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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
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LOVE VERSUS socIoL ocY.Int
her new novel, Anthony Overman, Mir
lam ~ chelson has put the war or con-
tending fpreesSA forces that battle Tor the
mastery Of the human heart
The story is that Of the love Of a San
Francisco newspaper girl and sociolog-
zeal idealist. The. one is intensely prac-
tical, she sees things from the modern
commercial and materialistic point Of
view, and that point of view is sufficient
for her-at first The other is a dreamer
lin the minds OF many Of the characters
of the story, "a crank but Il crank
with the good OF his fellow men upper
most in his mind and heart Fate throws
these two together, and love ties the
knot, but not until the war between the
differing motives in their two lives has
been waged and won in part on both
sides. The girl is brought to see that
there are greater and better things in
life than scoops" things even to be
considered beyond and outside of the
home. The man, on the other hand, rec
ognizes the fact that there are. some sac
rifces that cripple a man, and weaken
the effectiveness of his efforts for the
common good. When this; stage is
reached, the rest, so far as the romance
of the story is concerned is easy a' $50
The look contains, evidently, the au-
thor's ideas on the sociological warfare
There are criticisms indirectly given,
but criticisms nevertheless-of modern
methods, of the strike for example, and
of the work Of the church These are
sometimes, If not always, too sweeping.
Nevertheless they are suggestive and
should not be without their influence.
AS piece Of literary work, the story
does not come" up to some of the authors
other efforts. { = - -: r''ysn
Doubleday, Page & Co., New York: $3.50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01

developed into serious form OF trou-
BILE. Now, however, there appear to be
considerable bands Of Cheyennes, Utes
and possibly some Grows who are ready
to don their war paint in satisfaction
Of grievances Of which they complain.
The scene of operations is historic.
Birney, north Of the Northern Pacific
railroad in southeastern Montana, is
only a few miles from the scene Of one
of General Miles fercest encounters
with the Indians, and only a little fur
ther from Custer g famous battle-ground.
But the readiness of the red men to
resort to arms is perhaps not more sur
prising than that at this time and at
this late day our Indian policy should
still result in provoking the Indian to
fight, for, as matter Of fact, the In
dian is usually patient under wrong
and injustice and does not readily take
the warpath in satisfaction of his
wrongs: The probabilities are that
there is something seriously at fault in
the treatment of these Indians which
it ought to be the first business of the
authorities to satisfy in the hope of
averting the horrors Of an Indian out
break in a country where there are SO
many defenceless settlers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
The Hostile Indians.

It is long time since the northwest
has experienced the sensation of real
Indian war, but unless the troops in
the valley Of the Little Big Horn and
the Tongue rivers round up within a
few days the Indians who are ranging
thru the mountains on the borders Of
Montana and Wyoming there may be
serious; trouble there. It seems strange
that these Indians, knowing what they
must know now Of the strength Of the
whites, should be willing to engage the
troops in battle. Going on the war
path is different proposition from
what it was twenty or thirty years ago.
The last serious eneo unters were in the
extreme southwest when Geronimo and
his bloodthirsty Apaches were ranging
thru Arizona and New Mexico, bring
ing terror. not only to whites, but to
peaceable Indians as we'll The ghost
dances at! Wounded Knee about ten
years ago were threat ening, but never
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01

THE election Of Mayor Jones to
second term this fall will put the
stamp OF public approval upon the re,
forms he has instituted and give Min,
neapolls a most desirable reputation al
a law abiding, law-enforcing city. And
the election of any one else will BID
recognized as; rejection Of : Mayor
Jones policy, even tho it should NOT
result IN opening the saloons on Sun.
day:
i9ea. lie is not SO occupied with the
idea Of closing the saloons on Sunday
est to the city. He has in mind the
development Of the city in various
ways which will make it a more beauti-
full and more attractive city than it il
now. And it is to be hoped that he
VIII nave an opportunity. to put his
plans for the city. into successful oper-
alton. We know what he has done;
we can, well afford to judge Of the flu,
ture by the past, and can therefore,
very accurately determine what his
policy will. be if he should be reelected.
N IN the interest of the home, Of the day
OF rest, and of public order, the saloons
Wall be Kept closed on Sunday; public
gambling will be prevented, and vice
Will not be permitted to seek her vic-
tins in the public streets. The great.
est results in the way <of public inn
provementsF will be secured at the least
expenditure of money, and the reputa-i
lion OF minneapolis, as an orderly, hap
Ply, and law-abiGing city will be estab-
1shed turnout the country. Certainly
we who love Minneapolis and rejoice in
her prosperity and desire to perpetuate:
her honorable reputation, can not do
peter than to vote for David P. Jones
Tor reelection as mayor. He has
been a courageous and faithful MAYOR.
Let us honor ourselves as well as him
by continuing him in office two years
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
The Monday Night Meeting,

The effort to make a sensation out Of
the fact Senator Nelson is not to speak
at the non partizan Jones meeting Mon
day night, and thru that fact to knock
Jones, has gone to meet some of those
fakes about holdups which never hap
pened but which were calculated to
bolster up the opposition to the mayor.
It is true that Senator Nelson is to be
in the city that night, but his time has
been fully engaged by the regular re-
publican Organization and arrangements
have been made for him to make an
extended speech under republican aus
piees in the fourth ward wigwam at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
THE MINNEAPOLIS IouRNAI..

drive low characters from their saloon
hiding places and !" close the saloons at
midnight. III g s5a l. MI
The st. Paul police commission is not
fanatical. It is taking. these steps in
compliance with qlickened public
conscience in ST. Paul. It tends in the
direction Of Sunday, closing. Sunday
closing may not come, in ST. Paul i'm
mediately or soon, but that the people
Of that city will make an effort to
wrest their politics from the domination
Of the saloon is as evident as that this
order of the police commission is the
answer to a quickened public con
science. H.. w.
The simple fact is that Mayor Jones
has done some pioneering in Minnesota.
So far from having, gone. astray and
misread the signs of the times, he is
seen to be but little in advance of the
executive action of other cities in the
state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
DIR. NORTHROP PAYS
TRIBUTE TO MAYOR
President Of the University Of Minnesota Points TO the
City Executive AS the Man of the Hour and Urge.
His Reelection.

! Writing on Mayor David P. Jones for
the Minnesota Magazine, one Of the
publications. at the University Of Min
nesota, DR.. Cyrus Northrop, president
Of that. institution, pays this tribute
to the achievements Of the present
mayor as city executives: -.&
sThe office of mayor is one Of the
most difficult. offices: to be filed to the
perfect satisfaction Of the constituents.
There are laws on the statute book, the
enforcement of which will give joy to
one set of people, and be exceedingly
he may, the mayorkcan not please both
sets. Some Of these laws have been
long ignored by the mayors. Once in
a while in Minneapolis an attempt has
been made by a reform mayor to- en-
force the laws regulating the sale of
liquor, but such attempts have. always
resulted in the election Of mayor Of
an entirely different character and poll
icy at the next election.
Mayor David PHONES, a graduate
Of the University Of Minnesota, a gen.
tleman Of the highest character sue
cessful business man, and a most gen.
ial and loyal friend TO those who know
him best, has been mayor Of :Minneap-
Oils for nearly two years, and the next
election is / to determine whether he
shall continue to serve the city,. or shall
be succeeded by a man Of another par
ty and Of different ideals. Mayor
Jones has not been radical or violent
in his administration. - He has taken
time to investigates the situation and
has not made changes in public policy
till he was certain that changes were
desirable: He has suppressed public
gambling and he was right in so doing.
He has closed the saloons on Sunday,
and he was right in so doing. The city
is the better and the happier in conse-
quence. This city has gained in COM
fort at home and in reputation abroad.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
King Edwards Neat Coup.

If the report that military conven-
tion which amounts to a full defensive
alliance between England, Italy and
France is we'll founded then the disso-
luton of the triple alliance of Germany,
Austria and Italy Is impending. Italy
cannot be in two alliances at once and
her withdrawal means the reduction
Of the triple to a dual alliance Of Ger
many and Austria and this means that
Germany is practically alone, for the
Austrian empire has no cohesiveness.
The report indicates realignment Of
the powers of Europe in which England,
so long excluded, self-expatriated, from
continental affairs, is the controlling
figure. How much of this the world
owes to the remarkable diplomatic
ability Of King Edward will perhaps
never be known, since kings do not
write their memoirs nor even make a
record Of their transactions. But un-
doubtedly a great deal of the present
trend of Europe toward peace is due
to the influence Of this man, who is
easily the most cosmopolitan citizen Of
the old world.
There has been certain antagonism
between Germany and England, due
largely to the restlessness of the kali
ser, who can never see anything going
on without putting in his oar. Europe
has many times. tired of his interfer-
ing habits and has at last turned with
something Of relief to the leadership
of the older man, whose thoughts are
much less arbitrarily expressed and
whose intentions are decidedly more
pacific.
The weak point of Great Britain IS
new position is that she appears to
have no statesmen capable of following
up the kings opening. The liberal
statesmen are middle Of socialists
and experimenters. The leaders of the
unionists are lazy scions of great fami.
lies like Balfour or men at the close
of their career, like Chamberlain and
Goschen. The prime minister of the
present cabinet is quite likely to find
his quietus within "a short time, since
1t has been amply proved that he is
too faccid for the game, and the sue.
censorship will either bring forth the
leader for the occasion or break up the
liberal cabinet. g.. ...e5 =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
Mayor Jones Endorsed in St. Paul.

( The people who have been running
away with the idea that Mayor Jones'
law enforcement program was a freak
of man who did not understand gov
eminent will perhaps pause before cleo
ton to consider that what Mayor Jones
is doing in Minneapolis is but part
Of what has been going on all over the
country. It is part Of quickened
public conscience on the subject of max
ing the laws effective for public order
and public decency. l.. r. Il. :
When Mayor Jones made his order Of
a year ago it was received with: ap-
prevail in this city. (. It was executed as
it could never have been, executed had
not the public conscience been back Of
it. Had Mayor Jones had a four-year
instead Of a two-year: term his policy Of
law enforcement would probably have
passed into history and out of politics
before another election. But the time
between campaigns has just been long
enough to precipitate the, city into a
political debate on the subject.
The opposition to law enforcement
has not had time&to< see that they are
making stand against the best senti-
ment Of the community and that there
fore their fight is hopeless one. They
have had just enough time to consider
ways and means Of furnishing the man
who initiated their trouble. IF they had
a little more time to think it over they
would see that they are trying to pun.
ish the prevailing conscience Of the
community and the absurdity of such
an effort would SO appealfto them that
they would desist. The reelection Of
Mayor Jones next Tuesday will be just
such an expression Of the popular desire
as to cure the opposition Of any further
Sopetite for BATTLE They will accept
the inevitable and let the subject die
out Of local politics. All that is neces
sary is to stand firm on the ground
gained and not let it slip away. .g3 Il.
Proof that this is the case comes
from other cities in the state. The lat.
est contribution to the cause of civic
reform comes from the st. Paul police
commission, which has recently issued
an order to the chief of police to cleal
out the Winerooms, stop sales to minors
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
THIS DATE IN HISTORY:
=. NOV. 1

1e22-surrender of Mannheim to
TiIIy.
17oo-charIes H. of Spain died;
succeeded BY Philip v.
,176s-La Sale 81 arrived at the
mouth OF, the Miami !, s e
17ea-Lord George Gordon, leader
of "No popery" riots, died In New
gate prison.
17s5-French directory chosen. :,
1so6-French occupied Hesse.
1s27-Rev. Morgan L. Dix born.
1S37-constItution of Hanover alb.
rogated by royal ordinance.
1e6o-BoIes Penrose, United States
senator from Pennsylvania, born.
1s61-GeneraI Mcclellan succeeded
General Scott as commander Of ar
niles Of the United States.
1ss0-The first Japanese parliament
opened. al. =
1se4-The new serum cure" for
dlphtheria announced by Dr.. Roux
of Paris.
1see---Emperor. William dedicated
Church at the Redeemer at Jerusa-
lem. k IS 81 Il &. =,
1eo2-Fifteen killed and seventy
Injured by explosion OF election fire.
works In Madison square, New York.
feo4-RussIan sWarships left vIgo,
Spain, for the east.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
Out of Proportion.

DR.. L. NJ. Crafts, who has always
been an ardent advocate Of forestry
and the forest reserves, writes to 7 b g
Journal to say that Mr.. Cole, the
republican candidate for governor, has
been actively identified with the effort
to secure the repeal Of the Morris act,
that he used his influence in the legis-
lature to that effect, that he sought to
secure the transfer of the reserve dedi-
Gated to the public by the Morris law
to the hands Of private individuals and
that Mr.. Cole is not entitled to republi-
can support on that account. i
We are not prepared to dispute DR..
Crafts charges with regard to Mr..
Cole s attitude with respect to the Nor
ris law and the establishment Of a
forest reserve in the northern part Of
the state, but any intimations that Mr..
Cole is the candidate Of the lumber in
terests and that he owes his nomination
to them is disposed of by the facts He
was antagonized by all those interests
during his candidacy prior to the con-
vention and is under no obligations to
any special interest for that nomina-
ton. Probably no candidate for gov
ernor has come before the people Of the
state less embarrassed in this particu-
lar than Mr.. Cole. d.. -. ~:
His attitude toward the. forest, re-
serve is that Of a good many, other peo-
pie of the northern part Of the state
and to be explained on the ground of
local interest, altho not excused or JUS
tilted in that way. It is not claimed,
however, for Mr.. Cole that he is per
feet man, absolutely without fault or
objection, but it is claimed that in the
main he stands for those things which
the people Of the state want and that
on general principles is entitled to an
election. It does not follow either
that Mr.. Cole as. governor could exert
any particular influence upon the for
estry policy Of The state. He is, less
effective as an opponent Of forestry
and forest reserves in the office of gov
ernor, than he has been heretofore in
the Office of representative. .s
It is a mistake, however, in politics
for anyone to pick out some particular
matter in which he is especially inter
.ested and emphasize that beyond its
relative Importance, and this DR.. Crafts
seems to have done. There are so many
other reasons Of greater Importance
why Mr.. Cole should be elected govern
or than this one offered against him
that it would not seem as if intelligent
voters could fail to act intelligently
upon the issue. DR.. Crafts >magnifes
his objection to a degree out of proper
ton to its true Importance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
the very hour at which the Jones meet
ing is to be held in the Auditorium.

the very hour at which the Jones meet
Ing is to be held in the Auditorium.
The Jones meeting, on the other hand,
is not a republican meeting, but non
partizan citizen 8 meeting at which both
republicans and democrats will speak.
Senator Nelson would doubtless be
very welcome there if he wishes to
come, but Senator Nelson is a repub-
lican candidate, as much so as Mr.. Cole.
He is running for reelection and it is
not likely that he would desire or re-
gard it as proper that he be given a
place on that program. Of one thing
we feel quite sure, and that is that no.
body is less disturbed about the fact
that an independent, non-partizan citi-
zens' meeting is to be held in Mime
apolis without his appearance on the pro-
gram than the senator himself. This
meeting Monday. night in behalf of
Mayor Jones is not even Of the may
or's doing; it is only the voluntary act
of citizens interested in the mainte-
nance of good government in Mime
apolis who recognize municipal good gov
eminent as in no sense party affair
but something in which all citizens are
interested regardless of their views with
respect to national questions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
Is Home Rule Safe?

Mr.. Walker seems to think that be-
cause he is opposed to the charter of
San Francisco he is in duty bound to
come home and oppose the charter pro-
posed for Minneapolis. He does not
seem to have taken into account the
possibility that the charters may be
different. They are different The San
Francisco charter is so-called mayor
charter, a form which Mr.. Walker has
always consistently opposed. But the
charter for Minneapolis is not mayor
!. charter but a council charter, the form
which Mr.. Walker has always advo-
Gated.
The present city charter is con-
fessedlv Anticipated. It is patchwork
of legislative grants of power not al
ways consistent and nowhere very
effective. The legislature cannot patch
it any more. It cannot perfect it either
by repeal or by addition BECAUSE it is
estopped by the prohibition against spe-
'eial legislation. This being the case,
will Mr., Walker or any other intelli-
gent, fair-minded man point out In
what way we can improve our charter
other than by the home rule method
provided by the constitution and legis-
latures Unless Mr.. Walker is salts
fed with the present charter, unless he
believes that this old crazy quilt is
good enough for Minneapolis for all
time to come, then he must be conscious
Of the need of effecting changes. If
he is will he indicate how it is to be
None except thru commission9
The present commission has not been
so ambitious as some of it's predecessors.
It has taken the present charter as a
basis and simply provided means of
amendment. Is there anybody who has
a better right or who is likely to have
a better right to amend the charter of
Minneapolis than the people of this
citys
This is about the whole question in
the charter debate. The present charter
needs reforming. It cannot be reformed
by the legislature. Tt can be reformed
by the people thru their votes. Those
who oppose the new charter necessarily
say by their votes that they will not
trust the people of Minneapolis to re-
wise their charter. They will not
have anything to do with a move
ment which puts power over their own
affairs in the hands of the people.
Rather will they fasten the present
charter upon the city for all time. Even
if the city grows to a population of a
million, the same old law which does
not even provide safe way to house
the public treasury shall stand.
The apprehension that bonds may be
issued for lighting plants and other pub
lie utilities and not be counted in the
net debt of the city runs to the same
effect that the people cannot be trusted
ito protect their own pocket from ILL
advised schemes Of government.
This sounds very queer to people who
have lived in Minneapolis for some time
and have known how often we
have voted on bonds and voted them
down and then have seen the legislature
by indirect methods cure the defect in
the vote and give us bonds anyway. If
there is anything in the argument it is
that we should not adopt home rule
because the people are so loath to issue
bonds that we shall see our city gov
eminent hampered by their stinginess
on the subject Of public debt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01

review of the work done and left undone,
Mr.. Mccall raises the question whether
the president is taking too prominent
part In the work of congress, and then
says: -:>., w., $50 e. .-.-I
+ The practical absorption of the great preroga-
tives of congress has gone far as it can be
permitted to go with safety to our system of
government.
The article is dispassionate. apparently
discussed with a view to sounding a Sc
rious and needed warning.
The November Atlantic is number
for the thoughtful reader, tho 1t has much
for the fiction lover as we'll.
A Psychologist Attacks Spelling Re-
form.-Professor Hug go Munsterberg of
the department" of psychology at Harvard
III the November McCiure's Magazine
fires psychological broadside at spell
ing reform. 1t is an indication that the
battle for words as they used to be and as
1t Is proposed to amend them is on for
keeps. Professor Munsterberg makes a
plea In behalf Of the foreigner, whom the
proposed changes are expected-by the
reform party-to benefit. The same num-
Der Of the magazine gives Carl Schurz'
impressions of America. and brings his
memoirs down to the years shortly pre-
cedlng the civil war, promising much for
the installments relating to Lincoln and
the war. @. P. Connolly in his "Story of
Montana" tells of the Clark bribery
campaign in way to make a true Amer
lean gasp. These three articles are
enough to make the number one Of very
exceptional interest. . 1885, '"1i2-a$
Two More New Magazines.-Frank A.
Munsey, who has already attained to
somewhat Of "a reputation as a founder
of magazines has sought to add, or at
least has added, to that reputation by
starting two more magazines. They are
Woman and The Railroad Mans Maya
zine. Woman begins with the November
number, and The Railroad Mans began
with the October number. Both are of
the much reading, no illustration kind.
One hundred and ninety-two pages of
good reading is the aim in each case,
and the. first specimens are good evidence
that each magazine will find for itself
and fill niche hitherto still open. The
newer Of the two contains two serials. a
complete novel, a lucky seven of short
stories, twice that number of special ar
ticles, and considerable amount of mis-
cellany, all strongly tinctured with the
element of human interest" especially
such as appeals to woman.