St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-02

business acumen put on exhibition
Duluth News.
Sabin says-and $50 say we. all of
uS"-that Window isn't a Minnesotian
at all, but only an effete New Yorker.
And down in York state they deny him
thrice and say that he is only Tobolo-
bampod.- Caledonia Argus.
Mr.. WINDOWS appointment as secre-
tary OF the treasury is not considered
much of a compliment to Minnesota.
Mr.. Window is the statesman who re-
ferred to the Zenith City as Duluth in
Wisconsin. Duluth Tribune.
The legislature devoted itself last
week mostly to seeing how little it could
do. which was on the whole commend
able and we hope it may cOntinue-not
the legislature, but the effort to do
nothing .-Fairmont News.
Plain DR.. Ames is scarcely ever heard
from since the days of his political
opulence. The doctor is probably at
tending calls of different nature than
those prescribed by the Democratic
state ommittee.-Granite Falls Tri-
bnne.
"Open confession is good for the
SOUL" One member of the legislature
actually objected to the lie gislature adj
journing on All Fools day for fear of
what the newspapers might say about
the propriety of the act.-DuIuth
Tribune.
The present legislature should be re-
membered by the farmers. 1t has re-
fused or neglected to appropriate $1,000
to $4,000 to hold farmers institutes,
and is wasting $4,000 to $4,000 on use
less clerks-political dead beats.-Le
Sueur Sentinel.
nf ho nE
members of the legislature who want
railway fare reduced to II cents per
mile is the fact that they COM
placently pocket their Is cents per mile
mileage allowed by the state, and no
doubt some of these same members
have been known to travel on pass
Winona Herald.
Senator Edwards, of Fillmore county,
introduced bill prohibiting the catch
ing of small fish in the state. That is
all insignificant move, but it is probably
as large contract. as the senator is able
to handle. We would be pleased to see
the law that could govern such an UNI
observation-disclosures Chief.
Do the members of the legislature
exercise the same care ana economy in
managing the affairs of the state that
they do in their private business? We
if there are any Superiluous employees
around the state capitol they should be
at once weeded out.--Herman Enter
prise.
1t is time for the state legislature to
call halt on the demands of state in
situations for money, otherwise the
people will certainly call halt on the
legislature. Over two millions of
dollars are demanded by the various in
situations, largely for buildings and
lands. Cut your coat according to your
cloth, gentlemen. -Redwood Gazette.
An act relating to the removal of
county seats has passed the house OF
representatives and is now in the SEN
ate. 1t is dangerous bill, and should
be amended so that it would require at
least 60 per cent of the freeholders to
petition in order to start the election,
and not less than three-fourths to re-
move county seat; and the vote should
be taken only at general election
Sank Rapids Sentinel.
Two months of the three months of
the time the legislature may sit have al
ready elapsed and if they should now
vote to drop all slnecureS it will not JUS
tify or excuse the expense which has
already been so needleSSly incurred.
The abuse having continued for two
thirds of the session, it may as well be
prolonged the remaining three or four
weeks, so far as the principle of wrong
doing is .-Moorhead News.
a little discOrd among the members
of the legislature reveals the fact that no
less than fifty clerks are employed at S.
per day for whom there is nothing to do.
They are chiefly of the parasite class
who claim TO have rendered political
services, and are therefore entitled to
some recognition. They spend their
time in barrooms smoking and drink
,ing.-Watertown Advance.
Inc present legislature should open
the eyes of the people to behold the
enormous curse of partisan politics. If
there is any craftsmanship in the legis-
lature it has not put in an appearance
up to date. How to increase taxation
without hurting nabobs, and eXpend
public funds seems to be the absorbing
question, and such is modern politics.
Reader, how do you like it?-PrestCn
Republican.
Possibly at the adjournment some of
the members will forget they have a
home; others will be of the opinion
that the whole world belongs to them,
and will endeavor to carry it away by
the trunk load. More real mischief will
be done in the ninety days than can be
undone by similar body in ninety
years. 1t would be much more to the
credit of some Of them if they would
shut their mouths and look wiSe.-Lake
Crystal Union.