The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-28
Getting Excited.

The Minneapolis Journal Of last even
ing, in it's editorial comments upon the
political situation, shows some degree
Of excitement which would be amusing
if it were not painful. The action of
the Journal resembles very much the
condition of a tea kettle with lid on
ard a very hot fire underneath 1t
sputters over the lips of the tea ket-
tie, and between those and the lips of
the lid great deal of silver and quite
a large degree of steam escape. 1t be-
gins by a dissertation Oh Lind and
Koerner." The Journal breaks
out this way: The Journal
is engaged in exposing the I'M
truths and misrepresentat'o nS or at
tempts to deceive Of which his Q1nds)
exposition speech is full: and it finds
in the Crookston Times a statement
based upon Mr.. Lind's speech there
to this effect: According to the treas
urer's report 100000 of state money is
tied up in defunct banks. Why don't
the moral G. O. P. cheats which in
righteous wrath went into sackclOth
and ashes over Beaudry do the same
over the carelessness of the Republic
an state treasury?' Why don't they?
Well, for the simple reason that there
is TO occasion to-"
Now if a woman wrote this editorial
the situation would be perfectly clear;
for that is the only answer that is
given by Won an CrSin rly to a dean
cut proposition, viz: Why don't they?
well, for the simple reason that there
is no occasion to-"
That ought to decide it, The Journal
has emitted it's wise interrogatory
why don't they?" and responds by the
equally wise reply, well, for the SIM
pie reason that there's no occasion to-"
The Journal doesn't know anything
about it and calls upon somebody else
to give the answer
This reminds us of little story re-
lated by James G. Blaine, so far back
as the political campaign Of 1868, when
Grant and Colfax were running against
Seymour and Blair. AS every one ia
niliar with the history Of those times
will remember, HOratio Seymour, Of
New York, although an excellent man
in all that pertained to good citizenship
and manhood had manifested a mark
ed degree of sympathy in favor Of the
Confederate states government. Gen.
Francis 2. Blair Jr., Of Missouri, had
been conspicuous as a Union soldier
and a former Republican, and the
ticket seemed to have been framed with
view to captivating all interests &C.
tive in the post-belum times of that
date. Mr.. Blaine thought he saw an
incongruity in the combination, and to
in q in
Philadelphia, that it reminded him Of
a couple that had been married late in
life, down in Maine, and both the
groom and the bride were possessed Of
heirs at law. The couple died shortly
after their marriage and within a few
weeks of each other, and the heirs at
law met to adjust the affairs pertain
ing to the respective wills Of the dead
couple. The different sides put in their
claims, but there did not seem to be
any heritage for either party so far
as property could be discovered. The
case was argued for three days before
a learned judge. When the arguments
were concluded the judge rested his
right cheek in the palm of his right
hand for a space Of fifteen minutes,
when, Strengthening himself up, he re-
marked to the contestants: well, the
conclusion Of the court Is, if a man amt
got nothing, and he marries a woman
who amt got nothing, and you put
the two together, who does the things
belong to?" And the whole question
was thus left in doubt, and remains in
doubt to this day!
Now, this is just about the position
Of the Journal in this case Of Lind
and KCerner."
We repeat their inteTogatory and
their reply: why don't they? Well,
for the simple reason that there's no
occasion to-"