St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-28

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| BANGS, the banner of peace will hardly
| float over united Democracy if it is
made a distinctively CHURCH party.
| The News asserts that MCCORMACK is
the only territorial official who has acted
upon the supposition that his schedule
| of duties does not include the manage
ment of the party.
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There is suggestion in the recent
| trial of the commissioners of Burieigh
county thata good many similar officials
could proftably paste in their hats.
| They only escaped conviction by the
sympathetic obstinacy of two jurors.
Their offense was the expenditure of
$4,000 Oh roads in excess of the limit of
the law. Their object was not so much
to improve the highways as to disburse
| the money, as crops were short and the
| general good seemed to require some
| thing to give activity and encourage
ment. But strict constructionist
brings suit to GUST them, and they are
| put to large expense and general I'M
| pleasantness.
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| 1t is probably not matter OF much
regret that the attempt to establish
| university at Tower City has finally
been abandoned in the absence of the
munifcent donation expected from the
East. Colleges are desirable, but they
are becoming too numerous in the new
regions to take high rank as educational
institutions. The Red river valley has
territorial university at Grand Forks,
an Episcopal college at Moorhead,
Congregationalist at Fargo, trying to
get on its feet; and this week the Metho-
dist institution has been located at
Fergus Falls. These will be ample for
many years. except as others are
wanted to satisfy local pride or pro-
mote real estate schemes. AS the means
for the establishment of all the denomi-
national institutions are mainly to be
drawn from benevolent OF pious pockets
in the states. it is not best to induce
WEAKNESS in well doing.
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Rev. Mr.. NASH, that Episcopal divine
at Fargo, who is putting in the between
Sundays in the eloquent advocacy OF
tariff reform, is in great demand. He
has about dozen appointments in Da-
kota and Minnesota, and more invita-
lions than he can accept. He is a
scholar, and like most of those of his
cloth in that section, cOnnOiSseur Of
base ball. In his range of questions
of the times he struck upon the tariff,
without any definite opinions about it;
but he made it study and matter OF
exhaustive investigation, and reached
the usual conclusion of those who take
that course. His convictions became so
strong that he adopted the very unusual
course for one in his position of pro-
claiming his views in public. He is
doing a good and effective work, as there
is no suspicion of party interest in his
efforts. People who want to know the
bearing of this question on Western in
terests should improve every Opportun
ity to hear him.
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A Sphinx county paper reports a new
candidate in the field for the Republi-
can nomination for congress-F. A.
DAWES, cashier of Redfeld bank. In
the North H. M. THOMSON is sort of
agricultural dark horse-but they will
hardly be in danger of draft.
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Mandan has shipped East about 5000
bushels of last years crop of potatoes
and learns that the Dakota potato is
rated the second best in the United
States. These Melted the farmers 40
cents bushel. If there could be de-
mand for the Dakota product at those
figures, it would be the most profitable
crop that could be raised.
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In view of the anticipated result at
WATERFOWL, some one suggests for Mr..
DAY the revised epigram, that ''some
men are born lucky, and some are born
in New York"
Colonies of Russian Jews are reported
in the Devils Lake region, and of Rus
sian Germans in the region west of the
Big river. An unusual number Of colo
MES are settling up the border districts.
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The local paperin Mercer county says
that the Democrats of that county have
appointed one Democrat and two Re
publicanS to attend the Watertown con-
yention. There has been in the past
good deal of that sort of neighborly serv-
ice in Dakota. The Republican politi-
clans seem willing to take the entire
charge of the Watertown convention.
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A conundrum that is being tackled in
the pulpit and among the sleek money
changers is, Is three per cent per month
Christian? Depends on who, and what.
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OF course those numerous officehold-
ers who have been forced by their
friends upon the delegations to Water
town will display proverbial modesty
and reticence upon back seats.