The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-23
What the Editors Say


There has been considerable agita-
ton of the subject of closing grocery
stores on Sundays at st. Paul, which
brings out the information from some
OF these grocers who believe they have
right to open Or close as they see fit,
that if this crusade is continued they
VIII close up every saloon in that city
which they can do under the state law.
They can go further and close up
every place of business in the city, in
GLIDING cigar stores, fruit stores, liv-
cry stables and all other public places.
The law is just as effective in one
place as another, and pressing certain
lines to the limit may cause reaction
that will not be pleasant saltwater
Gazette.
Because the st. Paul Dispatch stated
that ex-senator e. T. Young, of Apple
ton, was to be the railroad candidate
for attorney general, Mr.. Young is so
indignant that he has sworn out a
warrant charging the publisher of that
newspaper with criminal libel. 1t is
surprising bod 'virtuously indignant"
some Republican politicians become
when their names are connected with
the merger. Some day, some sweet,
sad day, the true story of how the
merger became an issue in politics
| may become known, and then some of
in the cause of the common people will
be shown to be 'whited sepulchres."-
st. Cloud Times.
The people object to being perpetu-
ally pestered with politics and will
probably appreciate the forbearance
and wisdom of these ambitious ones
who do not burden the public with
their desires until a seaSonable time.
No, we do not expect that this will
cause Messrs. Eddy and Bowling to
retrench. but as for you other would
be governors and congressman. please
wait about a year with your announce
ments.-Appleton Press.
Itwas all right to keep Frank Eddy
in Washington, allow him to make a
tour through the old Seventh district
once every two years and permit him
to visit his old home in Pope county
where people were used to his physog,
! but we draw the line when it comes to
making him an ornament in the new
state capitol building. - Crookston
| Times.
| The prospect that John Lind may be
| the next governor of Minnesota does
| not yet seem to have permeated the
| pate of any of the busy bosses of the
! G. o. p.-and besides, it is cruel to jar
| meantime he will be in congress, a
master mind and a leader and will do
| thingS.-Albert Lea Standard.
| Farmers clear back in populOuS New
York are complaining that they can
not get help in the harvest fields.
| There are lot of young fellows skip
ping about the Eastern resorts in au-
tomobiles who ought to be glad to
earn an honest dollar and experience a
new misunderstanding Call and Far
go Daily Argus.
tits too bad" says the lie Sueur
| News man, that in state overflow
ing with good men, a very ordinary
one should be forced to take the third
term nomination for governor" And
this from the rock-ribbed, postOffice
buttressed, orthodox Republican NewsL
Astonished!- Independent.
Dan Patch and Senator Fairbanks
will open the state fair. Dan will set
| the pace and try to beat his record,
and the senator will do a talking stunt
They are both fast.-Montevideo
Leader.
Certain persons are said to be wOr-
rying for fear that there will be too
much Jones in the Minnesota guber-
material campaign.-Crooksto Times.