The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-25
What the Editors Say

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The st. Paul Globe issue of Aug Is
advises North Dakota not to play
with fire. by having a board Of con-
troi 1t says, when it comes to con-
troll, abuse begins, we see it daily in
Qur own experience right here in Min
| neseta. The state board of control is
an autocratic body, meddling here and
| there to the detriment of all the in
stitutiens, throwing the blight of its
shadow across the great educational
interest of the state, ETC. The Globe
4 mis- right from the shoulder. Mime
sofas educational institutions have
/ suffered by this 'meddling, autoeratic
/ body. How long shall this bull wheel
/ IN the political machine of Minnesota
4 politics be permitted to do it's damag-
ing work and blight the best efforts of
| our noble educators in our university,
! normal schools, and educational re-
forn1atories at Faribault, Owatonna
/ and Red Wing? Who shall say? It
is up to the next legislature tG answer;
and the back districts ought to see
that it shall be composed of only those
Who shall pledge to annul this most
asinine law that ever was enrolled on
| the statute books of Minneseta-Th
| Glencoe Register.
T. Too much attention cannot be paid
to the question of seed wheat for next
fyear. The truth of .'as you SOW you
Shall reap"-has been SO often demon
| strated that there can be no gainsaying
At So much of the wheat in the state
| has been damaged by rust that the
! farmers will be unable to get even a
fair kind Of grain for seed unless
! prompt action is taken. There will be
a temptation to rush the wheat to mar
4 a hn L i0l1 a,-i0
FARMERS with high grade wheat should
| -be induced to hold it for seed If they
| are not in position to wait till spring,
! local people with money should pur-
chase all they have to offer and keep
| 1t for the farmers. The matter is i'm
l.portant and worthy of consideration
| Fargo Forum.
Ii the newspaper man gets what
people think he gets for political sup
| port, he could wear diamonds, own an
automobile or a steam launch. live in
style and life would be one continual
stream of pleasure. The
Venal press is few and far between.
certainly there are some who must
nave their pounds and pence, but they
are generally known, and as for in
fluence it is of negative quality.
There are many papers in this COM
monwealth whose editorial opinions
could not be purchased for chalk,
marbles or money and many of them
are ten times more decent, more hon
orable and more loyal than the poll
ticianS.-Anoka Union,
In his declaration for revision Of
the tariff Mr. Miller appears to be
meeting with the approval of large
number of the Republican newspapers
Eof the Second district and elsewhere in
the state. This is the issue upon which
Mr.. Miller goes before the people, but
at the same time Mr. Miller subscribes
to all the vital principles of the party
of which he has been a member and
supporter for twenty-five years and
more. 1t will be up to the Republicans
of the Second district to say whether
they wish to be represented in con-
gress by one who believes in a safe
revision of tariff schedules, or by one
whose platform is 'standpatism'-
Mankato Free Press.
What Judge Parker means in his
reference to the Philippines is what
every real Democrat believes: Since
the Philippines cannot safely be an
EneXed to the United States and become
an integral part thereof. and since all
men are. entitled by right to govern
+ themselves, the Filipinos should be per-
mitted to govern themselves as a free
and Independent nation. With all their
faults they can do the job better and
more satisfactory than we can do it
for them, and besides we can save a
whole lot of money and soldiers by at
tendtng to our own business instead of
minding theirs.-Duluth Herald
The Red Wing Republican says
farmers will vote the Republican ticket
because wheat is a dollar bushel;
which is placing a very low estimate
on the intelligence of farmers. But
the Red Wing News forcibiy retorts
that rust caused the dollar wheat,
therefore the Republican party is re-
sponsible for the rust. This is an apt
take off on the Republican party's as
sumption that everything favorable 10
the people and country comes from
that party. And some voters rank that
party even above the Almighty in the
bestowal of natural favers.-New Ulm
News.
One of the most hopeful signs of the
revival of Democracy in this city is the
activity Of the young Democrats, the
boys who are to cast their first presi-
Dental vote this fall. They are not
going to let the campaign in Brown
county go by default, but will organize
to plant the standard of Democracy ON
the enemy's stronghold. = Aberdeen
Democrat.