The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-16
What the Editors Say

The Smoot investigation at Wash
ington has laid bare before the people
one national scandal, that Of Mormon
ism. But there is another one, the con-
fict Of marriage and divorce laws
among the states. The latter one is
more openly offensive. Laws that
make certain marriage perfectly legal
in Wisconsin, but subject the parties
to Imprisonment in Illinois-laws that
make children legitimate in South Da-
kota and brand them as illegitimate in
Massachusetts, sustained by the high
est courts, certainly create scandalous
conditions. The opinion seems to be
gaining ground that congress alone
can end these tive national Affections
to bring marriage and divorce under
national control. To do this the con-
stitution must be amended and there
are those in congress who think the
work should begin at once Our homes
are the life of the nation and laws
which confuse domestic relations are
certainly menace to the nations life.
Fargo Forum.
AS pretty safe indication that the
majority Of the newspaper publishers
like fair play and are always ready to
resent shadowy methods wherever
found, the Review would call attention
to the fact that they were unanimous
in their condemnation Of the treat
ment accorded Frank M. Eddy by the
committee who had in hand the ar
rangements for the Nicollet hotel BAN
quet Both Dunn and Collins were
down on the programme for teasts,
while Candidate Eddy had to content
himself with an eleventh hour invita-
ton, which, of course, he didn't &C
cept. Somebody blundered, and Eddy
news Of what had happened leaked out.
-OSakiS Review.
Eddy is the only native born Mime
sotan in the lot, and this fact is one
reason why the Review would like to
see him land the nomination. The state
is certainly old enough, big enough,
important enough and educated
enough to place one of the native born
citizens in the gubernatorial chair,
even if he is not worth his millions in
money. Like Lincoln he is man
from among the common people, he
was not raised in the lap of luxury, he
fought his way, unaided. to the present
high position he holds in the hearts OF
his fellowmen; he would make an
ideal governor, whether the people of
Minnesota will have it SO or not
Swift County Review.
Congress has been asked to pass a
pension bill, a new one, providing a
pension Of 81 month for all sur
yfvors Of the Civil war and for the
widows Of those who have passed
away This would entail an additional
expense of $60,O00,000 year, in the
event Of it's passage. Well, they are
years and they will all have passed
away. Why should we begrudge the
old soldier this when much larger
sum than the above is stolen every
year through various kinds of graft
Irish Standard.
Senator Clapp, who spends a large
part of the time in Washington, has
sent this office a pack of garden seeds.
Let's see, there is beans. lettuce, car
rots, onions and a squash, and more
squash In the package. Sealed bids
will be received from our gardeners
for the lot None but subscribers can
enter the contest. In case the two
highest bids are tie, we will give six
months subscriptions to the Sun to
take them off our Thanksgiving VAL
ley Sun.
We wouldn't object to raising the pay
of congressman to $4,000 per year pro-
viding $4,000 men are sent to. con-.
gress The trouble is that so many,
$500 men are already drawing $4,000
and growing fat on it.-Wheelock's
Weekly.
If Minneapolis would pick out a first
class man for United States senator,
and then turn in and support him, the
city would get what it should have.
But she won't, as she is cursed by
lot Of -in-the-manger Republicans.
-Anoka Union.
It is claimed that Minnesota's con-
gressmen will form an association Of
defense and offense against the polit-
ical "leg-pullers." The Organization
that can ''offend" one of these must be
up to snuff-Duluth Herald.