The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-11
Fail. %Rise.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATrrRrs
SLUMP OF 4 PREMIER.

AS the Ii Hung Chang of our Ameri-
can empire, his grand Oriental obesity,
Mark Hanna, is likely to lose his yellow
jacket. Already his peacock feathers are
trailing in the dust of Maryland. Ken
lucky, Nebraska, Massachusetts, PennsyI-
vania and Ohio In view Of all antecedant
circumstances and the grave necessity
of a spontaneous uprising of the people
of the American empire in one joyous
Endorsement OF the Philippine policy OF
our noble executive and sultan Of Sulu
condoner, things political have gone ex-
ceedinsly zig-zag. The long heralded up
rising developed into a slump. This is
the bald truth in a large majority of the
states that participated in the poiticaI
commotion of Tuesday last
Now what answer shall Ii Hung Chang
Hanna make to the emperor at Washing
ton? Can he point with pride to the
Keystone state, which gave the emperor
a plurality of 3O1 ,1T5 in 1896, to Repub-
lean governor 1896 IN 1898, and now
slunps to 10000? Can he wrest the erst-
while Republican state of Maryland from
the Democratic cotumn2 Can he soothe
the grief.of the emperor over the loss of
Kentucky? VIII he find explanation an
easy job in the state Of Nebraska, which,
raises fusion plurality Of less than 5000
to over 1000 in one short year? Can Lii
Hung Chang Hanna look his yellow
jacket in the face. While describing the
decline and fan off of Ohio's vote, which
gave the emperor a plurality of 81 ,10s in
1856, the Republican secretary Of state
$50 in 1898, and shows up $4,000 behind
the total vote cast in the state or Tues
day last? And the home Of Ii Hung.
Cuyahoga county? What a falling off
was there, my countrymen! Another up
rising that didn't uprise 1t was in this
fated locality that the emperor did not
even set back his yeast
Hark from the tombs in Boston! Here
the Democrats found it an easy mark.
For three years the Hub of the Universe
has indorsed the Republican candidate
for governor. On Tuesday Ii Hung
Chang Hanna permitted 1t to slip from
his grasp to the tune of 6,198 plurality for
Thomas Treat Paine. Another uprising
that didn't uDrise, and another Philip
pine Endorsement that didn't indorse.
And again Nebraska, fresh from its
celebration Of the return of the gallant
First regiment from the Isle Of Luzon
For the first time in the history Of the
state the Democrats come into possess
sion Of the supreme court. Here, where.
If anywhere, the fires of patriotism
would, naturally, be expected to burn
brightly the emperor was permitted bv
his wicked premier to fall down. What
a glorious chance was here offered to
black the eyes Of the "aunties," the
traitors and the ''copperheads! And
how fruitlessly was the opportunity utiI-
tied by ri Hung.
AS a peace offering let the man with a,
yellow jacket lay before his irate en-
peror New York. Here, then. are tonei-
bic results. Here is to be found the sill
Yer lining to the murky cloud. New
York, on an estimated basis doubles the
plurality given Rough Rider Roosevelt
and certainly this is rough on the rider
And Mszet stubs his toe in Greater New
York and there is no balm in Gilead-
nor in Cleveland, O.
If Ii Hung Chang Hanna is to retain
possession Of his yellow jacket. ray, his
head, ne must lay aside that ornamental
piece OF apparel and buckle on his
greaves, his corslet. his helmet, and go
forth again to head another Wanted IN.
rising. The last one was g. slide back
waTds-a relapse into Democratic. de-
generacy. What is really wanted is mora
pepper, ginger and-boodIe.