St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-27

has good country to be developed. A
Rapid City paper reports great interest
in the scheme there. and promise of
liberal aid.
1t was small matter for the govern
ment to take dozen or two Sioux
indians to Washington as its guests and
taffy them, after rigging them out i'll
new clothes; but in view of the out
come, it looks somewhat as if the red
fellows had been playing a scheme. A
good many white people in Dakota
would cheerfully furnish their own
clothes if the government would give
them junketing tour to Washington.
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In spite of the remarkable catastrophe
10 its wheat crop this year, Dakota still
leads in the production of the great
bread staple. Those who make a spe
cialty of compiling figures on the sub
ject put the territory i'll advance of any
state. In an estimate at hand it is given
s.. 30. 900 bushels. with California next
with 3G,OO0,O 600, and Indiana nearly %
00J,000. These do not show up very well
with the G2C0O.00O of last year, but for
failure of the crop they are not bad.
The government estimate of 90 bushels
per acre makes still larger total, and
the Farmers Review has somewhat
larger figures. With an ordinary sea-
son next year, it may be fairly estimated
that the Increased acreage will give
production above 75,O00,000 bushels.
One good crop, with anything like
present prices. will make things hum in
the great territory, and it will come
into the Union bringing sheaves that
will be the envy of the other states.
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Somewhat careful observation of the
movements of the little group of orators
who nave gone into the states to por-
tray the trumpet-tongued wrongs of
Dakota, and charge up everything to the
Democratic party, does not trace any of
them to SPRINGER'S district in Illinois.
The special object of their mission was
to defeat Democratic candidates for con-
gress and elect Republicans. and the
crown ing achievement was to be the
CAllI IdtIOli VI lllC IliiilOiS
man from the halls of congress.
SPRINGER is up as their target, but
they all seem TO prefer to assail him at
long range. Not even PLUAIMER, who
is said not to be afraid of anything that
can talk, hasn't been there, and
SPRINGER has been away most of the
time. There is room for criticiSing the
oil cfo inf
as there is most Republicans in con-
gress, and it was rather hoped that Da-
kCta would be advertised in his district.
1t would not be regretted if he could be
alarmed little and inspired with more
energy in pushing Dakota measures.
Probably no legislative district will
quite rival Cass in the viyacity of the
contest. but Grand Forks promises one
that will have salient features. Editor
WINsIIIP, OF the Herald, is the Republi-
can nominee for the council. and GEORGE
WALSH the combination opponent,
WALSH is nOminally a Republican and
alliance man. and has been the head of
a faction that WINSHIP has in other
times fought with more vigOr than sue
cess. The fight now is mainly over the
local option question. WINsHIP stands
little intentionally, perhaps, but still
puts his feet on the prohibition plank.
1t is conceded that the law has not
been enforced in Grand Forks and that
it is too convenient to Minnesota to
make efforts in that direction product
i've of arid results, but the county vote
is strong for prohibition, and it is easy
TO make fight interesting between
two men like WINsHIP and WALSH.
Both are pronounced types of Dakota
statesmen, and natures most happy and
artistic achievement physically.
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1t is to be regretted that Commissioner
MCCLURE felt compelled to decline the
nomination for the council in the Pierre
district, as there is little doubt that he
would have been elected. He would
have been man of rare value in that
branch of the legislature, but there is
force in the reason he assigns for the
declination. He has been. and is doing
splendid work for the territory in max
ing known its resources and advantages.
1t would be difficult to better fill his
present position. and his entire energies
are in useful activity there.
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\ good many people in Dakota will
regret to learn, if it is the fact, that Gen
y. Y. TYNEE is to leave the territory
! to assume editorial duties at Portland.
1t had been understood that in case the
Indiana man should be elected preSi-
dent, the general might succeed Gov.
! CHURCH. Probably he has small eXpec-
tation of that event; ana, should it hap
| pen. the term of his service would be
! brief. as statehood would be coming
| along pretty soon.
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The farmers are having a good fall
! for their blowing, and the reports are
! almost uniform that in the hard wheat
regions they are preparing to put more
acres in the peerless staple than in any
former year. No one frost can deter
them. and it would do violence TO prece-
dents and traditions if an untimely frost
should get in its blighting work again
for several years. A good many this
year saw glowing promise, that would
have lifted burdens if it had been con-
summated. diSsipated in night. But
they are plucky people, and have robust
and well-timed faith. They believe that
another season will give them the
wOnted muuificent returns for their
toll. They may also feel confident that
the better prices have come to stay. The
shortage in the worlds supply gives
them legitimate basis. and the expert
ence is that good figures cOntin he for a
year or two after depression. It's good
plan to make the wheat acreage large