St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-02
SUNRISE SIGNALS.

SUNRISE SlGNALS.
The recent purchase of O hotel in Chicago
by Gov. Merriam cannot possibly prove OF
material aid to his vice presidential boom.
The Republican convention meets in Min
neapolis.
The New York Telegram says: ''This. COM
munity was yesterday visited by small gust
of cranks." We really had no idea that the
ub-treasury schemers' ever dritted so far
East
The Philadelphia Times is decidedly in
consistent i'll its peculiar views regarding
capital punishment In late Issue it says:
Much horror is expressed at the thought
of the law having had to shock the Italian
murderer, Cotto. FIVE times to make him lose
his hold on life. And yet that same muir.
-derer shocked his victim eleven times with
clasp-knIfe before earning the right to have
misplaced sympathy wasted upon him.
This course of reasoning is begging the
question. The law of capital punishment in
This country is not formulated for the pur-'
pose Of making the punishment tit the crime
Were that true, there are many other ways OF
carrying out the death Misunderstanding on
the wheel or burning alive, for instance.
Such was the custom in the dark ages, but
we have progressed. SO it is supposed. d.
though the sanguinary attitude assumed by
the Times on this subject would indicate that
we had not. When we consider further that
the chief plea put forth in behalf of the New
York law for capital punishment WAS thatit
was more humane than hanging the whole
argument of the Times becomes ridiculous.
Death by eleetrocution is brutal. unusual aud
repulsiye to the better spirit of this age OF the
world. 1t is a disgrace to the codified Grim
inal laws of the state of New York.
Swans are said to have been known 10 live
for 80 years, and. indeed Gail Hamilton IS
said TO be personally acquainted with swan
of that age which was nothing but cygnet
when she was engaged in skinning Editor
Medifl alive through the columns of the daily
press.
1t is a sure sign that a mans presidential
boom is fading when the papers begin to
print halfcolumn cuts of him.
The wicked New Workers, against whom
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst is waging a spiritual war
fare, nave got him down ut last They have
discovered. and are publishing the fact to
the world, that he was formerly Chicago
man.
The worlds fair, according to the Chicago
Evening Post, is to cost 81. 226. 403 .03, and
that paper expresses great curiosity to know
for what the three cents is to be expended.
The fair, probably. The rest goes for sal
aries.
Fred Douglass is termed 'the darkest horse
in tue presidential race" still he is not SO
alfred dark compared 10 Alger Blair. Cul-
lom, Foraker, ct al. EE
Quite number of ST. Paul citizens are still
of the opinion that the location of the har
vester works is tout of sight
Echo from the East: ''Minnesota-Eight-
cen votes for Grover Cleveland
Mr. Bland expresses the opinion that the
silver bill will cut some figure at Mnueap
oils. So far as that is concerned. Minneap-
oils stands ready to welcome free silver with
bloody hands to a hospitable grave.
Another New Yorker who was mot in
politics for his health" has recently come to
grief. Supt. ConAlin, in charge of Central
Park menagerie has been fired from his po-
sition clear into Canada for having rented
out the monkeys in his care to dime museums.
Another good 'fnaneier' gone wrong.
Over in London the ministerial papers are
claiming hat our Benny backed down in the
Behring sea matter. Benny will be real
angry when he hears of this.
Good old Roger Quarles Mills deserves all
he has received At the hands of his Texas
constituents. He represents a large state, the
largest III the Union; but Rogers heart is in
full proportion to the size of his balliwick.
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Is it possible that Joel P. Heatwoe has a.
guberilatorial boom in his possession and
doesn't know it?
A New York Republican organ spitefully
says that the Democratic party hasn't got a
statesman i'll its ranks This is mean tn ing
to say by the Representative. of a party that
by somc mysterious dispenSltion of ProVi-
dence fell heir to the great and only Julius
Caesar Burrows. We couidnG both have him
at once. you know. STILL we are not insanely
jealous.
Hurrah for little Rhode Island, the David
who goes out to meet the Republican Goliath
Of Gath. Well hold your coat while you do
him up.
After all, that thunder storm Yesterday
morning scooped the Pioneer Press Oh the
advent of spring And the z. P. had been
watching this news item with an eagle eye.
too.
will the coming man sleeps" inquiries
curious Eastern paper Ask John L. Sulli-
van.
After all. the Democratic presidential
handicap may have u sensational finish ut
Chicago.