St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-18
STATE PRESS.

The city daily that few months ago
characterized the country editors as
''pap-fed parasites has been chosen by
Senator Davis to lead his fight for re-
election. The country editors have in
the past fought valiantly for the tai
ented senator, but many of them now
begin to question the affection of Mr..
Davis for the country newspaper, and
many pertinent questions are asked
relative to his senatorial career. The
senator may find the p. p. to be gen.
uine boomerang.-Appleton Press.
At this time, with so much talk going
on relative to the reelection of G. X.
Davis, would it not be an OppOrtune
time to discuss the advsability of elect
ing senators by the people. The poll
ticianS have their opinions, the press
has its opinion, and the people may
have theirs. Why not give the people
shake at the box? They might prove
the better judge.-St. Peter Herald.
Republican editors and statesmen
Shodld not worry and fret too much as
to who will be their candidate for United
States senator from this state in '93, as
it is quite possible from the present out
look that the members of the next legiS-
lature of the Republican persuasion
will be i'll a helpless minority. The
next senator from Minnesota should be
a conservative Democrat. 1t is time
for change in Minnesota, and we be-
lieve the people are beginning to think
sO.-Faribault Pilot.
The country newspapers be'on9ingsto
the m. a. society are just now deciding
the political destiny of G.. K. Davis.
They are making strong plea to ''let
the people rule" We have he lrd the
minority wing in conventions raise this
battle cry so often, that its very use is
significant OF lost cause. The people
will rule, and they don't need coterIe
of ambitious political editors to inter
cede for their rights. 1t is well known
that the masses are favorable to Z. K.
Davis. and the very fellows who are
yelling ''let the people rule" are en-
gagged in an attempt to lead stampede
by tearing up old customs and intro
ducing general confusion, intending TO
make the roundup in the interest Of
well, not of c. K. Davis. 1t is a shrewd
move, but it will not work.-Lake CryS-
tai Mirror
The suggestion made and advocated
by the Mankato Free Press and other
papers that the Republicans of Minnie
sofa should name their choice for United
States senator in their next convention
for the nomination of state officers, ap-
pears to the Herald to be good one.-
Rock County Herald.
1t is a common expression among
politicians after they have been elected
to office, and they see nothing further
in sight to crafty their desire or am
bition, to say, when discussing politics
with their old friends and supporters,
II am out of politics." That is just the
time these men should be in politics.
Such expressions are disgustingly sell
fish, and reflect no credit upon those
who make them.-Wright Times.
Since the Northfield News came out
with its bitter attack on Senator Davis
great many people have been wonder
ing whether or not Joel p. HeatwOle
had the senatorial bee buzzing in his
hat. Joel says he hasn't, and this must
suffice so far as he personally is con-
cerned. AT the same time we are will
ing to wager that Bier Heatwole
wouldn't be any more averse to spend
ing a few seasons III Washington in an
official capacity than the next man, and
1t wouldn't be surprise to us if he
came out as dark horse in case there
was deadlock in the next senatorial
nvention-S!bleyCou independent
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truly. i'll Minnesota. They are even now
calling their convention for 1S9e, but
even on that day they are divided, one
faction favorlng sort of mass conven-
tion OF 1,500 delegates and the other
wishing to stick to the old regime. The
first say, The big mass convention will
give the rural districts a show and cur
tail the influence of the cities" and the
last say, ''H0! no! you idiots, that is Just
what the city chaps favor the mass con-
vention for, so that they can pack the
convention in their own interests and
ride rough-shod over the country fell
lows" Verify, there is no satisfying
these fellows only by giving them
good, sound trounclng III 1892, and that
is just what the Alliance proposes to do.
-Fairmont News.
Several of the farmers in the vicinity
of Alexandria, Minn., received circulars
from the census bureau of the govern
ment requesting information relative to
the mortgage indebtedness. They i'm
agined that the authorities at Washing
ton had become alarmed at the Farmers
Alliance movement, and, in order to sat-
lSfy the granger element, proposed to
pay OIL their mortgages on the farms.
Upon explanation being made TO them
they became very Indignant at the Alli-
ance movement, and pronounce it .'no
good. ."-Stillwater Gazette.
Who is to succeed Senator Davis is
seriously. we should judge. agitatine
some OF the newspapers in certain
parts of the state. A few of these
deeply interested papers have SEEM
ingly had sudden stroke of lndepend-
ence lately, and while they do not ad-
vocate the cause of any man in particu-
lar for the place, it is pretty plain to
be seen by their apparent anxiety in
the matter. and their continual attacks
upon Mr.. Davis, that the candidate of
their choice is not great ways off, and
if they can only get the country press
to indorse their opposition to the pres
ent incumbent, these sudden independ-
entS wonld not be slow in naming Mr.,
Davis successor with a big S.-Pipe-
stone Star.
1t is noticed that none of those long
free trade editorials have appeared in
the Pioneer Press since the departure of
one of the editorial writer's for Europe.
and it is intimated that the course of
that paper in the future will be to
preach straight Republican doctrfn
right from the shoulder.-Sherburne
Star News