St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-12
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.

Ben Harrison has served notice on the
state of Indiana that he proposes to disrupt
the Republican party therein by becoming a
candidate for denomination. All Of this kind
of flub-dub makes the Hoosiers very weary.
He jests at scars who never received an in
PRODUCTION to Little Wound
Should the Nebraska Alliance proceed to
inaugurate their candidate, Powers, the
see whether or not Nebraska could satisfac-
torily digest three governors without injury
to the body polite.
: Agitation at Madrid leads one to infer that
the Spaniards propose to hold a Columbian
exposition in 1892. Perhaps Chicago is
waiting to see how Spain does it.
once upon a time the Minnesota legsla-
ture was given to night sessions. But that
was before the advent of the Farmers Ali
anee element, who all go to bed at O'Clock,
and last. but not least the introduction of so
many first-class St Paul play houses. 1t is
evident that night sessions are passe fad.
The Omaha World-Herald inquiries: ''Are
We Christian People?n Not while that
stuffed census stares you in the face.
The conscience of the S35, 900. 900 har-
Vester trust must be afflicted with elephant
iasis. 1t is large, if not robust. The combina-
ton really admits that it cannot perfect
itself owing to q legal complication. Few
trusts would allow little thing like that to
block their game.
Leaders of the Republican party contin-
ually insist that 1.-The people don't know
These Republican leaders. however, know a
great deal more than they did prior to the
November election, but, ike the mule kicked
farmers boy. they will never be so handsome
as they were.
So far as expressing an opinion on the
force bill, Jim Blaine is a veritable Matt
Quay If certain reports are true Blaine is
against the measure. and there's cabinet har
mony for you.
''Those grangers have no manners;
They guy us with whoop;
We followed Billys banners.
And we now are in the soup"
From 'Songs of the Minority by John
Day Smith.
A romantic Southern writer speaking Of a
seine haul of fishes on the Florida coast,
terms them ''voiceless wretches' The ro-
mantle Southern writer has, probably, lived
all his life outside of George Frisbie Hoars
Old Bay State and never heard fish ball.
Here is mid dwinter paradox The Repub-
lican minority in the Minnesota legislature is
the victim of too much Republican majority
in the past. Hence, the spasmodic kick.
The glory that was Greece, and the grandeur
that was Rome,
Are as nothing to the peace of quiet, happy
home;
And all the pomp and circumstance of legis-
lative lore,
Fade from the eye of mortal when Ignatius
takes the floor
While the echoes in the corridors just simply
whisper Bore"
Some say that Bob Burdette has got into
hot water by not filing his lecture engage
ments in st. Louis, while others compromise
matters by attributing his detection to large
lack of cold water.
The scurrilous attacks of the New York
Sunupon Grover Cleveland are unjust, un-
called for and un-Democratic. Moreover
they have been marked by a low degree of
vulgarity unusual in the columns of the Sun.
which, while always vindictive, has in the
pasrb been given credit for polished sarcasm.
The resort to Billingsgate on the part of Mr..
Dana doesn't help Hill any. although it may
do the New York arabesque editor lots of
good.
Minnesota Republicanism has a fine out
look. Indeed, it is much better than its in
look.