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

The Hon. Tom Shevlin, of Minneap-
oils, is real angry because congress re-
fuses to pass laws according to his
thinking. Tom has been so long max
ing nearly half million a year on ac-
count Of the scarcity of lumber and 81
tariff that he begins to think that
everything should be painted with a
Shevlin hue. Tom is all right In the
ornamental position of national COM
mitteeman, but when it comes to die
tating legislation he needs little as
sistanee. For that we refer him to Mr..
Marcus D. Munn.-Northfield News.
The mill strike in Minneapolis has
fallen fiat and hundreds of men who
have been employed in the mills, some
+, for twenty-five years, must seek new
jobs. They were entirely satisfied, had
homes and were enjoying comfort
able and peaceful life, but the union to
which they belonged ordered strike
because the common laborerS who load
ed the cars wished an eight-hour day
for the same pay as ten hours, 50 per
day. 1t was a pretty tough de6 for
the old millers who were victims Of
MISUNDERSTANDING Journal.
The merger question is in the SUI
preme court, where it will be definitely
and finally settled, whether the next
governor is in favor of it or not. AS
it appears to the Leader, the needs of
the state would be conserved by the
election of a legislature capable and
competent to intelligently revise the
tax laws, rather than by this continual
chewing" of the merger rag.-Long
Prairie Leader.
If there are timber thieves in Min
nesota, says "Old Pease," let's have
their names that they may be known
among men. but after rejecting a bit,
he adds. let the punishment fit the
crime of those lumbermen who have
stolen timber.
That's pretty near letting the cat out
of the bag and the names will prob
ably be forthcoming in the next issue Of
the paper.-St. Peter Free Press.
In discussing the question of church
advertising, prominent divine is quot
ed as saying that, 81 believe that the
church should be placed on a sound
basis and conducted according to bust
ness principles" We quite agree with
the good man provided the business
principles are not those employed by
the average trust promoter.-Minne-
sofa Signal.
The Litchfield Review says that it
took columns of editorial space in the
Mortified News for. Joel Heatwole to
say nothing. If this is correct, it is
very remarkable that so many papers
should take the trouble of wasting their
own valuable editorial space to call the
attention of their readers to this Moth
ing.-St Peter Free Press.
Give us a good, clean honest man on
platform of sincerity, fair dealing and
fearless administration and let the
demagogues build platforms and pull
wires. The people want a good man
for governor and if they know them
selves this is what they will insist on
having.-Goodhue Enterprise.
Dowie calls attention to the fact that
no woman ever kissed his son Glad
stone. Ii the son looks like his father
the woman must needs be remarkable
adventures to ever dream of such a
thing. She could never hope to get
over it.-Herman Enterprise.
Since Tuesdays election, Dollar Mark
Hanna Is being doomed in Ohio for
president. He should be nominated
and elected! Let the plutes have full
control!-Long Prairie Democrat.