St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-28

Congressman Macdonald, of Mime
sofa, introduced resolution in the house
last Monday that reaches the vital prin-
ciple of the trust incubus which OPP
presses the country and threatens to eX-
tinguish comprehension Miner.
Americas infant lumber industries
badly need protection. Donald Smith,
the timber man, had nothing to give his
beloved daughter when she was married
the other day except plated silver tea
set and crimpled little check for two
millionS.-Omaha World.
This must be an off year with the
cranks. Hon. Henry W. Blair, of New
Hampshire, has not received a single
presidential nomination so far this sea-
son.-Missouri Republican.
The report that Senator Vest is to re-
tire from congress should not be true.
He is one of the bright men the Demo
Gratis have in the senate. They should
increase rather than lessen the number.
Boston Herald.
One of the most astonishing delusions
that are recorded in the worlds history
is that which really prevails to some eX-
over hundred millions of superhuous
taxation may be raised and the people
not feel the burden of it. Nothing could
possibly be more Irrational, unless it be
the companion assumption that taxation
is benefit to natiOn.-BOStOn Herald.
Political Test-Do you approve the
presidents tax reduction message? Or
do you believe in retaining the high
protective tariff? The proposition is
plain and simple. Any man of ordinary
intelligence should advocate reduction
of taxation to the economical and actual
necessary expenses of the government.
Prairie du Chen Courier.
Confidently anticipating the passage
of the dependent pension bill, the in
defatigable claim agents at Washington
are already in the field with their cir
culars. The bill in question might be
named the claim agents bill, as they
are the persons chiefly interested in its
ate.-Philadelphi Record.
The country wants tariff bill that
corrects the universally admitted in
capabilities of our war taxes, and that re-
duceS the revenues to the standard of
national expenditures. The Republicans
will not move because no dozen of them
can agree. They represent every shade
of opinion on the subject from monopoly
protection to breed trusts and combines
up or down to whole-cloth free trade
Philadelphia Times.
If the president should follow the
precedent in the case of Mr.. Lamar,
Mr.. Endicott will be the chief justice.
We might indeed 60 farther and fare
worse. The secretary of war is an able
lawyer, an accomplished juriSt, and
not a politician.--Louisyille Courier
Journal.
John j. Ingalls, is representative of
class of haters who know little and
care less as to the merits of either the
Southern OF Northern soldiers. They
took good care to protect their own car
cases during the strife by keeping out
of the reach of the bullets of either side,
and are still engaged in the laudable eff
fort of providing for self.-Omaha Her
aid.
The friends of SenatorSherman at Co
lumbus, who are indignant at the al
ward primaries in behalf of Gov. For
aker, should restrain themselves. SEN
ator Sherman has enjoyed an almost I'M
interrupted ownership of the Repub-
lican state committee. Do his friends
and followers want the earth?-C incin-
natl Enquirer.
The negro knows that his future is in
his own hands, and that, with the priyi-
leges of citizenship, he has the Oppor-
tunity accorded to every man in the
land to do the best he can for himself
and for his family. His rights are not
threatened. What he chiefly needs is
to be let alone by the politicians and
sentimentalists who are busying them
sslyes about his welfare Brooklyn
Eagle.