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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

deed, the entire policy pursued by the
charter commission thus far in the
matter Of amendment Of the organic
law is indefensible. While dilly-dally-
ing over the essential demand that the
city shall be supplied with adequate
fire protection it proceeds promptly TO
authorize an amendment which Will
increase the amount Of clerk hire OF
the office of the board of public works.
The public, as we suggest, have no
interest whatever in any amendment
or suggestion sanctioned by the char
ter commission thus far, save alone
that which recognizes the right OF the
park department to increased appro-
priations and to retain it's own unex-
pended balances. The action of the
commission in sanctioning such an
amendment should at once have been
supplemented by like action with ref
erence to an increase in the appropria-
tons of the fire department and OF
the police department. Everything
that will tend to the promotion OF the
health Of the community. to the pro-
lection of the lives and the property
of the people the charter commission
should hasten to sanction. If there is
any doubt about the willingness of that
body to relieve the city from the
wretched shackles which have been
placed upon it by the false and dan
gerous notions of economy which have
prevailed under Republican local adj
ministration in the past six years and
have been embodied in our organic
law, it is time that the people should
circulate petitions among themselves
and secure the necessary signatures,
which will leave no option on the part
Of the charter commission save to pre-
sent such amendments for popular ap-
prevail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
THE SONG OF THE DESK SLAVE.
ohaipod


chained
All day to a roll-top desk;
Who, sweItering over a type-machine,
ASSumeth a shape groteSque
The Breeze and the sunshine are not for
him,
The sky is mere hearsay;
He sits and he grinds mid the rustling
Through all of the dull, dull day.
He thinks of the years when his hands
His arms like the best Of STEEL
He THINKS of the days when his 1.-the
limbs made
Good time on a racing wheel;
He thinks of the day when he held his
In harvesting hay or grain
Then smiles at the thought that croquet
game
Can give him a next-day pain.
He signs to remember the mighty Drawn
He showed on the college track;
He thinks of the days when he played
ne AP 9Sks sh S n 1ss days n soosa sS
Well padded and picturesque,
Then weeps Ger recalling the f1abby form
That's chained to the roll-top desk.
o man in the field, with the hoe or plow,
o man with the ditching spade!
Yearn. not for the easy white handed
Instead of your sturdy trade.
There's money--sometimes the office
grind
There's life in, the work you do.
You are famed and warmed by the breeze
and sun
And arched with 6 roof Of blue.
Your food Is the food Of hungry man.
You sleep like the dead at night;
Your muscles are firm and your heart Is
good
Your cause Is the cause Of right;
We slaves of the desk would renource
our hope
OF wealth or a "raise'' In pay
II we could but feel as we used to feel
Back there in our husky day.
IS. w. Gillian in Los Angeles Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
Nicaragua Has Volcanoes.

A highly suspicious odor arises from
the frequent reports which have appeared
in the public press of late concerning vol
canic disturbances on or near the pro-
posed route of the Nicaragua Canal 1t is
remarkable coincidence at least, hardly
explainable on scientific grounds, that so
happen, precisely at the period when the
selection of the Nicaragua route Is still
among the possibilities. Remembering the
sons were once able to put paddock on
the lips Of large number of influential
Frenchmen, 1t seems possible that like
influence may be at work now on the
have never subscribed to the cynical
statement Of Horace Walpole that every
man has his price," but we are ready to
swing the door pretty wide when It comes
Weekly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Charles r.
Murphy was tonight elected leader of
Tammany Hall at the meeting of the
executive committee. This resolution
was offered by President Haffen, of
Bronx borough:
Whereas, The experiment of the
committee Of three has proved the de-
STABILITY Of individual responsibility
and leadership,
Resolved, That the position and du-
ties heretofore occupied and performed
by the committee of three be hereafter
occupied and performed by Charles F..
Murphy"
The resolution was carried by a vote
of 70 to 8. On proposition to change
the place for holding conventions In
the Ninth district for selecting dele
gates to state, county senatorial and
assembly districts, Frank Goodwin de-
manded that the matter be laid on the
table and protested against William s..
Devery becoming the accredited repre-
sentative Of the district on account of
fraud. The matter was referred to the
committee on elections. After the
meeting Devery made formal demand
for his credentials, but was unable to
get any satisfaction
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
THE MORAL oEIT.

The thanks of the country are due
to Gen. David B. Henderson, speaker
of the national house of representa-
tives. He has done a great public
service in his refusal to assume re-
sponsibility for the reputation by his
party of the universal demand for tar
iff legislation. That is what Speaker
Henderson's withdrawal expresses be-
yond all equivocation. His expIana-
ton of his withdrawal recognizes ex-
pressly the fact that he stands upon
the tariff plank of the Iowa platform.
He avows himself explicitly to be in
favor Of the protectionist policy of his
party. No Republican could be more
closely allied than he with the avowed
opinions and policies of his party with
reference to the tariff and the trusts.
Then why does he withdraw from the
contest? Because, as he declares, his
immediate constituents do not accept
the Iowa platform or the Republican
national attitude toward the tariff or
the trusts as satisfactory to them. Nat
urally, having reached this conclusion,
Gen. Henderson is unwilling to be
made the personal victim of the con-
tinuance of his party in it's present
policy toward the tariff and the trusts.
He will not consent to avow any belief
in the conviction that the trusts can
be destroyed or controlled through a
tax on the tariff. He will not give his
sanction to taking off the tariff on
trust controlled goods, nor will ne con-
sent to go any distance whatever in
this direction. He is a consistent Re-
publican. He Is in the most complete
accord with his party on it's economic
doctrines, but he finds that both he
and his party are unwilling to concede
the demand which has become general
among the people for revision Of the
tariff, and through that revision. in
augurating war upon the trusts. His
position and that of his party are iden-
teal. The point at which they part
company is where Gen. Henderson re-
fuses to go before the people for rat
if1cation Of that attitude. He plainly
thinks that he would be beaten If he
did so. The moral Of his conclusion is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
TEAR THEM DOWN.

The fire which took place within
few days in the wholesale establish
ment of Foley Bros. & Kelley, at the
corner Of Third and Sibley streets, Of
fers a striking illustration of the wrong
that has been done to the city of st.
Paul by the failure of its officials to
remove the overhead wires from the
business district. The experience of
DR.. Ohage on that occasion does not
express adequately the public danger
which was attendant on that fire and
on the existence of electric wires in
the vicinity. 1t is not surprising that
a member of the fire department should
have been injured by coming in con-
tact with live wire. The real sur
prise is, that in view of the great num-
bers Of pedestrians in that vicinity at
that time, hurrying to and from the
trains, and the vast crowd which the
existence of the fire brought together,
so little injury resulted from the dan
gers involved.
There is not a building in the entire
wholesale district the roof of which Is
not surmounted by one or more electric
wires. Many of them have heavy net
works of such wires suspended above
them. Whether those wires are neces-
sary in the conduct of the business Of
that region, or of the business commu-
nifty at all, does not matter. They
have no place where they are. Their
existence is clear evidence Of long con-
tinued official neglect and misconduct.
Not a single wire ought to be found in
midair in the whole region bounded
by Third and Seventh, Broadway and
Wabasha.
1t would be hard to explain what in
f1uence it is which has operated to
keep those wires In existence. The
violation of the strict right of the
people to protection in their lives and
property has been continuous and
chronic on the part of the local tele-
phone concerns, and 1t Is hard to I'M
derstand how any member Of the coun-
Gil or any other public official could
feel himself at liberty to take the re-
sponsibility of shielding those con-
Germs from the consequences of their
public wrongdoing.
There has been altogether too much
delay in the enforcement of the city
regulations in this regard. The re-
sponsibility is now safely lodged with
the council, however. 1t is of no avail
to say that the city engineers depart
ment is, and has been for years, chiefly
responsible for the situation as 1t ex-
lists today. 1t was Commissioner Law
Ter, of the police department, who first
directed attention to the contemptuous
disregard to city regulation which was
involved in maintaining the wires.
What the people now want to see is
the Democratic majority of the council
passing at once an effective ordinance
which will sweep those wires from
their places, and a board of public
works or a police department with
courage enough to put the ordinance
into immediate enforcement by at least
destroying every wire which is not at
least temporarily absolutely necessary
to the conduct Of public business.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
HAS THE PRESIDENT
CHANGED HIS TAcTIcsf
Hint as to What He VIII Talk About
on His Western Trim.


To the Editor Of The Globe:
In yesterday mornings issue Of the
Pioneer Press we note that the presi-
dents Western speeches will be chang
ed on his Western tour, and that he
will give his views on 1.-THE Lack of
Connection Between the Tariff and the
Trusts" This, following closely on his
private conference with the leaders of
the Republican party in which 1t was
decided to make no changes in the
tariff, seems to us to indicate that our
bold and fearless president has been
called off, or, in vulgar parlance, called
down by the trust magnates. This Is
not hard to understand, when every
intelligent observer of the movements
of the Republican party knows that in
the trusts that party lives and moves
and has it's being. The war Of the Re-
bellion has at last worn itself out as an
issue; the so-called Southern disfran-
chisement Of the negro seems to have
lost It's potency as an issue; and the
tariff alone remains. When every ar
ticle of domestic use and most articles
needed in our manufactures remain on
the high tariff, 1t seems to use that the
next great battle between the two
most prominent parties must be Waged
on the protective tariff issue. What
the Pioneer Press calls the Western
Republican movement for tariff reviS-
ion has been going on for at least
twenty years. We can remember dur
Ing that period Of time that almost
every leading Republican paper in the
West has been advocating lower tar
iff in those years when there was no
presidential or congressional election,
but they all wheel into line and defend
beet root sugar and dead and down
timber spectators and operators when
it comes to the crucial test of the pal-
lot box. Party and patronage are dear
er to them than political honesty and
the public welfare.
Our colonial policy is also beginning
to be recognized as another failure, but
sort Of patriotic pride keeps the bulk
of our people from acknowledg
Even the most ardent adnirer of the
colonial ownership must fall back
upon the defense that we got the Phil
ippines and cannot let them go. 1t is
like the boy whose fingers are fettered
by the feelers Of the lobster, only the
lobster in this case seems to be Uncle
Sam. w. M. G.
st. Paul, Sept. 10.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
BRYANT IN LITERATURE
AND HIS GOOD INFLUENCE
He Was Natures Poet and Went to
Her for Inspiration and Strenqth.

When Bryant first appeared there was
no American literature worth mention
ing; certainly no poetry. Brockden
Brown had written half dozen clever
novels and Washington Irving a few
bright essays and satires in the style Of
Addison. The poets Of the time were
Hopkinson, Green, Trumbull, Barlow,
Dwight and Humphreys, but it requires
now a pretty careful search in old
anthologies to bring any of their writ
ings to light. "Thanatopsis," though
written six years earlier, was first pub
lished in the North American Review
for September, 1917, and naturally at
tracted widespread attention. Here at
last was true poet, and in accord
ance with the nomenclature of that
day the author was styled the "Ameri-
can Wordsworth" a name that has
more or less chung to him to the pres
ent time. OF course he was not the
American Wordsworth" nor does his
verse resemble that of the English
poet. Both were observers of nature,
as all poets are, and both were addict
ed to emphasizing moral lessons, but
Bryant's preaching resembles Cow
per's much more than it does Words
Worth's. Had he been called the Amer
lean Cowper, 1t would have been fool
ish enough, but still a more accurate
comparison than the other.
"Thanatopsis," as first published and
as it now stands in the approved text
Of the poems, are two quite different
poems so far as polished versifcation
is concerned, though the theme is the
same. Many changes and additions
have been made, but nevertheless as
first published it was a remarkable
poem for boy of eighteen to write.
Not but what boys of eighteen some
times take somber views of life, and
for moment or so have melancholy
thoughts, but 1t is not the natural state
of as happily a situated youth as Bry-
ant was. The thought Of the poem Is
commonplace and even trite. The
worlds sepulchre-all that live must
die-are texts for preachment as old as
mankind But the versification in
which these thoughts were expressed
was sonorous and musical, while the
imagery was pleasing. The American
mind of that day was fond of sermons
many think it still-and was greatly
pleased with this poem. It was stamp
ed as the work of genius, and soon
found its way into the school books. 1t
was quoted everywhere, and at sin
gle bound the author attained ma
tional fame. It has been read and
memorized by every generation of
school children since, and we have
been educated to admire 1t as one of
the masterpieces of poetry. 1t is in
deed a fine poem, ranking with the
best passages of 1.-THE Task" but not
at all comparable to the "Tintern Alb
bey' of Wordsworth. Those who think
Bryant is an American Wordsworth
should read "Thanatopsis" and "Tin-
tern Abbey" together. Both poems are
on the thoughts suggested by COM
munings with nature, and are, there
fore, fairly to be compared with each
other. The one will be found to be es-
sentially commonplace, the other full
Of inspiring and elevated thought
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

That Omaha doctor who insists that
the climate Of the Southwest Is not
only not curative of consumption, but Is
really promotive Of the disease, Is wise
in his generation. Badly as an in
crease in population is needed down in
that region there is one man at least
who believes that an increase in the
form of an influx of consumptives is
worse than none at all.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1902.

The campaign of the Roosevelt adj
ministration against the trusts contin-
ues, Notwithstanding the detection of
Speaker Henderson. The addition Of
the sewing machine trust to those al
ready in existence cannot be said to
prove Mr.. Henderson's position that
the tariff has nothing to do with the
trusts. 1t certainly does not show
much fear Of the Roosevelt department
of justice.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
%A. AT ST. PAUL
j heatrec

Haverly's Minstrels will close a brief
engagement at THE Metropolitan opera
house with the matinee and evening
performances today. The show has
scored big hit and is undoubtedly
the most satisfactory performance of
m1nStrelsy that has been seen here for
several seasons. The singing is far
above the average, the specialties are
unusually strong and the comedy work
is handled with rare Judgment and dis
erection. There is enough variety to
please all tastes. and everything pre-
scented is high class. The matinee will
be played at popular prices.
"The Wizard of o." which comes
to the Metropolitan next week, is one
of the biggest productions ever pre-
sented in this country. The show will
be brought to this city. in its entirety
and the performance will be put on
just as it was during the run in Chi
cago. This will necessitate the show
beginning at 8 o'clock sharp for the
evening performances and the curtain
will rise promptly at that time during
the engagement of "The Wizard of
o."
The white Mahatma" seance at the
Metropolitan tomorrow night will be
something in advance of anything or
the kind ever seen in this city. The
attraction is high clasSed and one that
has excited much interest among
scientific men generally. No matter
what the explanation may be, it is GER
tain that the white Mahatma" sue
ceeds in mystifing those who witness
his marvellous manifestations.
There will be bargain matinee per-
Torrance of Cup York State" at the
Grand opera house this afternoon at
2:30, and with the performance tonight
at S15, the engagement of this pretty
pastoral play will come to a close.
David Higgins and Georgia Waldron
have appeared in this city on several
previous occasions, their last appear
ance here being in cat Piney Ridge,
but those who have witnessed up
York State" pronounce 1t the best We
hicle by far that they have ever had.
Mr.. Higgins is most congenially cast
as Darius Green and Miss Waldron is
afforded splendid opportunities for the
exploitation of lher marked talents IN
the role of Evelyn Blair. The support
ing company is splendid and the scenic
effects and accessories very realistic:
"The Night Before Christmas" Hal
Reds beautiful pastoral drama, treat
ing Of Ohio rural life, will open a
weeks engag cement at the Grand opera
house tomorrow evening and it is sure
Of cordial reception.
The last two performances of Frank
B. Cars "Theroughbreds" at the Star
will be given this afternoon and even
ing. The week. has been successful
one AL Reeves, Big Burlesque COM
pany will occupy the boards a week
beginning with tomorrows matinee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

It is all very well for bishops and
other less important persons to de-
clare that the best way to settle the
miners strike is by arbitration. Have
not those experts on the entire subject
of industrial disputes and their set
Element, the mine operators, declared
that there is nothing to arbitrate?
Surely that ought to settle it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

The Hungarian government seems
to have very little serious business
on it's hands when it engages In rhe
effort to civilize the gypsies and make
them live in doors. There are more
people who think they are civilized
and live regularly within doors who do
infinitely more harm to themselves
and others in this world than the gyp-
eli
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

Americans used to have some no
lions of their own some years ago
about Canada's manifest destiny; but
it is Canada which is now putting for
ward views on that subject. On latest
reports of such views there may be
some treason felony trials conducted
in the Dominion one of these days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

There is but little consolation, NO doubt
to be found by Mr.. Michael J. Dow
ling in his present situation in the re-
Election that public office will moi
want for an adequate supply of Mich
aels, in Ramsey county, at least, for a
long time to come.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

The only thing really that can be
said about President Baer and his
recent declaration on the subject Of
the strike is that he is altogether too
noble and Christian gentleman to fol-
low such pursuit as that Of coal
baron. He should prayerfully ask God
to relieve him of his awful responsible
tiles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

Negro lynching as a pastime seems
to have extended to the Pacific coast
The hanging of that negro in Oregon
will probably disturb the serenity of
the Crumpbacker crowd who wish to
start UP the batting of the South, but
it will not surprise them at all, or any
body else, for that matter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

Speaker Henderson is to be thanked
for the discovery of another excel
lent specimen of superior Democratic
presidential timber-Horace Boies, of
Iowa.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

That returned doctor may expatiate
as he pleases about the arctic regions
being models of health; but human
experience has shown that notwith-
standing the absence of microbes the
grim reaper is well in evidence up that
way.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
Tommy Hit II.

1t was Tommy's first glass OF soda
water that he had been teasing for so
long.
We'll, Tommy. how does it taste"
asked his father.
Why" replied Tommy, with a puzzled
face. ut tastes like your foot's asleep
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

Adam Bede declares that he will
take the stump at once. He can do
so, If he will only keep steadily in mind
that Ramsey county is not included
in his district.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
He Breaks Even.

Don't you find 1t expensive running to
a doctor so often9" asked Wellum to
Sickurn.
ooh, no." replied Sfckuna. You see.
he always puts me on diet. and / save
enough on my meat and grocery bills to
more than pay his."--lCincinnat Com
merciaI Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
They Were Good Friends.

Maude-'sTom declares we are so much
alike that he often mistakes me for you"
Clara-ssY yes. / suppose Tom never
will let up on that grudge he owes me-"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
Lost Track of Them.

MIR. Upjohn-I wish you would tell
Kathleen she cooks her steaks too much
Mrs. Upjohn-You are three girls late
John. The name of the present one Is
Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
Rustx In Her Botany.

Mrs. Newed-What are those purple
things?
Dealer-Eggplants ma'am.
Mrs. Newed-Oh, how lovely! I'll take
two and set them out in our back yard.
Do they bear fresh eggs all the year
round?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
Bank CIearInqs.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The following
liable, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the
bank clearings at the principal cities for
the week ended Sept. 49, with the percent
age of increase and decrease, as compared
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
Feminine Answer.

He-"Do you think blondes have more
admirers than brunettes?''
She-"I don't know. You might ask Miss
Turner; she has had experience in both
capacities
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20

The next Boer rebellion will succeed,
on a close estimate of time, about the
date when Russia wholly vacates Man
churia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-20
Canada.
Totals. canada SAL, sss, 4sof 2s.sl.

*Not included in totals because con-
tanning other items than clearings. sSNot
included in totals because of no compar-
ison for last year.