The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-13
What the Editors Say

A constitutional amendment will
be submitted to the people of the
state at the general election this fall
to provide for the doing away of the
present eunberous and expensive
grand jury system. The mode of pro-
cedure in states where the grand jury
is not regularly called is to have a
OF a criminal act, before justice in
which the state and the defendant
may both submit evidence, and if
probable guilt is shown the accused
is at once renanded for trial in the
proper court. If the court is. in ses-
sion the trial can take place at once
without the veXatious delay involved
in the present system. The county at
torney can be given proper authority
TO secure evidence such as the grand
jury now has and the same results can
be attained, the same justice meted
out, as under the grand jury system,
at a greatly reduced cost to the county
of time and money. The grand jury
is cumberouS and obsolete inStitu
ton and should be at least partially
abollshed.-CaSS Lake Times.
Minnesota expects to make a great
and grand fruit exhibit this year at
the state fair and to take it to st.
Louis shortly after. The horticultur-
lists of this state are most progressive
and public spirited and always make
the best possible use of their opportu-
mites to build up and advertise the
state. In fact, they have done great
work in the past along that line and
are bound to keep it up and see that
no other state shall make better
showing. Minnesota is destined to
become a great fruit state though it
sounds strange to hear one talk that
way. But not so strange as it would
have sounded a few years ago.-Mon-
ticello Leader.
Sam Fullerton again comes to the
front in another of his self-styled in
terviews in the st. Paul Dispatch and
generously tells the public how he Sc
cured the conviction of the Jackson
county pothunters. This man Fuller
ton makes US sick The truth of the
matter is Fullerton had nothing to do
with the conviction of the pothunters;
on the other hand, it is openly limited
that he was hand in glove with the
gang. Sheriff Dunn and County At
torney Smith are the men who are
responsible for the conviction of the
Lakeield lawbreakers. Sam Fullerton
should go away back and sit down.
Jackson Pilot
Doc Ames, of Minneapolis, has filed
for the Republican nomination for
congress. He probably thinks that is
the easiest way to escape the penlten-
tiary. Ray Jones, of Minneapolis, has
settled his suit for timber stealing and
is the Republican nominee for lieu
tenant governor. Hurrah for the
shining lights of the 6. o. p. in Henne-
pin county.-Perham Enterprise.
The farmer can feel cheerful and
look forward to the continuation of
remunerative price for his wheat if
the shortage of 150,000.000 bushels of
wheat in last years foreign crop
proves true which will create a mar
ket for all of the American surplus for
the next twelve months.-Glencoe En-
terprfse.
The Republican insurgents have
now dwindled down to mere hand
full with bolos .sheathed and tents
struck preparatory to a return to the
reservation. A few Igorrotes of the
st. Cloud tribe are dancing yet, but
they will be coming in after their ra-
tions sooh-Ortonville Herald-Star.
The insurance commissioner of this
state has received $4,000 in fees dur
ing his present term. Why should
not these fees go into the state treas
ury? The salary of the commissioner
is sufficient, and the state should re-
ceive all the fees.-Duluth Herald.
A man who tries to do business
without advertising is like boy play
ing marbles for keeps" with himself
he has the same old stock all the time.
-Sauk Center Herald.