The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

We are not surprised that there are
some Republicans who do not like the
imitation Of the methods adopted by
the Democratic state committee in 1885,
without the plea and excuse of organic
regularity then claimed, for neither Of
the modern firm of Me and Mike" Tim
Byrnes and Mike Bowling, holds any
position in the regular state organi-
cation of that party. It is true that
Mr.. Byrnes was sergeant alarms of
the latest national convention of his
party, and he may think that makes
him a bigger man" than the national
committeeman, and it is true that Mike
Bowling is secretary, on a precarious
salary of $4,000 a year, of the league Of
national clubs, and he may think that
Outranks the chairman of the state
committee. In fact, judging from their
relations with the president they seem
to be justified in their assumption, a
view he seems to share
There were a number Of prominent
Democrats who made hot protest
against the Me and Mike" arrange
ment of 1885, and that fact
breaks the surprise at the pro-
test we now hear from Republicans
against the imitation, although, truth
to tell, they are all such a docile lot
that this outburst of manIiness was
u fn1
of Democracy is the right of individual
judgment and that of Republicanism
submission to those in authority, we
suspect that these protestants are, I'M
consciously, infected with Democracy;
Democrats in fact, but not yet aware
of it. But if there are those who pro-
test there are those who apologize and
defend. An evening contemporary
charges the story Of the new arrange
ment upon the Popocratic. Democratic
and unidentified press" as one Of their
inventions, apparently unaware that
the story came from q Republican
source and is supported by extraneous
facts furnished exclusively by Repub-
iicans
The president has no man. If saws
In Mlnnesota-a plain negative preg-
Eant, for the allegation is that he has
two men-although there are "Repub-
iic2ns in the state who would degrade
the president in the esteem of the pub
lie by claiming that certain powers
have been delegated 20 them" This
* subsequently, confirms by the state
rlent that ''the president is doing ius+
what he said he would do. He is leav-
iHg the matter of appointments to the
delegation in congress, and he Is the
first president who has done it," There
are then nine Republicans whom the
president permits to degrade him In
the public esteem" by giving Them
authority to claim that certain DOW
ers," vested by the constitution in the
president, have been delegated to
them" If the president is willing TO
be degraded by such a delegation made
to nine Republicans, why should he not
be just as willing to be degraded by
delegating 1t to two? Is an abnega-
ton of power and duty commendable
when made in favor of nine men and
reprehensible when made for two?
Then there is ex-senator Washburn.
who informs the same paper that he
went to Washington to save the
president from the degradation
involved in the Goodnow appoint
nent; that the president assured him
he knew nothing of the social, business
and political status of Goodnow before
making the appointment, but that, now
that he knew 1t, he would not with
draw it. but leave the sole RESPONSE
bility with the senate, assuring the ex-
senator, however, with a twinkle in
his eye" that he was quite certain the
senate would confirm Goodnow. Then
the Mortified News, Representative