St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-15
WINDOWS WALL.

Taking his Albert Lea speech as the
measure of Mr.. WINDOWS ability, great
many people will wonder how so small a
man ever got to occupy such prominent
place in the public eye. 1t was to be ex-
pected that when man who had once held
a seat in the senate of the United States
and had occupied the second post in dignity
at the cabinet board would take the stump
in a political campaign, he would discuss
public issues in an able and dignified man.
ner. and would be the last man in the world
to descend to the level Of the petty dema-
gogue, to engage in species of mud-sling-
ing that would be discreditable to the ordi-
nary striker in ward politics. In state
like Minnesota, with its rapidly increasing
population, there are a great many people
who do not know Mi. WINDOW. Their
estimate of the man has been gained from
the prominent stations he has held. There
fore it can readily be imagined what hor-
rible disappointment his Albert Lea speech
was to this class Of Minnesota people. The
other class, the older settlers, were not so
much disappointed. They knew Mr.. WIN
DOM to be a failure as public man and had
long ago retired him from public life. They
did not think that he was fair represent
ative of Minnesota craftsmanship and were
not slow. when the opportunity offered. to
take him down from the pedestal of pOlIt-
zeal prominence to which accident rather
than merit had elevated him. Instead of
accepting defeat with the grace and
philosophy that truly wise and
great man would have done, Mr.
WINDOW flew into rage such as petty
natures are alone capable Of, and, shaking
the dust of Minnesota from his feet, went
out on his wanderings in search of another
constituency more appreciative of his imag-
mary greatness. After making the circle of
the South and finding no spot of ground
wherein his political feet could find a rest
ing place, Mr.. WINDOW now comes back to
the state he had deserted to again seek poll
teal promotion. He has his Weather eye
again resting Oh the United States senate.
But he finds one serious obstacle in his way
at the outset Of his canvass. There is a
candidate for congress who lives in Mr..
WINDOWS own town. This candidate is
recognized everywhere as man of singular
ability and purify of character. If Judge
WILSON goes to congress that would be a
black eye to- Mr.. WINDOWS senatorial
aspirations. According to the prevailing
Minnesota method of distributing offices ac-
cording to geographical conditions it is not
likely that both representative and SEN
at0r would be taken from the same town.
Consequently, Mr.. WINDOW is impressed
with the conviction that in order to further
his personal aspirations he must first knock
Judge WILSON out of the ring. WINDOW
is an exceedingly selfish man, whose pat
riOtism never rises above his own individu-
atty and whose political sagacity can never
discern anything beyond the end of his
own nose. In district where WILSON
and WINDOW are both well known there
will be no hesitation in the public mind in
making choice between them. The more
prominent WINDOW makes himself in the
canvass the larger Wilson'S majority is
sure to be-