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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Character Better Qualification for Office
Than Politics

O''ee' cSsSi d oCttcr SudIIIlCdCtOn Tor OfffCe
Than Politics
To the Editor of The Globe:
Having held Office for several wears I
nave mad an opportunity to learn con-
siderable about politics and political
methods
The manner in which campaigns are
carried on nowadays is to be dep1ored;
put we cannot have everything in this
world just as we would like it and must
make the best of things as they are an
til the efforts being made to bring about
better conditions have been realized.
Political parties are necessary evils.
You will find good and bad men in all
of them.
believe the best results will be realized
py keeping the parties in Office as nearly
equal as possible, for then one party will
the part of the other.
By alternating there will be less cor
ruption, in the administration of affairs
flee indefinitely.
Everyone should love his country bet
ter than his party, and support no candi-
date who is not qualified for or worthy of
the office.
1t seems to me the people do not fully
realize the Importance of the Office of
county superintendent of schools.
Many seem to consider that Office of no
great significance. That Office should be
taken out of politics.
Teachers and superintendent have more
influence in forming the character of the
child than anyone except its parents.
How important it is then that model
men and women fill those placesI
Nothing is as dear to US as our children,
yet many seem to think anybody will do
to guide them.
1t is a deplorable fact that the American
children of today are forward and un-
disciplined, with little respect for law
and if something is not done to wake up
the people fear for the future of our
country; for the boys and girls of today
will be the men and women who viii have
to take charge of affairs a few years
hence.
Whatsoever a man soweth that shall
he also reap" is as true today as it was
1000 years ago.
If you want good, clean, virtuous chill
dren you must have the same qualities in
your teachers and superintendent
1t should be the ambition of every par
ent to bring up family of strong, vir-
tuous, educated children.
With those three qualities any person
In this country can make a living and
lay up a competency for old age barring
accidents and misfortune.
AS much as / value an education
would far rather my children would grow
up strong and yirtuous with limited
education than that they would have the
finest educa ton procurable and be liber-
tines.
III voting for all officers vote for the men
who will inspire respect in your children
and whom you would be proud to have
them pattern after and you will be voting
for the uplift of your country.
Nicholas o. Partridge.
Owatonna, Mimi, Jan: Ia.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
A Dying Issue in the South

The race issue is not dead in the
South, but there are three agencies at
work to kill it as a political fetch
enterprise, immigration and education.
Every dollar of capital, home or ex-
traneous, invested in business in the
South is a dollar put wisely into the
solution of the race trouble. Every
white Immigrant settling in the South
is an agent working to the same end
White immigration in large volume
can be secured by broad gauged state
government that will give security and
amplification to capital. The school
mouse is, however, the most powerful
OF the factors that will eliminate the
race difficulty. We believe in the edu-
ucat1on of all the Southern people,
Whlte and black. We do not, however,
believe in the coeducation of the races.
educate the black man by himself, to
MT him for some useful purpose in
life. Exclude illiterates, white and
black, from the ballot Make elec-
tlons in all the Southern states models
OF fa1r dealing.-Louisville Herald.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Personal MENTION

Ryan-Ben Moyse, Seattle Wash; P "A.
Waller, kewana, ILL.,; W. G. Philips. Calu-
met, Mich; j. l.. Brass and wife, Seattle,
Wash; Thomas A. Reyer, Ann Arbor.
Mich; Daniel Wells, Wells, Mich; Mrs.
z. 5. Edwards, Mayville, N. D.; Carl Ten
mis-, Sioux Falls, S. d.
Merchants-John P Moody, New Rich
mond, Wis; M. E. Meyer and wife, Grand
Forks. N. D.; L. w. Hanson, Rush City;
George A. Ralph, Crookston; J. P. Holm
berg, Rush City; A D. Vickers, Cedar
mont. N: D.: w. J. Duger, Medina; w. B.
Wyckhoff, Havana. N. D.. William Black,
M1not, n. D: William Neurenberg. st.
Cloud; III Gutenberg, Carlton E. E. Lap
Strom, WahaSha; J. J.. Dickson, Lamber-
ton; r. J. Kellogg, Mantorville; Joseph M.
Kelly, Devils Lake, N D.
Windsor-C. P Getchell and wife.
Wales, N. D.; Edward Allen, Bismarck, N.
D.; Tom Morris, Crookston; Fred Scott,
Menomonie, Wis; e. II. Cotton and wife,
La Crosse, Wis; William Broduck and
wife, Neenah, Wis; Mason W. Spicer,
Willnnar.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

that the abolition of the canteen has
been prolific of moral evil It has
multiplied bad conduct, increased de-
sertion, driven the soldier to low re-
sorts where other vices than drink
ing are fostered and fourishing, and
has also increased rather than re-
stricted the drinking habit. That is to
say, from the point of view which
these people themselves hold the aboli-
ton of the canteen has been curse
Here at least is one who knows. one
entirely in sympathy with the general
aims and spirit of the anti-liquor move
ment and who says SO. It is stubborn
facts like these which should give the
theorists pause.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Toao,s Address to the spirits


The general conception of those who
believe In the continued existence of
life after mortal death is that those
who have passed to the world of spir-
It's have more perfect knowledge of
what is done on the earth than those
who have not experienced death. But
here is the admiral of the combined
fleet of Japan declaring it to be his
duty ito render report of our sue
cesses to the spirits of those who sac.
rif1ced their earthly existence in the
attainment of so important a result"
as If he, living, were the subordinate
of those who had died, or, at all
events, under a moral obligation to no.
tify them with formal solemnity that
they had not died in vain. Very fine
also is his modest declination of popu-
lar honors on the plea that the time
has not yet come for such recognition
of his service.-Boston Herald.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
TODAY'S WEATHER

cast:
Minnesota-Fair Monday; Tuesday fair,
warmer in east portion; variable winds.
upper Mich1gan-Fair in south, snow in
north portion Monday; Tuesday generally
fair, variable winds.
South Dakota-Fair Monday, warmer in
east portion; Tuesday fair.
west portion; Tuesday fair.
Iowa-Fair Monday; Tuesday fair,
warmer.
~ Wlsconsin.Fair ,,l Monday; Tuesday fair,
Montana-Fair Monday and Tuesday,
Monday in west portion,
St; Paul Yesterdays observations,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, st. Paul. w. E. oliver, observer, for
the tWenty-four hours ended at o'clock
last nlght-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation. Barometer, 80. SO;
relative humidity, III; weather, clear;
maximum temperature. 13; minimum tenn
perature, =; daily range, Is; mean tenn
peIatufe, o, p. m. temperature, IL; wind
at VI, P. m, west; precipitation, O.
Yesterdays Temporal atures-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
AN ADVOCATE OF THE cANTEEN

Those who have been urgent in Sc
curing and maintaining the abolition
of the army canteen, believing that
this was an essential portion of real
temperance campaign, must have re-
ceived some light as well as something
of shock from the argument made
by Sergeant Machle before them. The
good women who have been so promi-
nent in this work, acting in perfect
sincerity and from the worthiest mo-
tives, have looked at the problem the
oretically and not practically They
all believe in the absolute destruc-
tion of the traffic in intoxicants, in
Guiding manufacture as we'll as SALE
Without arguing that question at ALL
they may be reminded that after all
this work, like any other, involves
questions of method. There is a place
to begin. The abolition of the army
canteen was not that place.
II the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating beverages were prohibited
everywhere throughout the United
States except at army posts, and If
the federal government had by law
made special exception of these, so
that the soldier could get at his can
teen spirituous or malt beverages that
he could not obtain anywhere else, the
anti-canteen movement would be in
place. TO begin with the canteens when
the sale of liquor is open and unpro-
hibited everywhere else is like trying
to build big dam or retaining wall
by laying the top stones first, with
nothing but empty air for it to rest
upon.
The practical fact, as vouched for by
nearly all those who have had expert
ence and are in a position to know, is
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Craps in Memphis

Mayor Williams, of this city, comes
as the apostle of craps as a saving
grace to negroes. He says: "As long
as a negro is not kept within four
walls with his craps game, he is likely
to get drunk and kick up row. Craps
is the natural reaction Of the negro.
He has no theater and his mind runs
to craps. Every one of them carries
around q pair of dice in his pocket, and
they will start craps game anywhere.
is better to keep them under sur
yeillance, where they can be searched
Tor pistols and weapons. Then they
will shoot craps until they get tired
bed.
Craps conducive to sobriety!
craps dives desirable adjunct in
the enforcement of the law!
Make it less difficult for the negro
to play craps and it makes a better
citizen Of him!-Memphis (Tenn.)
News -Scimitar.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
What the Editors Say

Gov. Johnson in his recommenda ton
TO the legislature regarding the four
year term for the governor of Mime
sofa and the elimination of the sec
ond term idea, has placed himself, one
might say, Sin the very hands of the
republican party in Minnesota" If
the legislators act upon the new gov
ernor's suggestion, pass the four-year
term Dill and make the holding of a
second term an inlpossibility for
governor OF the commonwealth, John
son VIII be practically done away with
for all time" and the problem which
mas been uppermost in the minds of
the average Republican of the Dunn
faction, How to get rid of Johnson
two years hence" win have been
solved. The recommendation of the
new governor is but an example of
the magnanimity Of the man, who but
snort time ago was buried in the
oblivion of the country editors desk
at ST Professionalism Journal.
Gov. Johnson continues to hand out
appointments that are above criticism
and In so doing he is fulfilling the
productions of his friends and sup
porters. Thus far he has placed in no
SitlonS of trust men of culture and
fitness and the public service is GER
tain to be kept at a high degree of
excellence. The interests of the state
are SO important that all good citizens
should encourage the new chief ex-
ecuuye in continuing the good work
that has been SO auspiciously begun.
ALBERT Lea Tribune.
Ihe first automobile ever seen by the
natives on the streets of Bogota. CO.
lombla, made its appearance only a
llohtn or Two ago, and now more are
wanted. The auto ought to be Just the
thing for these South American, repub-
lies. 1t makes SO many revolutions in
SO snort time and by hiring ordinary
chauffeurs from this country they
could Kill any amount of people-Red
Wing Republican
Dr.. Gates, of Kenyon, the member
OF the legislature who won isolated
distinction by favoring Van SAINT for
senator, claims that the governor
didn't lose supporter during the long
campaign. DR.. Gates was an event
In Minnesota politics.-Little Falls
Transcript.
70 quiet the apprehensions Of the
public over the assumption of a royal
prerogatlve by the new governor in the
use OF the plural pronoun "we' in his
message, the Press feels called upon
and the machine."-Sioux Falls Press.
Cannot Senator Mitchell and Con-
gressman Hermann secure vindicatioh
Ike our own Congressman Buckman.
Ihe statute of limitations is a wonder
ful ''vind1cator." May these honorable
pubic servants enjoy its benefits
Preston Republican.
Chicago constable who has re-
turned to the blue and brass of the
police service, says he might have been
a poet but has preferred to preserve
the peace. Considerate man. Poets
nave caused enough trouble now
Duluth News Tribune.
GOV. Van SAINTS lengthy farewell
message enabled him to proleng his
official life in the new capitol at least
half an hour.-Perham Enterprise.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
MONDAY, JAN. 16, 1905
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION

A clear and comprehensive statement
of the railroad situation, the clearest
and most comprehensive yet presented,
was made by Samuel Spencer before
the house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. There is so much
froth and scum, SO much lack of intelli-
gence and SO much insincerity in the
ordinary discussion of this question
that it is refreshing, no matter on
which side a man stands, to hear him
present facts and arguments instead Of
falsehoods and Misrepresentation.
First Mr.. Spencer makes the point
that no railroad company objects to
effective regulation of railroad rates.
1t would be late in the day to think of
that. The right and the power of con-
gress to regulate rates are firmly fixed
Rates are regulated every day in the
year and in every part of the Union
by du'v authorized bodies. Yet one
finds the continual misstatement in the
mouths of the ignorant and the dema-
gogue that opposition to a bill to trans
fer the entire management and opera
tion of railroads, along with the rate
making power, to a board of poIiti-
clans sitting at Washington is the same
thing as opposition to the regulation
of rates.
Mr.. Spencer made the essential dis
tinction when he said that what rail-
roads object to is not proposed regula-
ton. but proposed legislation. He as
serted fact that every student Of the
railroad problem knows, whether he be
partisan of the roads or their bitter
est enemy, provided only that he is
honest, when he said that there is am
pie law in existence for the correction
of every evil complained of by the pub
lie If only that law be enforced The
commission proves 1t as far as that
body is concerned. 1t has dawdled
along and declined to exercise it's pow
ers, believing that failure to do so
would strengthen it's demand for larger
powers. 1t has been indolent and un-
successful because it was more inter-
ested in playing politics than in per-
forming its duty. Such a body, bent
only upon enforcing the law, would
have cut off long ago nine-tenths of
the evils out of which grows the de-
mand for some additional action.
The laws as they exist today are
ample for the regulation of railroad
rates. just as they are shown to be am
pie for the regulation and extermina-
ton of the trusts. Through two or
three national campaigns men have
been clamoring from every stump for
the enactment of laws to wipe the
trusts out Of existence. It is proved
today that every trust can be smashed
by the federal department. of Justice if
1t wishes. Not line of new legisla-
ton is needed. The Sherman act is
amply sufficient; and if that act had
never been passed. the department
could proceed just as effectively under
the common law. The trusts have
grown big and powerful and impudent
not because there was no law to curb
them. but because there was not a man
to put in their mouths the bit lying
useless. but as old as the foundation of
the country itself.
The railroad companies not only do
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
THE HUMOROUS SIDE

The news that comes to us from Eu-
ropean sources is often fearfully and
wonderfully made. None more anus
ing has reached our notice than re-
port from Paris saying that Vice Ad-
miral Doubassoff has submitted to the
czar programme for a reorganization
of the navy which is absolutely essen
tial to success in the war with Japan.
The execution Of this programme will
require twenty months. Meantime Ad-
niral Doubassoff is urbanely confident
that Japan will agree to "a provisional
peace" which will permit her to retain
temporarily Port Arthur and other
needed territory.
If there-is any grain Of truth at all
In this, it is fine Illustration of the
utter stupidity that has characterized
Russian methods and Russian ways of
thinking in connection with this war.
1t is really not impossible that high
officials in Russia still think OF the
japanese as a. race of semf-savages of
low Intellectual quality, and therefore
fit subjects for the exercise of Russian
duplicity. They may even conceive it
possible that the Japanese, vanity and
prestige being satisfied by the formal
possession of Port Arthur and other
concessions by Russia, would consent
to what is called here "a. provisional
peace"
Any reader can judge for himself
how likely Japan would be to suspend
military operations temporarily in or
| der that her enemy might get into bet
ter fighting shape. 1t is just about as
| intelligible as the notion that new
| navy can be got together in twenty
| months. 1t is a trifle over twenty
years since the United States began to
build navy. We have resources that
| are not to be despised, and a people
that unanimously and enthusiastically
indorsed from the beginning the idea
of reconstructing the navy In those
twenty years we have made consider
able progress, but are scarcely farther
advanced today than Russia would
need to be if she set out to conquer
Japan. Twenty months would allow
her time to lick her naval forces into
| shape. perhaps, and buy few battle
ships here and there that might come
| to the bargain counter. What, during
| this time, would Japan be doing? The
whole proposal is so grotesque that It
| seems fairly alberto the
Partisan idea of news than to a. COM
plete collapse of Russian intelligence.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
VIII Wait for Report

ROME. Jan. 15.-The religious orders,
strongly supported by Cardinal Wives
Tuto, are urging the Vatican to press for
the payment of the money awarded by
the United States for the purchase of the
Vatican has replied that nothing could be
done in the premises until Archbishop
Agius, the apostolic delegate to the Philip
pines, arrives at Manila and makes his
report On the situation.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Imperial BurIesquers at the Star

New ideas were lacking in the two
burlesques presented at the Star yes
terday, but the old ones met with the
complete approval of the large audi
ences which gathered there both aft
ernoon and evening. The opening bur-
1etta. THE Gay Widow Brown" was
musical and mirthful. Lillian Wash
burn. as the widow, handled the part
well, though there was not much for
her to handle. The fun provoking
part fell TO NJ. J. Kelly, who falls in
love with Mrs. Brown. His role con-
sisted in being an older man with a
few friends from the B5wery district,
who call CT him after he has risen to
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

Perhaps it would simplify matters If
they would allow the reporters on the
floor Of the house and senate and ap-
point an official censor to read their
copy" Besides it would create an
other job.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Three MARTYRS Reatlfied

ROME Jan. 15.-Three Hungarian
martyrs, Poucrez. Grodecz and Christine,
were beatified today at st. Peters in the
many Americans This is the last funcee
ton. of its kind in connection with the
festivities incident to the jubilee of the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
Pope Plus X, who participated in the
ceremony. appeared fatigued and preoc-
cup1ed, although he assured his attend
ants that he was feeling well
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

That the millers are going to make
an earnest campaign for the drawback
measure is demonstrated by the fact
that they have succeeded in aligning
the Hon. Andrew j. Volstead against it.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

An Indiana man has obtained an in
junction restraining newspaper from
printing his picture. We have seen
some Indiana men and are willing to
admit that the action was probably
justified.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

! The Russian Jew who escapes to the
United States to avoid CONSUMPTION
doesn't want to go to that far East be-
cause he fears he might be tempted to
go into trade in Japan ard he has
heard enough about the Japs to appre-
ciate the fact that he would have about
as much chance in Tokyo as he would
in Aberdeen.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
The DIAGNOSIS

The King..This crown is too heavy; it
feels uncomfortable
Court Physician-Your majesty, the
fault isn't with the crown; the trouble
IS with your head-its too light for i'll
Detroit Free Press.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

The Japs also captured $4,000 tons of
coal with Port Arthur which will be
sufficient excuse for the Japs to get
cocly if they please.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

So long as the Japanese are busy IN
the effort to make Russia listen to rea-
son the question of whether a Jap can
become a naturalized citizen of the
United States will remain in the acad-
emic class
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

That Philadelphia woman who COM
plains of the plague of letters" i'm
posed on us by the publishers may
never have read the Love Letters of a
Lobster
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Nothing New

Miss Noozey-You didn't know I was
interested in business now did you?
Were, as usual: but I didn't know whose.
Philadelphia Press.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

If the czar declares war on Chicago
we are going to back the proposition
when Isl An gives it out that she will
eat Christmas dinner in Mukden
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
How He Looked

Robbed by footpads, were you? 1t
must have made you feel like 30 cents. ;;
Yes, and I'll bet I looked like IL
How do you mean?"
Hands up. p.''-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Always sonethinn Doinn

Two Ohio men are inventing an air.
ship. Better stick to politics; it pays
better, especially for Ohio men.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

Fog is said to be good for the COM
statement is probably
traeeable to the advance agent for dear
old I.unnon.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
A Penalty of Fame

When Judge Parker lost a lawsuit
the fact wars telegraphed all over the
country as news.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
And That's Mo Ioke

Gov. Higgins says that women should
vote. Why? Aren't men simply their
proxies now?-New York Herald.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
AccountIna for the Delay

Rome wasn't built in day, my son. "
strike, a?'-Brooklyn Life
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
Among the Merrymakers
The Historians pipe

Noah was looking at his rainbow.
THAT means more grief for me he
soliloquized, because my wife win have
dress like it, and when she makes it
over sheI! be sure Ito send me to match
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

Mercury was about to deliver a mes
sage for Venus.
Sol" she said, "this ought to go quick.
land Leader
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

Essen, Germany-SeveraI of the steel
worke are preparing to shut down be-
cause of the increasing scarcity of coal
and the prospect of long strike. Gen
the North Star mine in Horstenmark were
stoned. They sabered some of the riot
ers. A number of gendarmes and strik-
ers were injured.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

Washington, D. C.-Today the ma
t1onal board of steam navigation will be-
gin series of meetings here in consid-
Grafton of the rules and regulations re-
Gently recommended to Secretary Met
calf of the department of commerce and
labor by the board of supervisors of the
steamboat inspection service
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

Paris-Mme. Menler has applied to the
courts for the annulment of the marriage
of her daughter to Count Camille Breant
de Morlac giving her residence as at
Paris. Nice Trouvaille. Lucerne and
New York, on the ground that her daugh-
ter was not OF age at the time of the
ceremony.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
News Condensed

Railway, N IA $4,000 fire which
damaged the paint department of the
New Jersey state reformatory here caused
wild excitement among the convicts. many
of them praying, singing, cursing and
threatening to break down the doors of
their cells to hberate themselves Thirty
of the prisoners were overcome by smoke
before their cell doors were opened All
recovered.