The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-14

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war secretary the country ever had" The
presidential backbone remained as rigid
as his faith that the foreigner pays the
tax under all the pressure. But when
Alger joins hands with Pingree. the anti
expansionist, to promote his senatorial
ambition, then he commits the sin I'M
met. We thus get a gauge to measure
the height of the presidential conception
of public place and public duty and the
kind of pressure to which the presidential
backbone will bend. The cost of the
gauge is far beyond it's value.
If Spain really wants to buy some of
the warships captured from her by the
United States, why does she not open up
negotiations with Brother Abner? He is
said to possess unusual Facilities for ad-
justing all such little deals that are &C
companied by snug commission.
Canada, it is claimed, clings closely to
her old role of mischief maker between
the United States and England. Canada
should never be permitted to come De
tween this country and England only as
ocean liners occasionally touch at Hall
fax.
Camille Flammarion seems to have
been quite a promising astronomer until
he got mixed up with The spiritualists.
Then he fell down and credited Saturn
and Jupiter with one or two more moons
than were really coming to them.
The New York Journal says the farm
ers out West are breaking up tornadoes
with artillery. Which is quite correct
except as to the minor detail that we
haven't had a tornado since the cannon
was introduced to break it up.
James B. Dill, who organized thirty
trusts, with a capitalization of over $780,
1000, is suffering from nervous prostra-
ton. But does he expect the American
people to feel sorry for him?
Certainly it must be confessed that
Mr. Mckinley is temporarily, the wiSest
man in the United States. He knows al
about what is going on in the Philip
pines; the people nothing.
The New York World prints what II
calls the only photograph of Julia Dent
Grant as an angel. 1t should be pre-.
served for her husbands delectatior
twenty years hence.
1t will soon be Button, button. Who's
got the button?" with a vengeance A
new gown has just gone on the market
which has buttons in the rear from the
belt to the ground.
A New York officer who had cut thir-
teen notches in his revolver met death
the other day by accidental drowning
Now will the people who are not supersti-
tious be good?
The Minneapolis Journal band is going
to give concerts in the Minneapolis parks
Como park will be open to all Minneapo-
lis people who may wish to visit II all
the month.
IT'S but a few short days since the Re
publican press was waxing sarcastic over
Democratic harmony in Kentucky. How
about Republican harmony in New Hamp-
shire?
What is there to prevent Gov. Roose-
Welt from going to the Philippines? An
ordinary man can conduct the executive
affairs of New York.
1t looks as if Alger might be easily
frozen out of the cabinet. Hanna and
Mckinley hold majority of the stock.
The press cannot be muzzled with a
drastic Manila censorship. The more it
is censored the louder 1t will howl
Anyhow, Dreyfus should move away
from France as soon as possible, and
probably lola should go with him
Is Gen. Joe Wheeler going to the Phil
ippines to cut Gen. Funston out of it as
a vice presidential probability
1t appears that Mr.. AIger refuses to re-
sign his clerkship with the house OF Nc
Kinley Brothers & Hanna.
1t is up to the Minneapolis directory
fellows to make the population of Mime
apolis 'at least al, 000"
AS train robbery center New Mexico
is leading both Oklahoma and Wyom-
ing two open blocks.
Chicago is having almost as much
trouble with her stadium as st. Paul with
her market site.
So far as learned Tom Reed and Mark
Hanna have not yet come into perihelion.
Kansas City, Mo-, wants the Demo-
cratic national convention $4,000 worth.
Even Aguinaldo has dropped into ora
tory. One can now see his finish