The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-12
What the Editors Say

We may learn an occasional lesson
of thrift from st. Paul, in spite Of its
large debt and heavy taxation. st
Paul is often a liberal borrower and
is sometimes reckless in pushing up
tax levy; but it seldom commits both
excesses in one year, even when there
is no election coming on. Last year the
tax levy was about 20 mills, and we
pointed the finger Of scorn, though 1t
was reduction of mills from that
of the year before. Ours was rs and We
thought no small things of ourselves.
This year conditions are to be re-
versed. We have put our levy up to
about 20 mills, in spite of a large
increase Of assessment. Not much OF
the increase goes into new service,
most of it is absorbed in increased pay
ment to public servants and swollen
running expense. Large part OF the
increase, too goes to objects for which
the city has been a heavy borrower in
the past year, on it's general credit,
without strengthening the sinking fund.
st. Paul, on the contrary, has cut IT'S
tax levy by retrenchment in every item
of municipal expense not fixed by law;
most of all in that obscure and insidl-.
Gus general fund.-" out of which OH
eiaIism draws it's living. They have
made economies just where we were
IOlu THEY were iIlOSl lIllpOoSiOiC'
The only exceptions are in the lev1es
for interest and sinking fund. st. Paul
was a heavy borrower at the last ses-
sion, though not so heavy as Mime.
apolis. The new interest and principal
must be provided for. But st. Paul mas
made it's borrowing effective to reduce
tax levy, as we did not. We borrowed
and then increased taxation for the
same objects. st. Paul borrowed so as
to permit decrease. Of taXation.-M1n-
neapolis Tribune
John Lind will be the only Demo-
crat in congress from Minnesota dur
ing the coming sessions of the body.
But John has more native and acquired
abilities than either CT his eight re
publican coIlea CUES from this state. He
is the equal if not the superior OF Con-
gresham McCleary in classical ltera-
ture, as he speaks duently the Engl1sh,
the German and the Swedish languages.
He is much an ADLER lawyer than either
Tawney, Stevens, Davis, Volstad or
Stevenson and would probably hold
his own single-handed in legal bat
tie against all five. His legislative
experience has been considerable, as
he has served three terms in congress,
and his executive ability has been test
ed and found to be of a superior order.
AS a statesman Mr.. Lind far outclasses
any other congressman from Minnesota
and we shall expect him to take high
place among the leading Democrats IN
congress.-St. Peter Herald.
This is a conundrum If 1t takes a
column Of solid nonpareil for the board
of control to explain why 1t can't pay
the college professors their salaries
promptly, how many lines of agate
would be needed to tell why they sup
piled the feeble minded in Fariballlt
with glucose instead of molasses -
Faribault Journal.
The "depot habit is what the Crook
ston Journal calls it, and the paper ao-
vises the young ladies to keep away
from the incoming and outgoing trains
unless they have business. The advice
can well be applied to other cities
Brainerd Dispatch.
Tt is evident that the Republicans of
New York made a great mistake in
the campaign. Had they drafted our
great and good governor, Mcclellan
victory might not have been SO sweep
ing.-Northfield News.
The political atmosphere, so far as the
state campaign islconcerned, IS gettlng
clearer. The country press seems to
be well united on Dunn for governor
New Prague Times.
A careful reading of the Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation of Gov. Van SAINT
fails to reveal any reference TO the
merger.-Grand Forks Herald.
WHY is it necessary for Bob Dunn
to make formal announcement? The
other fellows know already that he is
in the race-Red Lake Courier.