The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-19
What the Editors Say


+ Some cadaverous zap, who probably
has couple of warts where he ought
to have a thinker, started a rumor
Saturday evening, per telephone from
Grand Forks, to the effect that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had been shot. It (the
rumor) created quite little excite
ment, and a great deal of relief was
felt when the story was found to be
untrue. The feeble-minded individual
who will start rumors of this charac-
ter; the idiot who will yell fire in a
crowded theater, and the fool who
looks down the muzzle of an unload
ed" gun should be taken care of by
the proper authorities. as it will cost
the state less in the end to keep these
critters confined than to allow them to
run at large.-Grafton News and
Times.
Prominent Democrats in various Sec
lions of the state are advocating the
election of Hon. H. L. Buck as a dele
gate at large to the ST. Louis conven-
ton, and while Mr.. Buck has not an
nounced himself as a candidate, he
has acquiesced in the demands Of his
friends and will accept the honor If it
is conferred upon him. He is a true
blue Democrat, and it is, of course, rea-
sonable to assume, however, that he
would not go to ST. Louis under in
structions that would require perver-
sion or reputation of Democratic prin-
ciples. Mr.. Buck will be one Of the
'ebig four. "-Winona Weekly Leader.
Some of our Republican friends are,
| it seems, unduly exercised over the
question Of reciprocity with Canada. Of
course the millionaire merchants of ST.
Paul and Minneapolis are the only ones
who will profit by such reciprocity, and
the farmers of the country will suffer
demnition boW-wows, according to the
opponents Of the idea. The American
farmer, however, is doing a little
thinking on his own account these
days, and it may be that he won't agree
with the Republican extremists. 1t is
a pleasure to be able to state that a
large share of the Republicans are not
of this belief.-Winona Independent.
Some of the good Christian women
of Minneapolis are getting up enter
tainments to raise money for the edu-
cation and Characterization of the Fin
|, landers that come to this country. By
looking UP the matter these good Ia
dies would find out that the Firms
were Christianized nearly a thousand
years ago, and all the Films of today
can read and write, their common
schools being the equal Of any in Eu-
rope. Some people think that any
thing that is not labeled Anglo Saxon
is Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
There is one comfort in this Smoot
/ investigation. 1t has developed the
fact that these Mormons are all good
Republicans, so it is unlikely that they
will cause the nation to blush with
shame" because Of any economic here
sizes or the tendency toward anarchy"
SO prominently displayed by many
Western people who vote for free sill
yer and free riot but manage to get
along with one wife-Duluth Herald.
Some Of the friends of Mr.. Collins
and some Of the friends of Mr.. Dunn
are saying some pretty sassy things
these days, seemingly forgetful of the
fact that somebody will be called upon
in the near future to eat a big dish of
crow. It never pays for members of
| the same political party to abuse each
other-Independen Press.
Incidentally, it would be very impo-
I lite of Japan to commence land opera
tions until after Russia has completed
those sidetracks which will permit the
running Of eleven trains daily in both
directions over the Trans Siberian
railway.-Sioux City Journal.
1t is no use for us editors to try to
save money any more, so long as some
of our high officials in Washington
have under contemplation the intro
duction of a bill which will limit for
tunes to $4,000, 000.-Scott County Ar
gus.
Examiner Johnson is having all sorts
of troubles with his experts hired to
find something in the state auditors
Office. Why doesn't Johnson go after 1t
himself? He would be sure of obtain
ing a report without habeas corpus
oceedings.-Red Lake Courier.
Some people applaud better than they
ppreciate-because their hands are
broader than their intelligence.-St
Peter Herald.
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