The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-08
ST.-PETER is WRATHY
CITIZENS WILL NOT ALLOW HOS
PITAL TROUBLE TO BE
HUSHED up
WAITING FOR BOARD TO ACT
DIR. TomIinson, the superintendent,
Is Blamed for Managing the
Institution to Suit
Himself.

The st. Peter asylum trouble is not
yet at an end, and several persons are
side-stepping at a very lively gait hoping
to dodge the bricks that are likely to
fly if they should suddenly run out Of
diplomacy, or the opposition should de-
termine to push its advantage.
A prominent resident of st. Peter. in
st. Paul yesterday, said:
ITO say that our citizens are abso-
lutely disguised with the situation and
wrathy at the latest antic of the board
of control, is to put it mildly. Just now
we are waiting to see If the board IS
willing to make good It's claim that no
reflection on Mr.. Rogers was INTENDED
by publicly vindicating him. We know
absolutely that not only is Mr. Roge- S
honest, but that he is thoroughly capable
and competent as an Ofhclal, and that
not one honest criticism, justified by
facts, can be sustained against him, and
we know that it was net because OF in
competency or dishonesty that his ser
vices were dispensed with. We may
never be able to prove It, but we believe
that it was i'll line with a prearrangcd
programme.
The entire trouble is owing to the
fact that DR.. Tomlinson is running
things to suit himself, and the board of
control is in his hands, or at least taxes
is information from him unquestiOningly.
DR.. Tomlinson was most enthusiastic
supporter of the board of control bill.
he could not always have his own way.
When things used to go wrong, employees
Of the institution went direct to the hos
epital board and said their say, and had
matters righted The board of control
hears no one except DR.. TomlinsOn.
I'VE hope to lind out after while
just where DR.. Iomlinson stands. " .
have had hard work getting him located
heretofore. Many good Republicans in
our town voted for John Lind in the
sure hope that if Lind were elected Tom
linson would go. But Tomlinson, with
customary political shrewdaess, was
there ahead of us, and as IAN original
Lind man" landed on top Just the same.
Ever since the board of control took
charge of things TOmlinsOG has had
his own way Whenever the board
Of control has been in st. Peter Mr. Tom
linson has been the only man consulted.
Rogers Did work Wen.
Mr.. Rogers was called in to act as
steward against his own wish, urged to
take hold in order to straighten out Z
bad tan9le, because he was recOgnlZed
as the one man who could do this work
properly. All sorts Of pledges were made
TO him to get him to consent to take Tie
place, because they really needed his
services. Just as soon as he had things
in satisfactory condition he was no long
er wanted, and way was found to get
rid Of him. 1t does seem, however, that
if he was no longer wanted he could
have been got rid of without an insinUa-
ton being made on his honesty. and re-
Election being cast on his ability.
IF the board Of control has any de-
sire to win back the regard of our peo-
pie, the best thing they can do is to go
to the bottom of the management of
the asylum under DR.. Tomlinson and do
absolute justice, if they have to turn
the institution upside down. 1t may be
possible to keep this matter hushed W
temporarily, but when the next legisia-
ture meets there will be something do
ing that viii prove to the board of con
troll how futile it is to oppose the people 9
the right"