The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-16
What the Editors Say

1t is amusing to notice the schemes
proposed to head off the Democratic
governor of Minnesota by those who
hold political Office under the present
Republican state administration and
wish to retain their grip on the salaries
they are now receiving. One legislator
proposes that the legislature, which is
Republican, pass bill at the opening
of the coming session taking the ap-
pointing power out of the hands of the
governor and veSting it in commits
sion. Another Republican has a plan
ready to spring to have permanent
commission created TO have charge of
the new capitol and appoint the small
army of men that will be required to
care for the building, thus heading off
the new governor in his prerogative of
appointing these employees. The state
insurance commissionership is another
mark for Republican fire, now that 1T
has passed out of the hands of that
party for a time. 1t is proposed to cut
the salary to about one-tenth of what
the Republican incumbent has been
enjoying for several years past. We
believe the salary should be cut to
$4,000 or less, instead of it's present
figure of ten times this amount, but
the sudden discovery by the Republic
ans that the salary is too high, now
that the job is lost to them, after keep
ing 1t at this preposterously high fig
ure all these years; is rather amusing.
-Litchfeld Independent.
In referring to the Filipinos. the pres
ident says: Il most earnestly hope
that in the end they will be able to
stand, if not entirely alone, yet in some
Cuba now stands" The relation in
which Cuba stands to the United
States is as self governing republic
with American protection from outside
interference. This is all the Demo-
cratic platform advocated for the Fill
ipinos. But it will be noticed that the
president only hopes that they will in
the end be able to govern themselves,
as do the Cubans. He does not think
they are able to do SO now or will be in
the immediate future. He would un-
doubtedly have thought the same thing
as to the Cubans were it not for the
pledge of congress, which could not be
very well violated. 1t was a great mis-
take that a similar pledge was not CIV
en- to the Filipinos and Porto Ricans at
the time the treaty with Spain was
ratified.-Duluth Herald.
There is talk of establishing a sixth
normal school in the state. Bemidji is
after it. We need another normal
school. Why not locate it in Wadena /?
This would be a far better location
than Bemidji.-Wadena Pioneer Jour-
nal.
We do mot need another normal
school. 1t would be nice If every town
in the state had a normal school and a
penitentiary and an insane asylum,
but 1T would be a little harder on the
taxpayers. Bemidji and Wadena will
probably have to think of some other
scheme to get next to the pie counter,
as the sixth normal does not seem to
be popular.-Croeksto Times.
Thomas w. Lawson may be a great
reformer, but his manipulation of the
stock market, which resulted in the
collapse of prices on Wall street last
Friday, looks strikingly like some of
the tactics pursued by some of the men
whom he denounces in his .'Frenzfed
Finance. Lawson Fesorted to newspa-
per advertising in his campaign against
Amalgamated Copper, and he scored d
great success. Possibly he benefited
some of the smaller stockholders by
exposing the methods of the Standard
Oil crowd. Certainly he added several
millions to his own fortune.-Abefdeen
News,
The people expect readiustnaent of
tariff duties. They believe that the
president is in favor of It That is one
reason why they voted for him. They
expect him to make good. If he should
fail, by reasons of any determined hos
tility in his own party. the Democrats
would be practically certain to regain
control Of the house two years from
now, and the way would be open for a
great Republican defeat in 19eS.-Red
Wing Republican.