St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-23
EDITORIAL MENTION.

lnere is one feature favorable to
CLEvELAND's campaign that is beyond
our skill to Offset" remarked a promi-
nent Republican politician yesterday.
Il refer to his wife's popularity. Talk
about your old bandana on the one side
and the "reminiscences of 1910 on the
other-they are nothing to compare with
the sentiment that woman's name
arouses. With every man, woman and
child in this country in love with
FRANCES CLEVELAND, and all anxious
to see her remain mistress of the White
house, what kind of political artifice can
prevail against such deep-seated par
TALLY? In single scull race l believe
HARRISON could beat CLEVELAND.
But with tariff reform at one oar and
FRANKIE at the other, it looks to NE
that Growers second term is already
written in the book of destiny.'
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A grumbling sinner wants to know of
the GLOBE if it is right for the Young
Mems Christian association to approprl-
ate Rice park every Sunday afternoon
for religious services. We fail to detect
any wrong in it. The groves were Gods
first temples, and we see no improperly
in utilizing them now for His worship.
This is free country, and if man
doesn't want religion he is not COM
PEELED to get it. If our irritated CORE
spondent doesn't like these Sunday aft
ernOon meetings he has the privilege of
staying away.
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"Some of these Republican organs
take very unfair position in discussing
the lumber tariff" says Mr.. WAYMAN
IN communication to the GLOBE. sit
is not fair to make comparisons between
this country and Canada-look at the
difference in size and population. Do
these Republican organs mean to say
that, everything else being equal, our
lumber dealers would not stand an equal
chance with Canadian lumbermen in
supplying our own market? These high
protective tariff organs seem to think
the American people are set of poor,
ignorant beings, not able to take care
of themselves, and that it becomes the
duty of the privileged classes to protect
the masses. l venture to say, If the
tariff on lumber were removed, our
American dealers would have the bulk
of the business, and ~ sure none of
them would retire from business"
PARAGRAPHEiD POLITICS.
The previous experiences of public
men have much to do in shaping the
course they take in the discharge of
official duties. This is aptly illustrated
by the different paths chosen by KNUTE
NELSON and JOHN LIND in congress.
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LIMBS life has been a narrow, re-
stricted one. The denials forced upon
him by an early struggle for existence
warped his reasoning faculties and
added, to mind naturally inclined to a
near perspective, more narrownesS.
His course IN congress has illustrated
the tendencies of his nature. He even
did not have the courage to speak
against the measure. He took the UNI,
just position that he was representing
the Republicans of his district. and not
the people.
NELSON, who has been long enough
in public life to broaden his natural
tendency to liberalism, chose to vote for
the people of his district rather than his
party. The gulf that lies between him
and LIND is big enough to be observed.
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The campaign of Hon. D. S. HALL
against Judge MACDONALD will be a
''still hunt" This on the authority of a
friend of "DAN," as the ''boys" lovingly
refer to the nominee. On the spur of
the moment it would seem that this
method of campaigning ought to be I'M
| profitable in Minnesota. 1t is year
when the people will demand strong
and plain speech from candidates for
office.
Mr. HALL has not favored them with
anything of this sort. His position on
the tariff is as ambiguous as the plat
form he was nominated upon. The
praise that ''he is nice, inoffensive
gentleman has been bestowed upon
! him, and with justice. But no one can
vouch for his political beliefs, nor how
he would represent the people if
elected.
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On the face of it 'still hunt ON the
| part of Mr.. HALL would mean that he
will insidiously attack the Democratic
majorities in Rice. Dakota, Scott and
Carver cOun les, and thus seek an cleo
ton. Without some such effort he can
not be elected. An open campaign of
argument and honest debate would de-
feat him beyond question.
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Mr.. HALL, like Mr.. DUNNELL, may
be relying on the presidential vote to
save his skin. But Minnesota Republi-
cans confess that even that is on the
wane. The Mankato Free Press esti-
! mates HARRIsoN's majority here at So