St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18

nent individuals who have become so
accustomed to acting with the Republi-
cans that they forget they are Demo-
crats-in fact, do not visit their political
home often enough to claim residence,
and might as well be Republicans. 1t
is for the interest of the people TO have
parties nearly equal in strength, and it
Is good year for all wandering OF
stray Democrats to come back to the
fold. They are needed.
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1t is the observation of travellers from
the East that nowhere do they find
politics running higher than in Dakota.
All the party papers run up the
national tickets and parade the politi-
cal arguments with the same yigor and
persistency as if their readers could
vote. There is no objection to this
nowhere are people more intelligent or
taking livelier interest in the develop
ment of the worlds history than in Da-
kota-and they understand that, which
ever party wins, they will be put in the
path of statehood aS soon as the
election is over. They want to watch
the procession and be ready to fall in
when 1t gets by.
Judge FRANCIS was not wise in choOS-
ing Mandan for his mortuary event as
1.-The court" That was the locality
where the ill feeling against him had
been most pronounced and explosive.
His attempts at conciliation met no re-
sponse, and he was, perhaps, fortunate
in escaping personal violence. 1t was
given out that the grand jury there
would indict him for using pass as a
judge, but that was all CANNON. For
palpable reasons the courts would find
no cause of action. 1t is to he presumed
that the judge was honest, if not always
wise, and he should be treated with
courtesy at least.
1t may be easily proved by Republic
an papers that the judiciary of the ter
ritory has been vastly improved by its
political transformation. They speak
well Of the character and labors of each
of the Democrats now on the bench,
and there are no Republicans there since
FRANCIS dropped out; but it would be
difficult to name one of the ex-members
of the court who is not assailed in some
Republican quarter. FRANCIS and
PALMER are special instances. Now
Black Hills Republican newspaper says
of eX-Judge CHURCH. who resides there,
that he would be picking cranberries or
shoveling sand on the New Jersey bot
toms had it not been for the Republican
party. He is on the delegation to Wa
tertOwn contesting that of PLUNIMER's
judicial ass.
The Chamberlain Democrat, published
in locality vitally interested in the
opening of the reservation, believes
that mistake has been made by those
who have abused Chairman PRATT
for his imperative and somewhat die
tatOrial manner in the interv Jews with
the crafty Indians at Standing Rock
The Democrat believes more would
have been effected if a more decided
disposition had been shown, and the
feasting had been deferred till after the
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to find fault after efforts have failed
than it is to block out paths to infallible
success.
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There are number of parties who
are reported getting ready to take a
tour to Minneapolis for Wedding day,
Sept. 13, to share the advantages
offered for the matrimonially inclined.
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If we may believe the Fargo Argus,
says the Rapid City Journal, a number
of prominent people in North Dakota
have no other object in life than to
''down EDWARDS" 1t may be possible
that the major eXaggerates his own ca
pacity for filling space in the public
eye and mind.
The chinook, or hot blast, that some
times comes down from the west and
blight crops in the central belt, damaged
the wheat very seriously in Grant and
few other counties. 1t was followed by
rain, that partially relieved its effect,
but one of the Grant papers thinks it
reduced the average in that county from
twenty to ten bushels per acre. 1t has
not been shown quite clearly why this
wind should visit that section and not
stray to the south OF north.
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The financial statement recently pub
lished by Trail county knocks out of
time the prevalent notion of financial
management in new counties. 1t has
s2S,000 in the treasury and only 81, 1924 .O9
of debts of all kinds, and claims assets
worth S91, 900 or more. A few years ago
that county had $4,000 surplus in the
treasury. Col. PLUMMER, in his more
explicit moods, relates that when he
heard of this remarkable condition he
made bee line for the county for the
patriotic purpose of reducing this peril
GUS excess. For some reason he did
not remain long, and the treasury is
still full.
Not long since Col. PIUMMER wrote
letter to the Republican committee in
one of the towns in Brule county. in the
south part of the territory, Offering to
come down there and address mass
meeting free-he would 1T even charge
them his expenses. They were Just
ready to hurrah for PLUMBER and wire
him to come, when, reading on little
further in the letter, they found the
free part was qualified by the condition
that they should get $50 subscribers
to his paper, the Casselton Biz
zard, paid one year in advance.
A free meeting at an expense
OF $50 they did not care for and
the cheers did not fail upon waiting
ears. They knew that the colonel got