St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-25
A FOOLS WISDOM.

| promises to be unique in both parties by
the retirement of large number OF the
old leaders and the advancement of
young men. The natural laws of age,
love of ease, desire for rest, seem to be
placing-th elders in the back seat about
as rapidly as anything else. If every
vote in the state could be polled it is
probable that the sum total would be
100000. Through immigration and the
coming of age of native young men,
large per cent of this total is made up of
young blood. Against the enthusiasm
and freshness of this new element, the
old leaders find nothing within them
selves to off set it. They are over
breasted by new ideas, methods and
Issues that do not fit in well with the
late war, reconstruction, perpetual Of
flee holding or policy of retaliation to-
ward the South. 1t is not difficult to
foresee that the generation casting its
first vote in Minnesota this year is ulti-
mately to reconstruct party lines here
and open the way to contests with the
ballot over tariff reform, the liquor
question and railroad legislation. The
young vote of both parties is already
too large to be ignored without serious
danger.
x y
The New Conceding the pOpu-
ulation of the state to
Election Law. be 100000 at the pres
ent time, and the pro
portion of votes to be as to 5, 100000 i
not an Over-eStimate as to what the to-
tai Of full vote would be. But even
this year, with presidential canvass. it
is not probable that that sum will be
reached. In 1886 222, 900 votes were cast
for governor alone. On that basis 25O,-
no tot nf
year. The new election law may,
through its newnesS, cut down the
vote some, although it is claimed that i'll
reality it will increase it. The law is
not fairly understood by the people, and
unless carefully studied by those i'll con-
troll OF the elections, may cause much
confusion. 1t would be good plan
for the party managers to print in cir
eular form carefully prepared epitome
of the law, and send it to all clubs,
township boards. and officials through
out the state, having it posted conspicu-
ously also at the places of registration.
In this way a fairly accurate knowledge
of the law might be secured before the
vote is taken.
If the ''If," said the man
in the moon to his
Democrats next door neighbOr,
Minnesota sh Guild
Should Win. ever go Democratic.
some of the things that
might happen would be:
That STORDOCK and REED would
make up.
DoNNELLY apply for admission as a
whole.
McGILL acknowledge that st. Peter
was his home.
HEATwoLE smile and say, II told
you So"
GILMAN remain On Beulah farm.
| ELI WARNER return to the Garden
| city.
JIM BAKER decide that he could vote
| for CLEVELAND after all.
BRADEN become q. a. K. organizer.
BoBLETER go back to the Second reg
| iment.
KNUTE NELSON ascertain that he
| never could be in harmony with his
party.
MERRIAM wonder who fooled him.
| STRAIT decide that he didn't want to
| be governor anyway.
HERBERT let his beard grow longer
| and put on Sackcloth.
Capt. REED forgive FITZ JOHN POR-
TER.
JOHN L. GIBBS return to his cows.
w. E. LEE change the color of his
necktie to black.
SCHEFFER shake off his disguise.
TIM BYRNEs resume his studies on
| Enthusiasm as Means of Getting
| Office
TAMs BIxBY open his confectionery
stand again.
r. G. EVANS wonder who hit him.
LIND discover that he is not the cen
| ter of the EARTH"
~
Republican There are number of
signs of Republican
Harmony. harmony throughout
the state that it is just
| as well to call the attention of the Deo-
| pie to. They are as follows:
HEATWOLE and EVANS booming
| GRESHAM.
Lieut.. Gov, RICE favoring LINCOLN.
The Pioneer Press fighting BLAINE,
Capt. REED laying for MCGILL and
| STORDOCK.
GILMAN preparing to knife MERRIAM
| and to run independent.
| NELSON mot in harmony with his
| party.
SCHEFFER preparing to capture the
| Ramsey county delegation from MER-
| RAM.
|
| MERRIAM in 1888.
BRADEN's friends making him dark
| horse.
Gen. SANBoRN for tariff reform; Gen.
WAsHBURN for free whisky and to-
| bacco.
SABIN fighting NELSON and LIND
| helping him.
Tie law of evolution is remorseless.
With certainty the fate of President T.
| E. BYRNEs, president of the Republican
league can be predicted. Here it is
traced from the beginning of his politi-
cal career down to Nov. 4, 1888:
HON. [. b. BYRNES.
MIR. T. r. BYRNES.
r. E. BYRNES.
TIM BYRNES.
BYRNES.
TIM.
Another Mer- 1t is predicted that
within a short time
Ram Monkey. the Free Press, of
Mankato, will bring
out the name of Merriam for governor.
The Free Press is the Republican or
gan of Blue Earth county, a family
Journal and story paper, to which a
small daily edition has been annexed.
It's editor, L. P. HUNT, supported Nc
GILL in 1886, but since he is said to have
now close relations with SABIN, his new
allegiance is not regarded as anything
unusual. 1t is so easy for Republi-
can of that locality to change his coat
that it has ceased to be a matter of sur
prise or Importance. The Free Press
does not entertain for the GLOBE that
respect that it ought to, but this is over
looked. In this vale of tears it hardly
pays to worry over fly bites. The Free
Press is entitled to q full measure of