The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-11
What the Editors Say


STATE. Black bass, however, will please
take notice to stay off the hook until
June l. A rush will soon be made
TO the lakes, and the question naturally
arises, what would an innocent fish
erman do the coming month If a fool
black bass should absorb the bait and
hook? Should the disgorger be used.
the 1nWards of the victim hopelessly
ruptured and the carcass consigned to
the lake or the fish commissioners, or
should the angler cut his lire, sacrifice
a Kirby and allow the bass to float
OH to expire gradually, or should he
praVely smuggie it home to the pan?
rms is momentous and fishy ques-
tlon. VIII Warden jim. Jones arise and
inform us how to avoid the bass and
OBEY the law ?-Rothsay Enterprise.
The lobbyist is the same the world
over. They all practice the same tricks.
We have heard that in Minnesota dur
Ing sessions Of recent legislatures
members have been known to have
large bills slipped into their hands, or
left IN convenient places about their
rooms in the hotel. There have been
ugly rumors to the effect that in secret
conference members have agreed for
sums ranging from $500 UP to look aft
ef the special interests of large public
service corporations during the ses-
sion. Money has been, and will be
this year, furnished to elect men to the
legislature in this state, and if the
people do not defeat these candidates
backed by this money, the lobby will
own them after their election.-Wade-
ma Pioneer Journal.
The move to change the nominal
ton of the justices of the supreme
court from last to first place in the
proceeding is ostensibly for the pur-
pose of preventing trading on the posi-
tons, and to remove them as much
as possible from the detrimental eff
fects OF the party dickerers. The gen
eral impression among the commit
teemen seemed to be that the move
would have little effect, that whatever
trading was to be done would simply
be effected beforehand instead of after
the other nominations.-Crook
Times.
Republican politicians are breathing
easier since congress adjourned, and
are congratulating themselves that
they made no more mistakes than they
did. Things may develop later, but at
the present time they are taking ANY,
thing but an aggressive attitude. There
is always an element of strength in an
aggressive, open-handed campaign and
All bItC past, DIT IGdSI u1u0F the Q1r0C-
ton of Hanna" they have always
forced the fighting" Now it looks as
if they were going to fight on the de-
fensive, and like the small boy at school
their cry is: Il ha'nt done nothin'."-
LIE Sueur Sentinel.
Now that the government has got
its hands into the trust busting"
business it should take the Interna-
InY1oI How
hand. This gigantic trust is bleeding
the farmers right and left. Farm ma
chinery costs more today than 1t
should. Conditions have been such
that the prices should have been re-
duced instead of raised. Competition
has been killed, SO the farmers have no
alternative but to allow themselves to
be held up."-Swift County Monitor.
The state convention should consider
and adopt a platform before making
any nominations. We don't want a
repetition of the fluke of two years
ago, when less than hundred dele
gates forced through a set of resolu-
tons many of which were meaningless
after nearly all the delegates had left
the halI-Warren Register.
Frank A. Day editor Of the Fair
mont Sentinel and ex-ieutenant gov
ernor of this state, is being mentioned
as district delegate to the national
Democratic convention to be held at
ST. Louis in July. The honor would be
justly conferred on Mr.. Day. He de-
serves it and the newspaper boys along
the line will no doubt do some hustling
for him.-Sleepy Eye Herald.
Mr. Schwab writes to Mr.. Frick that
the steel trust could sell rails at SIC
per ton and make profit. This has
long been suspected, but it is impor-
tant to have the suspicion confirmed by
authority.-Duluth Herald.