The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-21
What the Editors Say

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Discussing the recent banquet in
Minneapolis given by Ray w. Jones,
lumber baron, forest wrecker and the
present Republican lieutenant gov
ernor Hon. H. J. Miller, one of the most
upright and able Republicans of the
state, says in his paper. the Luverne
Herald: ut was all right, perhaps, for
Jones to give banquet, but it was all
wrong to ask his guests to comply
with a personal request for private
advantage and against public interest
under circumstances which made II
practically impossible to decline. 1t
was all wrong, too, for state officer to
use his office for the furtherance OF
private ends. Now that the storm or
public indignation, aroused in advance
of the festa1 occasion by the intimat1on
of it's purpose, has broken in full force,
it is apparent that the banquet was a
disastrous UNSATISFACTORY County
Standard.
An old girl in Chicago is looking for
husband and is watching the express
sions of the lips of the men in the hopes
Of finding one who possesses gentle
disposition; one who would concede her
every desire. She claims to have this
new science down pat, and one which
every young woman ought to know, to
prevent bad mating. She does not be-
lieve that mouth signifies mere port
hole for food and an export for talk,
but that a mans character is plainly
seen there, and declares she loves the
strawberry variety. Possibly she has
had considerable experience in that
line and ought to know which produces
the greatest Sensation.-The Redfield
Is. d. Review.
Hear we, hear We. Taxation of per-
sOnal property is a farce and a fraud.
1t is a farce because it does not reach
those who are able to pay. 1t is a
fraud because it robs those who are
not able.
1t is a tax on thrift, tax on energy,
a tax on honesty.
1t is double taxation, twist it any
way you will. 1t is unequal, apply it
any way you can.
You will neither consent to have it
applied Observation-Disclosures the fate
of the drastic" tax code-nor to abol-
ish it as it should be.-Goodhue Coun-
ty News.
The Iowa stalwart Republican papers
say that the Iowa idea was Democratic
doctrine and deserved the death blow
it received from Roosevelt and Allison.
One of the salient parts of the Iowa
idea was that where it was plain the
tariff protected a monopoly it should
be reduced. Of course that is not ortho-
dox Republican doctrine. The stand
patters believe that the tariff is too
sacred to be touched. If the majority
of the Republicans continue in that be-
lief, a splendid issue is ready made for
the Democrats next year.
During a run on a California train
the engineer earned $50 a second fo1
| nine seconds and his regular pay was
going on all the while He had been
promised the sum for eve1E second
he gained over schedule time. large
part of his run was made at the rate OF
mile every fifty seconds. An engi-
neer going at such clip takes chances
of not getting anywhere In particular
and when. he. doesay get somewhere
| ought to be remembered.-Farg Call
The corruption in the postal depart
| ment recently. exposed shows an alarm
| ing state of affairs. How the post
| master general could fail to know OF
| the corrupt deals is beyond compre-
| hension. If he knew what was going
on around him he should be removed at
once; if he was ignorant of the graft
Del1S WOTkeu uuONI hose, HIS ISSi5
| nation for incOmpetency should be de-
| manded.-Roseau County Times.
The Commoner publishes this story
on John D. Rockefeller: "Mr Rookie
Teller says that whenever he wants
anything he prays for it. This recalls
| the story of the darkey who prayed
| for Thanksgiving turkey, but in vain
| Then he prayed that he might be sent
| out to get a turkey, and there were
feathers in his back yard before sun
| up.'-Albert Lea Standard.
The Princeton Union declares that
| Gov. Van SAINTS friends do him rank
injustice in even intimating that he
could or would be a candidate for re-
election, inasmuch as the governor
pledged his support to another more
than year ago. Well, perhaps. But
| the governor ought to be able to call
his friends off, and he does not seem tC
be doing it very fast. = CrookstoI
Times.
So much has been said in the papers
| about ex-Congressman Eddy being a
| candidate for governor, that he is
/ actually said to have aspirations. He
has never been seriously considered a
candidate, but has been playing to build
| up little strength as trading stock for
/ those pulling for other positions. He
| is not expected to be in the fight for
governor at the finish.-Taylor's Falls
| Journal.
Hamlin Garland says the Indian is
not such bad fellow after all. There
are many people hereabouts who will
take issue with Hamlin on the good
fellowship of the red man. Memories
of the outbreak Of 1862 are still fresh
in their minds.-Mankato Free Press.
And now all the administration or
gans are trying to show that Gen.
Miles deserves all the snubbing he has
received. The comments of the presi-
dents treatment of the veteran have
stirred them up-Duluth Evening Her
aid.
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