The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-29
What the Editors Say


whether st. James is the whole Of Wa
tonwan county, or whether Madelia and
some other insignificant places belong
to the county? Perhaps for taxes only.
Times Messenger. are,
We couldn't wriggle out of it if we
would, we wouldn't if we could; a
large part of the county belongs to
Madelia. But Madelia doesn't belong
to the county. The town is a gem sta
toned in the east, and hereaway we
look towards it every morning as does
the Mussulman to his Mecca, and hope
to go there when we die In the mean
time it is to be hoped that some of the
dead 'uns already there will diyest
themselves Of some Of their "scrappy"
proclivities.-St. James Journal.
The further We look into this Pan
anna canal treaty business, the more Of
"hold-up" it proves to be on the part
of the Colombia congress. The brazen
effrontery of the members of that body,
who openly ADVERTISE that they ARE out
for stuff, fairly takes ones breath away
and would put even "a st. Louis alder
man to the blush. What those fellows
want is a smell of Uncle Sans powder.
The right of eminent domain is the
doctrine we should expound to them
LIE Sueur Sentinel.
Gentlemen of the state board of
equalization, in fixing values apply the
same rule to all classes of property
throughout the state. If the farmers
cows and horses are assessed on a SO
per cent basis, assess the public service
corporations and the merchant princes
on the same basis Let there be no
favoriteism shown. The people Of the
state are keeping close watch on your
d.
This "glad-hand" business in a news
paper is all right to a certain extent,
but the editor who attempts to make
friends with everyone and suppresses
valuable news because sit might offend
Mr.. -, don't you know" will soon
find that his paper is losing the respect
of its readers and is fast going down
hill. An aggressive. bright and newsy
paper is sure to make some enemies
Faribault Journal.
The state board of equalization
should hold a meeting during the legis-
lative session. There would then be
some show of a tax revision such as
was proposed by the tax commission,
Which was thrown down with such a
hard jolt after year of conscientious
labor.-Buffalo Journal.
Curt" Jet would have been a valu-
able member of the assassins club at
Belgrade, Servia. Under his direction
there would have been no such coarse
work as that palace slaughter; the king
and queen would have been neatly
picked off from the wfndows.-Duluth
ws-Tribune. 90
The dean of Rochester, recommends
vegetable growing as means of keeping
laborers at home after their days work
is over. After a man has worked hard
all day the idea that he will find relaxa-
ton hoeing In the garden is English,
quite English, YOU know.-St. Cloud
Times.
Old Abdul Hanid has forbidden the
use of Americam complexion powders
in his realm. IF the old man doesn't
watch out he will be getting dose of
Uncle Sans complexion powders right
from the lannon's mouth Princeton
Union.
A few misguidedt newspapers are
calling Bob Dunn the Roosevelt of
Minnesota" Now, when you find Bob
Dunn trying to initiate Roosevelt, or
anyone but himself, you'll have to get
up in the morning.-Battie Lake Re
view.