon Mrs.
give coffee for Mrs. Smith and Miss
The Garfield w R. G. and G. A. R.
Mounds park next Saturday afternoon.
Supper will be served at 6 O'Clock.
The board of managers of the Catholic
the home. Mrs. Michael Doran was ap-
pointed visitor for August. The members
of the board will meet at the home FRI
day afternoon to sew.
Mrs. H. E. Ralph, of 400 Jackson street,
has gone to Buffalo, N. Y. Monday of
this week she attended a family reunion
in Buffalo. at which were present an
aunt l05 years old, and the latter's young
er child, eighty years old.
DR.. and Mrs. Gustav REM. of Smith
avenue, are visiting in Duluth
Mrs Hawthorne will entertain the
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church this afternoon at% her home on
Prescott street. Papers will be read by
Mrs. ]. B. Parker, Mrs. Fales and Mrs
Bowsfield.
The Norwegian Lutheran church and
Sunday school. Thirteenth and Canada
streets. will give it's annual picnic today
at Como park.
The Ladies Aid Society of St Stephens
English Lutheran Mission met yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. ]. P.
Beasam, 716 York street
Howard Smith, of Chicago, H., is Wis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15

ting his uncle, H. Durand. $50 Rice
Mrs. Jacob Stoft will entertain at
luncheon today at her summer home. St.
fothman, Miss Lothm r nnq Mrs. Nrf B lang lang
Miss Lang. Mrs. De Haas and Miss De
Mrs. n: R, stockwen, of Kenwood
Chicago is the guest of the Misses Nor
colt, of Ashland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w Peet and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. f. Peet and two daughters left
yesterday for trip to Mackinac
Mrs. Dousman and the Misses Dousman
will remove from the Douglass residence
on Virginia avenue to Aberdeen, Sept. l.
The Misses Norcott, of Ashland avenue.
are entertaining Mrs. n. r. Stockwell, of
Kenwood, Chicago.
Miss Delphine Robertson, of Hague
avenue, has returned from a trip to the
Brule.
Mr.. and Mrs Willis Drummond and
family, of Marshall avenue, will return
the latter part of the week from an out
ing at Lake City
Miss Tompkins. of Summit avenue.
leaves for the East next week
Miss Cooper and Miss Flora Ryan, OF
Laurel avenue. and Miss Metcalf of Du-
luth, left last evening for Buffalo, n. Y.
Miss Anita Heinrichs, of Manitowoc. is
the guest of Miss Minnie Koehler, of
Portland avenue.
Mrs. Horace E. Lamb, of Laurel ave
nue., is entertaining Miss Jessie l. Lamb
and Mrs. Wade Monrrord, of KansA,
City
Miss Dixon. of Milwaukee, is the guest
of Mrs. A. E. Senkler, of Virginia ave-
nue..
Mrs. Frank NJ. Douglass of Virginia
avenue is expected home next week
from a trip abroad
F. w. Benz. Lydia and Walter Benz
will arrive today from a trip abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Mcmillan. of
Marshall avenue, have gone to Buffalo.
by way of the lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Lay, of Ma
ealester Park, will leave Thursday for
Buffalo. o
Mr.. and Mrs. A Wilder Merriam, of
Summit avenue, have returned from Os-
ceola, Wis.
Mrs. w. H Bril- and Miss Winifred
Brill, of Laurel avenue, viii return this
week from an outing at Leech Lake.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
ConsoIine.

Dorothy Whiteside in Anecdotes.
1t was a still and sultry Southern night
sound Travelled Ear, so when Lucy he
dusky deity Of the kitchen) paused at
the gate to take leave Of her escort. their
ing recipient indoors
everything necessary and possible hav-
ing been said in the way Of goodnight.
Lincoln Washington Jones still fingered
After a silence, his voice, fraught w5.Ii
solicitude, inquired: VIVA for YOU sigf
Miss Iucy?" No reply
Mus be hit sumpen' mighty heavy
troublin, you, Miss Lucy, mex you sign
go deep"
Hit tes' dis-a-way. sometimes 7 git TO
studyen an bout mex up my mir dat
dey amt nobody lub me tall"
ly}:
No dey amt nobody Tub me" Cmourn-
fully.
Yes dey is too, Miss Lucy. know
one dat shu' tubs you, anyhow" tender
Who dat?" (expectantIy, yet cayly1.
Jesus Tub you, Miss Lucy"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15


The British house of lords has just de-
cided that trades union is person in
the eyes of the law and can be sued.
1t seems that trades unions in England
erty. An attempt was made by
butchers association to boycott certain
wholesaler who has in his employ nom
union man. An attempt was made to en-
join the union. The application was
granted by the trial judge, but his de-
cis1on was reversed by the court of ap-
peals; this in turn was reversed by the
house of lords, sitting as court of last
resort. The court holds that if union
is creature of law to the extent of
holding property, employing servants,
and doing injury. it must answer for
damages.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
at THE THEATERs.

The Criterion company played to the
usual big matinee audience at the Met
ropolitan yesterday afternoon and drew
fair-sized house in the evening with
1.-The Black Flag"
For the farewell week of the stock sea-
son, beginning Sunday night, the Critic
rion company will present three plays.
The first half Of the week will witness a
splendid scenic production of Nell
Gwynne," with May Buckley as Mistress
Nell. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights and Saturday matinee Manager
Scott will present Under Two Flags"
Friday afternoon request matinee will
be given, with THE Two Orphans as
the bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-15
Mr. LOngIey Protests.

To the Editor of the Globe:
In your issue of today you have a
prominent and quite lengthy article re-
lating to Central Park M. E. church, in
which l am made to say a great many
foolish things which I never said at ALL
Indeed, the entire report, except in so far
as it mentions the renovation of our
new pipe organ, is simply an illustration
of your reporters c. eative powers, and
is, it.seems to me- q very poor return
to make for courteous treatment on our
part. I will thank you to put us right
TO the extent of Publishing this brief
word of protest. B. Longley.
ST. Paul, Aug IA.