The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-14
What the Editors Say

VI uOtdStfS per year the state tHdiH-
tainS a department for the inspection
of Illuminating oils. The consumers Of
the Oil pay the bills and the money
goes toward paying of political debts
in the shape of salaries for loafers and
curbst0ne politicians, most of whom
don't know Illuminating oil from liquid
manure when they see 1t. And what
do the people who pay the bills get?
If the oil which they are forced to buy
could be any poorer or any worse with
out inspection by this department than
1t Is with 1t, it would be interesting to
find it out. The alleged inspected oil
which is retailed In Minnesota at pres
ent is far inferior to anything that ever
appeared in the market when sold on
its merits previous to the Introduction
of the inspection farce.-Aneka Free
Press.
It is said that the shadow of Hearst.
which is just now looming UP on the
Democratic horizon, is driving the
Populists of Wall street into the Roose-.
welt camp by the score. These patriots
think of nothing quite SO much as
their money bags, and while they
thought there was a chance to down
Roosevelt with some more cOnserva-
tive man like Hanna for instance. they
showed the president slight courtesy,
but now that they see the certainty of
his denomination and the probability of
the Democrats picking up the errat1c
and somewhat uncertain Hearst. they
are fleeing from the greater danger
like rats from a sinking Ship.-Preston
Times
Despite all that has been said
against the government free seed dis
tribution, Uncle Sam is this year go
ing into the business more extensively
than ever before. Something over l.
600 tons of garden and field seeds will
be made up into something like 49,
000, 900 packages and then the dear
folks will receive treat %. Ii Is
childish business and reminds one OF
nothing SO much as old folks making
up Christmas treats for a lot of un-
grateful kids. Talk about free" seeds.
Where does the $4,000 which goes to
purchase and distribute them come
from ?--Perham Bulletin.
When J. T. Wyman organizes the
silk-stocking Collins club in Hen
nepin county there Will be some
thing doing. Doc Ames ana
Paul Fontaine should have po-
sitions of honor and trust. The lat
ter may not be at home in silk stock
ings since it was not many weeks ago
he was a Populist, but he will soon get
accustomed to the plutocratlc foot
gear such as is worn by Judge Tor
rance, John Day Smith, the attorney
for the 500 road, Dan Fish and rev
other way back attorneys who would
like to secure seats on the district
Beneficiary Eagle Gazette.
What folly it is to oppose reciprocity
with Canada and endeavor to compel
Canadian grown wheat to be ground IN
Canada or England, rather than TO
give our own mills an opportunity to
eous nightmare of cheap Canadian
! wheat which has frightened few OF
our exchanges is nothing but Dream
as no Canadian, of sound mind, VIII
ever sell his wheat in the United States
for less than he can get for it in Eu-
rope where the wheat of the United
States is sold.-Correll Chronicle.
f. It now appears that the Republican
papers of the Twin Cities tried to
make a mountain out of a mole hill
| in reporting the expressions of opinion
at the recent meeting of the Democrat
| lie state central committee in st. Paul.
This is not surprising. Our Repub-
lican friends had to do something TO
offset the effects of the unseemly
serapping between the Dunn and Col
Perham Enterprise.
Is this man Ewert, of Pipestone,
who. it is said, is slated for the posi-
ton, of second assistant attorney gen.
eral. competent? In other words can
he write a pretty good essay on ''The
Constitutionality of Dog Tax" or on
1.-THE Correct Manner of Collecting
Poll Tax" or on 1.-The Age of Exemp-
ton From Jury Duty in Incorporated
municipalities? II he can, he'll do
Wabasha Herald.
Our friend Mike Bowling. Of the
Seventh district, is in the field Tor
congress, and that he will make Vol
stead hump some" is a foregene con-
clusion. Bowling was our choice In
the last campaign as he Will De In the
next, and we attribute his defeat by
Volstead to an organized system Of
knitting by soreheads.-Chaska Review.
The same old story comes from Min
neapolis that John Lind will retire
from active politics and will not run
for congress or any other office TINS
fall. A clear case of the wish being
father to the th0ught.-Sauk Centre
Avalanche.
To the fellow who has got to earn
an honest living it makes but little
| difference who holds office 1t he
makes an honest living, it is sure bet
that he isn't holding one.-St. Peter
Herald.
The appointment of Paul Ewert, OF
| Pipestone, as assistant attorney gen.
eral, bids fair to disrupt Pipestone
county The move seems to have been
i'll timed.-Heron Lake News.
The supreme court of this state will
be kept pretty busy this summer get
ting itself reelected. - Independent
Press.