The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-25
What the Editors Say


whoever takes an active part in public
affairs is subject to suspicion. A poor
man who champions something in
which there is manifestly no eboodle'
is usually suspected of harboring envy
of the successful A rich man who
champions something in which there is
no doodle" is usually suspected of be-
ing demagogue seeking popularity
with the lower mob. Anybody who
champions something in which Doodle
is probable or possible is likely to be.
suspected of being a sboodler.n Often
times these suspicious are malicious.
Yet any of them may in particular
cases be we'll founded Experience
goes far to prove that the last of the.
three is the least frequently indulged,
the most reasonable in its nature, and
oftenest the best founded in fact
Mankato Free Press.
c. B. Buekman has been renominated
for congress by the Republicans of this
district The Democratic nominee is
Cleve Van Dyke, of Alexandria. 1t is
now for the people to choose between
them. BY the records in the state au-.
dltor's Office Buekman is a timber tres
passer, and has not settled therefor, so
far as the public is advised. His own
party papers have made other and
more serious allegations against him.
Mr. Van Dyke, his opponent, is gen
tleman of unblemished character and
untarnished reputation. Read what is
said of him elsewhere by his home
paper. and compare the two candidates
and their claims for the support of citi-
zens.-St. Cloud Times.
Hon. Frank Eddy started last week
on a trip to Alaska. There is consid-
erable speculation among his friends
here as to what is the object or pur-l
pose of his visit there. 1t is thought
by some that he goes there for the sole
purpose of extolling the political sa-
gacity of his bosom friend, r. G. Dunn,
with the view of securing for him the
Eskimo vote, as the prospects are that
he will be woefully short on any other
kind of voters OH Nov. S.-Glenwood
Herald
Congressman John Lind will deliver
a speech at Red Lake Falls during the
campaign in behalf of the Democratic
state ticket. Some months ago Mr.
Lind gave the editor of this paper as
surances that he would be here, for the
reason that Mr.. Lind has warm spot
for Red Lake county. 1t twice rolled
up a majority of over thousand for
him when candidate for governor
Red Lake Falls Courier.
Mai. j. M. Bowler, a Populist of long
standing, has Joined the Republican
party, which he has been danning Tor
years as the breeder of trusts, COM
bines and corruption in politics. He
says the Democratic party was wrong
on the slavery question Tom Watson
has joined the Republican party, too;
but Tom is a Georgian and thinks slay-
cry was all right-St. Cloud Times.
We do not know or care very much
whether Mr.. Heatwele has been turn
ed down by Mr.. Dunn or not, but we
do know and every man with a thlin-
bleful of gray matter in his Uranium
knows, that had it not been for the
mastery management of Mr. HeatWole
Mr.. Dunn would never have been nom
mated governor of Minnesota. a.-Sauk
Center Herald.
Bob Dunn, the Republican candidate
for governor, received some hard raps
in the Official report of Examiner John-
son. The blow was sufficient to stir
the state committee and shake the can
didates on the ticket with Dunn. 1t
was political quake. If Mr--Dunn
can not clear himself of those charges
IS quite cI6dT tlldl Will nc 0SaSoe
ed.-F'ulda Free Press.
s.I have never met a man., Secretary
Taft went all the way to Vermont to
say. who was so ready to sacrifice
previously formed opinion as the pres
ent president of the United States.
Does he aHude to the alacrity with
which the fundamental principles OF
the declaration of independence have
been abandoned Morrison Democrat.
Vermont and Maine have gone Re
publican and Arkansas has gone Demo-
cratic in their state elections. From
this the Republicans draw the inference
that the presidential election should go
their way two to one.-Bathgate (N.D-)
Pink Paper.
The speech delivered by John Lind
was from a news point of view good
stuff and was perhaps more eagerly
read by the people of Minnesota than
any other contribution to the cam
paign.-St. Cloud Journal-Pfess.
Prominent Republicans in Minneap-
oils are organizing Roosevelt and
johnson clubs" The Republican state
committee has taken a big job In try
ing to land Dunn in the governors s
chair.-Norman County Herald.
When you find the travelling men all
pulling together on any proposition
something's bound to come. Tne traV-
cling men are for Johnson.-H Hutchln-
son Leader.
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