St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-11
AN EXCEPTIONAL OPENING.

In earlier times, when man aSpired
to political hOnors, he announced him.
self as candidate in the newspapers,
or his friends hired brass band and
serenaded him. He then appeared at
an upper window in response to their
vigorous cheers and reluctantly con-
scented to stand for the Office because
his fellow citizens asked him to. Nova
days the system is somewhat different.
A dinner party is the contemporary de-
vice to start boom going. The recipi-
ent is invited to name his day, and the
faithful subscribe. There are letters of
regret from the absent great, famous
orators perpetrate speeches OF fulsome
eulOgy, the honored guest responds to a
toast, the newspapers do the rest, and
the avalanche is on its way. Sometimes
it sweeps everything before it, and
sometimes it doesn't. But anyhow it is
the approved plan at the present hour
There have been several dinner par
ties of this sort lately, and there are 60
ing to be good many more before the
summer comes. The Democrats of Col
orado introduced Gov. BoIEs to public
notice with banquet the other night;
and the Hon. HENRY KELLAR, who is
willing to go to congress, was given an
opportunity to practically say so at Sank
Center by his neghbors at similar en-
tertainment the same evening. Wheth-
er he did say so or not the GLOBE does
not know. The Stearns county states
man talks like threshing machine, even
early In the morning, and what his
speech resembles after dozen courses
OF food and wine only those who have
heard it can tell. And perhaps even
some of them can not. Now that Mr..
BLAINE is out of the race, there will
no doubt be complimentary dinners to
the profound CULLoM. the fierce AIGER
and the bucolic RUSK, any one of whom
can be secured to serve his country for
$4,000 year. All of these will be i'll
teresting occasions, but no one more so
than when JERRY RUsK arises to NOW
down the queens English, and, incident
ally, to return his thanks to his adj
mirerS. He it was who on memorable
occasion modestly said to group of
praise-b bearing friends. II do not de-
serve your gratitude. 1 just seen my
duty. and done it,
This being period OF banquets, why
does not some one in Minnesota engi-
neer dinner on behalf of guberna-
torial candidate or two? There are ban
quetiug halls in st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis admirably adapted for such things,
scores of good cooks and cellars full of
mellow wine. The office of the chief
executive of this state has suffered
somewhat in public esteem from the
character of some of its past incum-
bents. But the present occupant has
done much to increase its prestige, and
it is intrinsically worthy of a good
mans ambition. Only few months
now remain before the nominating con-
yentionS will assemble, and it would be
very unfortunate to leave the timber
all uneXamined until the hurry and
confusion of the last few weeks. The
Republicans need a good man to head
their ticket, and the Democrats ought to
select some young leader of attractive
personality and strength as tighter.
There is the most exceptional opening
for few dinner parties in this state in
the immediate future. Will not some
body Of patriotic instincts undertake to
organize them