The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-05
What the Editors Say

Tim Byrnes manages to get himself
talked of In the newspapers about SO
often, and Just now he Is mentioned"
as delegate at large to Chicago.
What claims has Tim on Minnesota
Republicans, anyway? In company
with John Goodnow, he played the
party in the state for suckers some
years ago in the shape of the so-called
Republican State league, which ac-
complished nothing whatever except to
give the promoters good fat Office.
John went to China and Tim has lived
In Washington these many years,
where it is said his principal avocation
is playing at politics and sending out
an occasional scare about the horrible
anti Roosevelt conspiracy in Minneso-
ia. Tim should go way back and sit
down. Minnesota Republicans can get
along without hfm.-Preston Times.
At the editorial banquet last Thurs
day night Judge Collins spoke Of many
of the dead senators, told how he sold
watermelons by the wagon load on the
spot where the Nicollet house stands,
and wound up in praise of J. J. Hill
The little speech was very pretty and
sometimes witty, and the reference to
J. J. Hill was ominouS.-Windom Re-
porter
We do consider it poor Judgment on
the part of our valued friend Hunting
ton to criticise the judge for his ref
erence to HILL. AS one Of the great
factors to build up the Northwest and
Minnesota especially, it would have
been a mistake for Judge Collins not
to mention Mr. Hill.-Sleepy Eye Her
aid.
1t Is really too bad that Messrs. Bar
ry and Gunders, the expert account
ants, who went over the books kept by
Bob Dunn while he was state auditor
should not have consulted Public Ex-
amfner Johnson before sending the re-
suit Of their findings" to Mr.. Dunn,
which, by the way were very favor
able, and reflected high credit upon
the ex-auditor and the able manner in
which he conducted his Office. But Mr..
Johnson might possibly have discover
ed an inverted comma in the type
lican.
1t is asserted on good authority that
the Collins boomers have promised the
present officeholders under Gov. Van
SAINT, a reappointment and have also
gone out into the state and placed the
same promises with people who are not
now fortunate enough to be drawing a
salary from the state treasury. Collins
remote chance of receiving the nominal
ton relieves him from any embarrass-
ment which might follow this double
game, or playing both ends against
the middle" as 1t is sometimes termed.
-Brainerd Dispatch.
Loren Fletcher counting another con-
is a sight to make angels weep. Mr..
Lind is not exactly political favorite
Of ours but he has brains and can use
them, and for the life Of us we can't
see what Mr.. Fletcher would find to
offer in favor Of his election with John
Lind actively advocating the Repub-
lican doctrines of an isthnian canal,
tariff revision and Canadian reciproc-
ity.-Cannon Falls Beacon.
Frank Day in making his selection
for delegates at large to the national
Democratic convention medestly sug
gests Mayor Cullom, of Duluth, T. D.
O'Brien, John Lind and L. A. Rosfng
as the big four. The Herald amends by
substituting the name of Frank A.
Day. of Fairmont, who is the equal Of
any one Of the proposed big four.-St.
Peter Herald.
. At the banquet in Minneapolis last
week Judge Collins said: 81. j. Hill
has done more for Minnesota and the
Northwest than has any other man."
which is true, but if Bob Dunn had
said those same words the Collins fac
ton would have said he was "mer-
ger."-Heron Lake News.
The gall displayed in the invitation
to Hill to subscribe to the Collins cam
paign fund was unapproaehed and un-
approachable. This is one respect in
which the Collins crowd can't be beat
They have really no competitors.-St.
Paul Review.
John Lind, as usual, seems to bother
several of our Republican exchanges.
But Mr.. Lind isn't worrying. 1t seems
that he and Adam Bede have become
national figures, but on very different
ground.-Little Falls Herald.
We observe that the newspapers
having the least regard for truth make
the most ado about the immortal
George on Feb. 2. Perhaps it is the
annual penance.-St. Cloud Journal
Press
When such men as doc" Ames get
themselves enlisted under the Collins
banner, a few respectable Democrats
shouting for Dunn ought to be allowed
to paSS.-Appleton Tribune.