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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
HARDLY WORTH TALKING ABOUT

The question of the eligibility Of
Reed Smoot, senator elect from Utah,
is one that is not worth the time be-
ing devoted to it. The misguided peo-
pie who have sent in bulky petitions for
his exclusion from the senate are des-
perately in earnest, and a few senators
are ready to use this agitation for
whatever political advantage there may
be in it. Beyond that there can be no
practical results.
There is no more possibility of keep
ing Mr.. Smoot out of the senate than
of excluding or expelling any other
newly elected member. The idea that a
man can be thus ostracised because he
is a Mormon argues the densest ig
norance of our fundamental laws. No
discrimination can be made in this
country for or against a man on ac-
count of his religious belief. Mormon
or Gentle, Methodist, Presbyterian or
Baptist, all are alike in the eye Of the
law. The senate cannot even consider
protest based on such grounds.
If anything can be established
against Mr.. Shoots moral character,
the senate might take that into consid-
Grafton, although even that would be
unusual unless his crime were very
heinous indeed. The case is not in the
least analogous to that of Represent
alive Roberts. The latter was exclud-
ed from the house because he was
guilty of polygamy, as appeared clearly
from the evidence. No such charge
even, as far as we are aware, is made
against Mr.. Smoot by any reputable
person The whole argument for his
exclusion rests upon the admitted fact
that he is a Mormon, and upon the al
legation, vigorously made and indig-
nantly denied, that among other Nor
mons the practice of polygamy still to
some extent prevails.
If the doors of the senate could be
closed to any man on such grounds as
this, we might as well stop agitating
about the election of senators by popu-
lar vote or any other way, and give to
the remaining members of the senate
the power to fill vacancies at their own
pleasure when any such occurred. The
whole campaign against Mr.. Smoot is
another illustration Of what is so prev
alent in American life and what has
aptly been called 'futilism." This
means the expenditure Of a vast
amount of individual energy and moral
force to bring about ends that are i'm
possible of realization, and that would
be in the highest degree unfortunate
| if they could be realized.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
TODAY,s WEATHER

Minnesota and Iowa-Fair, with a. cold
wave Monday; Tuesday fair and cold.
High north winds
Upper Michigan-S Snow and a cold wave
Monday; Tuesday snow furries and cold
Northeast, shifting to north gales.
Wisconsin-Snow flurries with a cold
wave Monday: Tuesday fair and cold
High north Winds
North nakota-Fair Monday, with a
cold wave in east portion; Tuesday fair
and cold.
South Dakota Fair, with a cold wave
Monday; Tuesday fair and cold
Montana-Fair and cold Monday, with
snow flurries in west portion; Tuesday
fair, with rising temperature.
ST. Paul-Yesterday' observations,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, St Paul ". E. Oliver, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at o'clock
last night-Banometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation. Highest tempera-
ture, So; lowest tempera ture, &c; average
temperature, 81; daily range, To-; barom-
eter, 1896; humidity, 70; precipitation,
%; p. m. temperature, 35; Z p. m. wind.
east; weather, cloudy.
Yesterdays temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
WOULD DESTROY STATE RIGHTS,

The Kentucky representative who
has introduced bill amending the ex-
tradition section of the revised statutes
so as to compel, practically, the deliv-
cry of any person by the governor of
any state on demand Of the governor of
any other state attempts to set aside a
great and beneficent general principle
for the sake of particular and Incl
dental advantage. This is firing a
cannon to kill a fly. The Kentucky
man is aiming at ex-Gov. Taylor, of
his state, and it would be to the inter-
est Of right if that gentleman would
be hailed within the reach of Kentucky
justice; but the passage of any such
bill as this would be too high a price
to pay.
There would not be much left of the
good old Democratic doctrine of state
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
MONDAY, NOV. is, 1908.
ABATE THE NUISANCE.

We hope that the council will
promptly pass a stringent ordinance
as asked for, curtailing the promiscu-
Gus distribution from house to house
of so-called free advertising matter in
the shape of circulars, handbills and
dodgers. This is a nuisance to the
householder, contributes to the disfig-
urement of the city by littering the
streets and premises with bits of dis
colored paper and is of no advantage
to anybody. The imposition has now
gone so far that halls and letter boxes
are filed with this worthless stuff, and
some public notice of the practice must
be taken.
The amount of money expended in
this country on worthless schemes of
advertising would in a few years pay
off the national debt. There is no sub
ject, probably, on which people get
more foolish notions and are more OBJ
stinately set in them than this. In the
face of all past experience, the building
UP of great business enterprises and
the making of fortunes by regular
newspaper and magazine advertising,
which has been demonstrated to be the
only kind that pays, they insist upon
believing that some new scheme can
be found that will give them equal re-
suits for less money or greater results
for equal money.
A man might just as well take his
money and use it to light his cigars as
to put it into the form of advertising
complained Of The business man no
more thinks of reading any of the
scores of printed circulars that arrive
in each mail than he does of eating the
contents of his waste basket for lunch
The householder has ceased to do any
thing with the stuff that is left on
doorsteps or twisted around door
knobs, except to anathematize it and
commit it to the flames.
Absolutely nobody reads these things,
and they perform no service and no
function except to spoil the temper of
the people and to make the city untidy
Nobody would be the loser and a num-
Der of foolish people would be fnan-
cially gamers if the whole system were
absolutely prohibited. The council
proposes to force some degree of re-
sponsibility by licensing the distrib-
uters of this waste paper. 1t would do
far better if it should absolutely pro-
hibit such distribution instead.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16

will gain. For no one can deny that
the advertisement in all its varied
forms has come to stay; and since
these varied forms are met with every
tractive, to give them some artistic
value, is surely a commendable one. II
one must be confronted by advertise
ments in street cars, how much better
that the rhyme suggests Keats; the
posters, Beardsley. Then there is the
matter of the magazines. AS they are
printed today, the majority of them
contain two-th thirds advertising matter,
and one-third reading matter. With
real literary man in charge of the adj
vertising department, surely the public
might hope to receive three-thirds
reading matter.
We have merely considered the ben
eft that the public would derive should
this new method of advertising be car
ried to it's logical conclusion; but the
fact must not be overlooked that the
literary folk would also be gamers.
According to the hard and fast rules
of the past, only nature. the beauty
of women and abstract themes might
inspire poets. But in the future what
a flow of soul may not special brand
Of canned tomatoes call forth! To
what poetic outbursts may not the six
tieth variety Of baked beans inspire
the public! Today there are not maya
zines enough to print the contributions
of all who would write. Tomorrow If
a mute Milton rests in forgotten
grave it will be his own fault. The
commercial age that has been accused
Of forgetting the arts will show that
she is not only able to appreciate them
but to make use Of them as we'll.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16

rights if such rule were to be estab-
lished There would be no security
against political persecution within this
country. Governors of states very fire.
quently issue acquisitions for alleged
fugitives from justice for insufficient
reasons. These are demands that
should not be granted, and the safe
guard against them is that ii the per-
son named has found an asylum In an
other state its executive has the option
of surrendering him or not as ne
pIeases. Usually governors and states
are tenacious of their exact rights, and
slow to surrender man against Whom
the clearest proof of guilt cannot be
brought. Therefore, the abuse of ex-
tradition proceedings between the
states is prevented.
This is right If the state is to pro-
tect the interests of it's citizens and
those who have sought domicile and
a refuge from persecution or injustice
within it's boundaries, nothing should
be given up or impaired. 1t is one of
the essential privileges Of sovereignty.
1t would be a sweeping measure or
Capitalization to wipe out this author
ity and reduce the commonwealth OF
the Union to a common level of impo-
tence against unjust demands inspired
by party or personal malevolence
whenever they might arise. 1t would
be far better that ex-Gov. Taylor
should continue to go unwhipped of
Justice than that there should be any
such far reaching and unwise change
in our fundamental laws.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
A PLAYS. DEMISE.

Time was when that stirring drama,
"Uncle Toms Cabin" was able to dis
pense with the services of the press
agent. The managers of the past who
have taken the supposedly immortal
show out on the road contented them
selves with the insertion in the daily
papers Of brief notice to the effect
that the company boosted two Top
sizes and two Marks; that the blood
hounds were real and very ferocious,
and that every darkey who sang plan
tation melodies had been imported for
that very purpose from way down
South. Further than this no manager
ever found it necessary to go. Some
of them, indeed, did not go so far. They
were content to rely entirely upon the
billposters to tempt a public that in
those days hardly needed so much
tempting.
But apparently there is growing up a
generation that knows not "Uncle
Toms Cabin" Worse than that, it is
a generation that does not care to
know him. AS consequence the press
agents imagination is employed to do
that which the mere name of the play
Today country theaters are filled not
because of the merits Of the play, but
because Of the righteousness Of the
press agent. For instance, this very
week the report comes from Indiana
that so powerful was the acting of the
man who played the part of that most
villainous character, Simon Legre, that
some one in the audience jumped on
the stage for the purpose of forever
putting an end to his villainy.
And, this, of course, is but the be-
ginning. No one need be surprised to
hear in the future of Eliza losing her
diamonds, of the attempted kidnapping
Of Topsy, of Uncle Toms coming into
a fortune. Players who have played
parts in Uncle Toms Cabin" in the
past have, Of course, not disdained such
articles, but they were never employ
ed to draw attention to the play. And
Little Eva, Aunt Ophelia, the elegant
st. Clair-how they will all be vulgar
lied by the notoriety that will attach
itself to them through the efforts of
the press agent.
It is to be regretted that these char
acters must travel around the country,
now that they are no longer appreci-
ated, for they are only ghosts of real
personages who lived to instruct and
amuse past generation. Those who
knew and loved them in those earlier
days will wish that they might be al
lowed to slip back in the Land of the
Half Forgotten which is visited only
by middle-aged folk and old folk.
For it is land about which the Young
Person concerns herself not at all and
the Young Person, alas, lis too modern
to feel at all in touch with "Uncle Toms
Cabin
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
MISSIONARIES SPEAK
AT OMAHA CHURCHES
Big Methodist Rally Is Held in Nebraska
Metropolis.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 15.-Every Meth
odist pulpit in Omaha, South Omaha and
Council Bluffs was filled at least once,
and in most cases twice today by the
Methodist bishops, missionary secretaries,
returned missionaries, preachers and lay
men who have been in attendance at the
annual meeting Of the general mission
airy convention of that denomination in
session in this city.
In the morning regular sermons were
preached, in most cases, however, these
being on missionary themes. In the aft
ernoon there was a convention of deacon
nesses at the First Methodist church, con-
Quoted by Bishop Charles c. McCabe, OF
Omaha, together with an address by Bish-
by Bishop ]. w. Hamilton, of San Fran
cisco.
At night mass meetings were held in
all the Methodist churches, the general
topics being home and foreign missions,
with one speaker to represent each phase
of the subject. The general missionary
committee expects to complete it's DELHI
erations tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Hope Springs Eternal.

The order of the day to every Demo-
GRAFT is to "let the dead past bury it's
dead" and for every live sage and
loyal member Of the party to front face
the Democracy is the star of the day
spring. If they will get together in
earnest, unload every Jonah from their
ships, nail to- every masthead the en-
sign Of equal rights to all men and
special privileges to none" they can
sail confidently into the open sea of
1904 and give "a Santiago to the OPP
pressors, looters and power-drunk crew
Of the Republican f1eet.-Atlanta Con-
stitution mr.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
ZIEGLER KNOWS NOTHING
OF THE INDICTMENTS
New York Man Wanted in jefferson
City, Mo-, Is Reticent.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-William F.
Ziegler, when seen at his residence
tonight, said he knew absolutely moth
ing of the indictments reported to have
been found against him in Jefferson
City, Mo.
This is all Greek to me-" said Mr.,
Ziegler, "and I have no idea why any
charge should have been brought
against me. have nothing to say. in
fact can say nothing, because am abb
solutely at sea in the matter. Until I
see the indictment and learn it's nature
I can make no intelligent statement. !"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Contemporary Comment
Much More fssuddenv Than William.

The recognition of Panama within
less than one hundred hours after the
revolution was proclaimed to the world
is evidently not susceptible Of legal
defense, except as one would defend
high act Of policy overriding law,
war Really, it must tax the solemnity
Of our authorities to assert that the
proper and correct way to recognize
rebellious state is, first. to point your
cannon at the mother country and or
der hands off, second, to proclaim
Immediately that the revolutionists
achieved their independence in Sin
gle day" third, to recognize that in
dependence within forty-eight hours
after you learn that the new 'repub-
lice" is declared. You may search dip
lonlatic history in vain for a more
transparent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Re
publican.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Chicaqo's the Place.

The country is tired of Wall streets
WITNESSES. and ndegrims, and vapors,
caprices, indecisions, timidities and
complaints. 1t wants different kind
of leadership. 1t wants to be led by
people who understand it, believe in
it, and are Of it-not by that slice of
Europe drifted westward called New
York. Chicago is the largest truly
American city and the most enterpris-
ing. Chicago Is able to assume the
business responsibility as the country
great clearing house, and is willing to
do so. You who live in the middle
West, give Chicago a trial. Do your
business here-Chicago Tribune
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
HEAD OF SCHISMATICS
OBJECTS TO BISHOP
Philippine PreIate Files Protest Against
Mgr. Rocker.

MANILA, Nov. 15.-Aglipay, the
nominal head of the schismatics, has
protested against the act of Mgr. f.
j. Rocker, bishop of Jaro, In taking
possession of the Catholic church at
La Pazia, Iloilo. Mgr. Rocker has
threatened to take drastic measures to
curb the schismatics.
The heads of departments have ca
bled to President Roosevelt their in
dorsement of Arthur w. Ferguson.
executive secretary, for the vacancy
upon the board of Philippine commits
sioners which will be created by the
retirement of Gov. Taft.
The constabulary has captured tho
last of the Iadrones operating in Min
danao.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
The Indian Frauds.

The lapse Of time and their own in
genuity undoubtedly will save some Of
the rascals in the Indian service from
punishment. fThe statutes which pro-
tected the red men and penalized the
acts of white men who defrauded them
have in some cases, by trickery, been
repealed. However, there are enough
facts known and plenty of laws still
existing on the books to bring some of
the offenders to justice.-Kansas City
Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Good So Ear as II went

Prudent Mamma-Esmeralda, I wish
you wouldn't turn up your nose at young
Mr.. Sllmm. Although he may not be
much to look at, you must remember that
he comes Of an old and wealthy family
and has aristocratic blood in his veins.
Esmeralda-O, 1 suppose he has, NAM
ma But L don't believe he has four
pounds of it in his whole body.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Among the Merrymakers
Curious MISUNDERSTANDING.

While nosing about the court house the
elderly person from up Niles Center wav
whose hearing was slightly detective
stepped aside to make room for a man
and inquired: N0o-
us Graft imp
Next door," replied voice inside.
.Gee! exclaimed the elderly person.
They don't make any secret of it. do
they?"-Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Something to Be Wished For.

No more splendid example of prog
ress in Christian civilization could be
set the world than tripartite arbitra-
ton treaty embracing the three great
self governing peoples Of England,
France and the United States; and it
seems as though there was never a
more favorable time for, this than the
present. We have only to pick up a
few dropped stitches and the thing is
done.-Boston Transcript.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16

The Hon. Charles A. Towne seems to
have developed unsupported capacity
as an animal trainer. The tiger is ready
to eat out of his hand-and will prob
ably be feeding off his leg shortly If it
is true that the former Minnesotan has
been as fortunate in Wall street as he
is credited with being.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16

After the display of prowess made
by M. Doran Jr. in wrestling with Mr..
Kamshiter, it will require some temeri-
ty on the part of his fellow assembly,
men to go to the mat with him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Capt. Kldd,s Lament.

Capt. Kidd was on his death bed.
What a fool I was" he muttered, "to
bury my treasure, when I could have in
corporated it into watered stock com
pany."
Realizing too late the beauty of this
scheme, by which he could have made
the money disappear entirely, he turned
over to die.-New York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
This Is Irony.

Russia is reforming Manchuria, ia
pan is reforming Korea, Austria is re-
forming Turkey, and the United States
government at Washington is reform
ing the republic Of Colombia in much
the same Way.=Philadelphia Record.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
New Works Electoral Vote.

New York's thirty-nine electoral
votes cannot be considered sure Re-
publican asset for next year. If there.
was any doubt on this point it was
dispeIede by Tuesdays vote in New
York, city.-Proyidence Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
The Accounting Time COMING.

When the senate ratifles the treaty
with China and Publications are ex-
changed between Washington and Pc
kin, the United States will be in a
better position than now to ascertain
what are Russia's intentions and prob
able policy in regard to the trade of
Americans with Manchuria.-Baltim
Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16

What do we care about revolutions
in South America and the West Indies
so long as Granville S. Pease stands
pat under the accumulated woes Of a
score of Republican gubernatorial an
nouncements?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
The Modern Spirit

Father-Give you another penny Why.
what did you do with that one I gave
you this morning2
Modern Youngster-I lost it to Bobby.
betting that copper stock would go I'D a
point, and it went Cincinnati
TimeS-Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
A Connoisseur,

Mrs. Cassidy-We'1i have to be gettin'
PLAINLY for Mary Ann to be learnin'
music.
Mr.. Cassidy-Pll buy her one on one
condition-that she don't start to learn
to play till she knows how-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
IN ZuLuLAND.

The Zulus content with his bamboo tree,
Though he has no money or houses;
Happy because there's no bags at his
knee,
For he doesn't wear any trousers
Chicago News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
A Rival Show.

On second thoughts it may fiatter the
Roxburghes to know that they drew
crowds almost as well as Dowie.-Chi-
cago News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Week at Home.

.tNow that I've met Browns wife I
quite understand why he is so dictatorial
at the office. He has to have some place
where he can show his authority
Chicago Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
The Real Crime.

EmbeZzler's Wife-You are thief and
a criminal. Never speak to me again
Embezzler-But 1 stole it all for your
sake
Embezzler's Wife-Yes, but didn't you
go and give it all back again?-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
A Definition.

Little Elmer-Papa. what is politeness?
Prof. Observation-Disclosures, my son, is
the art of not letting other people know
what you really think of them.-Town
Topics.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Modest Tom l.

We fear the Hon. Tom Johnson is
too modest. He should give more credit
to himself and less to Hanna for the
result in Ohio.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16

Now that Col. Bryan has a son-in-
law to keep and has lost out in will
contest, he is likely to have more con-
servative financial views.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16

Of course if Judge Collins really be-
lieves that it is not necessary to resign
from the bench to run for governor,
we might as we'll consider that they're
oFf
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
The wife,s Rival.

Wife (timidly)-Can you let me have
dollar. dear?
just spent $1,000 on an automobile p
Detroit Free Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
Here Is Another Problem.

If six dozen eggs cost as many cents
as the number of eggs that cents will
buy at the same price, what is the price
ger dozen New York Times.