The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-18
What the Editors Say

Nothing has demonstrated SO clear
~ ana Enthusiastically the advantages of
the direct primary system as have the
contests before the Republican state
convention at St. Paul and the dis
gracefully conducted conventions in
Ramsey, .Hennepin and other counties
winch preceded it. The legislature
which meets next winter should extend
the direct primary system to all cleo
tive state offices. and the voters should
see to it. that no man be nominated
or elected to the legislature this fail
who fails to pledge himself to carry out
TINS much needed reform.-Duluth
Herald.
Editor Pease of the Anoka Union
doesn't feel pleasant on the defeat OF
Collins. That paper suggests an
amendment to the primary law next
winter to include state officers and
United States senator's, also presiden-
tlal electors as solace to the broken
hearts. Amen to this proposition
Where would Collins have appeared if
the nomination had been made by the
primaries? That's it, where? Not in
it little bit. The people are tired OF
the state capitol ring.-Lake Crystal
Union.
Here's to Bro. Mac, of ST. Cloud.
Lets shake over the victory of the
Minnesota supporters of the s'yellow
KID. A Sixth district man represents
the state on the national committee of
esolutions.-Long Prairie Democrat.
Here's to Bro. Graham. Let's shake
over the victory Of Democracy oyer the
yellow kids" dollars! Your man, Bro.
Ora, got four delegates in the thirteen
certain Democratic states, and only
nineteen in the nine doubtful states.
Gee whilst Cloud Times
The country may have controlled the
state Republican convention, but the
big cities got most of the plums. st.
Paul secured the governor and judge
Of the supreme court; Minneapolis the
lieutenant governor and judge of the
supreme court, and Duluth, being
trif1e more modest, took one judgeship.
The country got the core.-St. Cloud
Journal-Press.
There is no need this year for the
Democrats to hunt for ammunition for
the state campaign against the Re
publicans. The latter have in the past
six months turned our vast quantities,
and there is more now available than
can possibly be used. All the Demo-
Gratis need to do is to quote their Re-
publican pponents.-Litchfield indie
pendent.
The reception given by the Demo-
cratic press of the state to the Mime
apolis Journal upon its open declara-
ton Of joining their ranks has not been
of the most cordial nature. Perhaps
the reputation of the Journal as a hoo
doc to the candidates it has supported
for the past few years has something
to do with it-Northffeld News.
No man can follow politics and be
honest without suffering loss. No
gress for twenty years, can amass even
competency. Of course, if he be a
CRATER politics is his natural voca-
ton, and in congress there is more OPP
portunity for graft than anywhere else
lie Sueur Sentinel.
The "standpatters" are shouting that
this agitation about tariff revision and
reciprocity will injure business. There
are a whole lot of people that think the
country would be better off without
business that will be injured by just,
fair and equitable legislation.-Sauk
Center Herald.
For the first time since the Civil war,
after the next election, there will not
be single old soldier holding an cleo
tive state office, and out of our entire
congressional delegation Senator Nell
son Is the only one who ever wore the
blue.-Sauk Center Herald
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