The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-09
What the Editors Say

The st. Paul Clio be criticfses the
board of county commissioners of
Ramsey county, on what that paper
terms an eXtravagant. expenditure Of
money on the county roads, said to be
from $4,000 to $4,000 each year, with
out any substantial benefit, as the work
OF repairing the roads is repeated
every year. That paper calls for solid
and permanent roadbeds. While these
would naturally cost more money than
the usual style, in the end they would
prove cheaper, easier to travel and
much better. No doubt T h e Glob e's
suggestion might be proftably fol-
lowed all over the state.-Stillwater
Gazette.
When this column called attention to
Frank Eddy at the state fair, dressed
in white vest and derby hat, it was
not intended to intimate that he was
without the other and usual habliments
of gentleman and a politician. On
the contrary, there were special bits
| of scenery about Frank in the way of
Powered hose, butterfly necktie,
double storm windows, rather long
knee breeches and a peekaboo shirt
that gave him the usual picturesque
appearance when on the warpath, Ev-
eryone who saw him knew that he had
Appleton Press.
The football season has not fully
opened and yet we see a fatal injury
to player at Winnipeg. He had his
neck dislocated. Won't some real
goody-goody fellow, who sits in the
bleacher stand yelling for football,
please say word against prize fight
ing? 1t will sound so consistent and
convincing, you know. The only diff
ference between the two is that one
brutality is upheld by the sporting
fraternity and the other by the edu-
Gators of this land Of ours.-Litchfield
News Ledger.
Miss Todd, the Delaware postmis-
tress who was removed to make room
for an adherent Of Gas" Addicks, said
she would appeal her cause to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and that he would give
her justice. She appealed, but the Adj
dicks adherent holds the office, just the
same. Practical politics demand that
the victor be given the spoils, but
| neither practical politics nor public
policy should make it necessary for
| the president to make deals of any
kind with corruptionists of the Addicks
| brand.-St. James Journal.
State Auditor Iverson is apparently a
good officer, but undertakes a large
chunk of work in defending the state
board of equalization. Mr.. Iverson,
| like other officials, is a public servant,
and simply because he Is from the
dominant political party he must not
| think his voice will close the eyes of
all in the state to the game worked on
the people. Politics are not as great as
| the people, and there are many, very
| many Independent people who like to
hear the truth and are not afraid to
| tell it.-Le Sueur News.
Those who are making governors
| for Minnesota will do we'll not to over
| look the fact that among voters the
| merger is not considered an issue.
| The contest of Tom Lowry and the
| 500 Canadian Pacific lines against J.
J. Hill is noto considered their fight,
| and they think it has cost the state
enough. Get out among the people
| and see if it is not so.-Taylor's Falls
| Journal.
| Those lightning change artists, Will
| liam Henry Eustis and Eugene G. Hay,
| Of Minneapolis have at last performed
| their stunt and retired from the stage.
| Mr.. Hay gets the job and Mr.. Eustis
| the kind words.-Ortonville Herald
Star.
Another of those gigantic farmers
! combines has been formed to allow the
| farmers to control the price of all
produce The capital stock is divided
into 00,000,000 shares OF hot air.-Bis-
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