St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-18
TALK IN THE STATE.

The New York Sun says the story
that Mr.. McHale, the Minnesota legiS-
lator who made himself famous by in
Producing the ''anti-tightS' bill, was
only joking, is absurd He was dead in
earnest. He is that kind of man. Why,
he won't even suffer q leg of mutton to
be brought to his table until it is
dressed saltwater Gazette.
Are Donnelly and Merriam In cahoots?
seems to be Il much agitated question
among politicians just at present. The
gentlemen may be personal friends, but
undoubtedly political opponents. We
consider Donnelly too smart a man to be
used as cats paw by Merriam or any
other aspiring politician.-Inter-Lak
Tribune.
The Alliance manifesto issued imme-
diately after the adjournment OF the
Legislature is source of great annoy
ance to the g. o. p. They see in it truths
that will not down, and which mean in
the future a complete overthrow of the
millionaire and his ohorts.-Alliance
Sentinel.
The late legislature has provided two
constitutional amendments to be sub
mitted to the voters. One is to provide
for taxing telegraph and telephone lines,
the other is to prohibit special legisla-
ttClIs DObll NC fluODlCus vi LlS
1000 bills introduced in the legislature,
500 special acts were passed, while but
20 general laws were enacted. This is a
strong argument for the aboliShment of
the former kind Of legislation. Winnie
bagO PresS-News.
1t has leaked out that some of the
members Of the Minnesota delegation in
the last congress became so smitten
with the charms of the fair female
OficeSeekers at the national capital that
they recommended them for appoint
mentS to clerkShipS that were credited
to Minnesota, although the appointeeS
never resided within 1000 miles of the
state. The rumor has reached some of
the disappointed applicants from this
state, and an investigation mas been
started Times.
The REPUBLICAN exchanges for the
past two weeks have devoted consider
able space to dishing up a lot of rot
about the Alliance portion of the Iegis-
lature clipped from papers from all
over the state, and, true to their i'll
stinct and custom. have changed the
meaning in many cases, thus making it
appear worse than the original editors
had intended. One editor not only lied
little, but helped another brother to
do so.-Sleepy Eye Herald
The case of man who killed his par
ents and asked the court not TO be too
hard on poor orphan has been matched
III st. Paul, where an old lady borrowed
money in the name of her son-in-law
and then sued him for hurting her feel
lngs by refusing to honor her prOmis-
sorry note.-Lake City Sentinel.
1t now transpIres that the much
talked-ot letter, written by Bill Mer-
riam to Secretary Noble, recommending
his (Merriam's) friend RahiIly for a gov
ernment position, was written no longer
ago than last February instead of year
or more since, as some of BilPS friends
have been trying to make people be-
lieVe. Merriam is d dandy. so he is
Preston Times.
We hear good deal about eXtrava-
CANT appropriations which the last egis-
lature made, and for some of them no
apology can be offered, but where was
Gov. Merriam when the lights went out?
lie mad the authority to veto any item
and didn't do it. Saddle the blame then
also on him. Let no guilty man escape.
Albert Lea Standard.
The st. Paul GLOBE of recent date
mentions Senator Tawney, of Winona,
Hon. A. }. Greer, of Wabasha, n.
Kingsley, of Austin, A. ID. Gray, of
Preston, Gen. James Diment, of OWa-
tonna, and j. A. Keyes, of Winona, as
probable aspirants for the Republican
congressional nomination from this dis
trict. Hon. {. S. Crandall, of Ovation
ma, first-cIass man in every way, pos
sessing marked ability as we'll as hon
esty to high degree, should not be
overlooked in the approaching contest.
Senator Crandali would make a good
run in this diStrict.-Albert Lea Enter
prise.
1t strikes us that those journals that
are attempting to build up popular
sentiment for Sam Nichols in connec-
ton with the oil inspection business,
will make lamentabIe failure of 1t.
Sans record is not wholly spotlesS.-
Sherburne Star.