The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-31
What the Editors Say


unearthed mine of untaxed wealth i'll
Minneapolis 1t has been found that
the nine large lumber firms ON the 1st
of May last had on hand $39, 500 in
lumber and logs, and the Minneapolis
assessor returned only 1884 ,3S7, or less
than, one-tenth of the amount. And
yet the lumbermen had the brass to
appear and protest against any in
crease; but the tender hearted state
board raised the assessment 25 per cent,
which added less than a million. The
poor mans household goods and the
farm lands and farm machinery had to
be raised many millions Of dollars, but
the lumber milHonaires, whom the Re-
publican party protects with 50 Of tar
if on every 1000 feet, are taxed on
only a tenth of their wealth.-New
U1m News.
1t is too bad that politics cannot be
clean. It is too bad that there are
slanderous snakes in all parties. Just
at present it is intimated that certain
parties are preparing to circulate a
Shiny, slanderous story affecting the
character of John A. Johnson, Demo-
cratic candidate for governor The
Enterprise has espeused the cause OF
r. G. Dunn, yet it has the manhood and
the independence to resent stories
which it knows to be absolutely false.
Mr.. Johnson is a man of honor and
ability, an ex-president of the Mime
sofa Editorial association, and those in
charge of Mr.. Dunn's campaign make
a serious mistake if they do not nip in
the bud this effort to malign a man
whose record and reputation is an open
book.-Mapleton Enterprise (Rep).
It is earnestly believed that the
Democratic rally at Montgomery Mon
day evening changed a number or
votes to the support of the Democratic
state ticket. If enthusiasm is any sign
Montgomery is heart and soul for John
A. Johnson and his ticket. LIE Sueur
county will support Johnson. not alone
because he was raised on our borders,
but because they want an honest and
straightforward gentleman for gov
ernor; one with the ability and desire
to do justice. and who will protect the
states interests in the forests and
mines.-Le Sueur County Democrat.
The state of Minnesota does not only
make butter, but brains. First we
carried off nearly all the prizes for
butter at the st. Louis exposition and
then We won the honors in the educa-
tionaI exhibit. 1t is thus apparent
which unite in producing the finest
dairy products also combine in build
ing up the brain cells Of our youngsters
to such an extent that the Intelligence
which they emit shines far better than
the mental product of less favorable
localities.-Red Wing Republican.
Opposed to Buekman is Cieve w.
Van Dyke, of Alexandria, a native of
Douglas county, where he is so highly
esteemed that he frequently carried the
county at elections, reversing an oppo-
sition majority of 1000 to 1900. A
man of unblemished reputation and of
unquestioned integrity, how can any
good citizen vote for Buckman, with
his smirched, reputation, instead Of
Cleve w Van Dyke? We cannot i'm
agine.-St. Cloud Times.
Maj. Bowler, Republican, Populist
and Democrat in succession, has finally
Topped back into the Republican party
all because he was turned down at the
last Democratic state convention. 1t
is good riddance, nevertheless we
deeply commiserate with the Repub-
licans on their acquisition. - Weekly
Valley Herald.
In no other place in the universe is
the biblical injunction, Forgive us our
trespasses," more literally and cheer
fully obeyed than in Minnesota. We
not only forgive the trespasser. but the
practice has been to elevate him to a
high seat in the synagogue.-St. James
Journal.
Working the sympathy racket will
not gain candidate many votes. Good
American citizens don't take to old
sauaw whimperingS. Politics is a
game of give and take and real men do
not go around whining about being
abused.-Jordan Independent.
1t must be that the Baltic fleet fired
on those> defenseless English vessels
just to see if there was not something
a Russian war vessel could sink-Be-