The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
What the Editors Say

The two reports made by Public Ex-
aminer S. T. Johnson to Gov. Van SAINT
on X. e. Dunn's s. administration as state
auditor were made public last week.
Extracts from them are published else
where in this issue. One report deals
entirely with timber permits and the
other with mineral leases They show
gross Irregularities in the handling Of
timber permits and the disposition of
leases on iron ore lands. Dunn's re-
ply to the charges made was very
weak and evasive. These disclosures
VIII go long way to indorse the ac-
ton OF many prominent Republican
newspapers and Republican leaders
throughout the state in openly refus-
ing to support Dunn for the high of
nee OF governor and urging the Repub-
licans to cast their vote for Johnson
and honest government. This is GER
taInly q case where boiling the ticket
Will not bring any discredit on the
potter. Republicans in favor of honest
administration and rigid enforce
ment of the laws should therefore vote
the Democratic ticket next November
Ihey viii never regret doing So
Swift County Monitor.
johnson and Winston, the Democratic
nominees for governor and lieutenant
governor, have been attending county
Iairs In the southern part of the state
ana cur exchanges show that they have
been most cordially welcomed in every
instance and have left the best kind Of
an impression behind them. Of course
they had to make speeches. but they
were not altogether political, and we
presume they will go over the ground
again before the campaign closes We
should like to have them at our county
1alr, knowing that they would surely
make friends here, but as they have en-
gagements elsewhere at that time we
feel sure they will come here later on,
and when they co come we hope every
voter within driving distance, whether
Democrat or Republican, will turn out
and hear them and We'll guarantee that
they will be richly repaid for coming
Montevideo Leader.
Editor John A. Johnson, Of St Peter,
has been nominated by the Democrats
of Minnesota for governor. Seldom has
the party displayed better Judgment in
the selection of a gubernatoriai candi-
date. He is one of the cleanest men in
the state, gentleman, and in every
sense OF that word, a splendid editor,
a good orator, full of enthusiasm for
the right, and while he is Democrat,
he rises above the peanut headed po-
ntical freebooters and rightly holds
that the state is greater than the party
Backed by clean record in the senate,
an unsullied private life, brains and
high principles. he will command the
respect and the votes of host. of Re-
publicans who will overlook his party
Affiliations and vote for him for what
he is.-Windom Citizen (Rep.).
The public examiner Of Minnesota
and the Republican candidate for
governor are. using considerable news
paper space these days. When the ex-
aminer's report was made public the
papers used 1t as campaign docu-
ment and as the candidate for COVER
nor was severely criticised he took con-
siderable space to attempt to reply to
the charges Of graft and carelessness
contained in the report. Judging from
the tone of the documents the Repub-
lican state convention made an error in
selecting Dunn as its candidate.-Lid-
gerwood Monitor.
The complete returns from the Sec
ond district show that Congressman
McCleary carried every county in the
district, and his vote was two to one
bower Miller. In Mankato, where the
strongest fight was made against him,
his vote was GA to AT for Miller This
shows the efficacy Of letter writing
Rochester Post and Record.
We cannot blame Canada, for like
begets like If the United States pre-
fers retaliation to reciprocity, Canada
announces that it has learned the trick
of building Chinese walls also. If we
penaliZe raw materials from Canada,
Canada can penalize our manufactures
And verify our need is greater than
hers.-Oskosh Times.
Indiana girls are forming what are
known as Leap Year clubs for the pur-
pose of gaining information as to the
habits, etc., Of eligible bachelors. Some
of these young ladies will probably dis
cover when too late that there is such