The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
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Just what is the standard Of virtue in the colleges
today9 From Leland Stanford university comes
story which would indicate that it s obedience. The
students OF that college have been in the habit of
mildly 1hazng the freshmen. The faculty resolved
to break up the practices but found they had not the
support of the editor Of the college paper who wrote
article dsagreeing with the faculty view. He
thereupon expelled from thecollege in the absence Of
President Jordan who his return made the singular
proposition TO the student editor that he would be
given full pardon provided he would recant his
opinions and get the students Of his dormitory to
sign an agreement to haze more. The student
refused to enter into tho bargain and thereupon
expelled for keeps It would as tho the student,
if he had opinions stands in better light than the
college president who was willing to compromise on a
public recantation, not caring apparently whether it
was sincere or not. @ s.s
There is kind of philosophy of life floating about
now expressed in two bits of doggerel that has OBJ
tanned such a7wide hold on the public that it is of
some import ance Inquire whether it is correct
basis. The rectes that there is so much bad in
the best Of us and SO much good in the worst of us
that it little behooves any of to throw rocks at the
rest of us. The other informs that the man who
can smile when everything goes dead wrong is the
fellow to tie to: In the language of Pitt Sing, it
all depends If the fellow who sees things going
wrong is making honest effort to right them his
optimism may be excused, but not otherwise. Like
wise it depends whether the fellow who has some good
in him is making the good side the active part of his
life. The doctrine that there is good in the worst
men might excuse the assassin who took good care
of his family It might excuse the millionaire who
robbed his fellows and gave part Of the surplus to
the church It would be dangerous sentiment to
allow that the man who had some good IN him
shouldn't have stones thrown at him while there was
much active bad bursting from his person that he
Of
example E-.t ~ zE<-s--.-5s + II -.
Not counting the appropriation bills which involve
the distribution Of $7o00o0000 annually congress has
been presented $4,000 individual measures A con-
gressonal mathematician has figured out that if these
bills all voted upon without debate it would
take three years of ten working days each to call the
roll upon them Fortunately they are not all read
even in committee What becomes of them nobody
knows. What is lost in the way of reform by the
early demise of thousands of bills cannot be COM
puted. But what can be computed is that democraces
tend largely toward dependence legislation that
the whole machine threatens to fall Of its weight
IF democracy should stub its toe this year it would
make "a bigger dent in the. earth than before
since there such al-around confidence
in the ability and duty Of congress to right every
I body's wrongs. 49, '-% ~
In this connection let it be recorded that Brook
]yn statesman has introduced measure having for
Its object the licensing OF laundrymen. Often When
the wash comes home minus fathers best collar
when the laundrymen switches him onto shirt shy
"a neckband there arises situation which only
be handled by the state. The laundryman certainly
ought to be licensed and he ought to be amenable
the spoliee court New York is but step ahead of
Minnesota. We have already licensed BARRIERS and
horseshoers and all kinds of doctors. At the next
session we will New York and 60 it better.
1--WE will license grocerymen, and-well nearly every
{ body else is tagged already. -
Another believer in the efficacy of legislation has
arisen in the person of Assembyman Alfred E. Smith
of Brooklyn. He is trying to "reach' the non
resident millionaire What attracted his attention to
.the subject being down by eighty-horse
power 5automobile his way to his work He made
inquiry and found that he could not get the law
the millionaire because he lived in another state. In
quiry proved to him that the gentlemen who dash
thru Central park at express speed who monopolize
the speedway, who occupy the harbor with their
yachts all live somewhere else IF you try to induce
them pay personal taxes they citizens of Florida
and if you attache them for jury duty they belong
in New Jersey If you even want to serve summons
upon Of them to appear as a witness he has a
secret passage by which he escapes and fees the
jurisdiction Of the state. Why would it not be a
good plan to license millionaires7 That would at
least give them legal residence ~.
~ g.. .-.. James Gray.