St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09

they are of deeper brunette type than
any mentioned above. Today the pos
sible rivals of HARRISON are extremely
long shots.
CLEVELAND ON THE SITUA-
TON.
Mr.. CLEVELAND has returned from
his trip to Louisiana, and has been in
terviewed on the political situation. He
is in good health and spirits, and brm-
full of interest in everything that is 60
ing on, as an American citizen ought to
be. He had not seen the newspapers
during his absence, and when the re-
porter tackled him he wrlgled time
and again out of his grasp, and began
to ask questions himself with a curiosity
which was quite Unsuitable. He wanted
to know all about the HARRIS murder
trial, and what sort of weather they had
been having in New York the past few
weeks. But when he was finally
downed. after series of hard runs, he
admitted that he had read about Senator
HILLS "midwinter convention" in
newspaper published at New Iberia,
wherever that may be; but here again
he displayed prOdigious thirst for in
formation. He inquired who had called
the convention so early, and when he
was told that the leaders of the party
had done so, and were being sharply
criticised for it, he blandly proceeded
to ask who the leaders of the party
were. When EDWARD MURPHY and
RICHARD CROKER were named. and it
was added that the explanation they
had given for being SO premature was
that they proposed to take vacation in
March or April, Mr.. CLEvELAND'S
eyes sparkled, then he broke into
hearty laugh, and, after bit, remarked
with much profundity, "What you tell
me is quite interesting" But when the
desperate reporter, with great earnest
ness, said to him directly, Have you no
opinion to express about the calling of
the convention Feb. % % he answered,
1.-The state committee has selected a
historic day. l hope the weather will
be fine" And for the rest of the time
he would talk about nothing else except
the hunting and fishing III Louisiana.
This is all very drol, and will do much
to increase the eX-president's popularity
with the average man. Nobody will
believe that he kept silent because he
was afraid to speak. GROVER CLEvE-
LAND has never done this since he has
been in public life. No one will be-
lieve that he kept silent because he had
no ideas Oh the subject under considera-
ton. GROVER CLEVELAND has proved
too often that he knows about every
thing that is III the air, and is on one
side or the other of every conceivable
question, and is there with great def
niteness. But when he goes shooting
he goes shooting. and he believes in at
tending to one thing at time. His
patriotism, to be sure, never deserts
him. He is willing, even in the midst
OF urgent distractions, to refer to the
historic significance of WAsHINGToN's
birthday. He will go further than this,
AMI betray some anxiety about the mid
winter weather. But when it comes to
worrying in public, to losing his self
control or to abandoning his personal
cheerfulneSS, that is quite different
matter. Mr.. CLEVELAND did not take
a trip to Louisiana as a preparation for
an attack of nervous prOstration. He
went to enjoy himself; and, now that he
is back. reflections like February %,
historic day." or Il hope the weather
will be fine" are serious enough for
starters. He is evidently good-natured,
and that is what the people like in their
political leaders. After he has been in
the harness little while he may utter
something equally true and perhaps
somewhat more personal. When lie
does, the country will listen to it.
Everybody seems to be giving advice
to Gov. HILL at this hour, and so the
GLOBE offers suggestion to him in this
connection. He needs change of air.
Let him follow Mr.. CLEvELAND's ex-
ample, and go fishing or shooting for
awhile. He has been working too hard,
and has had TOO few distractions. The
masses will grow tired OF him il he
keeps on appearing IN tragedy all the
time. He is too earnest, too concen-
trated, too serious. Ruffled brows and
features overcast with thoughts pale
hue are good enough for awhile, but it
would help him amazingly if he would
take holiday, and on his way home be
guilty of pleasantly. Then the world
would see that he was of human mold,
and it would admire him as it does the
ex-president. AS it is. people are in
clined to regard him as stern individ-
ual, all the time working and planning,
somewhat selfish and disdainful of ordi-
type are feared, and when they
get old are reverenced, but nobody
warns up to them very much. In Mr..
Hills case this. of course, is all delu-
sion; but bachelor is liable to be mis-
understood. If the ambitious young
senator will borrow gun or a fishing
rod and go off to the country for few
weeks, he can probably set himself
straight, however. The GLOBE wishes
he had done this before he decided to
call the New York state convention for
Feb %. If he had, he never would have
made this mistake. 1t wasn't good
natured step. and he would have been
good-natured if he had spent more time
in the open air. Ozone Is great thing
for the Judgment. Gov HILL would be
improved 10y little ozone.
A WRONG MEASURE.
The civil service law has been assaiIed
on the ground that it tended to create
an Officeholding class, unbeeomipg TO A