The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-06
SAYS HE'S The MAN
Van SAINT Points Out the Need
OF His Reelection.

AT last the secret of Gov. Van SAINTS
intentions as to a third term is out. He
will be a candidate.
As a diplomatic way of breaking this
news the governor has had himself inter-
viewed by his political press bureau ana
through that medium he makes 1t known
that he has discovered just the sort OF
man that the Republican party should
choose for its candidate. Between the
lines of the statement are to be found
the words: That's me-"
The interview just as it was given
out at the Office of the governor yester-
day, is as follows:
Governor, what do you think of the
late election?"
''With the exception of New York am
very much gratified over the results; They
indicate that the people have faith IN
the Republican party and It's prlnclpIes
While the result in New York was not
what was desired still it does not by any
means point to Democratic success. in
that state in the presidential campaign:
Sixty thousand plurality in the city VIII
very easily be overcome in the outlying
districts, where Republicans are strong
and steadfast.''
"Will the result in New York affect
Roosevelt's chances for the nomination.
Theodore Roosevelt is the choice OF
the people of the country, and will. In
my. judgment. be nominated. oyerWhelm-
ingly. The trifling set back in New YORK
city should not discourage his friends:
Because of his fearless enforcement of
the laws gigantic interests in New York
will seek his defeat, but the people OF
that state are aroused along the same
lines that the people of Minnesota are
and will sustain the president.
''Will the contest in Minnesota over the
makeup of the state ticket have any re-
lation to the presidential contest?'
81 think it will. It is little early to
discuss state politics, but one thing
should be demanded by the people of
Minnesota who are for Roosevelt, and
that is that the next governor should be
a man who was and is in sympat thy with
the Republican state platform OF 1907 IN
its declaration for the enforcement OF
the law against the merger of parallel and
competing railway lines. No man who
was not in accord with the people during
the last state campaign should have the
assurance to aspire to the governorship.
The anti-merger fight involves the well
fare of the state, and men who have
ganized the merger, and who have at
tempted at crucial times to hamper and
ridicule state officers in their endeavor
to enforce the law, should not now be
connive at violations of the law and be
helpful in undoing that which has al
ready been accomplished. This fight has
been Waged in the interests of our people,
been vindicated and every interest thor
oughly safeguarded All the ingenuity
and skill of able counsel will be employed
to maintain the merger in some form and
to carry out in some manner the pur-
poses of its organization. ST. Paul di-
rector is quoted as having said in New
York: The existence of the company
(the Northern Securities of New Jersey,
does not depend upon the decision of the
supreme court in the federal suit No
corporation or individual should be per-
mitted to evade the mandates of the high
est court in the land
"Our nominee should not be on the de-
fensive and required to explain. Prom
ises and explanations made necessary by
ones candidacy and which are inconsist-
ent with former words and actions, will
not suffice.
mo man who desires the domination
or interests inimical to the people, and
who has not stood squarely upon the anti
merger platform, should ask under exist
ing conditions elevation to this RESPONSE
BILE Office, and to prevent the nomination
of such man a most determined effort
should be made.
with Theodore Roosevelt, who has
been pronounced against the merger, as
our standard-bea what predicament
would our party be in if it nominated
merger sympathizer for governor"