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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
OUT WITH THE VINE ROOMS.

Someone is responsible for a serious
wrong in connection with the movement
to abolish the wine-room nuisance. The
introduction of the measure in the form
in which it has been called to the pub
lie attention is a shame. If there were
not SO many friendly eyes watching the
progress of the measure it might be con-
Guided that the incident revealed simply
another Of the devious methods resorted
to for the defeat of merttorious public
measures from time to time.
TIL Glob e does not pretend to
fasten the responsibility. It might try
to do SO were it not that if any one
person or class of persons merit criticism
in connection with the transaction, e
G 0 b thinks that the criticism could
with most justice be directed against
those who have kept the community
wrought up for SO long by their agitation
of the subject.
1t does not matter much one way or
the other. The fact which The GLOBE
desires most to emphasize is that the
people of st. Paul demand that these i'm
moral resorts be abolished. They demand
that they shall be abolished now. The
failure of three "holier-than- thou Re-
publican reform administrations to do
anything to abate the nuisance, and the
positive activity of at least two of such
administrations in protecting the cond1-
tons most promotive of such resorts cut
no figure. We have to deal with the
present, not with the past. The decent
PEOPLE Of the community want such a
regulation passed. They look to a Demo-
cratic city administration to remove an
evil which three -uccessive Republican
administrations did their best to protect
and aggravate
1t is wrong to believe that any decent
retail liquor dealer who has any respect
for himself or his calling will object to
any reasonable measure hooking to an
end being made of the evil. It will be a
service, rather than an injury, to that
trade to smash up those places. But,
benefit or injury, willing or unwilling,
saloonkeepers and restaurant men alike
must recognize the truth that the time
has come for wiping out all the private
resorts in their establishments for per-
sons of opposite sex where intoxicants
are sold.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
GOOD 4DYTCF

The executive council of the State Fed
Grafton Of Labor is a body composed of
the president and secretary Of the state
organization, and other chosen members.
1t is charged with the executive man
agement of the movement during the IN
tervals between state conventions. 1t is
authorized to give expression to the pol
icy of the organization in all matters
which are understood to affect the gen
eral welfare. That body felt called on
to meet for the consideration of the
proposed tax code within few days,
and formulated what The Globe rec
ognizes as a most intelligent and well
considered view of the situation
The Trades and Labor Assembly Of Du-
luth, representing the local organizations
of the trades union movement. took
more radical position, having delegated
a committee to visit the legislature and
express the protest of the laboring peo-
pie of that community against the enact
ment of the code
The executive council contented itself
with adopting the following resolution;
Resolved, That we are of the opinion
that members of organized labor have
not Deen given ample opportunity to
study the law thoroughly, and as the
representatives of the state labor nm
ions, we recommend that action upon this
tax commission report be postponed until
the next regular session Of the Iegisla
ture.
There is embodied in this resolution the
one consideration which should condemn
the entire proceeding in connection with
that proposed code from the outset Not
only have the members of the trades
unions of the state not had ample op-
portunity to study the provisions of the
proposed code; but as a matter Of fact
they have not, any more than has any
other class, had any opportunity what
ever to give the extensive document any
consideration at ALL
There never was any real occasion
having reference to the public interests
for the haste that has prevailed in fore
ing the code into adoption. There never
was any reason at all, indeed, save that
which sprung from the dire. need rest
ing on the governor to save his political
fortunes by calling a special session of
the legislature. There is nothing in the
law creating the commission which calls
for an extra session
True, the commission was called on by
the law to report by Feb. J. 1902; but
the requirement was evidently intended
so that the public would have had the
amplest opportunity to study the propos-
ed code and its provisions and that pub
lie sentiment could be fully expressed be-
fore the legislature was convened, eleven
months thereafter.
It will be remembered that Van SAINT
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

designed as the scapegoat of his govern
ment in the matter. His government de-
clares that he called the meeting at which
the offensive note was offered, and that
he acted on his own initiative. The Ger
man ambassador advises his government
that Lord Pauncefote offered the note
and asks for his own governments in
etructions in the premises.
This is the present status of the affair
It leaves Lord Pauncefote in the posi-
ton Of Mahomet's coffin. Without
further elucidation of the situation either
Of two conclusions is inevitable The
British government should recall its rep
resentauve at Washington, or the Amer
lean government should demand his re
call. Certainly neither the British gov
eminent nor it's ambassador at Washing
ton, nor the state authorities Of the
United States, can afford to let the matter
rest as it is, in view of the distinctly
hostile character Of the proposal toward
the United States.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
USING OTHER MEN.
How 1t Is Done LegitimateIy an
Probably to All Parties Con

How 1t Is Done LegitimateIy and
Probably to All Parties Con-
cerned.
Mr.. Carnegie is said to rnodestly at
tribute his great success in life to the
ability to make use of cIeverer men than
himself. It is no reflection whatever on
the latter that they have been SO used.
fer they have undoubtedly been well Maid
for it. Nobody works for nothing. and
the world has come to acknowledge that
great and successful efforts entitle those
who accomplish them to commensurate
remuneration Time was when the state
ment that life insurance officials re-
ceived large salaries led to the question
as to a mans ability to earn such sums.
But with an eH-secretary of the treasury.
Mr. Gage, considering offers of SO. 900 a
year to take the presidency of o1aer i'm
portant financial institutions. and MANY
instances elsewhere Of big men being paid
big salaries for doing big things. 1t is
now conceded that the high class. Iaborer
is also worthy of his hire
A propos Of life insurance, the policy
holders in the standard, American com
panies are like Mr.. Carnegie in the sense
if not ADLER, men than themselves, men
who are caring for the funds of the com
panies, investing them to the best adj
vantage for the members and attending
faithfully to the disbursement of the
wealth as fast as the claims fall due.
The ability called for in the various
departments of life insurance manage
ment is Of the highest order, and it is
through the power to avail himself of
it that man first becomes a policy
holder and then sees his contract increase
in value by carefully earned dividends,
while at the same time he may note the
daily meeting of matured claims due the
benefciaries of his fellow members. And
all the time he knows that these clever
men whom he is thus using will be ready
in turn to meet his claim when it ma
lures, whether he shall be present in the
flesh to receive it himself, or it be due
to his protected family when he has
rassed from the scenes of earth forever.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

local Improvement assessments now pra
Va1llng here. On the contrary, the oil,
constitutional provision is incorDOrated
without change or comment, in the new
constitutional amendments proDosed b,
the tax commission. Under that claus
OF the constitution the tribunal constftut
ed Tor that purpose possesses the mos
autocratic power to impose arbitrariI,
the entire cost Of public Improvement
upon the abutting property according IA
It's frontage without any reference what
soeVer either to it's cash valuation or Il
the benefits, largely theoretical. which
are supposed to be conferred by such i'm
proVement. 1t is true, as an abstract
proposition Of law, that an assessment
OF the costs of an improvement againss
abutting property in excess Of the actua.
Dehents to be derived therefrom Is con.
Hscatlon. But the courts hold that this +,
not judicial question open for review
IN a court of law; but that, on the con.
trary, 1t is legislative or administra.
tive question, the decision of which by
the city council or other assessing board
IS final and cOnclusively binding On the
courts except only in clear cases Of fraud
or mistake. The unbiased mind. in view
OF these circumstances, is impelled tc
CONSIDER whether it would be altogethe,
unreasonable to require in all cases o.
abutting property according to it's from.
tage, that the same should be Lawful
and valid only when made either witt
regard to the actual benefits conferred
by such improvements, or with references
to the cash valuation Of the property I'd
be asseSsed2 Would any great hardship
or injustice be inflicted upon anyone by
the adoption Of a constitutional amend.
ment providing that the action Of the ais.
sessing tribunals should not be cOnclu-
slve on the courts, but that in every case
the propriety Of their action Should be
subject to review by the courts as
judicial question? 1t would seem that
this matter is not undeserving Of serious
attention on the part Of the legislature,
especially in view Of the following Ian
guage Of the supreme court Of Mime
sofa in a quite recent decision on this
subject 1--WE quite agree with counsel in
their assertion that under municipal
charters, and in all cases where the cost
of an. Improvement may be levied upon
the owners Of specially benefited prop
erty the burden is a very serious one,
and borders closely upon confiscation.
But these charter provisions are seIf-im-
posed, and if wrong there is an adequate
remedy in the hands Of those Interested
The courts cannot relieve those who are
unfortunate in having property to be as
sessed -Moritz Helm. q
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

nao declared his purpose to call an extra
session to consider what he was pleased
TO call the consolidation of the Northern
Pacllc and Great Northern railroad sys-
TENS He found later that there was
nothing to call the legislature together
for IN connection with the Northern Sc
curlties company, and he literally snatch
ed at the opportunity which he thought
the tax code report offered him to pay
his political debts and fix up his po-
Htlcal fences by converting the legislature
in extraordinary session.
It will be good thing for the state
and It's business interests if the Iegisla-
ture has the good sense to heed the
criticism and follow the advice offered
by the federation executive body.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
LocA11MPRoVEmENr ASSESSMENTS

The attention of the delegations in the
legislature representing Hennepin, Ram
sey and St Louis counties is directed to
an article published in this morning S
G l e on the subject of Local I'm
provement Assessments, and the amend
ment to the constitution for that purpose
proposed by the tax commission
We believe this is the first time the
matter has been referred to publicly al
though it affects directly or indirectly
every owner of real estate in the larger
cities of the state
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

1t is not possible at this time to take
under consideration more than one or
two of the admirable suggestions CON
tanned in the report of the charter COM
mission. The document is one which
shows its trainers. to have been influence
ed by most earnest desire TO benefit
the city by their work, and establishes
their freedom from the restraints which
made themselves so plain on the occa-
sion Of other conferences in the past
held for charter framing purposes The
people Of st. Paul. if they have the sense
to avail themselves of the main suegAs-
lions of the commission, will one dav
resume control Of the valuable privileges
which they have given away with lavish
hand and wanton disregard of their own
rights to certain public service CORPORA
tions.
1t IS crime against responsible gov
eminent that the most important func.
tons Of urban life are TODAY discharood
by private corporations which never
gave the community a dollar Of com
pensation for those Invaluable privileges
That they should have gone virtually IN
taxed shows that. at least with US. the
science Of local government is still in its
crudest and most uniformed condition.
The best commentary that could he
made on our manner Of doing business
and of the utter lack of all decent sense
OF public responsibility that has dis.
unguished our local representatives in
Office is offered in the following Iane71ago
used by the commission:
The street railway company affords H.
pdLIohS at the busiest hours of the daV
Such acconmodauOns as it's own ami
llon for profits suggests, without 1879 [ct III
10 their safety, to say nothing of ~
reasonable comfort "a 'Ie1f
1t pays nothing into the civ trea c,,,,
Tor the privileges it enjoys and fo aVoi1
complications which might follow 4ba ~
pllcatIOn to the city for additional 49, ~
, wtfn Il wants any such, it takes them
without permission, and enjoys them Wiz
out objection from the council or he
clty's executive officers.
That Eighth street loop transaction for
which Mayor Kiefer made himself re-
sponsible by his failure to tear up the
tracks laid down in contemptuous disre-
gard Of the city's rights or the corpora
TONS obligations, rankles more deeply
in the peoples minds than the politicians
think. The service which necegsitatas
the crowding of public vehicles in man.
ner dangerous to life and limb, and nj
terly destructive Of all personal rights
the public appreciates at its true signif-
icance. The charter commission is clear
y the nouthpiece Of the suffering and
patient public in its references in this
direction, and, indeed, in most of the
other directions in which it deals with
the public service corporations.
Wealth and the desire for it has
woeful hold on the American public and
private conscience. If It had not such
things could not be. But, as matters
stand, every other struggling and insig-
nificant fellow that appears in politics
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

fhe house tax comittee will take the
tax bill up in regular committee meeting
tomorrow morning. The temper of the
house exhibited yesterday morning shows
very plainly that the majority Of the
house is not prepared to tackle the bill
in committee Of the whole and the com
mittee will undoubtedly be given a fair
chance to fix up the code as best it may
There are scores of proposed amendments
One member Of the committee has eight
pages of closely written manuscript en-
bracing over fifty changes. Other mem
bers are similarly primed and many Of
the objections made by delegations in
the hearings on the floor of the house
will be drafted into amendments.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
His Most Urgent Need.

A certain member of the legal profes
sion, whose name is omitted for reason!
s wndch VIII appear obvious was asked
fend him on the charge Of murder.
How much money have you got?" ask
ed the lawyer.
None, sah.'
Amy friend or relative who will raise
some for your"
None" despairingly replied the negro
Use got nobody ter cum t me aid
''Hunph!" muttered the attorney. "Say.
you don't want a lawyer You want a,
minister. "-Philadelphia Times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
SUNDAY, FEB. 16, 1902.

L e Gil o e was not much at fault
when 1t said day or two ago that the
chief matter of interest relating to the
operations Of NJ. santos-Dumont now
was how he would meet the fate which
the gentlemen Of his calling all met soon
er or later. His drop into the ocean inn
mediately after is not to be accepted as
coming from desire to establish the
reputation of 7 h Globe for prophecy
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

There is a clean majority Of the tax
committee squarely opposed to the bill,
in most Of it's features But it is tacitly
understood that that majority probably
will not attempt to kill the bill in COM
mittee. The attempt would probably be
fruitless at best, as the Republican side Of
the house does not dare strangle the bill
post haste. The majority will be able
to prevent a committee recommended
ton, however, and the bill will come out
to stand on it's merits as bolstered I'D
by few score amendments. It may not
get out Of committee of the whole this
week 1t cannot. under the agreement
on the opening day, become a special or
der except by majority vote of the house
and the house will adjourn Friday until
monday on account Of Washington's birth
day The real fight cannot be expected
to get under way until Monday That
will be three weeks gone before the house
settles down to work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

as in business life, thinks that he, too,
will some day achieve the success which
he realizes by contemplation of others,
and he is ready to cast honor. conscience
and the dread of exposure and Jail to
the winds in his mad plunges to reach
his only recognized standards of success
and distinction-the possession of wealth.
Until this mad hunger for money is
driven from the minds of the bulk Of
the people, public service corporations
will continue to rob the public, and the
most offensive and dangerous forms of
public extortion, such as are pointed out
by the charter commissions report, win
continue to prevail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

The death of Billy West is an event of
deep omen to the calling Of which he so
long was an ornament. There is no man
lit to take his place; and there never
was time in the history of the calling
when good men were more necessary, if
the calling is to survive
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

The spectacle of the national executive
calling the members of congress to the
White house to tell them what legisla-
ton ought to be enacted is a new con
stitutional development in this country
or it would be if there were any consti-
tuition left
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

The woman suf'ragists thank the press
for their cooperation in promoting the
cause. If the women suffragists are will
ing to extend their thanks, the newspa-
pers are quite willing to accept them.
Honors are easy in estimating the value
Of the thanks and Of the cooperation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

It will be another glorious instance
Of the value Of moral suasion should the
Republican majority in congress grant
some reasonable concession to the Cubans
on the tariff. The underground pathway
from the White house to the chamber
of the house of representatives has not
become closed up in recent time
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

The friends of the bill are as pleas
cd with the delay as the opposition. They
make daily, strenuous kicks for expedi-
tlon, but no member Of the legislature
Well as Mr.. Jacobson. He figures that
the Republicans, in wholesome fear Of
the complete plan submitted by the Dem
ocrats, will, when the session crawIs up
&c thirty days, pass the tax code as a
measure of self defence against its con-
stltuents- He does not expect that the
bill VIII be sent to the senate until the
close of the fourth week and then he
per house to monkey with his pet meas
-ure In any event he is In very little
fear of senatorial tamper1ng if the code
can get by the house.
Jacobson's scheme is all right and
would probably work easy if there were
not a counter scheme framed on the
same lines. Jacobson admits that he has
: EN- weighing" and the wigglers think
they have Mr. Jacobson going. The con
s u conVention people are playing
as good a game for their bill as Mr.. ia
cobson is for the tax code, and their
chances of landing are if anything. bet
ter. They have exercised splendid iudg-
ment in letting their bill lay in commit
tee, where It will stay until the tax bill
comes back from the tax committee 1t
Will probably be brought out the same
Gay and advanced to general orders, or
stay until the fight on the tax code gets
warm.
There mas never been a serious question
of the constitutional convention bf1rs
chances in the house. which has twice
passed it. But the friends of the meas
IRE have been clever enough to see that
its salvation in the senate depends al
most entirely upon procrastination II
the bill We're sent to the senate this week,
before the mix upon the tax bill became
general, the upper house would be forced
to kill it in self protection. At the reg
ular session the constitutional convention
measure was beaten by only a very mar
row margin in the senate and that in a
light senate. If the tax bill fight drags
In the house until a reasonable time for
adjournment arrives, the senate may be
expected to get ready for business. Then
along about the thirtfeth day. if the
house sends over the constitutional
amendment bill, its chances in the upper
house ought TO be good. as the senate
could very gratefully shift the trouble
some tax business to the people.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

The New York reforners for revenue
only are already quarreling among them
SELVES. 1t is a case Of the Ioaves and
fishes; and as they don't all go around
craftsmanship, as a calling, is not as pop
ular as it once was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

England has to maintain and pay 42OO
men in arms in order to conquer a hand
full Of Beers. On this basis what would
be extent of the army necessary to take
fall out of a real fighting race with
say 100000 Of population altogether?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
womb Even stagger nt u.

HUH" Jeered the proud citizen or ~-s
rival town. 4tPrince Henry is only goIns
to stop flvs minutes at your station. >
That's right said the visitor from T..
other town. 'but he isn't even going q
hesitate at yours. Baltimore American
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16


The fate of the tax code is the allah
sorbing problem Of the hour, from a
legislative view point. One guess is as
good as another and guess is the best
any of the solons can do so far. Until
yesterday the bill had undoubtedly made
some steady if small gains in strength
That it will not be killed outright is a
safe bet. That it will not get out of the
legislature is almost as safe at even
money. The friends Of the BILL who
want it passed practically intact, believe
that the legislature will be forced to pass
the bill in the end. A larger faction be-
ieves the bill will get through with
enough of it's original machinery and
provisions left to maintain the title and
the factions that do not care what be
comes of it so long as it is not passed.
are without organization insofar as they
are represented by several crowds and a
floating vote that is out to make trouble
in any event.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

The plan of the Republican reformers
to declare the mayors position vacant
through his failure to attend the meet
lngs OF the conference committee come
quite aptly at the time when the charter
commission says that the jobs of the
members of the conference committee
should themselves be brought to a close,
as of no earthly public value
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

For Minnesota, Wisconsin, Upper
Michigan and Iowa-Partly cloudy Sun
day and Monday; light variable winds.
For North Dakota and South Dakota
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday; va
riable winds.
For Montana-Cloudy Sunday, with
snow. Monday fair; variable winds
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