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such opportunity and capacity Will be
used there Is abundant reason why pa
triotic citizens should insist upon some
form Of effective public control Of trusts.
Unrestrained, they are a menace to the
republic. In effect, it makes little differ
ence whether they are good or bad. We
do not want them to master u.s. A per-
feet monarch could undoubtedly give the
limited States far better government
than we have to-day. In the sense OF SUI
perior performance Of governmental func-
tons. but all Americans would prefer an
imperfect republic to a perfect mon
archy This nation is based upon the
sovereignty Of the people. That sover-
eighty Is no longer in danger on the po-
ltical side. but 1t may be assailed on the
industrial side.
1t makes little difference to free man
In what way his liberty Is menaced. He
will defer himself against all encroach-
ments. The American people will not per-
NIT their liberties to be curtailed by
trusts any moro than by despots.
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A Better System Urgent.

American public opinion is against
branch banks and banking monopoly, but
it is not against an elastic currency. 1t
ought to be- possible for congress to abol-
ish the subtreasuries. deposit the public
funds in banks and give the national
banks extraordinary issuing powers.
to be used In times Of emergency.
: In q recent address before the Pennsyl-
vania Bankers association Mr.. A.. B..
Hepburn suggested the adoption Of the
German practice, which embodies this
extraordinary note-issue idea. Applied in
the United States the secretary of the
treasury would have authority, when in
his judgment the situation demanded such
an emergency measure, to authorize ma
tional banks to issue notes to the amount
of 50 per cent Of their capital, these to
be taxed at the rate of s per cent per an
mum; which would cause their withdrawal
when conditions again became normal.
Down in Wall street they think that
some such reform as that is more inpor-
tant than tariff revision. 1t probably is
more urgent. In these good times the
country can stand most any kind of a
tariff, but good times are precisely the
times that our peculiar financial system
appears at its worst. ~.
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a Potent Official.

We have heard much about J. Pierpont
Morgan's financial omnipotence, but just
now he seems to be overshadowed by a
plain farmer-banker from Iowa who hap
pens to be secretary Of the treasury Of
the United States. the most plethoric pub
lie treasury in the world.
Leslie M. Shaw Of Iowa is to-day the
Atlas of the American financial world.
The best Morgan could do to satisfy the
demand for money in New York was to
toss $12,000,000 Of anticipated steel trust
dividends to the wolves.
But here is this iowa farmer tossing out
$50. 900, 900 Of anticipated interest one day,
rolling out $4,000, 900 for government
bonds the next, and then throwing to the
ravenous ones Of the street $4,000, 900 of
released reserves. At this point the ''old
farmer" takes off his coat and releases
from deposit a large amount of govern
ment bonds on condition that SIS. 100000
Of new bank notes be forthwith issued
against them. Back comes the word from
Wall street, "All right, more, more, more y
And the 'old farmer pushes the button
and the roar or the printing presses Is
heard in the land as they turn out money
by the millions. At the end Of week g
strenuous activity the farmer finds that
he has thrown money around to the total
Of s1o6, 100000 actual or. to be, obtained
for the asking ;. =
But 1t is too hard to work like that a
poor Iowa farmer, IMMERSED in high finance
and not thoroughly initiated into the circle
Of those who know that Wall street Is the
'it' Of the United States.
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MINNESOTA POLITICS

After giving the successful candidate
a good scare, Albert r. Foster yesterday
followed the example OF Michael ]. Dowl-
ing, and deferred his congressional aspir-
atoms for two years more. Thus the last
echo OF the primary election dies away,
and the issue is joined sduarely between
republicans and democrats for the next
Z five weeks. ssts
& IA contest by Mr. Foster would have
almost Sesv tatnly resulted in the election
Of or. sJ4sA Flu sBois, the democratic can
dfdatetm theg sixth district. AS pointed
out before, the sixth is exceedingly close,
and it will require united republican
party to elect the candidate. Five weeks
may prove time enough to heal up all the
feeling Of the late contest. Mr.. Foster
himself promises to do all he can for
Buckmans election. - 49, a.g ..
preferred to see him make. the contest. 1t
Is quite probable that II he had persisted
in his determination, he could have
counted Senator Buchanan out. But it
would have been impossible to get ruiz
ing from the courts until the last minute,
too late to make campaign, or to Sc
cure any assistance from the Buchanan
supporters, who comprise the leading
workers In nearly every county Of the
Is district Many Of them would have cut
him at the polls, and his election would
hardly have been possible. t-.
In this case # seems that discretion-was
the better part of va ,1r. and Mr.. Foster 8
regard, for the ~ interests will
strengthen him for the future. The out
| look now Is that he will be a candidate
for the 1904 nomination, whether Senator
| Buchanan wins or loses Nov. 4.
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DAILY DIVERSION

A Dern Faith HeaIer.-senator Quay
Of Pennsylvania isass not al s5Es2 laugh
ing man. He barelY $.ietss anything
move him beyond the twinkle in his eve.
but Florida farmers impression regard :
ing him made him .1et loose, The sena-
tor returning from a fishing trip to his
bungalow, at ST. Luce, Fla. rode in an ac-
colnmodation train, and the farmer sat
beside him and questioned him. Quay.s
knowledge Of countryside gossip proved
limited and discouraging. y.
Don't belong in these parts, do YEP
said the farmer. Don't know much
about Floridy, do yep
I have been here several times in my
Wanderings,'' said Quay. sssS 5s.f
And what might be the reason We All
Wanderin'? % ss,..
81 ii Il an trying to, ameliorate the condi-
ton OF ma = inner, man {: replied
Quay. solemn1y.s6 f.'sssas'S ~ sSss! S..
The farmer moved to, another seat and
remarked to the man beside whom he
sat: Talked to tibet Teller back thar q
good bit fore found out he was one q
them dern faith healers. .
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what to do If we invited girl especially
for him."
II see." said Maisie slowly.
+ Up the sandy road from the pier came
two men In white ducks. They lifted
their caps at sight of the girls.
Sorry to be so late" said Arbuthnot.
1--WE We're waiting for r. c., He couldn't
come. He's down at the dock fixing some
thing for a small boy. He says he'll be
readx, for US by-s the stimenwe get there.
l. never knew such "a fellow, He's always
busy helping some one else when you
want him to help YOU
. What a naive confession!" laughed
Caroline.
I'm sure you haven't heard word I've
been, saying, naurmDred Tom Beaufort
reproachfully at Maisies shoulder.
II beg your pardon" she answered con-
fusedly. II was thinking OF something I
wanted to do"
1T must have been something very nice,
you look so happy" said Beaufort 'Just
stand still a minute and let ME snap the
camera. Even If the thought wasn't for
me the look may be-,
/" LET me have It," begged Mnisie as
they leaned: against cthe7 hand rail of the
pier and Iva tcfedo r. a.; who was busily
helping the. small boy, whose rigging had
get. feuleds aloft-rzg Ady y - Is s.
-. oh. Mr.. Gordon!" yci1r - -
+ r. G. turned quickly at the sound of
Maisie's voice. do YOU want me, Miss
Brown. he called and then flushed under
his many coats of sunburn as the camera
clicked. and Maisie nodded, laughing mis-
chievously. THANK you very much"
1.-The old boy didn't expect that" muir
INJURED Beaufort
Il hope he didn't mind" answered
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~ GRACE KING. - see the hint OF the
Saturday Review, and Mr.. Howells may
get the game he is after. There is, there
fore, cause for suspense.
Mr.. Howells covers UP his device with
an extended argument on the friendly
attitude. Of English critics toward Ameri-
can books and the often hostile attitude
Of American critics toward the same
books. Without giving title or author.
lle outlines. by way of illustration of these
different attitudes. the plot Of IAN Amer
lean novel treating Of the average Amer
lean. life in characters drawn from those
wide levels OF society which were once
our boast He continues: r,u.-.
TT was a simple story of the fortunes
OF a country minister anG his. family;
kindly, human folks, with the foibles as
well as the virtues Of their sort. The
father was proud of his children and of
his wifes housekeeping and thrift, and
the mother was Of a satisfaction in their
sense and beauty, and his learning and
righteousness, which extended to her own
gifts Of repartee and fatuous inconse-
uuence Of mind. A series of dramatic ac-
cidents deprived them Of the little Hcompe-
tence which they had enjoyed; the en-
gagement Of the eldest son was broken
Off by the parents of his betrothed; the
ltt:ia money that remained. The father
Lost the parish where he had long been
loved and honored, and was glad to find
one among farmers and laborers, with
whom his wife and daughters were
obliged to associate. The elder daughter
was deceived by mock marriage, and
the false lover had the effrontery to pur-
she the younger after the ruin Of her sis
ter. This3scoundrel found means to per-
secutet the Their? and to, secure his i'm
prisonnn ent, a:Jv hiie stfie family sank lower
ana lower into misery. Then, by the
magic which noyelists possess, the uncle
OF the wicked lover offers himself to the
younger daughter. the father is freed from
i jai and restored TO tho, enjoyment of his
property ard hts old parish; the dough
ter's marriage turns out to have been per-
| formed by a real clergyman; the eldest
sons engagement is rene wed; the sharper
who riunderca the boy Is arrested, and all
ends happily
'.The plot Mr. Howells says. twas
not without its imperfecttons and i'm
probabilities but 1t was not these the
American critics objected to- 1t was
] the comnlonpla ceness Of the characters, he
! explains. It was In this very element that
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THE MAGAZINES.

The Popular Science Monthly for Octo-
Der contains the following articles: a
Study in Plant Adaptation by Professor
w. J. Tourney: THE American Origin OF
Agriculture" by o. F. Cook: Mental and
Moral Heredity in Royalty" by Dr. Fred
erick Adams Woods; THE Competition
Of the United States with the United
Kingdom" by DIR. John Waddell; "Scien-
tific Reading In Public Library" by
Arthur E. Bostwick; IAN Ascent Of Mt
Orizaba," by Professor A. r. Crook;
Origin of the Fins Of Fishes" by Presi-
dent David Starr Jordan; Domestic and
Collegiate Athletics" by Professor Calvin
M. Woodward: and Recent Advances in
Medicine and Surgery" by Professor Ru-
dolf Virchow. There are also shorter ar
ticles on relationships as Almsgiving and
Investments" on college Professors"
Rudolf Virchow,'' Scientific Eminence,"
1.-THE New British Order and Academy"
1.-The Presidents Address before the Brit.
ish Association" and 1.-THE international
The October magazine number of The
Outlook contains a discursiye talk about
the coronation in England. by Augustine
Birrell; a vivid account of the recent
maneuvers of our army and navy under
the title with the Attacking Fleet" by
James Barnes, the author Of Yankee
Ships and Yankee Sailors" 'Midshipman
Farragut." etc., ETC.; several full page
portraits of such men as Archbishop Far
ley and the late Professor Virchow; an IL
Illustrated article by Ray Stannard Baker
called ''Seen in Turkey an entertain
ing, illustrated article called Round
About in Virginia. by H. H. Moore;
personal article on John Morley, by Justin
Mccarthy; another chapter in Edward
Everett Hale's Memories of Hundred
Years." paper on Cesar Frank, by
Daniel G.. Mason. with portratt-one OF
a series of articles on American Musi-
clans: a very fully illustrated article en-
titled Americas Welcome to the Immi-
grant" by Ernest Hamlin Abbott; and
several stories, sketches and poems.
Frank Foxcroft opens the October At
lantic with "a Study of Local Option,
discussion of the management OF LIQUOR
selling, which is based upon the results OF
the Massachusetts, law but which appeals
to universal audience.
character and writings OF Montague;
Harriet Waters Preston treats of George
Meredith as "a Knightly Pen" Edith i.
Brown writes of 1.-The Moral Hesitations
of the Novelist and in addition the num-
Der contains Mr. Greensiet's paper oa
Woodberry's Hawthorne and Mr.. Boyn-
tons reviews Of Books New and Old. Miss
Emily v. Mason's Memories OF Hos
pital Matron" and the Baroness Won Hut
tens serial are concluded. 8. Carleton,
author OF THE Lame Priest" and Emer-
son G. Taylor furnish attractive short
fiction, Adachi Kinncsuke some Japanese
sketches. and Frances Duncan paper on
Gardens and Garden Craft Poems by
Mr.. Nicholson, J. Russell Taylor. e. A.
Ireland, and H. w. Boynton, and an un-
usually attractive Contributors Club com.
plete the number.
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The New York Evening Post Of the strn-
gency Wall that
week under stringly resembling those
reckless stock jobbng movement
brought halt by determined calling Of loans by Wall
street banks. !" xsS#*
the June 1882, OF New York clearing
banks 1922 sS4 900; deposits 000
ss $93s1 $50
10 both deposits increased, but cash
had 900. The demand for
moving money came receipts began In
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-01
The Unexpected in Montana

In Montana politics Is business and
business is politics. The democratic par
ty appears to be the w. A. Clark inter-
ests. The Amalgamated Copper company
has one wing of the republican" party.
Who has the other wing does not appear.
After being thrown out Of the regular
democratic convention at BoZernan, F..
Aug. Heinze, the meteoric millionaire Of
Butte, who has long been the idol of his
friends and the evil genius Of his enc
mics, organized genuine Heinze demo-
cratic party. Now the kaleidoscope gets
another severe shake and we learn that
Heinze has joined forces with the Anal
gamated and Endorsed the latter's ticket.
This seems incomprehensible to any one
who has followed the endless. persistent
and bitter quarrel between Heinze and the
Amalgamated interests from the day the
young Napoleon" began to be a power
In Butte.
As Heinze's political ventures and bat
ties with Senator Clark have been for the
purpose of getting control of the dominant
democratic party and, thus, the judiciary,
with a view to securing favorable set
tlement Of his litigation with the Amalga-
mated: political union with that company
ia about the most surprising move he
could make. Our correspondent says that
1t means that Heinze has for some time
been quietly in agreement with the Anal
gamated and working with 1t for joint
political control Of Montana, or else has
Just come to business terms with it and
cemented the agreement by a political al
lance. '-.. N:.;- :, .s-t-,rt ~, g..
Opinions may differ as to the morals OF
Montana politics but all must agree that
it is highly interesting. The political
novel and short story are very popular
now, but we venture to say that an un-
vanished narration of the politico-min-
ing history Of Montana for the past ter
wears, written by an author Of pleasing
style, would be much more interesting
than any fiction. It would include the
great struggle between Clark and the late
Marcus Daily and the present struggle be.
| tween Heinze and Clark, and between
Heinze and the Amalgamated. And II to-
days news presents the last chapter i
would be story with sustained interes
and a striking climax. HI a4 ~
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Tossing and Lind In st. Paul.

The democratic bill In st. Paul to-mor-
row evening is Rosing and Lind-not Lind
and Rosing as Of old. The two demo-
cratic Warehouses will address mass meet
fngs in the first and fifth wards The
first is a republican stronghold, but also
Lind hctbed, being largely populated
by Swedish republicans. and Mr.. Lind
will do his best to turn it over to his
former secretary. The fifth is German
ward, and strongly democratic. Mr.. Ros-
ing will also speak in st. Paul Friday
evening, but Mr.. Lind Is otherwise en-
gagged In Hennepin county.
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Copyright, 1902, by T. C. Mcclure.

How many Of us are there?" asked
Maisie as she cut. the sandwiches.
Caroline. Lawson, busily packing the
basket, stopped and counted on her fin
gers: You, Tom Beaufort, of course
when are YOU going to accept him,
Maisie Mora. Reggie. Arbuthnot and I.
Oh, yes, and r.. Co. SO be sure to make
enough"
~ Maisie Brown looked up with a queer
light In, her usually gentle eye. is r.
Co. as you call Mr.. Gordon, a woman
shater?' she asked steadily.
Caroline stared. Mercy. no! What put
that into your head. child?'' :
"Why. he Is always the odd man"
Maisie blushed as she said it.
u Caroline laughed. "Oh, r. G. is con-
firmed chaperon," she answered careless
ly; Sin other words. an old bachelor He
likes to be with the crowd, but he doesn't
care a fbit for a particular girl. He's al
ways been tina way He wouldn't know
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Labor Unions and International

In the Popular Science Monthly and the
Worlds Work for this month are two ar
ticles that should be considered together.
In the former DR.. John Waddell, a Cana
dian, shows how American competition Is
beating English trade and manufactures
wherever the two come in contact. The
Worlds Work article is by M: G. Cun1lift
and deals with Labor Union Restriction
of Industry :
able, that English labor unions are largely
responsible for the Inability OF English
manufacturers to compete with Ameri-
cans. They are Thoroughly Innbued with
the idea that there is just 50 much work
to be done and that, consequently the
slower the individual works, the more men
Will be employed. According to this
theory a workman is false to the interests
OF his class If he works at his best gait,
for that Is to deprive some other man OF
work. r: =
But according to Mr. Cunniff's article 1t
appears that the difference between union
men IN England and union mon in Amer
lea Is largely in the degree rather than in
the principle Of restriction. In some in
stances the restriction 80 Of industry, by
American unions is already very marked.
The builders Of the new Brooklyn, bridge
say they could proceed twice as fast if, it
were not for the labor unions, and build
20 per cent more cheaply. A Danbury
Conn, hat manufa cturer says: "We.re as
q 0ff re-lo III
prevented the working Of two shifts on the
Flatiron office building in New York. Then
the unions delay by q,iarrelling among
themselves over which one a certain piece
Of work Of doubtful classification
belongs to.
MT: Cunniff admits, however, that there
49, much IN the union point Of view I'm
der the rushing that formerly prevailed,
when there were no unions, a worker was
worn out at 40 or 45 and thrust aside
Now he takes it. easier, does a fair DAYS
work. lives longer, gets better pay aand
holds his job longer. The union men izt clainno
that their influence makes life more toll
! cradle for the average worker. The
worker of unusual ability and ambition
Will get ahead and win recognitior Of his
exceptional qualities regardless of the
union. He will become a. foreman and
eventually, an employer. ~ = -
Society at large will be inclined to view
with much complacency any agency which
secures better living for some Of it's mem
bers. The world is getting somewha,
away from the old iron law of wages potn,
| Of view. g
The worker Is now considered as g. hi.
man being, not wholly as an animated
machine. Nevertheless the unions have
sadly overdone the thing in England ane
may overdo 1t in this country. AS gen
eral proposition it Is fallacious to hole
that the sum total Of production il fxet
and that the less the Individual works tn,
more individuals there will be at work
II that were true the introduction of ma
chinery is curse instead of a blessing
Our American workmen long ago got owe,
opposition to machinery, but in England i
is still opposed. - -.
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Germany has kind Of tariff commission
that would not be exactly welcomed in
this country. The government is in favor
Of a higher tariff on foodstuffs. but the
tariff commission, controlled by the
agrarians has made report in favor: Of
an extreme advance over the duties pro-
posed by the government. A few exam
pies will prove interesting. The present
tariff OH wheat is SO cents q kilogram.
the government proposition raises It to
s1.55, and the tarin commission to 81 81.
Pork IS now free, the government would
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Moral suasion eamnlanating from the
president may be enough to end the an
thracite strike, but we fail toHsee in what
way the machinery OF the federal govern
ment can be used to settle the difficulty.
There is a very general misapprehen-
sion Of the powers af the federal govern
ment A correspondent informs us that
a. local Clergyman maintains that it would
be perfectly constitutional for the .presi-
dent to take possession of the mines and
operate them. tS15sG S@zzH:& y
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HIP. SE4alI Quits Democracy.

II. P. Hall has seen great light, and
will henceforth train with the republican
party. The democrats always made, him
feel at home, but at lunch time he was
fed on husks. and he got tired OF it.
They wanted to nominate him for clerk
Of the supreme court, and he refused to
be sacrificed. He wanted the nomina-
ton in Ramsey county for clerk Of courts,
where there was a show Of election, and
they threw him down hard. H. p. said
yesterday that he. wanted to belong to
a responsible party" and though he will
not be active in politics he will hereafter
be republican,, 80 far as parties co.
Charles B. Cheney.
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the English critics found cause to praise
the book.
Now why the Easy Chair should per-
init Mr. Howells to make such a use of the
plot Of the book, which those who read only
current fiction reeking from the presses
may not recognize as that of the Vicar
of Wakefield is a conundrum to which
many will await the answer with i'm
patience. What kind Of game is Mr..
Howells after, and what will he do with 10
when he catches 1t?
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The London Financial Times comments
on the fact that the present crop season
has been '}'npropitious II most parts Of
the world, In some countries there
have been destructive droughts and in
others too much rainfall. We have had
both conditions inSthe. United States this
year, but on the whole the United States
and Canada seem to have been favored by
the weather, even II IT, was generally
recognized as extraordinary. ~.