St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-20
NATIONAL POLITICS.
It is wise candidate for the presi-
dency who knows where he was born.
Chicago World,

Chicago World,
scheme, profitable only to the chief OBJ
erators.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
When the Eastern blizzard got to
Washington and met John Sherman it
became tame and Quiet.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The next great political question bids
fair to be as follows: Was John James
| ingalls, an tally of the confederacy'' ia
1S64?-Pittsburg Dispatch. p
Up in Minnesota there seems to be
people who do not regard Mr.. WASH
burns candidacy as joke. They are
very few, hoWeYer.-OmahaH Herald. =
1t seems to be generally agreed that
Senator ingalls, stopped over. Well. he
does resemble the Beecher family more
than George Washington. = Boston
Herald.
This country will be eternally CRATE
full to Mary Anderson if she will try
some other method of free advertising
than the marriage denial dodge.-Phila-
delphia News.
The Republican newspapers will soon
be charging the responsibility of the
late storm in the East upon Grover
Cleveland's administration
Plain Dealer.
The SO per cent tax on wooden cloth
ing must come down whether whisky
stays at Is cents drink or not The re-
turns will show that this is Official.-St.
Louis Republican,,
Whatever else happens, there is no
chance that the Randall tariff bill as it
stands can pass. Neither Republicans
nor Democrats will vote for it.-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
Speaking about the causes of the biz
zard again-the Columbus delegation to
the national Republican convention is
composed entirely of Foraker men,.
Philadelphia Times.
The first distinctive result of John
Sherman'S candidacy for the presidency
was felt in the Eastern snow storm
that came near freezing Roscoe COnk-
ling.-Nashville American.
The issue this year will be between
high tariff and low tariff between high
high wages. This is it in nutshell
Biddeford (Me.) Standard.
The Ohio Republicans ought to give
John Sherman loyal support tor the
presidential nomination, but they will
do nothing of the kind. Their hearts
are not with John though their lips may
praise him.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The true basis of practical tariff re-
vision when no strain is needed to fur
nish adequate revenue, is to relieve all
the necessaries of life and of industry as
freely as possible, retaining taxes Oh
luXurieS.-Philadel Times.
The rumor that John Sherman has
written letter of declination is I'M
doubtedly without any basis. Mr.. Sher-
man is too familiar with the danger of
the nomination getting away from him
to follow the prevailing fashion.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
Congressman Knute Nelson wants to
be governor of Minnesota. A man that
has lived to be congressman and has
not changed his name, when it is Knute,
would not Go to be trusted for governor.
Atlanta Constitution.
A tall man, like Senator ingalls,, should
never try. to wear shorter pair OF
breeches than Gov. FOraker'S. If a sem
atOr wants to expose his limbs, the High
land kilt is much more graceful than
the Ohio Style.-LouiSyille Courier
journal.
The Republican press is demonstrate
ing every day that nothing like the Mills
| o.if hi nor 1,~<.r,e.
one seriously believes there is much
chance for any other that essentially.
differs from it. The fact remains that
the surplus in the treasury this year is
likely to reach near $3.50, 000, 00.-Bostol
Herald. S.
The makers of wool hats are not find
ing any fault with the Mills tariff bill.
1t would give that industry, in which
capital of S9,000,00O is invested and
$4,000 persons are employed, a great
help. The duty on raw material greatly
hinders the extension of this man
facture and reduces its profits.
delphia Record.
The vote taken yesterday in the COM
mittee on ways and means on Judge
Kelley'S proposal to repeal the tobacco
tax argues i'll for the success of Mr..
Randalls tariff and tax bill; for, al
though it was in substance single pas
sage from the Randall bill, il got no
Democratic votes whatever and only
part of the Republican votes. It begins
to look as if there were more than one
house divided against itself in the Fiji
tieth congreSS.-WaShin Star.
Was a Know-Nothing. &