St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-06
NATIONAL POLITICS.

Senator Ingalls, is to be credited
with having done more in one speech
to keep the Democratic party in power
than all his party associates have done
for months. He should promptly be
Brooklyn Eagle.
1t will be interesting to observe on
what ground Republican senators will
oppose the new treaty for the exclusion
of Chinese immigrants from this coun-
try for it is to be presumed from the
spirit already exhibited that they will
not approve of anything done by the
present administration, however mer-
itorious.-New York Times.
The .unanimity with which the Demo-
cratic press of the country opposes MIR.
Randall'S tariff bill must make that
statesman feel melancholy. The stur-
diest self-importance could hardly sat
isfy any man who should find himself so
beTeft Of supporters among his party as
SOciates. His applejack contriyance,
disowned and ridiculed by his own
party, finds no great favor in the other
party.-Philadelph Record.
The story runs that the Blaine lieuten-
ants are at Washington celebrating as
to who shall be the residuary legatee
They can well afford to pause a moment
The patient is yeta very lively corpse
Cincinnati Enquirer.
CoIored men all over this country are
concluding that they will vote as they
Republican belief that the party owns
the colored voter is being rudely shat
tered. Sensible men will not give their
ballots in support of title. The name
Republican" is no longer sufficient to
catch the votes of men who were born
since the Republican party ceased from
its good works.-Omaha Herald.
Congressman Macdonald, of Mime
sofa, has an excellent idea. Republi-
cans will not sanction it. Mr.. MacDon-
aid recognizes the fact that the tariff
tax is what creates the possibility of the
trust. He therefore wants placed upon
the free list every article now governed
by a trust, or that this shall be done as
completely as the needs of the govern
ment will permit.-Omaha Herald.
In three years President Cleveland
has done more to reclaim and preserve
age' than was attempted in the preced-
ing twenty-four years. In fact, that
period of time was mainly characters
lied by successful efforts to loot the
public lands, in the interest of speculat-
ors, alien Syndicates and land-grabbing
corporations. Cleveland has got back
millions of acres.--Pittsburg Post.
The Republican party can never di-
vide the white vote of the South. The
tariff question is very important issue
in all sections, but Democratic success
in state and national elections is more
important to the Southern people than
the tariff question COnstitu-
ton.
The ultra protectionists propose to
raise the duty on tin plate, and thus in
crease the cost of every wOrkingman's
dinner pail and of the pans in every
derry and every kitchen. Workingmen,
farmers and householders will sustain
Democratic policy against the uncon-
Scionable demand of graSping mOnop-
oly.-New York Star.
There is not Republican candidate
for the presidential nomination now be-
fore the public who, when the night
mare comes and hOvers ore his troubled
sleep, sees not the outlines, in the vague
unreal, of James Gillespie Blaine, and
'.don't you forget it."-Washington
Critic.
The Harrison men are much in danger
of,overdoing the alleged boom of their
candidate for the presidency. Mr.. Har
riSOn is good citizen and man of re-
snprta HE talents hut there is no more
presidential timber in him than in sew
eral sons of other men who are or have
been in public life.-Boston Herald.
If there is any one thing that will
prove wreath of immortelles over the
grave of Chief Justice Waite, it is the
broad-minded and patriotic spirit in
which he approached all questions of
conflicting sovereignty between the
government and the states.-New York
Telegram.