The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
What the Editors Say


Pennsylvania and Ohio went Repub-
hcan. Well, they are welcome to all
the credit they can get out of such
victories, which, as one Republican
said, Come high, but we must have
them" With Matt Quay to manipulate
Pennsylvania politics and Mark Hanna
Ohio politics, each supplied with bar
carry it at any cost" is it any wonder
that those states went Republican?
We recently heard a Pennsylvania
clergyman say that nothing on earth
was more corrupt than Pennsylvania
politics as manipulated under BOSS
Quay" and we have good evidence that
Ohio politics is only a shade cleaner
Montivedio Leader.
Advices from Washington are to the
effect that Cannon will not appoint his
committees until after the extra ses-
sion is over, but that the Minnesotans
Will have their desires. Davis wants to
be on the postoffice committee, Buck
man wants District of Columbia, Ste
vens judiciary, and Bede rivers and
harbors. TaWney is the premier and
moves up a notch on ways and means
and will probably get on rules. McCleary
will remain on appropriations, Lind
well John doesn't have to be on any
of them to get to the front.-St. Peter
Herald.
John D. Rockefeller, the philan-
thropic footpad of Standard Oil fame,
wants to help advance the gospel.
johns proposition is simple enough.
He will furnish the cash to pay all ex-
penses by jolting the consumers of oil
for couple of cents more per gallon,
while high-salaried preachers ring the
gospel bells Evidently the endow-
ment of universities is getting to be
too tame pastime to suit john
Pipestone Leader
Gov. Van SAINT is out again with an
ultimatum which is said to put Bob
Dunn out of the running as candidate
FOR governor. Last winter the gov
ernor made similar mistake of sup
posing that he was the incarnate brains
and belly of the Republican party of
Minnesota. Queer, isn't it, how mis-
taken idea Of that kind sticks with our
genial Van.-Wadena Tribune.
1t is announced that Gov. Van SAINT
will run line of steamboats, from st.
Paul to st. Louis during the worlds
exposition in the latter city. Has Van
concluded that he will have to give up
running the ship of state and return
to the river craft Belle PLANE Herald
The ST. Paul Globe is one of the
leading dailies of the Northwest and is
increasing in circulation and popular
ity. 1t publishes all the news and we
gladly recommend it to our readers
as reliable source Of information as
to current events.-Isanti County Press
His Republican colleagues have
dumped Representative Stevenson in
to seat in 'the Cherokee strip on the
Democratic side of the house. They
knew he could answer roll call there
as well as anywhere else.-Perham En-
terprise.
Not to be outdone by it's rival, Min
neapolis, the Sanity City down the
river is also going to enjoy (?) a mu-
nlc1pal scandal-and possibly a grand
jury investigation. Let the good work
go on!-Glenwood Gopher.
DR.. Kilbourne is in favor of killing
instead of imprisoning, habitual Grim
lnais. Does the gentleman desire to
depopulate Minneapolis ?-Sauk Center
Avalanche.
Roosevelt has rubbed it in" to SEN
ator Nelson again. Knute Is a mighty
patient man, but it isn't wise to pro-
woke MIN too long.-Little Falls Her
aid