St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-05
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Ex-Adjt Gen. Seeley IS not very
strong supporter of Gov. Merriam. He
was counted among the strongest OPP
ponents of the st. Paul mlliOnaire's
Candidature for the Republican nom
ination, and for that reason his was
among the eal Hest heads to fall under
the Merriam guillotne, when William
assumed the reignS Of Office. Therefore,
when Gen. Seeley says that be does not
think Gov. Merriam will seek re-
election. the friends Of his eXcellency
will naturally insinuate that the wish is
father to the thought. But Gen. SeeleY
declares that it is nOt-in fact, person.
ally, he hopes Merriam will again seek
his party's nomination. Why? Because
in Gen. Seeley's opinion. he is certain
to, be defeated. "lhe Republican
party" he continued, ''cannot afford To
make Merriam its candidate. The Dem
OcratS would like it: the Democrats
are ShreWd. They know that in an off
year. with the wheelhorSes of the Re-
publican party now opposed to Mer-
RAM, and the rank and file rent in twain
over these DOODLE charges, that Demo
cratic candidate is certain of election.
But Merriam will not be the Republican
nominee. | believe the governor is
shrewd enough to decline to seek sec
Ond term, knowing that it means inev-
liable defeat. What about McGill?
Well, in my opinion. he will be can
didate for the Republican nomination.
1t is surprising the great revulsiOn pub
lie feeling has taken in regard to Nc
Gill, and friday he would make the
strongest candidate the Republicans
could place in the field"
The visit of George Kennan to st.
Paul, is one OF considerable interest to
citizens, especially at the present time,
when public attention has been directed
to the rev .lting cruelties and barharOuS
Outrages committed by Russian officials
III Siberian prisons. KEENAN, is a typical
Journalist, having boldly faced hunger.
cold and death in the wilds of Siberia.
so as to place before the civilized world
a true picture of the poor wretches
doomed to Servitude in the Siberian
mines. The Russians, in the conQueStS
they made in Central Asia, executed
their action under the guise of extend
ing civilization on that continent. From
the stories which Mr.. Kennah wrote in
the Century Magazine, and which he
told last night in st. Paul, the barbar
ism of the KhivanS and the TurComaus
would appear preferable to the civilized
cruelty of the Russian government.
The enthusiasm of local professional
ana business men soon eVapOrateS. A
few weeks ago an Industrial union was
formed, the purpose Of which was to
secure additional factories for the city.
The weekly meetings have been well
attended up to two weeks, when the
inceSSant amount of talk appears to
have had it's effect. Monday night only
five members turned up and no meeting
was held. Ii the press had been all
mitted 10 the meetings the union would
not have so quickly run to seed.
What is it? Who is the individual2
These are the questions which the EN-
ployes of the education board are now
asking among themselves. since Spe-
cial committee has been appointed to
Investigate charges made against one of
their members. These secret inveStiga-
tions are not desirable. If tine person max
Ing the charges is afraid of them being
made pubic, then the president of the
education board should ignore them. If
the accused emplOye Is innocent, it is to
his interest that the charges be made
public. lie is then able to promptly
deny them and set himself right before
the people Ii llG CUdIGCS are lOuIiteu
on fact, the sooner the employe is placed
on the public pilOry the better, in the
interests of Justice. This is upon the
suppOsitiOn that the charges are of a
serious nature, and President Haas has
said they are.
How strange it is that man of the
intellectual calibeT OF Ignatius Don
nelly should so trouble himself TO be-
come the grand mOgul of the Farmers
alliance. A man Of his ability and cru
ditiOn is certainly out of his element
hobnobbing with granger politicians,
forming and breaking combinations to
serve the political ends of millionaire
governor. Ignatius DonnelIy is man
of more power abroad than at home,
simply because of this falling to dabble
In the petty politics Of the state. That
the leaders of his party prefer to bow
their knee TO money rather than genius
was demonstrated at the last election of
United States senator, and the way in
which the farmer element deserted Mr..
DOnnelly should have proved a salutary
essen. But no; Mr.. Donnelly now
,vants the presidency of the Farmers
lance. He is worthy of the position
It in pOltics-and that is what the
lance people are really i'll fOr-wOrth
Des not count.