St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-17
A. ROLLO M'GILL.

a. 1lOlILO MCGIllL has just Teburfieu
from trip to the East. and has seen
many interesting things while in for
eign parts. He was met at the Mime
apolis union depot by a reporter Of the
Evening Journal, who relieved him of
his travelling bag and of a column of in
formation on important subjects. 1t is,
perhaps, unnecessary to say that he en-
joyed his trip abroad. and was greeted
wherever he went by very marked
demonstrations of popular favor. After
so good a time he was in particularly
genial frame of mind, and he spoke
quite kindly of the other men who, along
with himself, are leaders in the Republic
can party. He was sure that Mr..
BLAINE was reasonably well liked in
Minnesota. and he expressed great SYM
pathy with Mr.. HARRISoN's troubles
over the distribution of patronage. He
said that he himself had had similar ex-
perienceS with appointments to official
positions when the cares of state rested
Oh his shoulders. and he expressed the
hope that the president, remembering
the famous men who had lived through
such things, would not be discouraged
over his difficulties.
Had the Sage of st. Anthony Park
stopped with profound reflections of
this character, the interview would have
done much to crafty the public's thirst
for learning without at the same time
undulY agitating its emotions. But UNI
fortunately he went further, and, to
prove that Mr.. HARRISON has made
very respectable president, declared
"There have been no baecarat or
other scandals during his admin
istration, and he has extricated himself
from several embarrassing positions with
credit to himself" The GLOBE is very
sorry to read any such statements from
such source, because the first one is
not true. aud the second one suggests
doubts which it is alarming to think
about. There surely have been bacca-
rat and other scandals during Mr.: HAIR
RISoN'S administration, and the news
papers have been full of them. Does A.
RoLLo MCGILL want the people of Min
nesota to believe that, because he has
been on tour to foreign parts, he
knows more about the Prince of Wales
and his set than the Associated Press,
and does lie expect his constituents to
take his unsupported testimony on
these matters. in preference to the long
Geographic dispatches as to the accuracy
of which there has been up to this time
no question from any other quarter?
Who told him that there had been no
baccarat or other scandal during Presi-
u, ah, tcft. los
the Prince of Wales authorized him
to make this denial, or did he get his in
formation secondhand from RUSSELL
HARRISON, his royal highness's dear
friend? Until he gives his authorities
the GLOBE prefers to believe that there
have been lots Of scandals during the
past two years. The world could not
get along without scandals. Scandals
are human, and even the example of
President HARRISON cannot wholly
drive them out of fashion. To say
otherwise is carrying partisan idealiZa-
ton too far.
But what, pray, does A. RoLLo Nc
GILL mean also by saying that the
president has eXtricated himself from
several embarrassing positions with
credit to himself? In what embarrass-
ing positions has he been? The GLOBE
has heretofore believed implicitly that,
of all the pure chief executives of the
United States, the present chief eXecu-
tive of the United States is the most
particularly pure chief executive of the
United States there ever has been.
Does RoLLo appreciate what he is
about when he suggests that there is
doubt about this? What has D. HAIR
RIsoN been up to, anyhow, RoLLo? Is
it some woman scrape you are limiting
at? Or has Baby MCKEE been guilty
ofsome improperly which would have
made young RUSSELL HARRISON blush
if it had not been for his fathers pres
ence of mind? If you are onto any
thing exciting, for Heavens sake tell it,
RoLLo, in all its details. An embarass-
ing position from which B. HARRISON
eXtricated himself with credit is the one
thing needed to make this administra-
ton a success. 1t will show that it has
some life and blood. AS you are good
Republican, out with 1t, Mr.. MCGILL.
You may be appointed governor of
Alaska if you can render the president
such service.