St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-02
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.

A Detroit paper has been threatened with
dire vengeance by the Malta for its persis
tency in abiding to the Italian race as
''Dagos.' III this instance it is safe TO as
sumo that the Italians have just cause of.
complaint. 1t is the province of no American
journal to speak contemDtuously of the peo-
pie of other nations. They are all here upon
an equal footing with Americans, and,
nationally, entitled to equal respect. Glasses
are distinct from Individuals the rights of
each are distinct A good Italian is better
than bad Yankee, The newspaper that af-
fects slurs at nationalities is undemocratic,
and therefore, tinctured with the base ele
ments of the lowest class of Republicanism.
Big Foot appears to have put himself in
his mouth
The Cincinnati Enquirer, commenting
upon the moribund condition of the ship
subsidy BILL says: THE president should
hasten his proclamation of war with Eng
land" The association of a gigantic war
with the insigniicance of Ben Harrison is
the height of absurdity.
In the election of Miss Eva Mcdonald as
state lecturer the Farmers Alliance gave
proof OF its chivalry and good judgment. 1t
also turned the hose on the superheated en-
thusiasm of Mr.. Donnelly.
So confident of reelection is Senator In
gals that he is willing to risk one months
room rent in Topeka boarding house.
Thus do gilded children of fortune dance
lightly OH the edge of Obliyion's chasm.
The proposition to buy the assets Of Kean
Co. was made, probably. with view to-
ward securing the good graces Of Miss
Frances E. Willard.
The Chicago Times ailudes to Senator
Charley Farwell as "a bull in a china
shop" Mr.. Farwell may resemble a bull,
but the Illinois legislature more resembles a
pawn than a china shop.
God bless you, merry gentlemen,
May nothing you dismay.
While coming safely, soundly through
The jag of New Years day.
The John j. Reed, railroad striker, who
misplaced the cabbage" switch on the Cen
trail Budson road, and was sentenced to seven
years in prison, is not the hero of Dante's i'm
mortal lines:
Tobacco do most abhor;
1t is filthy weed,
I'll never use tobac7
Said little john
An exchange Observes that Editor Cha. les
A. Dana is vigorously striving to get Grover
Cleveland to plant himself squarely on the
silver question" To an intelligent oniooker
in Vienna the logic of events leads to the
conclusion that Mr.. Dana is not at all
particular where Grover Cleveland plants
himself SO long as he makes d bowling and
eternal success of the plant"
The opponents of Mr. Parnell must not
ignore the fact that their party is burdened
with the loathsome carcass of one Capt.
O'Shea.
Now. then, let us get together and pull to-
gether and make of the coming year bigger
one in all particulars than was the old one.
True, we are handicapped By q small sized
Republican administration, but the people
are bigger than any abstract government on
earth, and the people are with us.
Since Senator Hoar says it is '.immateriaI
what people think" and as it has been dem
oIstrated that it is immaterial what Senator
Hoar says. we can quit even.
Chief Bushyhead, from his coigne Of van
tage in Washington, announces himself as
ready to Cherokee strip for the fray.
sockless Simpson softly, silently steals SEN
atorward,