The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-28
What the Editors Say


Our own Congressman McCleary
figures in the postoffice scandal as one
of those who unlawfully procured the
boosting of salaries of his pet ap-
pointees. 1t doesn't strike the Sentinel
that Brother McCleary's offense is of
a very grave nature, even though the
charges against him are true. The in
creases he solicited were not exorbi-
tant and seemed to be demanded by
the public service. The Sentinel doesn't
like Brother McCleary's political prin-
cipals, and in fact he is persona non
grata to a~large majority of his own
party, but 1t believes in treating him
fairly and has no sympathy with the
attempt to smirch him by reason of
anything that has thus far come to
light in the case of the postoffice in
yestigation. It is best to be fair, even
to political opponent.-Fairmont Sen
tinel.
Judge Collins is such an able jurist
that we are averse to losing him from
the bench. He may not be too old to
learn new tricks, even the tricks of
the politician, but, as a standing can
didate for the governorship, he has
become slightly moth eaten. If the
judges best cards are that he is OPP
posed to the merger ESQ are one or
y
ago fought secession, he ought not to
win. The merger case is provided for,
and the secession war ended several
weeks ago. No Rip Van Wrinkle for
governor, please.-Shakopee Argus.
The state Republican convention in
dorsed the reciprocity idea, favored
revision of the tariff, stood with the ma
tional party against revision, declared
ay,o.a doctrine
Washington's farewell address and all
the ancient lore Of the party No men
ton was made of slavery or involun-
tary servitude, and Lincoln's emanci-
patton proclamation and the sultan Of
Sulu were alike ignored. Sympathy
was not expressed for either Russia or
Congressman Volstead.-St. Peter Her
aid.
If Capt. McCardy successfully re-
sists the temptation to import clerks
from st. Paul to fill those newly created
clerkships in the postoffice department
at Washington we may know that he
is firm believer in civil service, and
that it's rules and regulations mean
something. But the furniture in any
Office in charge of the captain would
be incomplete without Deputy Beck
man and Louis Johnson.
Post-News.
The Republican Minnesota congress-
men, we believe, all received the in
dorsement of their several congress
sional convention high protective
tariff, reciprocity, jokes and all. 1t
doesn't necessarily follow, under the
present system of primary election,
continue to rattle around in Washing
ton longer than their present term
Hinckley Enterprise.
| No one need expect the state board
of control to order an investigation OF
Warden VOTERS alleged irregularities
| in connection with the shoe contract at
| the state prison. Publicity in any form
| is the one thing to which the board of
control is most strenuously opposed
Perham Enterprise.
From a Republican source comes the
| admission that 95 per cent of the domi-
nant party in Minnesota are for tariff
reform, but the "stand-patters" are in
| control and the rank and file of the
party will have to vote the ticket or
take to the woods.-Rochester Demo-
crat.
The gubernatorial battle Is warming
up and the Dunn papers have now got
| nearly everything in sight-to hear
| them tell it. Well, boys, you tell it
well, but wait till the people take a
whirl at things.-Dawson Sentinel.
| Who dares to asail the divinity that
| doth hedge about a warden, by sug-
| costing that VOTERS connection with
| the shoe contract wasn't altogether
regular? Answer, sirrah, answer
| quickly.-Jordan Independent.