The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
GOVERNOR VS.. MAYOR.

ING 'ctlllody u b e OF one week ago
today published for the information Of
Gov. Van SAINT the law of Minnesota
prohibiting prize fights and sparring
matches, adding thereto sundry advice
in regard to the enforcement. The
G e is pleased to note, that within
two hours after the delivery of last Sun
days issue by the st. Paul carriers the
governor and attorney general of Mime
sofa, contrary to theiri Sabbath custom,
| HE'D themselves to their offices and
promptly dispatched to. Mayor Ames of
Minneapolis the now famous order to
stop the advertised sparring mill which
was to take place in that city Monday
evening. III,
The G lob regrets that it was the
means Of causing the governor and at
torney general of Interstate to engage in
Sunday labor, and it desires to say to
the people of this and other states, for
fear Of misunderstanding that it is not
the custom of Gov.sVan SAINT and Attor-
ney General Douglas to do public bust
ness and issue executive manifestos and
legal opinions on Sunday, this being their
only offense of the kind up to date. In
this case they were certainly excusable.
for the Clio b e s announcement of the
1istic carnival and publication of the
statute prohibiting the same did not ap-
pear until Sunday morning.
1t is true that said officials had due
notice of the prize fightsby reason of the
two weeks advertising it had received,
and there may be some over-particular
people who would be cruel enough to in
Innate that the governor might have
taken hump on himself" on Saturday
thereby both avoiding Sunday proclama-
tions and notifying the participants in
time to avoid their frrIitless trip from
Chicago. Indeed, a score of Chicago pro-
fessional sports who arrived on the Sun
day and Monday trains were vindictive
enough to fill the atmosphere with sui
phurous rhetoric because the governor
had. "dily-dallied, as they put 1t in
their uncomplimentaty way, instead of
giving them a timely, notice and thereby
saving all parties concerned the more or
less heavy expense of preparation and
travel Even Mayor AInes and the Min
neapolis proprietors OF. the. carnival ex-
hibition were uncomplirnentary along the
same line. But they Should bear in mind
that until the Gt1obe published the
statute, it did not Tappear to be known
at the capitol that Minnesota law pro-
hibited prize fights eand sparrirg match
es. Even the Knockout prize fight of two
weeks before ELECTED no reproof from
the governor. Why's then, should the adj
vertisement of a mere d"sparring exhibit
ton" arouse his Indignation? The fact
is. and the 10 e frankly confesses it's
fault, that we should have published the
statute and called the governors atten-
ton to the situation several days earlier
than we did, SO that the governor would
have known how to act in the premises.
The fault is ours, and hereafter the
G 0 e will endeavor to give the gov
ernor "huneh'' early so as to avoid
compelling him to do Sunday labor and
also so as to save the prize fighting fra
ternity the heavy costs and chagrin Incl
dent to delay of action and prolonged ex-
ecutive procrastination.
With this explanation, the Clio b
herewith desires to say that Gov Van
SAINT and Attorney General Douglas de-
serve high commentator for the official
promptitude and obedience to duty which
inspired them, on a peaceful Sabbath
when toll and official cares are laid away,
to leave the quiet of their homes and the
bosoms Of their families, and, almost i'm
mediately that the Gil o b e $ page was
spread before their eyes, rush to the call
of duty and make, theowires and Mayor
Ames red-hot with tguBernatorial procla-
nations and states : attorney opinions.
For this promptitude;stiie Gil e in be-
half of the people Of minnesota herewith
extends to the governor and his legal ad-
visor hearty gratuIations and sincere
commentator, and may they ever be as
prompt in the future il60heeding the voice
of the G. oh e andethepeople.
And now we appr5aeh a theme at once
large, numerous and painful We refer
to the state of mind ofrMayor Ames, the
genial doctor" ana generous promoter
of the manly art. s.Thft doctor had sent
invitations to the governor and legisla-
tive members to fake in the sparring
match with him. He had Intended to
make it a great social and political event.
Imagine. then, his state of mind when
the governors Sunday missive arrived
pursuant to the n. s. Y. P Mayor:
Ames says that it was all understood
with the governors office beforehand
that the sparring exhibition was 20. X.