The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-20
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ONE OF CLUUGH'S FRIENDS
Gives 1t to the aGoyefnor Usder the Fifth
Rib.

Gives 1t to the Govefnor UAder the Fifth
To The St. Paul Globe:
I address this to yeu as matter of form.
If relieved On that point. l should have ad-
dressed 1t to- our Industrious Dave"-Friend
Dave ever since that ninny legisiatur,N of
ours passed bill for the establishing of an
additional hospital for the care OF the in
! sane and somebody vetoed that bill, and
fired back a message at that same body of
nincempcops blaming them for the non-es-
| tablishment of the new hospital, 1 have looked
upon you Dave, with genuine admiration
as the personfication of monumental "che tx -
You stunned them. Dave. just as effectually
as though you had knocked them on the head
with club and to my mind Dave the nerve
of 1t hasn't really been appreciated the way
1t ought to have sbeen-the people of this
state have not had chance to lock at the
like of it before. Every day of toll in my
daily vocation brings a good many sIshs.
I just can't help it. l wish had been in
the legislature to express my admiration
Then somebody made change in the FER
seunel of the state board of health. The
former secretary. who had brought the board
up from mt to its present standard. was
appointed in his place, and, ii / remember
right Dave. your selection saved the state
cool u 600 year that the successor do
Dave. you brick; You knew the man
Then-well what Is the use? / really can,t
expect The G o e to issue a Sunday edi-
ton In the middle of. the week and no.hine
but panegyric;, OF you in it. / will have
to resort to the installment plan
Then came the war;. and all the appoint
ments in connection Herewith Here was a
chance 1t was, luck9 regular FOOLS luclr
begging your pardon, sIDaye, for the exnres
sion, and while people were bubbling over
asm and willing to make any kind of sac
rifices reqired. my illustrious friend Dave
the "personifcation," l stood back A littie
surveyed the field eoolly, and decided Thai
now was the time to he up to tricks, ana up
he was. He proceeded to mine the harbor
his full regimentals on. and the incidental
dignity floating around in the air the yolr,n
teers Toasted on it fol- two days-36 600 men
lived on it-and still, l presume there Is
| enough left to go around for the second call
Friend Daye You did WE'LL you got the on
portunity to pay off ahlot Of old scores. and
you planted lots, of mines and torpedoes to
explode them at the proper time next win
ter when real hostihties begin. Honest folks
own frank, Straightforward Tams amongst
them. If l remember right, it is only a
short year and half since he congratulated
you on your magnificent personal victory. !"
1 But never mind their prattle l will stand
by you faithfully. and all ask in return is
ship at Shanghai. 1 lack the moral qualifica-
lions for that post. I anu well aware Of
that; but when you and I stand shoulder
to shoulder and lay aside all sence of shame
know that will come around all right. If
the legislature does not elect you to the
United States senate. and unanimously, too
then, friend Dave. 1t is even more of a
body Of nincompools than the one that re-