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THE ST; PAUL DAILY GLOBE'S
7 "circulation now exceeds.that
of any other morning newspaper
In the Twin r Cities * except only
the Minneapolis Tribune..
THE St. Paul Sunday Globe Is
. ■ now acknowledged to be. the
best Sunday paper in the North
west and has the largest circula
tion. * '
ADVERTISERS get 100 ": per
cent more in results for the
money they spend on advertising
in The Globe than from any other
paper. . ■_'■
THE Globe circulation is ex
■ elusive, because it is the only
Democratic Newspaper of gen
eral circulation In the Northwest.
A DVERTISERS In The Globe
ADVERTISERS In The Globe
." reach this great and dally In
creasing constituency, and. it
cannot be reached in any other
way.
Results count— ::'';:•/!§
THE GLOBE GIVES them.
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1904.
INSIDIOUS- ENCROACHMENT
That policy, of the Roosevelt admin
istration which most truly deserves the
name of "imperialism" is carefully dis
guised. Its advances are stealthy, but
none the. less real. It deals not with
our relations .with distant and subject
peoples, but with the relations between
our government and it's, own citizens.
It is right here at home that liberty; is
being endangered binder, the most spe
cious pretenses. The people, should-be
warned of this in lime. -: •.; • y^.-i^y
.Let us illustrate by a recent act of
the postal department what; we • mean,:
and show how shrewdly the authorities
are sugar-coating their advance to ar
bitrary power with an. assumed care for
public morals. It is well known that a
great; many newspapers carry adver
tisements of frauds. and' fakes. It is
well known that among the remedies
advertised for human ills are some
which are worthless and some positive
ly injurious. - The number of* these
about which such facts have been as
certained has ' been exceedingly . small.
Most of the medicines advertised, and
the number of them is legion and the
amount of business done runs well into
the-millions, are either of ascertained
helpfulness or of unknown . value.
Neither physician, layman nor public
official is able to draw the line between
them. . , -.'■''
Now the first assumption of author
ity, by the postal department was to ex
clude notices, of lotteries . from the
mails. This - was sanctioned by public
opinion, and the authority required was
conferred by law. Next came the ex
clusion of obscene matter from the
mails, similarly directed and approved.
Then came the forbidding- of the use of
the mails to fraudulent concerns. Here
we get upon uncertain ground, because
the question whether or not any adver
tiser in a newspaper represents some
thing fraudulent or genuine is a ques
tion of fact. The' get-rich-quick con
cerns found no difficulty in using not
only the mails but high postal authori
ties by dividing their stealings. We
have; little doubt that the same' per
formance is going on yet.-
. Now comes this 'same department,
-smirched all over with the filth of in-,
vestigations into its career, and decides
that it will direct the exclusion from
the - mails of newspapers carrying ad
vertisements of certain remedies to be
: specified hereafter./ These' have no
connection/ with the' lottery business;
and the assertion that they are -" fakes,
whether true or false, rests solely upon
the dictum of a postal official.. One sees
at a glance the tremendous possibili
ties of control this opens. Hundreds of
millions of dollars are spent every year
in advertising. . The ':■ only/- advertising
worth ; anything is that carried by daily
newspapers and high class weekly or
monthly: periodicals... The right to de
cide what advertisements these shall
carry and what not touches. the whole
publishing/ business. It involves actu
ally the f freedom of the press. The es
tablishment 'of such/ a . right 7 carries
with It a censorship as absolute as that
of -Russia./
This is the entering wedge of the
postal -department,. under -this adminis
tration: 7 This - is an encroachment at
which even hardiest Republican ed
itors shy. We; have little doubt that
the; American - people/ when ": the proper;
; time comes, will make mincemeat of
the men who 7 attempt to replace the
rusty shackles of feudalism upon their r
limbs. We take -pleasure in/calling at
tention to '; the fact | that this -' adminis
tration, .; in its hungry .-appetite 7 for
opportunities for pelf and its insensate
desire for an 'access of arbitrary power,>
is stepping outside " the \ law, --. pressing
hard upon' the proper; limits. of Amer-■
ican liberty,*and7by, arbitrary depart
mental' rulings" is '.' setting .up a system
un-American-in' itself and so 7saturated
with- possibilities of ; corruption . and of
tyranny 7 that the.' country ; will . make
short work of it. ■ '-. .-
•_ The primordial instinct is stilf strong
in the Badger state. The enthusiasm
'with which the people of a section of
that state : took to the woods on a man
hunt indicates, a very close communion
with nature. -7 7- 7' 7
MAKE-IT A SANE FOURTH
Last Fourth of July 466 persons were
killed and 3,983 injured in accidents in
cident to the celebration of the day by
the senseless 7 use of explosives. • Dur
ing the year that has elapsed since this
dread- sacrifice was' offered \ on 7 a '.'■ bar
baric •'. altar -of patriotism, much has
been done by the press and organized
societies with -a* view to showing the
Public the necessity for frowning upon
practices whicfi jeopardize lives and
limbs.:-Police 7 regulations have been
made which will in some measure pro
tect children from the * possible'conse-
quences of their o^'n* folly. The sale of
dangerous explosives has been pro
hibited in many cities, notably in St.
Paul. But it is very certain that this
prohibition has been Ignored here and
elsewhere by unscrupulous dealers who,
for the sake of a few. pennies' profit, are
putting into the hands of infants ex
plosives which cannot be safely han
dled "by any but experts.: It is to be
hoped 7 that the police will rigorously
enforce".the. prohibitive• laws in St. Paul
today. - Nothing, short;* of the certainty!
of prosecution and punishment will re
strain some dealers,' and 7 this certainty
must be made > clear to some of them
to the end that children may not be
maimed as a result of their own juve
nile enthusiasm. -.'-'■: ■■■..-"'-.
. It is hardly -possible to look for such
a : reformation of the public;' mind as
will : abolish the noisy" Fourth. We
have the habit fixed upon us. of demon
strating '.. approval by 7 making a row.
The-burning of gunpowder- furnishes
in some sort an outlet for the exuber
ant -patriotism 'of our youth, and,'in
deed, this ; is not objectionable under
pepper conditions. "But; it is absolutely
criminal-. to put into the hands of chil
dren and incompetent persons the
means of destroying themselves. : Per
sons.who furnish children. or such in
competent persons with .explosives and
engines for their use should: be treated
as criminals. .7 • • ' 7
The police, under the -present regula
tions, can do \. much to minimize the
dangers that beset Young America -.. on
Independence day. Boys found in pos
session of toy pistols of ' the deadly
sort, toy cannons, materials ■; for the
making of mud-cans or cannon crack
ers should be locked, up. ■_'.It. should be
understood that the possession of these
articles is: a breach of the law. But
the policeman is likely to proceed along
with the coroner --in '•-.' this campaign.
The father of the household Is the best
policeman in \ a .case -. of this kind, 7 and
if parents but - do *■ their duty -by their
children at this juncture : and in this
particular matter there will be many
tears spared the ; survivors July '5.
Now that the boards are all cleared
the unterrified Democracy 7 will do a
stunt that will make all: other ■ shows
look like Filipino. money.':. -
A POINTER FOR THE STANDPAT
■"^'7 777"77;:7;: TERS '' '7-\ ;;,\v;
--7 The ■ apostles of the standpat creed,
who are at 7 present in ■ supreme control
of the Republican party, should tell the
public ' something explanatory of 7 the
testimony recently" given '■" before the
merchant marine commission at Cleve
land. A representative "of: the - American
Shipbuilding company made the ; state
ment that American steel was deliv
ered at Belfast for $26 a ton, while the
same steel cannot be bought in this
country for less than $32 at Pittsburg.
The authority for. this charge ■ is one -of
the sales agents of the Carnegie Steel
company, who 7 made 7no . secret of the
fact, but explained it by saying that the
company must keep its mills running,
and if the home demand was > not ■ suffi
cient - for that it must take orders
abroad 'on such terms as it could get. "'<
The facts are not unusual or open to
doubt. There is hardly■ one of the high-;
ly protected , industries which does not
sell (a: portion of its product abroad at
lower prices ■ than the ■ home consumer
pays. That is to ; say, the manufacturer
pays the freight or:.; several thousand
miles of transportation : and then . sells
his product ;in _-; the 7 foreign : market '; in
open .competition with that "cheap
labor" "which is - held before the Ameri
can :workingman as a bugaboo, ."and
makes V money. Of 'course; he does i not
make as much money as he does out of
the American market, thanks to 7; the
powerful tariff holdup game, but he does
not : lose. No v manufacturer keeps -: on
producing commodities and selling them
at a loss. We 7 may accept it as proved
that the 7price paid by the foreigner
leaves a margin of profit to the maker.
The difference between the foreign
price and the • domestic r price,7which> in
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. MONDAY. JULY 4. 1904
the case of, steel ,is put for the -present"
at $6, person, is the rakeoff. It is the
tax paid by the American
for. the legislative establishment of mo
nopoly. - ■"■ '-'..- ~\ '■. . "7-," -7-1.«7
This form of robbery7will continue
just i as7 long as the. Republican party
remains '-. in ■"■ power., -. No other • people
that ; ever lived was stupid enough to
suffer under/;it-7indefinitely, 7 and we
cannot'r think .that -/Americans are the
only fools. '." The • American steel indus
try.^t^day. does not need -one' penny of
protection to ; enable it to sell its 7 prod
; uct anywhere in the world at a profit in
free competition with the world's steel
industry. -It is 'no 7 longer an '.'infant.";
Neither is ; any other of the great /in
dustries protected by .a'; high tariff.
They are all of them fit for world com
petition, able to hold • their own '.in. it
and L sure 7of , a good profit on capital
actually.invested.7 For their high div
idends 'on -. stock, 7 mostly water," for the
hundreds of millions that have gone
into 7 excess capitalization, for the gi
gantic fortunes springing into .being-all
over, the country, they look, and have
looked ' not in vain, to i- the protection
system. - -\ '■...*.., 7, -;:•*•
~ This is the law and the gospel of the
standpatters. . The 7 illustration of their'
theory that we . have ; given is only one ']
out of hundreds that might be de
tailed. ; How 7long/will the American:
people continue to permit this highway
robbery to continue, and how long will
they support the party/which invented,
maintained and is fed by it? 7 Zyy.-yZ
The present engagement of Russia in
the far East ■ and -the- consequent lack
of police on the pelagic sealing grounds
may ; help -7 the 7American -husband out.
This time next . year I sealskins: ought to
be so common that jackets of that fur
will only attract attention when they
are exposed on the 29-cent counter.
ANOTHER SAFEGUARD
- The problem the banker has to solve
is' how to adequately protect the money
intrusted ,to his care. He must guard
against the thieves that are ;: without
and the thieves that may be within. To
foil the former? there is any number of
patent devices, triumphs'of modern in
vention, \vhich, if they do not 7 abso
lutely safeguard; a bank's treasure, at
least demand so much: of the would-be
thief in the way of mental equipment
that there are today few who would •
■yeAture to rob a city bank. '_■ But to
guard .against thieves who may be in
side a bank is" a much more difficult
and delicate task. ;\ The banktauthori
.ties must rely chiefly on the testi
monials of character presented by those
who seek employment and on a,'strict
espionage over the habits and conduct
of those who are employed. , 7 .7 ;.
The . action recently taken • by j the
bankers of New. Haven, Conn., which
: will - compel hereafter, 1: on pain of dis
missal, every employe to make use of
the annual' vacation privilege and the
midday lunch hour privilege ,is along
the line of that paternalism which ne
cessity has '■ forced the -bankers: to prac
tice. There 7is - generally some direct
cause : for an; action of this .'sort. The
reason for .; this particular action was
the^co'nfessiori of a bank teller who em
bezzled a i large sum of money and who
confessed that he found his opportunity
in the time when he should . have been
on his vacation or out to lunch. 77.;..
A short time ago c Russell Sage de
clared himself to be not in favor of va
cations. -'' It is not pleasant to feel that
a class of American business men have
found it necessary, in-order to. safe-'
guard the money : intrusted. to their
care, to make it compulsory on all their
employes to take vacations - and eat
their luncheons, *• but certainly compul
sory vacations and compulsory lunch
eons are better than none at all. To a
certain extent moral health arid physi
cal health : are closely related. 7 The
man who is compelled, jf or' two -weeks
out of every year, to get away froiri the
eternal grind and :. seek healthful re
laxation (if he. seeks the other kind he
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loses his position) is the better for it
morally as well as physically. And the
man who is 7- compelled to take ad
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--vantage:of, the noon lunch-hour, privi
lege, if *• he -has heretofore not availed
himself of it, is apt to-find that he has
gained." moral as well as physical
strength to; combat such.;temptation: as
may come to ;' him. •: The paternalism of
the New, Haven bankers; is even wiser
; than it appears on the surface. :7:i|||§|S
The Hon. Robert C. Dunn : is sitting
pretty easy in the knowledge that
whether 7he. is elected or not -. there will
be some new faces on the board 7of
control very shortly after, the glad new
year dawns.
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- It may be said for the;small boy who
chooses 'the - mud can:; as a means of
hurrying himself: hence that , his : finish
will not be unnoticed -in the neighbor
hood in which he pulls it off.. : ~;}:iZy
. We . will 7 accept - the report .. that the
Japanese; have taken -to '■ baseball 7 when
the esteemed Tokyo 7 Shinbum shows
us/ a box / score set. -in 7 half-column
measure. :- ■;.,_-.";/ : ■■yy-ZZ^ZZ?
; Dowie has indorsed Col. - Roosevelt,
: but ; not I even the license '-of politics will
permit it to "be said that this -is evi
dence of :kindred: spirits.■ y':y■■>.' ."-" ' "
*; Item: 7 Before you; start Tori your man
hunt be i sure; that the -hunted' has ; been
deprived of his weapons. 7 7: 7.77. - ; 7, %
17; It ; also takes; more than one ■ Swallow:
to make a Prohibition ticket win. 7
I Contemporary CommentT
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:Z. Good Year for Democrats •>; 7 y-yy
The Democratic \ party never had i a
; better chance than |it has this year and?
never was it a graver duty for any
party to • succeed;'^ It will be no ; reflec
tion on«: Democrats:f r. they _ put " out ~ a
candidate- and; platform that will at- *
tract the best elements of the oppo
sition. Not; all Republicans"are blind
; partisans,, - and 7 ; thousands 7; of . 7 them
would 7be;- : glad (to t; vote- for J a ; sound:
Democrat.» on a, sound: platform rather"
than see the country once , more saddled".
with Roosevelt. in : short--it*: is a « duty
which Democrats owe to the country
as J well sas ; to-: their - party*: to put -Tout"
the right kind of ticket, for in that :way;
lies; success, and' in no ■ other. Recruit.-? I
from 7 the • enemy; are: not: to ;be "• despised.
if they can be secured without com
promise: of L principle.—Montgomery
(Ala.) Advertiser..-^^-'i -7 .
- .' j Exceptions .„• _
7: That ; there are exceptions"- must '' be
admitted: v;For. instance, in regard "^167
the ? . Philippines, Mr. Root appended to
his .recital:-; of what has been . done,
which is 7 also embodied .in the plat
form, this hopeful 1 assertion: y "There;
seems **■ no ■.] reasonable cause to 7: doubt
that the, Philippine people will follow li
the:, footsteps of : the 7 people of "Cuba.'7
It. is 7; regrettable * that some jjj such ex-•
pression jof j purpose did ; not ' receive * the I
indorsement of the. convention'g Then,?
too, the trust plank, taken by itself, =is
open -to /criticism as * lacking in vigor.-
It is too general »in.- tone.-7. Beyond . this
the v North ; American 4 rejoices' in being,
able ; to offer nothing but 1- praise of -the,
convention's 'exposition of j Republican
Philadelphia North Ameri
can. " v: ::->-::..;■- ■■< ■ y-.. z~.
£g Cut - and : D •. Convention 7 Racket
y The; twenty-minute "demonstration" 1
which occurred in the Chicago conven
tion at the close :, of "Frank;. S. Black's
speech .in glorification-7 Theodore
Roosevelt was"! carefully planned '•; be
forehand, like s every,/-: others feature of■
this y none-too-interesting convention.
TheY racket was t deliberately: prolonged
by the . men who pulled the wires jin the
convention, in ■• order tfcat ; * unpleasant
comparisons, might not .be made with
the scenes informer-conventions.when:
really spontaneous^ manifestations "of
enthusiasm .. over- the personality * of
popular; favorites"■: have lasted for half
an hour or longer.7 The tumult was as
carefully cut-and-dried as any scene
that was ever/enacted-upon "the mimic
stage."— Times. .*.;• ■ -• *. . --•
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Democrats -Can Beat It * -*"
■y The« Republican platform • claims- that
all the blessings •of - the. American peo
ple, material, mental and spiritual, are
the -gifts : of the Republican. party,-; and
makes the announcement "with'"a' show
of | righteous - condescension*-,-' It : speaks
as though the record '. of, the party were
without ':. spot or 7 blemish, > and 7 for ; the:
future it promises high-protection,,ship"
subsidies,-liberal;pensions,*: reduction of
the r Souths: representation in /congress,'
and 2 four f* years:- more 7) of '; -Roosevelt.
What an opportunity- ; for the Demo-'
crats . to nominate: Cleveland and' sweep
Republicanism out of power! —Rich-
,mQnd7(Va.)-TimesDispatch. 7
Democrats Must .Get New York to Win
. The .stars in their courses _ appear
to be fighting 'for the eminent New
York jurist who:thus far has obviously
the vantage of the ground, though the.
whole field be . against him, 7 since he
has;the; support of the delegates :of that
state; in which a- Democratic- victory
must be won if won at all. The Rpub
licans. may lose. the thirty-nine I electo
ral votes of New York and ! still • be/able
to elect I their presidential ticket; if the
Democrats fail •to secure these - thirty-'
*riine'?v6tes-7they^'willtfaLil-:toi elect *. their.
presidential -.ticket. —Philadelphia ■ Led-*
ger. . r.;- .-., _ . y,'.."_ .-.,7,77 .', .'"* ■' "';..'
Apologizes for Nothing
/. In a 7 phrase, . the platform 1' "stands
pat." There, is nothing in the record
or policies of the party to apologize for.
On the tariff in particular-:it.-"stands
pat," adhering rigidly■• to the policy: of
protection, 77 decrying frequent revision
of schedules, objecting: to any revision
except-" by the * Republican party .along
Republican lines.Pittsburg Gazette. '
M r.- Wattersbn's List
Tho list .is a short one. There is Ol
ney. „ There is r McClellan.. :. There isl
Gray. There is Folk. S Any one of these
.would „makel7a, ..- good, nominee,« would
■make an available : candidate, and, if
elected, would ; give the country all :the
needful:. assurance sought/ by its : en
lightened, and conservative elements.—
Louisville-Courier-Journal./ „
The Red Fire All. Used Up .
7 Secretary-Hay has ordered"Ambassa
dor Porter td thank France for" assist
ing ;in .the /deadly 7 work .of : his ;cable
gram demanding I^aisuli dead or Per
dicaris^alive. ,: As the 7convention:has
adjourned this t generosity can _be af
forded.—Pittsburg Dispatch." 7 ■ '■'.
Intolerance and Bigotry
The tariff:' pjanks Of the platform
adopted; by the Republican 7 convention
yesterday: represent an intolerance; and
bigotry more -intense, than 7 was ever be
[fore 7 exhibited l\ in .' the fifty 7 years *. in
which the party has been ;in existence.
Boston '■ Herald. '-/ .
..' Needs to Be Carefully Studied ; y
.Much of it (the Republican; platform)
is 7 mere ~ trumpeting; -..but at certain
points the language needs to be care
fully - studied fin order 7; to 7£ determine
how Dolitical . forces -.' are working and
whither - they.' are tending.—Springfield
• (Mass.) Republican. - ■}' £~_ y_~ ~=--V.:' 77 [
Can Give Roosevelt -Points*
77.1n a"- conversation ; on politics Mr.
! Cleveland said his health was never;
better in his life. —Philadelphia Record.
7 It Needed: Something of the^-Kind-//;
>7; At any rate, : Mr. ''Fairbanks .will;' add
dignity to the ticket. —Milwaukee >Tews.
TODAY'S WEATHER
7 Minnesota—Fair. Monday, • cooler. in
south' portion; -.Tuesday, fair, - fresh" north-:
j west winds. •;,-"•-' ;'- --:':~z^ -y- -- -.V?:;.- 1*.:.; 7
-r St. 3 Paul Yesterday's - observations, i
taken 'by the;,. United : States I weather- j bu- L
reau, St.-; Paul, W. .E. Oliver, observer, for
\ the _ twenty-four "hours * ended at 7 • o'clock
; last i nightbarometer I corrected % fori tem-.
perature . and' elevation. Highest tempera-'
ture. 80; «lowest j, temperature,* 58; »■ average
j temperature, 69; "i daily.: range. 7* 22;/ barom
eter. Z 29 '. 77; humidity, .85; a precipitation,
, .21; 7; p.-• m. temperature, 76;7. p. m. wind,:
southwest; .weather.- cloudy.-*!..--' * yy.-. y^
: - Yesterday's^ Temperatures— -:-, %-'.
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"Alpena -.--.;.'; i-.58 -'-64|Helena:J.. .v.-; *:72.-> 74
Battleford ...72 72 Huronjr.".'.-;;.-.72776
Bismarck ::'.'. ," 72 ( ,-72 Jacksonville 7..82 -- 90
Buffalo T1 .... €6. 70 j Kansas t City.. 70 •'"*-84
---Bostoni* .. .. 4 L6B^-. 72 ; Marquette 7 ..60 764
• Chicago7.- ..'.-;'.Bl* JB3 Memphis:v.*-.-. 78 >88
'Cincinnati .7. .'.BO--84 Medicine j Hat..7B ■'■ 80 :
: Cleveland :r „r. 72 J. 72 Milwaukee - r;:. 70 > 7o '
Denver -'-: '.*-.- r.66. j72 Minnedosa* ■ : r.T'. 70 **:7-'
Dcs *"Moines 3: .66: 1. 82 Montreal r;77~T: 62 70
Detroit v .-.68,?74 New;**;Orleansr. 82 =88
Duluth : : J. 52 66jNew York -rrr.7o «74
El Paso<..:T.-;92{i96 Omahay?:vr;,^T.-.76^78
Edmonton *£.-; 774 "^74 St. "iLouis: t*: ?;--. 82 88
Escanaba'.:■;--:.-62 :62 Salt*-LakeL--r .. .90 90'
Galveston c*- 7*rr. 76 _•; 84 San V Antonio r. "••'■ 82 ;
Grand Rapids.-76 ;■ 78 S.i Ste. Marie..S6 7770
Green Bay ..72 "61 Washington ..72 ■; "SO
Havrev^•/•••;• 76 I 84) .'*-.../' "7*7£-!y ''"'-., *-'
•Washing-ton time - £7- p. Nt St. Paul). /"
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What the Editors Say
■»,/77./;/' ";:..\~J*z:~:z:~z~..z z 1_
*.:■ The « pivotal states ;of New York, In
diana * and Connecticut will ? require j all
their resourcefulness ; and an immense
campaign i> fund if C they ~ are 7 r- to carry
them. From h present«indications even
lowa and "^Wisconsin will -• be debatable:
ground. They 7 can ' not add- a single
Democratic '_ state to ' their column and;
their .* utmost endeavor will . be ■; required i
to hold the doubtful states which - they
carried ; in : 1896; arid i 1900. "77 ■■':;- **"-■ • ■'•,-:.
£? .On* the eve 5of:: the i great St. Louis
convention V there -: is y a 7 feeling i- among
Democrats: that ' the i outlook -is i bright.-; 7
y. The Democrats have 7everythirig7t<r
gam arid nothing to lose. The Repub-;
lican dissatisfaction in"? lowa, Wiscon
sin and Illinois is ? confidently- expect
ed to .: add - some .-representatives to & the
Democratic 7 side gof 7 the house. 7 The
tariff revision sentiment -is -so strong
arid: the 7 Republican 7:tariff; plank .so
unsatisfactory that xit. will be r sure to
mean Democratic gain. -•':"*_-•
In 7 the:; South ' the ■;: Republicans ; will
lose some | seats; owing jto the tariff and
the race question. . ;•
The St. Louis convention 7 may be a
warm and $ interesting ■ one, but "there
will emerge from it a united party:
with a strong platform, which ■* will:
make '^ the > election: a battle-of giants.
Grand; Forks Evening News.
y The '. Democratic state 7 convention
which c, met 7 at ; v Duluth * last 7 week ? was
one of the largest and -best attended in
the history of ■: the s party. The Hearst
and j anti-Hearst factions' indulged in' a
hard * light, ,7 and T the ;- anti -Hearst . men
came .l out -*• best. John Lind- was the
bright:-7 particular star of the assem
blage, and, him, the anti-Hearst forces
can thank - for their , complete- and sig
nal victory. The . convention means
much to i the-Democratic party 7: in this
state,'and; should teach them that har
mony is the only true; way to success.
Maj. ; Bowler's 7 i tactics as . temporary
chairman are ■; severely criticised,;: and
had : he a] acted j with regard to '. party
success \ the | convention .would not have
had the heavy floor fight it did.—Week
ly Valley J Herald:; ' -7.
-v- Some of these (Minnesota) delegates
have •*. ' an ;■". individual -" preference 7 for.
Hearst, but they., are. not instructed > for
him. -When they see - the ; hopelessness
of the Hearst; cause they 7 will be. at
liberty.; to I act i with 'the f other imembers
of | the delegation ;in what 7 appears at
the time to be the wisest thing to do.
This is just as it ought to be. 7 It is the
position rL taken vby the - Democrats ■?. of
this county and* is the sane and sensible
position .* for Democrats in ~ all states
where there is no _ hope I of.: having any
votes :in :the electoral .college.7 The De
mocracy, of .Minnesota is to be congrat
ulated.Morris Times. '
:>■ Minnesota- Democracy emerges from
a contest within its own ranks which
in | earnestnes%7. and intensity, in the
fiery v zeal 7, and i determination of con
tending,factions, has rarely, been equal
ed in political conventions. 'And it was
a battle royal, where giants in debate,
skilled in parliamentary ; law -: arid in
spired by devotion \to men \ and princi
ples, fought for the ; mastery, and, like
chivalrous knights, 7 when the contest
was ended, 7 grasped hands in friend
ship and 7 fellowship.Fairmont Senti
nel. ■;•■ '-.";.•-.' :■ . - ;..
-Major 7 Bowler I says he : receded from
the position he took at the opening of
the : convention;; to : save bloodshed; '.'.. We
think: the major is a little bit; daft. He
couldn't have forced that ; convention
to v fightwith .: their fists.*-- It \ was 7 the
best-natured aggregation'he ever saw,
and all that-noise"; was but the efferves
cence 7of ■' good \ humor and .. enthusiasm.:
That crowd fight? Not in a thousand
years! St. James Journal. -: . ."■**-- "-■ "'■'.
.": The.statement of Congressman • Und
that he will retire from public -life at
the ; close of : his 7 present "term of ■ office
may have; brought - joy to the few pea
nut politicians in Minneapolis;: but it
brought y genuine *. regret "' to Mr. Lind's
host .of; friends and admirers in - every
county/ in this state. His 7 retirement
from | public life '.will be a distinct
not: only to the state jof I Minnesota but
to the entire —Perham Enter
prise. : --,> •AY'i:
John Lind;was pretty much In evi
dence at the Duluth convention, and as
a result, the Hearst. boom in this state
got a black eye. But" at the, same time
Mr. announced his intention of
withdrawing from 7 politics. 7lt strikes
us John has done this * same thing be*
fore."Granite Falls Journal.7 ": :-.'-■"
- :If - anybody. 1 wants to i see 'a . smile
broad*: enough to spread" all over Rice
county: and extend _ clear up to the state
"capitol, just take,-' a look at Joel Heat
wole's 7 face. as 7he reads; the returns of
Dunn's sweep of " Minnesota:—
Republican. - ».-*?
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Among the Merrymakers
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7. A New June Danger
'' -What wso rare as ■■ a * day.' in ' June : I
quoted, - profoundly -. moved as I 7 was "by
the .radiant beauties of nature.:
"An v'r'. ■•* in June ,-is - consld'ble /skurce!"
pouted Madeline,. in her '- earnestness 1 fall-"
ing ■ unconsciously 1 into i the rich, sonorous
dialect of her Puritan fathers. ;';'
-And then, her eyes cast shyly.; down, and
the delicate color suffusing her cheek," she
confessed, with - many a , deep-drawn sigh,:
she *. did r love !? oysters;* whether --- raw -•■. or
fried.— r. 7 : ~ ■'■-... ■
Paternal Appreciation
"Did you ever read the .writings of Mar
cus -Aurelius ?" - . '-.. ... "■-,'•■-..
; "I looked 'em over ._ once." answered Mr.
Cumrox... "But .:after _ hearing.* commence
ment I addresses •by three |of my { daughters
it doesn't seem; to me: that there. is much
left for ; Marcus ; - to - say."—Washington
Star."."- -7'
Diseases ,of the Spring
-•"Is this a good climate?" -.'. ; . .:'-.-
--"Yes," answered the mild and credulous
man;,- "Everybody >seems 7.healthy . just
now. But I've noticed .when the ball club
is 'in town; everybody working for: me ; has
sickness:- or • funerals "in the family."—
Washington Star.
- .7" y 7 No Details *
Tommy.ate* all on the menu; -
The effort not;hard-toexpleriu, -.
.: For his father next, day -7
:-'-. Had.the doctor- to pay. /
But I'll say nothing more—it might penu.
■;"'*-•■>.■:■•"--'.. ...:-■ . 7—Princeton .Tiger.--":
Steadfast- and True
..-;. Father—But I am afraid he ;is a young
man:oorf r- fickle character. -~- .: - /-' ~, -/.- ; ■ -
=v Daughter—Oh. 7 no, he isn't, papa.'.'.-Why,'
he 7 has smoked % the l same brand of ,' cigar
ettes "f or.' nearly v six ■- months!— Puck.
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. Weary of 7 Fighting : for It
"Most ■ any man 7 can achieve • success if
he only has {patience. "*.:'• •;'•->;
•^ "Of : v course, and ~_ if.' he •; has - enough 7 pa
. tience .; he won't fi care £ whether !he «■' ever
achieves '-i success."Philadelphia Press.
Righting a■_ Wrong
'.'But.", she 3protested, I.: have been told'
that ' you are a reformed rake." " v.:v 'y '■
" 'Tis $ false," fj he replied.:- "Why. I
never even * thought ;of -, reforming.
cago News.;^y~-y_y* .*■ y-yy .:'-_'. -■-■ -' -'
Remarkable / c *'.-■,
7.7 Parson White—Mistah ? Johnsing's vehy
peculiar..-;;77«::-:'•-'-; - ; -~. ■-;.-;.':-: ■-- „-.---;*-' - .
-y Brudder> Jones— indeedy. /He'd
' radder ■ work, dan git married. '■'■" .-
■ y 7.."7: 7. Lost Motion />' -----
•7 "The 7 Hearst J balloon >is 7 busted." ;: 7
.^ /"Yes,-". but it's i whistle seems' to-be'still
going."Cincinnati : Commercial-Tribune.
I y y A Family Trait ;. % -\_
W Callerls the baby like his j father? /: .
if. Mrs. Newpop-^Yes; t£ he i keeps ?mef. up •
every night.—Chicago Journal. „.-,.
I At St. Paul Theaters
■==:„ Dr. - Jekyli and Mr. Hyde," the-crea
tion J* of - r the ; introspective 'arid highly
.imaginative } genius of Robert Louis
Stevenson, was ."presented* at the Grand
last :; evening 7by the George F Fawcett
company.- Or perhaps it would be more
exact to : say that \ Mr. Fawcett' inter
preted the - play, \ for the - dual character
is ?1 its * sole life - and excuse, "■ the others
merely voicing the story' and " lead ing
up to the grewsome^medodramatic 'cli
: maxes.; -r-'v?* .-,•:'•: .7- .'"' :* -,--; ; -. •-;.-. v"
.-,?,, Stevenson's theory that man has two
natures, good and evil, each'struggling
for supremacy,• is ;not:new,; but its ex
pression 'through 7 the 7 medium of his
short _: story—scarcely 7. more -. than a
pamphlet—was so vivid and dramatic
that the ; little volume "attracted?; much
attention -.when it made . its'. appearance
several $ years 7 ago. 7 7 That * its 7 author
ever : dreamed; it would be j represented
on the stage is extremely doubtful.
.7 One ;■ cannot \. help thinking that, *. had
he foreseen its dramatization, he - would
have \ molded it ', in •;' a more 77 dignified
form than a; mere melodramatic short
story. 7 Its adaptation to \ the stage nec
essarily >y results .. in a dreary, morbid
drama, unrelieved by a touch ,of : com
edy, ; though 7. engrossing at itimes ■' by
reason, of the : uncanny- and instantane
ous metamorphosis of a noble and dig
nified man into ; the very ..incarnation of
hideous; and repulsive villainy. j Friar
Laurence, in "Romeo and Juliet," had
in*: mind i man's dual nature when he
observed: .-'-"„*"'"-'77--i ■ y.'t-:.
Two such opposed kings encamp
. Them still. _ n man, grace- and . rude will
And:.where ; the worser is predominant
Full soon the canker Death eats up the
plant.'' .- •'-'-.
As a play, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde" serves 7 rather..-' to 7 exploit the
player's powers of expression; his ver
satility,' his ability to embody and de
pict two .widely contrasted types of
humanity, virtue with vice, beauty of
character Avith loathsome degeneracy,
grace with rude will. And there its
utility and . desirability cease. The
psychic I aspect of the [ work, the reflec
tion :. stimulated by the close reading
of the story,;: are not{ qualities j that at
tend I its concrete representation before
the eyes. It becomes a mere exhibition
of the: actor's powers, his ;'. ability to
picture varying: human 7 emotions. -
Mr. Fawcett's .impersonation of
Jekyll and Hyde is not. new. to local
theatergoers. :.Those who witnessed it
two I summers ago during the stock
season recall: it well. It is a striking
histrionic achievement demanding not
only wide experience, but native talent
of more,than ordinary proportions. The
grimaces, contortions and demoniacal
leers of Mr. Hyde would provoke noth
ing but "ridicule if attempted by .-'.*•. a
mediocre actor.
For reasons already stated, no indi
vidual comment upon the work of the
company is called for, further^Lhan to
say zit was adequate,' the other • roles
making slight demands .upon the . play
ers. 7 —F. G. H.
NEW HOME FOR BEAR
Archie to Live in Style at Pub
lic Baths
If Archie, the bear, the most popular
.of the animals in the Harriet island
zoo, '-knows what is in store for«him
he has every, reason to be the happiest
bear in these parts, for his new home
is practically, finished and moving day
is near.7.7: . 7-;r ._ '''777!
/In his new : , quarters .Archie.. and his
mate will have all the comforts of
home and many of the luxuries that
seldom fall to the lot of bears. To
allow him to participate in his favorite
occupation of'tree-climbing a ; tree has
been provided, and. it will doubtless
be a red-letter day in Archie's life when
he ' first" perches himself on one -of the
limbs and calmly surveys the admiring
children below. „ ' '
While the tree will doubtless be ap
preciated by Archie it will follow that
he will - take greater pride in the bath
that has been, provided for him. The
water in the bath will be kept con
stantly fresh by a stream from one of
the artesian wells: An imitation cave
has been prepared, where the bears can
retire during the heat of the day. This
cage is a palace in comparison to the
cramped and improperly furnished
quarters over .which! Archie has here
tofore ? presided, and he is expected to
show his appreciation by stunts that
will increase . his popularity. 7
'The public baths were well patronized
yesterday, 7there: being a - constant
stream of people crossing the bridge
to the island. There were a large num
ber of picnic parties. The bathing at
tracted many children, but the great
majority of youngsters satisfied them
selves in 7 the playgrounds. Hundreds
patronized the dancing platform in the
afternoon./;,n,£-'- 5 .- -„
GENTRYS'BIG SHOWS
COMING TO TOWN
Numerous Attractions Will Be Shown
/ the Children Under. One Big Tent
The possibilities of how big a train
ed - animal; show may be has been- ab
solutely designated by , the .consolida
tion -of Gentry:-Bros.', famous shows I for
this traveling season.: For almost two
score years Gentry .Bros.' several shows
have been traveling as distinct exhibi
tions. .- This season the * shows have
been | consolidated - and | will | exhibit : all
their numerous attractions 7under- one
canvas;for a single admission.^.During
the many years that success has greet
ed Gentry Bros.' exhibitions, they have
kept 'a:-" carefully ,compiled: list., of - the
cities/ and towns where their various
shows .were the ' most jliberally: patron
ized. This, city has proven to be one of
their/"- banner towns, consequently, in
laying out the itinerary for the con
solidated shows a /date of exhibition
'has'- been ordered ' to St. Paul, and> the
little h folks / can I prepare '*• for a"■ holiday
when ; Gentry Bros.' famous shows unit-'
ed will exhibit here, July 11, 12 and 13.
LABOR UNIONS TO MEET
L ON HARRIET ISLAND
■ Will l Gather There After ■ Parade on
yy. -yy'y. Labor Day .■'.:-- :,-;.;>, '7/
*-; The committee in charge of the La
bor day "celebration for the local unions
: has selected;-> Harriet 7 island 7 for the
formal ; gathering: following the parade.
E. C. Ives r and Thomas _ Daggett i have
been chosen as the orators, with Will
iam Templeman as master; of ceremo
nies. ;7*-/:-' i-:/-? 7-.7./:--7-7 ■'••_- '. : ;/ ' yyyy
v 7 Besides the -7 speeches there will.' be
numerous . athletic; events : and *- probably,
something novel designed to draw a
crowd. An unsuccessful effort i has j: been
made "£. to '% bring S about (Jaw public ■: wed
ding, but the] promise, of i a goodly sup
ply of | furniture }'_ for the- contracting
parties has failed to bring about the
desired result.:/ y /77 ■'■:.:'. .-:.' ;•', .-. _•■'.'
The Carpenters' union present
a handsome gold f badge ito 7; the union
presenting I the !. best appearance :in 7 the
i para*de.77T.-7-v?-77///77::/' 77: *" "7;- ;/'*-..:-'
CITY NEWS
ST. PAUL WELCOMES
RKBtCID DAY
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Children Have Programme and
City's Pleasure Resorts
Will Be Crowded
Firecracker, Day, when the Ameri
can boy expresses himself with fine
Chinese enthusiasm, will, bring this
chfm TV dry : weath keeping no
hld at m home and ' extinguishing no
iuse.... The * temperature today," said
Observer W. E. Oliver last night, "will
be in .the. seventies and there will be
no rain.*7
?: The most crackers, no doubt, will
be- exploded by children I taking-part in
the elaborate celebration arranged by
the St. Paul Commercial club. Filled
with ill-suppressed hostility to peace,
dignity and Lord Cornwallis, the little
patriots - will 7 gather at Rice park at
» o clock this morning.- Each child
upon receiving an American flag, will
be asked, to. sing, and sing loud, in
praise of liberty and the Pilgrim Fath
ers. In this interpretation of the fa-
To 1 ShW that ,have done so much
to instill a love-of country the young
formers, will be -led by. HarryfpSil?
q .Whether, sporadic firecrackers will
accent America" "unbeknowns" to the
mbSK h°.l' has not yet been deter
m"!^ : the programme committee.
Neither does the committee prophesy
canes To,"';, bo- ys wIH carry torpedo
canes for the inculcation of becoming
belhcoseness on the part of timid Sri!
More firecrackers', discharged accl
denta ly will no doubt assist the
S" fl. ret regiment band, from Fort
Snelling, in marking time for the pro
cession to Harriet. island. The chil
yenn madlya^°' WaVe their ? ageS and
At the Island
When the island is reached, the boys
v. ill take their pleasure more "sadly,
ior then no man or woman will be pre
r,ed J 0- say "don't" no matter how
violently the explosion may be. nor
how proximate. Firecrackers,^ indeed,
AMU be purposely delivered to every
infant celebrant by a committee on
crackers, who, with cotton in their
ears have tested many samples of
startling detonation. Every boy as
every girl who "dasts," will receive' a '
bunch of crackers. Furthermore, lest
the fountains of the great deep be not
sufficiently broken up between the isl
and and the city, prodigious firecrack
ers seven feet in length, warranted to
resound like a siege gun at Port Ar
thur, will be ignited by Prof. Carl
J. Herrmann, superintendent of the
Harriet island attractions. These
crackers are said to be as innocuous as
they are loud:. ■-.■*•";"--'•
After luncheon, to be served free of
charge, the children will take part in
a firecracker tatoo and a programme of
athletic contests.:. Where the number
of -entries .'justifies-there" will be three
heats." First, second and third prizes
will be awarded. The first prize will
be. a gold medal bearing the winner's
name. The second prize is to be a -
silver, medal and the third prize a rib
bon. Special prizes,- such as baseballs,
baseball' bats, : pens, etc., will be pro
vided for contestants who came near
winning the regular prizes." These- - .
medals are to be presented at the
Commercial club next Friday after
noon.';ißßßMßHfeMß)D[i*MMa
The List of Contests
For Girls—Fifty-yard dash under twelve
years; forty-yard stride and jump, free
for all; hopping race, under, twelve: ball
tossing, under; fifteen; broad jump, free
for all; egg spoon race, between twelve
and fourteen; throwing baseball, under
fifteen. . ■'-. ;..'-
. Girls and Boys—Winding yam contest,
under twelve years.
Boys—Climbing for time, fourteen years
and under; climbing for time hand over
hand, twelve to sixteen; fifty-yard dash,
up to sixteen; -sack race, under twelve;
pull-ups on horizontal bar,, under sixteen;
fifty-yard backward race, under twelve•
running broad jump, free for all under
sixteen.
All the standard attractions will be*
awaiting .visitors today at Como park,
White Bear lake, the Indian Mounds
park, Fort -.Snelling and other local
resorts. Everywhere will be seen a
limited amount of "fireworks in the
evening." -: ." .
At Como. the Minnesota State band
will give an afternoon and an evening
concert. Cars ; will be run to meet ev
ery demand of the crowds, and the
schedule of; service will, if-necessary,
furnish cars one and a quarter min
utes apart. " '
7At Lexington park baseball is sched
uled between St. Paul and Minneapo
lis. Cars : will run a minute and a half
apart before'and-after the game. Runs
will be recorded by explosion on tho
bleachers.
No special exercises will be held by
the garrison at: Fort Snelling. But to
accommodate ■, the multitude that, al
ways seeks this charming picnic spot
on holidays a ten Iminute street car
service will take the place of the usual
half-hour service.' There will also be
extra cars "around the loop." On this
line, as on others,: the special service
will begin at 7 o'clock a. m., and will
continue until 11 p. m. ..
■ .To -Wildwood" electric cars will be
/un on -what is 7 equivalent to a five
minute service; _ that is, six cars will
be run together every half hour. .
The attractions at Wildwood, in ad
dition to fireworks,* will Include, -as
usual, bathing, the laughing gallery,
the bowlirig alley, the new roller coast
er, the toboggan- slide and dancing in
the pavilion*.
The : customary picnics and excur
sions on land and lake and ri.ver, by
.trolley, rail and boat, will lack noth
ing this year . of; sunburn, fatigue. and
"a general good time." 3S§S6
CIGARMAKERS BOOM
THEIR UNION LABEL
Cigars and; Card. Cases Given Away in
7;_ Attempt to Win Supporters
. ; The St.. Paul Cigarmakers*,' union Is
indulging In a novel and costly method
of -advertising 'union-made cigars.; Be
ginning July. 1, a .committee from the',
union started a series of visits to the
meetings 7of the other unions. At each
"meeting cigars ,-.' are given away, and
after the treat r' the members of the
committee are given the right to ad
dress the members' of the -unions, urg
ing . that union-made cigars be de- 7
manded when f'purchases are"made/. .;
'In" addition to /the cigars, several
thousand - card. cases/- in which appears
a caution 'to look for * the .label. on -all"
cigar■: boxes,'., were given : away. ~ >.. This
method of' bringing the label 7of /the ci
,'garmakers: to the notice ;of ; union men
generally* has proven popular,', and the
cigarmakers - believe that the expense-;
will be well repaid. /