The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-27
What the Editors Say

The best way to keep the supreme
bench out of politics Is not to let IL get
into politics. For this reason a cam
paign for seat is a peculiarly difficult
one to handle in q proper manner
The present supreme court com
prlses Chief Justice Start and Justices
Charles Il. Lewis, of Duluth; G. H.
Brown, of Morris; w. Il. Douglas, of
Moorhead; John A. Lovely, Of Albert
Lea. These men seem to be as able as
any of the candidates. AS long as the
men are given credit for being as able
as any who are trying for that high
office, the easiest and safest way to
preserve a nonpartisan feeling in our
great hall of justice is to return them
Warren Sheaf
The plea of a nonpartisan judiciary
is made to meet many ends, but this is
ABOUT the limit. Why not at once adopt
civil service reform or life tenure and
then 1T Will be impossible to inject any
new life into our judiciary. The propo-
sitlon to elevate to the supreme bench
two Of the ablest jurists in the state is
met by the assertion that it is dragging
the judiciary into politics. Next
Alexandria Post News.
The Republican apologists are now
uefendlng the trusts and in effect call.
Ing them the mothers of industry The
republican bosses are making splendid
trust agents and they have their pieces
as ready at their tongue ends as have
the lightning rod agents or the fellow
who goes around the country selling
country rights to farmers for selling
TANKS. IL has been said that when you
touch mans pocketbook you come
close to touching his heart. This is ali
Dosh, for If 1t were so men who are
paying trust prices because of tariff on
lumber and iron and steel products.
would cease their fooliShnesg and re-
frain from voting the Republican ticket.
Well0may the sprites look down on the
american voter as he deposits his bal
lot in favor of the party of trusts, and
say, What fools these mortals be-
Wabasha Herald
Hon. j. I. MeCleary has sounded the
Keynote Of the Republican campaign
for 1904 and it is high tariff This may
be the Wisest issue for the East, but it
is not for the West Why the party
does not come to the relief of the West
ern Industries as readily as it does to
those of the East is one of the unsolv-
able mysteries. Mr.. McClearys indie
pendence in this matter is chaFacteris-
tic of the man, but he does not repre-
sent the majority Of the voters of his
party in this state. The people of Min,
tACSOAd NSfdt t1tG Quty tdKGH OH OF It1ff-
Der and wheat, and what applies to this
state applies to all the Western states.
New Ulm Review.
Those newspaper editors who are so
coeksure that Mr.. Rockefeller will new
er undertake to consolidate practically
all the mining interests of this country
may as we'll keep their eyes open. They
may yet be treated to a surprise There
VII hn
control the iron mining business, but
to all intents and purposes he has, al
though he does not own and operate
all the iron mines in existence-Duluth
Herald.
The people feel that the time for
revision and reduction of duties has
come. They are willing to leave this in
the hands of the Republican party, but
they insist that it shall be done. And
they are not going to put up with any
refusal. 1t is an issue that will not
down; and they who insist on showing
1t into the background are counting de-
feat.-Red Wing Republican.
The reffop of Insurance Commissioner
Elmer H, Dearth does not signify quite
so much to the outs as did the flop,
while to the ms of course it signifies
good deal more. The real signifi-
canoe, however, is not so much in the
flop" as it is in the Hopper" Sure,
Mike!-Midway News.
Senator Depew says the country is
simply resting after it's wild debauch
of promotion and specula tion." Is this
DR.. Depew's diagnosis of what has been
exultantly call prosperity? - Morrison
County Democrat.
In the meantime don't lose sight of
your Uncle Eddy. He is still in the
ring as chirp and hopeful as ever
Winona Republican and Herald.
After the state convention one fellow
will stand pat and the rest will weep
Window Reporter.