The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
What the Editors Say

The owatonna Journal growls be-
cause Governor Johnson has
named State Superintendent John w.
Olsen to succeed himself, and makes
the claim that Mr.. Olsen is not the.
right man for the place; also that the
majority of the educational men Of the
state We're not favorable to Mr.. Oh
sens appointment. So far as the Free
Press is able to learn the majority of
the leading educational men in Mime
sofa requested Governor -elect Johnson
to retain Supt. Olsen in office, and
these requests were made to the gov
efnor-elect without the knowledge of
Mr.. Olsen, or a hint from him. This
is certainly evidence that the present
head of the department of public in
stfuction stands well with the men who
take the most prominent and active
part in the educational affairs of this
commonwealth Free Press.
The st. Paul G / o b states that one
of the honorary appointments of Gov.
John A. Johnson will be c. F. Mac
donald, of ST. Cloud, as a. member of
the board of trustees of the state SOL
diers home. Mr.. Macdonald was g.
member Of the board during the ad
ministratiOns of former Cows. Ciough
and Lind. Mr.. Macdonald is being
4. n. d.
post for department commander of the
g. A. r. Committees have been APP
pointed to enlist sentiment in his fa-
vor. He has just been elected COM
mander of his home post for the sew
enth time, and is said to have very
strong backing for the place. Mr. Mac
donald is one of the very best men
in the state and if Gov. johnson should
appoint him to this position it would be
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MankatO Review.
Ii anybody has an idea that John A.
johnson, governor elect, will give Min
neSota weak administration they are
mistaken in the man. He is a bright
fellow and capable to acceptably fill the
Office. He is ION his good behavior"
and will do his best. He is profiting
by Van SAINTS failures in disposing of
the principal office at his command.
The present governor promised more
than he could fulfill, and allowed the
appointments to drag along for months
and at last disappointed score of good
fellows, and naturally left lot of sore
spots. Mr.. Johnson is attending to
Such matters at once, so that when he
assumes charge he can attend to his
executive duties without being con-
tlnuaily bored by hungry officeseekers.
Johnson's head is level, on that score,
at least-Blue Earth Post.
1t is comforting to know that the
recent wild panic in Wall street.-the
drop in stock which represents a SEEM
ing loss of hundreds of millions in Sc
curities does not actually represent
real loss IN values of one penny. New
ertheless this gambling in securities is
constant source of annoyance and
danger to legitimate business. We
have invented an artificial system of
"bulling and bearing, the market
which lends itself admirably to the
cultivation of the desire which is in
most OF. us, to get something for moth
ing.-Grand Forks Press.
Governor elect John A. Johnson filed
his statement of expenses during the
campaign with the secretary of state
last week and they are given at 81, 400.
.. M. Hail. of Red Wing, Democratic
candidate for justice of the supreme
court, filed an affidavit that he did not
spend cent. Not SO bad, everything
eollsider Luvefne Journal.
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Minnesota certainly will receive its
share Of advertising from the ST Louis
exposition The state stood first in;
dairy products, in flour, in mining dis
PRAY dAd raised the AneSt beef animal
in the United States. What more
could anyone ask?-Chatfield News
Democrat.
The Republican party may need
d1fferent sort of candidate for gov
ernor next time, but what it needs
wirse is a more intelligent manage
ment.-Red Lake Courier.
Now is the time for all good men
who want to go to congress in 1906 to
boom the present congressman for the
next Republican gubernatorial nomina-
tlon.-Sauk Center Herald.
1t is mistake to suppose that all
Of the Republicans of Missouri are
candidates for Senator CockrelPs seat.
Some of them are not thirty yet.-No-
bles County Democrat.
The travelling men might explain that
the distress of some of the Dunn men
IS due to too many prunes.-Freeborn
County Standard
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