The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-13


He may be said to have laid the foun-
dalton Of the Rockefeller fortune as
we'll as his own, for 1T was the deter
minatiOn of his college days at Yale
to consolidate the petroleum interests Of
this country in one vast organization
which should cheaper their products to
the consumer as we'll as lodge their
financial control in the hands of a
strong central body. Out of his Dreams
as they were then regarded, was evolv-
ed the Standard Oil company.
The application of Rollin E. Smith
to the courts of Hennepin county to
change his name to Edison S. Rollins
brought the applicant more fame than
he ever hoped for when he stated that
the reason for the desired change was
that he never could hope to attain
distinction under such very common
patrOnymic. Mr.. Smith is known as a
trade writer among the flour journals
He never knew what fame was until
the newspapers gave it out that he
thought Smith a handicap. Now he is
so far advanced in fame that If his
name is changed that half of the
world which is called Smith will re-
pudiate him wholly, and the other half
will have but passing interest in him
and his name. The moral is plain. If
you were born Smith, remain Smith.
1t is never safe to f1out the other half.
The WOmen's Christian Temperance
Union Of Illinois is agitated over the
christening of the new warship Hi
oil
is always broken at the boats bow
shall contain water instead of wine.
The Chicago Tribune takes issue with
the women and reads them a lecture
in which it insists that their agita-
ton has neither sentiment nor good
sense for a basis and that it is q
sentimental humbug." 1t gravely as
serts in support of it's own contention
that mo one on board the Illinois will
drink this wine; the warship is not
going to drink it or treat any one with
it's contents" How profound!
The difficulties of journalism in the
country in these piping times of peace
is beautifully eXemplified in the last
number Of the st. Peter Journal. Ed
itor CoWles is confronted by a choice
OF county tickets. He deVotes a con-
siderable amount Of space to telling
about the excellent men on the Demo-
cratic legislative ticket and closes bv
adjuring his readers to vote for the
Republicans against these worthy
Democrats, because a vote for the Re-
publican candidates means a vote for
Z. K. Davis. 1t is becoming clear that
the occupation of the country editor in
Minnesota this fall will not be ardu-
Gus. 1t is obviously different when
Tams BiXby is not directing the cam
paign.
The Dispatch does not propose that
Hitler Horton shall be nominated for
the state senate without opposition.
hence 1t tenders him the nomination
on silver platter. Horton was doing
badly enough with Arrol and Pott-
gieser opposing him, and the latter
giving it out that he would be an in
dependent candidate, but this looks
like bit Of pure viciousness. It has
been proven to demonstration that no
candidate Endorsed by the Dispatch
can carry the Seventh ward, and the
Endorsement forces Horton to make his
campaign in the camp Of the enemy.
If John Lind Is as strong in the
state as he was two years ago, Ramsey
county Will elect him-which is not an
opinion, but a statement Of fact. That
he is stronger in the state will be con-
coded by all people who have the least
claim to knowledge Of state politics.
He did not run so many thousand
ahead Of Bryan because he stood more
solidly for the principal issue of tho
campaign, and there Is no nossihIa
reason to suppose that he will lose q
single vote that was given him in
1896.
What a pity that imprisonment for
life is the only punishment that. m
der the Swiss laws, can be melted ont
to the assassin Of the Austrian en-
press. Boiling in oil will always have
It's advocates Notwithstanding it's Sc
verify. The Oklahoma punishment for
offenses against women is petroleum
pitch and liberal supply Of fagots.
Let us sing low. fellow committee
men, the Rev. G. Edgar Haupt Is go
ing a cunning. Better pay that $40
Matt, and skip the town.