Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
OUR HOME STATESMEN
A THRIFTY LOT IN THE RACE FOR
THE UNITED STITES SENATORSHIP.

There never was a time IN Minnesota
politics wnen as many antagonlstlt
factions were butting each other in thu
usually quiescent and exemplary Re
publican ranks. Any sunny Afternoon
nowadays the halls and steps of the hotel:
are black with the rival wire pullers, ani
alive with the small fry attendant upo1
them. Naturally each is willing to bet or
and promise endless political premiums
for service of his side, which car
not fail to be successful from his roseate
outlook. But there are many warning
and insidious elements at work. Perhap;
the Vaccinations most legible and unani
NOUS among the different malcontents are
those bearing upon the defeat of William
Window in his senatorial scheme before
the legislature this winter. Window! Let
us see. At the Chicago convention he
scored ten lonesome. sickly votes for the
presidency, and he got locked for that
number like safe until Dorsey
LEARNED THE WINDOW COMBINATION
and turned him into Garfeld's cabinet.
where he fingered with touching constancy
to the last-a remainder of Gardeld's graf
itude to Dorsey, who turned the fight in
Indiana, the pivotal state, besides other
characteristic and effective party work as
secretary of the national committee.
Up here Window was mainly known
erewhile as BILL Yale's law and real es-
tate partner" in Winona. Possibly that is
the reason why whilom formidable poll
tician here always illustrates his distrust of
Window by saying he would not trust him
alone with a virgin Per contra, you can
turn to Mary CiaGmer's sublimeted analy-
sis of Windoa's physiognomical indica-
tons of strength, purity and statesman
like qualities, and you perhaps believe
that this masculine estimate is outrageous
Some opinions are seldom colorless
enough for absolute historical justice.
They get the personal tinge which Macaulay
wouldn't subdue, no matter what suffered
Of correct history.
As to WINDOWS beauty, which this lib
erai Mary Clemmer sees with such exultant
record. to matter fact OnloOkers, with
out any squirting sentiment of self inter-
est, Mr.. WINDOWS face is fat and common
place. The head is large and has pomp-
Gus poise as of man whose prosperity is
more matter of push than of fate's best
concession to undeniable deserts. You
can believe him to be person of
LARGE AMBITION AND LARGER GREED,
for the record Is mostly iegible that way,
whatever feeling may lead you to investi-
gate it.
Mr.. Windom's financial prosperity is
very impressive in view of the current
statement, time-honored in repetition in
Minnesota, that his creditors first bethought
them of starting him in a political career
as the best way to get their laggard dues.
1t was truly a new way to pay old debts,
and it is to be hoped that William Window
did what was expected of him. Later on
in the zenith of his political success he is
really like Richard III. in getting obsta-
Giles out of his ambitious way. He worked
off the Timber A. j. Edgerton On Dakota
when he wanted his old place in the senate
after the defunct Garfeld's cabinet went to
pieces. And Dunnell, Mark H.-'twas
WINDOWS agency that threw cold water on
his hope of congressional denomination in
that exciting convention. But he's Bap-
fist, and he must expect dampsr now and
then. With the modification, aye, misery,
of his defeat nerving him, he will try to
GET EVEN WITH WIEDoM,
nor halt till It's head for head. They know
each others methods, and there arc lots of
pat aphorisms suitable to both, for they
are politicians of the literal modern school,
whose pocket is the first and really the
most important consideration. There is no
sentiment about Mark 81. Dunnelrs politi-
cal course. At the time of the salary grab
he tells the knowing at Owatonna, his
home, to 'haul sand" for his new house;
and lately, when he wanted know of any
treasons or strategisms against his in
terests in the late canvass, he requests his
tool to ''soundf j ones" Haul sand" and
Sound jones' are the only really memoir
able utterances of Mark 81. Dunnell, N. c.,
in the public ear, which holds such sayings
with a killing tenacity. Howbeit, it is
claimed that southern Minnesota will fight
over the treacherous anti -Dunnen coup of
that convention, and it is going to come up
to the legislature this winter solid for him.
and as consequence hostile to Window.
WINDOWS Jealous working adherents to-
day are mostly the same Spartan band who
got stranded on WINDOWS Island No. 10
at Chicago, and were cut off from all else.
Here in st. Paul
WINDOWS ACTIVE SATELLITES
are inditferently called the custom house
ring, gang, or band They are Office hold
ers and a pretty good sort of fellows We'd
think heaps of them and their services if
they happened to be on our side. Certes,
they hold on to what is easy and profit
able, and are naturally prone to help the
head and front of their patronage as long
as there is any prospect of his success and
their own tenure of Office. The motive of
their loyalty is not remarkably elevatiny.
It is apparent literal, and MORALLY selfish
No lost cause for them; no ancient Jacob
tie tomfoolery where there is no outcome
but vaporing sentiment. That was all
we'll enough for those old-tim fellows and
crack Drained confederate enthusiasts.
Other times-other manners. what are
we here for except for the offices." shouts
the outspoken Texan, Flanagan. Sure
enough.
Outside of St.Paul there is one man who
carries the most formidable strength of all
in WINDOWS ause; it is Dwight w. Sabin,
of Saltwater. He has an amazing force
of will, energy and decision, and as an
executive power in his party he is beyond
any cavIl.
THE PREMIER OF MINNESOTA.
It would be safe to bet that he knows
who will be the speaker of Minnesota's