The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-10

leader, as the personal editorial views
Of its editor, cheap stereotyped stuff
gotten up by the CARLOAD by a hired
hand at some political headquarters,
and palm it off on the readers of his
paper as his own, when it may appear
in hundred other papers and in hand
bills and circulars and plate matter
miscellaneously is something that
passes understanding.
It is gratifying to the cause Of free
speech, that only about 80 out of 400
Republican newspapers in this state
have so little regard for the independ-
ence and dignity of the press, as to ac-
cept as editorial utterances the ma
chine made 1ictation Of the Republican
press bureau. The remaining 900 or
more prefer to edit their own COLUMNS.
The music of the so hand organs
beats a comic opera.
First, one sees the little circular bull
letin issued by one Charlie Mitchell,
containing a half dozen quasi editorial
articles written in an editorial style
that destroys what reputation Mitchell
ever had as a forceful and original ed
itorial writer. After running the
gauntlet of the central committee and
passing under the censorship of the
Van SAINT machine, MitchelPs editorial
style reminds one of last years
washed out calico dress.
,o1
song begins coming in from the coun-
try, where the hand-organ orchestra of
80 grind away with the censored
Mitchell ballads.
One week the 80 play the tune: ooh,
why don't Rosing say something about
mergers!"
Then when Rosing takes UP Van
SAINTS protection of the Iron Range
merger, that little song ceases.
The 90 then pipe up with the air:
"Why do the Democrats say nothing
about our ticket?"
The Democratic press retorts: "Say,
when does the United States district
attorney begin the case of the govern
ment against Ray w. Jones, Repub-
lican candidate for lieutenant governor,
| in the dead-and- down timber trespass
affair ?'-and another little song dies.
The 80 sing together new song:
ooh, why don't Rosing discuss the tax
code?"
A half hour of each speech has been
devoted by the Democratic candidate
| for governor to ventilation of the in
| justices of that inquiry; and another
| little song is lost to the world.
The 80 little stars sing together the
stereotyped tune: ooh, we are against
the New Jersey mergers!"
And now Van SAINT kills that song
forever by voting, as a member of the
state board of equalization, against the
voters and taxpayers and in the inter-
ests of a "New Jersey merger" in the
taxation of street railway franchises.
How can the little so songsters in
stereotyped plate holler: ooh, we are
against the New Jersey merger!" when
the only New Jersey merger, which
has headquarters and operates In the
state of Minnesota-the Twin City
Rapid Transit company-took in the
governor, body and breeches, and voted
him for the proposition, that $23, 100000
Of actual market value, when held by a
New Jersey street railway merger, was
worth for taxation just $5,572951!
We now wait new song from the
choir of 80, while the campaign glee
club sings the familiar melody from
Mother Goose"
s'Sing a song of six-pence, pocket full of
rye
Four d-eighty blackbirds baked in a
pie.
When the pie is opened, the birds begin
to sing; 4
Isn't that a pretty dish to set before the
king!'