The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-10
What the Editors Say

More significant in partisan sense
than in any other state is the result
in Maryland. Here the campaign was
made ON national issues, Roosevelt in
reference being pushed to the front by
the Democrats. The returns are, now
substantially complete, and they show
a great victory for the Democrats
There is a plurality Of 1875 for Ed
win Warf1eld, Democratic candidate for
governor. The returns also show that
Democrats will have a two-thirds ma
jorfty in each branch Of the next legis-
1ature and a majority Of forty-nine on
joint ballot.
And Maryland has been classed as
sure enough Republican state. What
does this wonderful change mean-a
rebuke to Roosevelt.-St. Cloud Times.
A young Todd county boy Is serv-
ing time in the Morrison county jail
because he tried to work the green
NIT that and his heavy hand has fall
en- on the youth. But if the boy had
been in Washington and stolen heavily,
and had a pull, the statute of limlta-
tons would have been found by the at
torney general. and announced, to bar
prosecution. The boys mistake was
to select Todd county for his head
quarters. He should have gone to
Washington.-Littl Falls Herald.
Minnesota hollering for a protective
tariff is a most singular anomaly and
is about as consistent as the federal
steel trust crying out for free trade.
The tariff has cost Minnesota millions
of dollars without giving one dollar in
return. and we do it all under the lash
of the party whip. The people of Iowa
tried to rise from their ashes by the
Iowa idea, but Judas Allison stopped
that. We do not need -betrayer in
this state. The people of this state
vote the ticket regardless of what it
stands for.-St. Peter Herald.
Dowie has evidently missed great
opportunity to fortify his graft with
charming bit of mystery. Instead
of acknowledging that his paternal ex-
traction is shrouded in obscurity, he
should claim immaculate conception.
That would settle the matter salts
factorily with his infatuated dupes.-
Rochester Post and Record.
If Morgan and Schwab got $780,
100000 for doing nothing in connec-
much ought the fellows to have re-
ceived who did the work Redwood
Gazette.
Ninety-nine years would be about
the right figure.-Willmar Tribune.
We are assured by the Alexandria
Post News that just because Frank
Eddy has not made a new platform in
the past week there is no reason to
believe that he is asleep. This sounds
ominous and the public should brace
jfc.oIF fNy CT of pISFnlyQ
Ortonville Herald Star.
StatisticianS are endeavoring to tell
us that the cost of living has not in
creased during the past few years. 1t
may be possible to furnish statistics
to that effect, but 1t will be difficult to
convince the man who buys the grub
that the figures don't He.-Sauk Cen
ter Avalanche.
Mark Hanna, the 'stand patter," is
to remain at the head of the national
Republican committee by request Of
that great trust buster, the president.
Now the trusts will get black eye,
to be sure-Long Prairie Democrat.
The State Bank of Mapleton was
Systematically robbed by its cashier,
Buck, extending over considerable
time, and this in spite of the supposed
supervision of the state examiner. Why
is this thus?-St. Peter Free Press.
The Republicans are filed with vir-
tuous indignation over Tammany's VIC
tory, but the great Republican major
ity in corrupt Pennsylvania .and rot
ten Philadelphia. is very agreeable to
them-Little Falls Herald.
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