The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-05
What the Editors Say

publican party divided into factions.
Ihe st. Paul Dispatch has a ring
formed Gin the mind of the Dispatch.
at least) consisting of Hill, Dunn and
HeatWole, and the Faribault Journal
mas another ring formed, consisting of
van SAINT Lowry, Mum and a few
lesser lights. This latter pipe dream
is credited to Joel Heatwole by the
minneapolis Journal. The common
people will have but very little to say,
according to the plans of these two
alleged combinations. AS to the reali-
ty of these organizations to control the
republican party of Minnesota. the
Host takes but little stock, thus far, in
the visionary predictions, and has onlv
to say that in the event of their ma
ter1allzation it will behoove the voters
10 down them both when the proper
tlme comes. They can do it to the
queens taste. The faction that under
takes to defeat the reelection of either
senator Clapp or Senator Nelson will
n n 1t is getting down more hay than
II can cock up.-Blue Earth Post
There is considerable discussion be-
ing INDUCED, in at present by the local
papers of the state relative to the
policy of employing teachers from
distance while home teachers go to
other fields of labor. There are two
SIDES to the question and in this con-
nect1on the old proVerb comes in handy
that a prophet is not without honor
save IN his own country" It is largely
so with the teacher, and her work
where she is best known is sometimes
handicapped by local preiudices and
JeaIous1es. All in all the home teacher
should be given preference, as money
expended in travel and board bills
away is largely wasted capital The
h(Nx
nome, sometimes form acquaintances
which secure them life positions. con-
sequently there are two sides to the
quest1on.-Blue- Earth County Enter
prise.
When Attorney Young, of Mankato,
gets through with the living St. PAM
Drspatch' for libehng this gentleman,
1t Will be another case like that of
congressman John Lind. The proper
th1ng for Mr.. Young to do is to go to
81. Paul and take punch at the head
man. If this fellow gets knocked from
the table once or twice more, he will
peglh TO exercise little horse sense
Lake Crystal Union.
Why, colonel, how could Won mix I'm
the Mankato Young with the Young
from Appleton? And, then to think
tnat mild hammered man like Won
would advise a fellow being to punch
the mead of another fellow being. Tut.
tut, colonel, people will think you are a
pug1hst.-M ankato Free Press.
Here's an editorial paragraph from
the st. Peter Herald, former State SEN
dtor Johnson'S paper, which goes to
snow that there is at least one Western
democrat who does not agree with the
boy orator of the Platte:
Every now and then some paper
mas 10 get funny over the silver cues
tion and 1t is the same kind of wit
that finds expression over a corpse.
The silver question is dead 1t has
neen dead six years and so dead that
II isn't even funny. The declaration
OF independence in Manila, more tariff
Tor the trust, or perhaps rural method
IN the postoff1ce department are issues.
The silver question doesn't even
jingle. Redwood Reveille
Secretary Root would establish the
opium business in the Philippines for
the sake Of revenue. He ciphers it I'M
that it might be made to produce $780,
600 year for the public purse. He
knows, of course. that a traffic in
opium which would produce that much
would wreck thousands of lives and
ruin thousands of families. But what
does an imperialistie secretary of war
care for such things MOBILES County
Democrat.
The harvest is far enough advanced
TO bring about some corrections of es-
Inmates, and the quantity and quality
is found to be much better than was
thought. This was shown by the drop
IN prices. But, even with a good crop.
there will be a demand for all that is
raised, and there is chance for another
raise In prices.-Taylor's Falls Journal.
Some scientists are claiming crime to
be a disease, and we guess they are
coming pretty near the mark. Fur
ther, we believe that the only cure for
some forms of the disease is a gener-
Gus application of hemp in the region
OF the thorax.-Litchfield Newsletter.
There is scarcity of first grade
teachers in the state-and there prob
ably will be until such time as they
can secure the wages their ability en-
titles them to. OF all the underpaid
people the school teachers head the
list-Graceville Enterprise.
Eugene Hay, of Minneapolis, is the
last Minnesota man to have broken
bread over President Roosevelt's ma
hogany. Mr.. Hay is for tariff reform
ana reciprocal tariff relations with
Sister Canada.-Redwood Gazette.
With Eddy for governor and Young
for attorney general, the Seventh dis
trict has made a fair start toward
supplying the state ticket. Possibly
Bowling could be induced to ask for
something also.-Crookston Times.
If Eddy is the gubernatoriaI candf-
date of the 500 railroad, and Dunn the
candidate of the Great Northern, then
Van SAINT must be the candidate of the
P1unktown narrow gauge.-Cambridg
Independent.
The senate finance committee is said
to be attempting to frame a compro-
mise currency bill for the consideration
Of congress at the special session. A
compromise with whom Fargo
Forum.
In the great victory of the Reliance
we can forgive and forget all the Slip
twixt- the cup and the-lipton jokes we
have been enduring the past three
yearS.-Belle PLANE Herald.
Gen. Miles can easily afford to forget
President Rooseve1t's snub, in view of
the tribute which he received from
his old comrades of the Grand Army
Perham Enterprise.