The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-21

her own sake and not for mere mereenary
reasons, but let US also comfort ourselves
with the assurance that Russia's peace
policy is not q. matter of sentiment mere
~, depending on the changeable whims
and fancies of an autocrat, since for
Russia peace is an absolute necessity,
demanded with imperative and incontro-
vertible logic by her own social, political
and economic conditions.
The Republican papers, with an air of
finality, which is supposed to settle the
question, announce that the president IS
opposed to the proposed change of repre-
sentation in those Southern states, which
have enacted educational qualification
laws, to shut off the negro vote. Sup
pose the president Is opposed to such a
measUre-that cuts no ice. Was he not
opposed to the Porto Rican tariff bill?
Ills opposition did not seem to count.
Mckinley has but very little personal
influence with the administration.
Will this thing never end? Hardly is
the ink dry with which we are informed
that Ii Heng Ping, noted Chinese mis-
sionary, discovered us, when along comes
man with the papers proving that Hfu
Thigh, a renowned japanese, did the act
1t is bad enough to be discovered in the
condition in which we find ourselves
We should not be subject to the morti-
flying realization that every Oriental, as
we'll as Spaniards and Norsemen, have
been peeping in upon us when we were
not dressed to receive callers.
1t is reported that the governmen+ /,
through its agents, will soon outline a
policy for the Philippines. This policy
is to be a colonial one-the islands to be
dependencies governed by governor
general, appointed by the United States
government. Had not the administration
better wait until the supreme court says
its little say as to dependencies? A lit
tie more time may save a backing down
another reversal of "our plain duty. y
1t is possible that we have them to keep
for better or for worse.
fairy tale comes from far-off Nome
of an attempt to ruin Judge Noyes
Moves is an old friend of Alexander Nc
Kenzie, the noted political boss of North
Dakota Mckenzie left Nome some time
ago under arrest. When the whole story
of the attempt to capture the Anvil
Creek mine is known, the people will be
astonished at the boldness of some mems
schemes to acquire wealth
L. A. Sampson, a North Dakota Repub-
lican politician, who was disbarred by the
supreme court less than six months ago
for conduct unbecoming a lawyer was
elected to the state senate by an over
whelming majority at the last election
in that state. 1t seems that the Populists
are not the only ones who insult the su-
preme courts.
Teddy's post-election remarks on the
ice trust remind ore of the sermons of
the itinerant Methodist preacher-fauIt-
less in arrangement, as to firstly and
thirdly but containing little that ore
can tie to. Teddy usually talks from
the shoulder, but for some reason, on the
question of the ice trust, he is suspi
ciously wordy.
Would is not be the proper caper for
Gov Lind to issue a proclamation ap-
pointing special Thanksgiving day for
the people of Minnesota, to the end that
proper acknowledgement may be made
to the university football team for the
unprecedented glory that their prowess
has caused to gather about the name Of
the states.
Secretary Root thinks that the Cuhans
are good fellows and appreciate the Amer
lean efforts to advance them. Now let
the secretary go to the Philippines and
report on conditions there. We would
not be surprised to find that Aggy is also
a good fellow, now election is over.
Following the experience in Hawaii,
we may have house of representatives
and a senate made up of all races and
of all colors. AguinaIdo may yet sit In
the United States senate, and the bare
footed supporter OF Queen Lii be made
speaker OF the house
Bank Clerk F. NJ. Brown took with him
when he left the Germania Bank of New
port. Ky, nearly 100000 The capital
stock of the bank was 100000 1t was a
forced loan, however, and the bank is in
the hands of a receiver. Brown is at
large.
The wave of morality has at last
reached Chicago. -Four hundred arrests
were made in one night 1t would be in
teresting to know which way the storm
is travelling. The Twin Cities may be
in it's path-and tler-whew!
A rumor is af1oat that John c. Spooner
is to succeed Attorney General Griggs
when the latter retires March next
If this be true, the trust interests could
not have selected a better successor to
the New Jersey lawyer.
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The strong language of Bishop Potter
has caused the red-tape machine of the
notice board of New York to be wound
I'M. From now OH until the craze for re-
form dies out more red tape than reform
will be in evidence.
In times of peace man Is supposed to
beat his sword into a plowshare, but
Mr.. George Gould is beating his plow-
share into sword-he has sold his pleas
ure yacht to he used as a man-of-war.
Now that the A-ray win cure badness
! nv locating the root of the evil, what Is
the matter with trying it on for a tn I'd
set OF teeth?
Tams Bixby and Rosing were both a
little off on their estimates of the vote of
the state. It was good guessing, just
the same.
Germany don't want a partition of