The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-14
What the Editors Say

1t is reported that our senators and
congressman, some of them at least,
uesife 10 head the Minnesota delega-
tlon 10 the Republican national con-
Nentlon Why should this honor be
extended to those who already enjoy
ne hlghest official positions in the gift
Vi the state? Our senators and con-
stcSSIhen are men of character and
ABILITY, but they do not possess a mo-
nOpoly IN those things. Among the
1'Voo,VOV people Of Minnesota there are
hundreds OF able Republicans who
never nave and never will hold a pub
lie office and to whom the honor or
representing the party at Chicago
might be acceptable recognition. The
state has many lawyers, of the first
class, successful merchants, bankers
Farmers and manufacturers. men who
are competent to serve intelligentIy on
ene committees or to make a ringing
speech in presenting a candidate All
the big men of Minnesota are not in
"ashlngton.-Le Roy Independent.
The simple reason that SO many
democratic newspaper editors in the
state are speaking of r. c. Dunn in a
peasant way is because they know the
state Of Minnesota will elect a Repub-
mean governor who will occupy the
new state building in 1905, and for this
reason they prefer Bob Dunn. Is there
anything wrong about this? Is a man
any the less citizen Of Minnesota be-
I cause he is Democrat? We guess nit.
AT the last gubernatorial election we
know of no less than three prominent
Democrats who voted for Van SAINT:
was Van SAINT any the less a Repub-
ican?-Lake Crystal Union.
The supreme court has decided that
the law of the last legislature prohib-
ting grocery stores butcher shops. dry
goods, clothing 'and boot and shoe
stores from selling goods being kept
open on Sundays is constitutional.
Inc same law permits restaurants, CT
gar, fruit and confectionery and news
stands and drug stores to be open and
10 sell goods on that day, yet the SUI
preme court finds there is no dis
elimination in the law. The judicial
mind is sometimes led to queer con-
cIuslons.-F'reeborn County Standard.
The Republican congressman from
this state are just waking up since
John Lind delivered his great speech
on reciprocity and they are family tell
ing the people that they, too, believe
1t is a good thing. They know that
the majority Of the citizens Of the state
favor reciprocity with Canada, but they
NelAC HOt COIle out ana champion the
cause for fear their views Will not ba
in accord with the party managers.
John Lind Is worth all the other eight
minnesota congressman combined
Norman County Herald
When John Barry, an expert ac-
countant who spent seven months over
ex-State Auditor Dunns books. refus-
ed to sign a report, said TO have been
nFpnaPa6 fof
he was promptly let out and now a
Mr. kerst has been put at the books in
his stead with the evident expectation
that he viii be able to get onto some
thing which Mr.. Barry was unable to
find-material for a campaign docu-
ment against Mr.. Dunn.-St. Peter
Free Press.
Lest some Dunn shouter add to the
list Of outlandish claims by claiming
that all the state poets Cd are for the
ex-auditor we're going to break into
limerick ourselves. Here goes:
The candidate named by the Gopher,
Like Roosevelt, ne'er was loapher,
So hurrah for Teddy!
And also for Eddy.
The two whom the people will go-pherl
+-Glenwood Gopher.
at Is the niggardly policy as pur-
sued towards the patients who subslst
on the cheapest foods the board can
buy. They have been fed confiscated
game that was SO badly decayed that
actual nausea followed In fact, the
boards failure along almost every line
has been SO patent that to even review
It is becoming monotonous."-St Peter
Herald.
1t Is said that out of the 400 Repub-
lican papers published in Minnesota
only sixty have taken a decided stand
on the gubernatorial question Is It
possible that the remaining $40 are
owned by men who are holding political
Jobs Ada Herald.
The way Congressman VoIstead'a
stand-pat speech has been received In
Minnesota makes 1t apparent that there
are not great many Of his way of
thinking in this neck Of the woods
Faribault Journal.
If Mr.. Lowry has started to pIay a
game OF freeze-out, the city is in no Sc
rlous danger from the consequences. A
policy of mastery inactivity on its
part Is good one just at this time
Minnesota Union Advocate.
Among the Merrymdkers