The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-18
What the Editors Say

Republican conventions are reviving
the old chestnut about the tariff need
ing revision, but that the work must
be done by it's friends" If a voter
will stop to think fora moment he will
find the friends" of the tariff are the
very fellows that are salts ed with
existing schedules The tariff should
be revised without regard to partisan
or local phases and in the interest of
the whole American people The tariff
should never have been made a party
issue. 1t is purely a business PROPOSE
ton and ought to be treated as such.
The special interests and privileged
classes have too long made the tariff
question the football of their own
schedules and ambitions.-Red Lake
Courier.
While people are talking about good
roads they ought to consider the fact
that under the present system of
working out taxes" the country
roads will never be made good. At
the present time of the year when the
roads should be worked and improved
the farmers are necessarily busy put
ting in crops. They can't work now
Then when they do come out to work,
they come out to rest; as a rule the
roads are not helped much. If the
taxes were paid in cash Except poll
taxi and street force employed to
work on the roads, we might have
better roads. Don't you think so?-
Waseca Herald.
We are pleased to learn from the
Mortified News that it will support
the Democratic ticket this fall. While
It does not mention the party directly,
it makes its intention clear when it
says: THE Star News will support
the candidate who faYors tariff re-
vision, equitable taxes, per cent
gross earnings, tax on railroads, oppo-
sition to mergers of parallel and COM
peting lines of railroad, decency in pol
tiles and observance of the rights of
the people. "-Wabasha Herald.
In his last stump speech in con-
gress Gen. Grosvenor declared that "the
hysterical cry of Imperialism has been
laughed out of court by the people as
unworthy of consideration" Has the
fact been laughed out of sight that inn
perialism has thus far cost the people
abut $800,000,0 900 with no dividends
either on Republican preferred stock
or STEAL Common ?"-St. Cloud Times
The coal trusts meat trusts steel
trusts and all other trusts have been
assured that Philander Knox will not
run amuck. In other words, this is
presidential year and they will not be
disturbed until after election 1t strikes
one that the inactivity preceding cleo
tons is a form of corruption or cow
ardice that is contemptible.-St. Peter
Herald.
The Republican state central COM
mlttee is usurping power that will
eventually do away with all necessity
for holding conventions for the nomi-
nation of candidates for office, and if
persisted in will surely result in a
shaking up some day that will jeopar-
die the success of the party.-Elk
River Star News.
Here's a suggestion to Minnesota
Democrats: They might nominate
Mayor Smith, of st. Paul, for governor
and our own Charlie Taylor as his rum
ming mate.-Mankato Free Press.
Meanwhile Frank Eddy sits in his
cottage at Glenwood and smiles and
smiles" says the Paynesville Press
And there be those who say that he
ought to quit it.
Truth is mighty and shall prevail
appears as conspicuous motto in the
present campaign for the goyernorship.
Lake City Republican.