The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-11
What the Editors Say

er irritated on account of the nominal
ton Of Hon. Robert C. Dunn and dur
ing the past few days have been seeking
some good Democrat to accept the
nomination Of his party and pledging
him the support of their Collins club,
that is, Of course, providing the nom
1nee is a Hennepin county man. We
VIII wager deughnut that Mime
apoilS Will have more candidates clam
oring to sit to the pie counter after the
election Of Mr.. Dunn than any other
two counties in the state Our respect
for Honest John Lind has been in
creased many fold by his refusal to
listen to their pledges and entreaties.
John Lind is too good a man, too hon
orable politician to march to defeat
With the sore heads of Minneapolis
Faribault Journal.
Congressman McCleary, of the Sec
ond district, makes his claim that
prohibftive tariff would be good thing
for the country on the theory that If
every product that can be manufacture
ed in this country was given the alb
solute custom of the entire population
manufacturers could soon afford to sell
wares much cheaper than they now
can. This theory has beautiful sound
to 1t. but it's altruistic, which is a
much desired condition we have not
turers are selling for all they can get,
not for what they can afford to sell for
Ii the tariff enabled them to double
prices they would do it, and snap their
fingers at the public. Greed is all
poWerful-Winona Independent.
Had we been writing the platform
| we would have declared what every one
| knows. That conditions have changed
| since the passage of the Dingiey law,
and the tariff should be revised to meet
| these conditions. That the great de-
mand of the times is for wider markets
| for the products Of our fields, stock
| ranges and factories; and whenever
such wider markets can be obtained
| by reduction or removal of the tariff
and the markets thus secured are of
more value to the people as a whole
! than the protection afforded by the
tariff, such revision should be made
and reciprocal treaties entered into
| Sank Center Herald.
Gov. Van SAINT is the most thorough
| ly whipped man in all Minnesota, po-
/, litically- speaking. Four years ago he
| was nominated with a blare of trum-
pets. Today his broken promises have
| come home to roost and governor
though he be, his presence among
! those who once fawned upon him. sell
| llSlIy or OTHERWISE, dCIfdCtS scarcely a
passing notice and no one seems anx-
ious to do him special honor And he
has only himself to blame. He has at
| tempted to play political boss and has
| failed signally.-Presten Times.
| Any Democrat that is likely to be
nominated for president would give the
country better administration than
any Republican president-any change
would inevitably be great improve
| ment and benefit to the country
| Freedom County Standard.
| The deficit in the national treasury
June of this year was $50, 1000, 600. One
year ago there was a surplus of $751;
| 100000. The Republican administra-
| lions are always master hands at emp
tying the public reasury.-Litchfield
| Independent.
w. II. Eustfs and Judge Collins are
| better qualified to sympathize with
4 each other than any two politicians we
/ know in Observation-Disclosures Press.
1 Rotten politics won.
| Nothing but silence expresses it.
| It's good ticket, save in three
| places.-4ancihel. Unioi..
We cheerfully admit that Mr.. Knox
| in the senate will be just as dangerous
| to the trusts as Mr.. Knox was in the
| cabinet.-Moorhead Citizen.