St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-01
VIEWS OF STATE EDITORS.

The McGill gubernatorial boom seems
to be waxing a little stronger as it goes
II. Politics makes strange bedfellows,
and we would not be surprised to see a
number of men who were actively op-
posing Mr.. McGill hard at work for him
next year.-Northfield News.
1t is now noised abroad throughout
the state that Minneapolis put up the
scheme on st. Paul to knock out the
prize fight. Even Minneapolis can do a
good turn for st. Paul once in a while
Duluth Tribune.
We are rejoiced to see the press of
both Minneapolis and st. Paul open up
their batteries on prize fighting. Now,
if they Will only quit throwing stones
at each other and whack Satan all along
the line, there is no telling the good
they may accomplish.-Wihona Herald.
Gov. Merriam wanted 10 see the Fitz-
simmons-Hall prize fight and thought to
do his duty and quiet his conscience by
proclaiming a little, but when the peO-
pie of St. Paul held a mammoth mass
meeting and 5000 of them called on his
excellency and insisted upon him put
ting a stop to the brutal exhibition, he
screwed his courage up to the sticking
point and concluded that the cOnStitu-
ton of the state conferred upon him
power sufficient to forbid the exhibition.
Long live our great and good governor.
-Graceville Transcript.
The st. Paul News claims that by
calling out the national guard to pre-
vent a prize fight, which is only a mis-
demeanOr in the eyes of the law. Gov,
Merriam committed a gross violation of
civil liberty. 1t being his duty to aid the
civil authorities and not to override
them. But had he followed out that
policy. he would not have made any
capital with the farmers and the moral
element in the cities.-Duluth News.
The st. Paul GLOBE is to be CON-
mended for the stand it took for the en-
foreement of the law of this state in re-
gard to prize fighting, etc.-Lac qul
Parle Press.
1t is an open question which was the
greater insult to the city of st. Paul,
the proposed prize fight or the gov
errors action in calling out the state
militia. The law must be upheld, of
course, but every fair-minded citizen
will also question the unnecessary
stringent measures adopted by the hot
headed ants to enforce a law the exist
ence of which the parties interested and
the city officials appear to have been
ignorant of. The Golden Rule seems to
have been lost sight of by the clergy
aud the goody-goody Thomas CochranS
of St. Paul.-Aitkin Age.
Joel Heatwole says he will resign the
position of chairman of the Republican
state central committee and retire from
politics altogether. 1t is a case of com
pulSion with Joel, and he doesn't like it
very we'll, but his party will relish its
radiance of the Indiana c~arpet-bagger.
Carlton Vidette.
1t is the s%trangeSt thing in the world
that the moment a man says anything
about not desiring an Office, a lot of peO-
pie will claim that he is a candidate.
Two striking examples are now before
the public. Joel HeaLwole says he wants
ITO office, and a lot of country editors
are awake nights trying to figure out
Joel a candidate for senator, or gov
ernor, at least. Bill Erwin says he
wants no office and in tWenty-four
hours the dailies are proving that he is
a candidate for Senator.-R0ck News.
1t is rather a serious commentary IN
Gov. Merriam as a state executive that
the people are compelled to wait upon
his excellency to see that order, law
dignity and the wishes of the citizens
are obeyed. We have a better opinion
of the governor than this, yet facts
stare the public in the face and cannot
be denied. We shall wait until the
governor is heard from before bearing
down too hard upon him.-Lake Crystal
Union.
Archbishop Ireland is the real gov
ernor of Minnesota. The truth of this
assertion is plain to all who have
watched the course of events during
Merriam's adminiStration.-Carlton vi
datto