The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-21
A Foolish Performance.

The press Of Minnesota does not do
Justice either to itself or TO the COM
monwealth and its interests when it
seeks to make it appear that some
thing in the line Of reaction has taken
place as the result Of the election of
John Lind to the governorship.
Mr.. Lind is recognized throughout
the country as an honest man. He has
served three terms in the national
house of representatives, which is an
excellent school in the principles of
craftsmanship. He has shown him
self more than once to be a man of
courage and far above the level of GER
tain other men who viii not let go Of
q party even though it may prove it
self to be in the wrong.
The sentiment prevailing in this
country today is one OF union; and it
is wholesome throughout. The North
and the South are alike alive to the
true national spirit which should at all
times exist. The elections Just held
show that men in all parties are dis
posed to think and speak for them
selves. There never has been present.
ed to the world a more beautiful pic
tuTe Of loyalty on the part Of the peo-
pie to their government than that re-
flected by the representatives of the
United States, in congress and out.
during the progress Of the late war;
and ii is, to say the least, unbecoming
in foreign-born editors to assaG true
Americans. who may be allied with
the Democratic party, by charges of
disloyalty, simply because there may
be difference Of views entertained
with respect to the wisdom of certain
policies that have developed during the
war. This is no time for acrimonious
dispute. 1t is a period for calm and
wise reflection. The man of influence
in the community who will today cast
aspersions against the citizen who
takes conservative view OF our dip.b-
matte relations is not honest at heart.
1t so happens that Minnesota has
elected Democratic governor at a
time when the opposition, in their
weakness, sought to aid their strur-
Cling cause by appeals to the people
on issues that did not have any inst
existence in the contest Mr.. Lind's
election has been acknowledged and
accepted beyond the possibility of I'M
doing by machine intrigue Beyond
the limits of the state the fact has
been most favorably commented upon :;
ana this is largely due to the other fact
tlt.t Mr.. Lind's reputation and charac-
Ter are not unknown quantities to the
people. DO not some OF our local editors
realize that any attempt to discredit
ms election by endeavoring to prove
that ii is blight upon the financial
standing of this commonwealth in the
community OF states is not only an in
suit to the intelligence Of the peopIe
who 1--we made their choice of n gov
ernor but positive harm to the ma
terial welfare Of Minnesota? 1t would
be much more becoming and more di-
rectly in line with community interests
Tor the editors mentioned to SUSPEND
their persistency in trying to put words
into the mouth of the governor-eIect
which ne did not utter. Disappoint-
ment always follows defeat. to the los
Ing party; but ordinary decency. to saw
nothing of state pride, usually suggests
amlable acquiescence in the result. If
the financial credit Of Minnesota is IN
be injured by the election of Mr.. Lind
the editors who are just now endeav-
oIlnS TO create false interest by at
tracing public attention to their nro-
sramme and exercise in kicking them
selves will be the only persons 70
blame for whatever harmful results
may accrue.