The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-19
What the Editors Say

Republican conventions are reviv-
ing the old chestnut about the tariff
needing revision, but that the work
must be done by its friends" II a
voter will stop to think for a moment
ne Will find the friends" of the tariff
are the very fellows that are satisfied
with existing schedules. The tariff
should be revised without regard to
partisan or local phases and in the in
terest of the whole American people
The tariff should never have been
MADE party issue. 1t is purely a
business proposition and ought to be
treated as such. The special interests
and privileged classes have too long
made the tariff question the football
OF their own schedules and ambitions
Red Lake Courier
And there is something funny about
this Journal support of Collins. for
the Judge has the Minneapolis Journal
the st. Cloud Journal the Wadena
Journal, the Buffalo Journal and the
OftonV1lle Journal while all the News,
Ir1bunes, Heralds, Gazettes. Posts
Unions, Standards, Sentinels, Advo-
Gates, Times, Records, Leaders. Re-
views. Eagles, Arguses, Presses. Reg
iSters, signals, Tidendes, Bladets. Uge-
biadets, Amerikanska Postens, FoIkets
afohlngs, etc., etc., are supporting Bob
SnOul0
nold reunion and organize a. Collins
campaign survivors association,-Or-
tonville Herald Star
minnesota lawyers are advocating a
REFORM in the judicial system of the
state. The reforms suggested are an
increase In salary and an extended
tenure In office. Any reform which
VIII take the judiciary out of notifies
WQIP0TOp6 nd
~ be accomplished by electing our SUI
preme court and district judges for
longer term Of years; but a reform
WhIch proposes an increase of salary
70 $4,000 or $4,000 a year will be re-
garded with suspicion by the people
Alexandria Post News.
10 read the comments of some of
the ant1-CoIlinS or anti-Dunn papers
one would hardly suppose it possible
tnat they are Republican papers at
al, and yet they claim to be, though
tney say meaner things about that
other fellow than they can think to
say about the Democrats viii thew
get together later on? Oh, yes! and
VIII slOp over on the other side, then,
same as they do on one side now. They
forget that the biggest thing on earth
is a level head.-Montevideo Leader.
It's amusing to note the proud man
ner in which the Republican papers
point to the fact that Carnegie has
offered to donate 81, 200, 0O0 to assist
roosevelt in his presidential campaign.
" course it's all right for the Repub-
Means to spend money-and whisky
at the elections, but with the rest
OF the political parties-weH Just listen
TO the howl set up by the g. O, %.
papers.-Norman County Herald.
Most of the Republican weekly ma
pers resort to clubbing when con-
fronted with matters they dare not
debate. This quibbling, however, does
not change the fact that the masses
nave become extremely tired Of an
administration that fosters the trusts.
The presidents strenuousness is a hol-
low mockery.-Sfbley County indie
pendent.
A contemporary feels that it is a
case OF horse and horse in Kansas
and says: 1T is hard to explain the
partlalities of the politicians. Take
Kansas, for example, where one party
sends a man like Joseph Ralph Burton
to the United States senate and the
other party adopts a resolution euIo-
glzlng William Randolph Hearst" -
Duluth NewS-Tribune
The state of Minnesota owns 1900
goo acres of swamp lands in Northern
Minnesota. When this vast territory
is properly drained it will be some of
the finest agricultural land in the
state. What better reason can the
state have for substantial drainage an
Enthusiastically Pioneer.
Don't ask the local newspaper to
urge Its readers to trade at home and
then send away for your printing. be-
cause it may be a dollar cheaper. 1t is
not consistent and very bad policy.
-Dassel Anchor.
Frank Eddy's friends say that his
gum shoe campaign is bringing results
these days and that Frank will take
the center of the stage all to himself
some of these fine days.-Seaforth
Item.
There is a municipal campaign on
In st. Paul, and it is suddenly discoy-
cred that that city is very, very wick
ed. Still Minneapolis has the call at
misunderstanding Herald Star.
Mr.. Eustis won't say word as to
his gubernatorial candidacy, but he
has his ear to the ground all the same.
-Brainerd Tribune.