St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21
SUNRISE SIGNALS.

The Nebraska supreme court now decides
that ex-Gov. Thayer was an usurper. This
court, by the way, is the same one that de-
cided that Gov. Thayer was not an usurper.
Grover Cleveland is still In 1t, or will be In
IL when his 500 New York supporters begin
occupany of the rooms at the Grand Pacific,
/ Chicago, which were recently engaged for
them.
"Steve" Elkins mysteriously admits that B !.
Harrison is a candidate for reelection, but
heappears decidedly fearful that the news
will leak out from some unexpected quarter
So far Pugilist Corbett appears to have
knocked the spots off from everything but
the sun.
When the "burly colored man" gets hold
of revolver of the bulldog pattern" and
attacks an "inoffensive citizen while the
dissipated young man commits the rash act'
of suicide, and 1.-The real facts of 'sensa-
tional elopement' come ito the surface" the
police reporter achieves more glory than for
'lol these many moons"
The callow emperor of Germany holds to
the opinion that the present sensitive condi-
ton OF European politics will prevent his at
tendance upon the worlds fair. Let him
sock old Bismarck back into the Dremier's
chair. and Billy never will be missed.
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The attempt of the Republican press to
load the responsibility of the Bland bill upon
the Democratic party will fail of success.
The leading journals Of Democratic persua-
sion join in opposing il. The Bland bill is
fathered by such staunch Republicans as
Senators Stewart. Wolcott and others of their
ik. In short, it is not distinctively politi-
cal issue. 1t is merely one of those visionary
financial chimeras upon which both parties
have invariably divided, do now divide and
will probably continue to divide for all time
to come.
Senator Hills "snap convention" is a
chestnut that has been altogether too Sc
verely roasted. and is now burned to a crisp.
Tomorrow 1t will proceed to fructify.
HERO OF THE HATCHET
Tomorrow is Washington's birthday, ana
all the public schools will remain closed.
Whenever we can say anything pleasant to
the pink ears of happy childhood it is one of
the cardinal red principles of our we'll regu-
lated life to do so.
Had George Washington continued to live
along in his good, old-fashioned, primitive,
free and easy style he would now have been
100 years of age, with false teeth, air cushion,
liver pad. bottle of pepsin tonic and all mod
ern improvements. He was a progressive
man who always kept fully abreast of the
times. and never allowed a resolution to go
backward when he could help it.
And he generally could.
Washington was born at Pope's Creek,
Westmoreland county, Virginia, Feb. %,
1872. Twentyfour hours earlier would have
made it impossible for the Hill snap conven-
ton" to have been held on Washington's
birthday, as Democratic convention called
to meet on Sunday would be an anomaly in
politics.
But fate was against him. or against the
convention. We are not entirely clear in
this matter. but may become more lucid
further on in the campaign.
The Father Of his Country. known in scho-
lastic circles as Pater Patri@, died at Mt Yer
non Dec. IA, 1893. He was good man and
could not tell lie owing probably to de-
fects in his early education. We do not
know exactly how it is, but none of the
present generation appear to be suffering
(! from the same mental disability. If we
couldn't tell lie once in awhile, we should
consider we had outlived our usefulness in
the journalistic profession.
The only field open to US would be con-
fined to the legal walks of life where all is
peace, probity and pugnacity.
/ Ehe remarkable likeness between accepted
portraits of Christopher Columbus and
George Washington is exciting considerable
comment i'll these worlds fair preparatory
days And yet it is not revealed among
Washington's collected speeches that he ever
said: America was discovered by fellow
| thatlooks like me- No, Washington was
toomodest He was shy, retiring person
from youth up. He was mau who would
rather blush unseen than go into the mad
dening whirl of crowded French ball to do
his blushing. This was characteristic of the
man, and we don't hesitate to commend his
example to the youth of our country.
We have said that he couldn tell lie and
we are not prepared to take it back. Other
eminentauthoritiesi in biographical researches
of Washington contend that he could, but
wouldn't. 1t may be held in some quarters
that man who can lie, but won't lie, should
be made to lie. We are not prepared to go
that far. Circumstances may be against him,
but we should always have great charity for
the man who makes specially of telling the
truth even in war times ana at war prices.
Washington organized very successful
movement against the British, and achieved
considerable notoriety. He fought at great
odds and under handicap that would dis
courage any member of the st. Paul Press
club billiard tournament. The summer
soldier and the sunshine patriot was quite as
numerous in his day as at the present epoch
But he made the pot-house politician take a
back seat, which we. in this age of the world,
are unable to do.
There is story going the rounds of the
press connecting George Washington in
some way with a Ratchet.
But we have forgotten it.