The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-19

Republicans; that is that they are living
III constant fear of the only man VINO
was ever able to defeat them in an open
hght and are trying with all their might
and main to detract from his strength
by endeayoring to misrepresent him be-
fore the people whom he has served so
ably and whose confidence, as his enc.
mics know full well, he possesses in a
most implicit degree. But will sucn a
fight based upon such principles, ever
be successful?
The Paramount Sentinel of Aug. 9 con-
tanned the following regarding Gov Lind:
Llnds popularity is phenomenal; his
hold upon the affections of the people has
rarely been equaled in the history of
American politics. Men unacquainted
with him cannot understand why it is
A prominent Republican politician re-
Gently remarked in our presence: John
Lnd's power is puzzle to me- but there
Is no denying that he possesses it. and
it is not limited to party or nationality
He can pretty nearly have anything he
wants at the hands of the people. He
can be the next mayor of Minneapolis;
ne can go to congress from HennepIn
county; ne can have the governorship Of
the state forced upon him; and if ever
there comes a time when United States
senator's are elected by a direct vote
of the people, nothing but death can pre-
vent his being the first man chosen" II
the person who uttered these words was
more intimately acquainted with John
Lind he would cease to marvel at his
power over men. John Lind is pla:n
honest, sincere and able. He hates hyp-
ocriteS, Sycophants and dissemblers. The
people trust MIN implicitly and their
trust has never been betrayed
world, the very mOrtals who are trying
so desperately to besmirch Gov. Lind
are as profoundly cognizant of all this
as is the man who wrote it, and it is pre-
cisely that and nothing more which has
aroused the lions from their lair and
sent them browsing on the war path.
AS was published in the Globe yester-
day, the state normal school board has
seeded from the attachment with the
board of control. 1t has repudiated it's
action of April 20, at which time it vol
unfairly declared itself under the domin-
ion of the board Of control, and now
stands out separate and distinct func-
tionary, with power to look after its own
affairs. This breach is due to some mis-
understanding between the members of
the two bodies, that is. it found its
provocation in such a misunderstanding
but the conditions which make the
breach possible are to be found else
where. These conditions are found in
the defective legislation of the body that
was assembled at the capitol from Jan
uary to April u Had the legislature
by which the law creating the board of
control was enacted not left a very Sc
rious loophole in this board of control
bill, there would have been no means
of the normal boards deserving its for
mer course, which, however was resort
ed to under impulse. AS is we'll known.
the title and body of this bill are at
variance; the bill passed in that form
and the disparagement was not even
detected when it reached the executive
for his signature but In the regular or
der became law By reason of this
defect the normal school board, as
well as the boards of all other education
al institutions, were left practically to
act as they saw fit The normal people
saw fit to give themselves over to the
power of the board of control. This
they did voluntarily on April 20. and
their action Saturday which was taken
IN formal manner, rescinds their for
mer act and repwdiates their course.
The consequence is a breach which is
very likely to terminate detrimental '
to the state.