The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-30
What the Editors Say

by the Minnesota Democrats this year
contains number of eloquent speak
ers, and one of the ablest in the list
IS Thomas ]. McDermott, of ST. Paul,
the nominee for attorney general. Mr..
McDermott ranks high in the legal
profession and is a fitting associate
Tor John A. Johnson and F. G. Winston,
the nominees for governor, and lieu
tenant governor, and the other candi-
dates named by the Democratic con-
ventlon. 1t is very important that the
people should elect an attorney gem
eral in thorough sympathy with the
governor, otherwise the executive will
be seriously handicapped in carrying
out the reforms needed in the admins
tration of the states affairs and in
prosecuting the timber thieves and
other despoilers of the state lands
The election of John A. Johnson to the
goyernorship should be accompanied
by. the election of Mr.. McDermott as
attorney general.-Duluth Herald
With its usual modesty the Repub-
llcan national committee is claiming
everything in sight From non parti-
san sources, however, it appears that
the Democrats will carry New York,
and stand an equal show with the Re-
publicanS for carrying Indiana Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Colorado and
Nevada. West Virginia the Democrats
are practically sure of, and Wisconsin
may go Democratic. Here in the West
we are hearing little of national issues,
but the people are doing their own
thinking, and it would not be sur
prising if the national committee We're
to wake up on the morning of the 9th
OF November to find that Parker had
been elected, and that the great trust
buster who never busts has been rele-
gated to the rear, where he may have
more time to eulogize himself and
throw bricks at all his predecessors in
the presidential chair.-Winona Inde-
pendent.
The Democratic convention, in re-
sponSe to the demand arising from
the infamy of his defeat in the Repub-
Hcan convention, named Judge Lovely
as one of the nominees of that con-
vention, Republican though he is. 1t
was creditable thing for that party
to do, and it gives the Republicans Of
Minnesota chance to right a great
wrong. Keep the supreme court clear
from the dirty pool of politics. Do
not permit ward politicians to make
trading stock of the highest court i'll
the commonwealth. Cloud Journal
Press.
there will be an increase of 10000
votes in this state since the election of
two years ago. 1t is quite probable
that the major portion of this vote is
Republican, but the important question
now is who will get the largest per-
centage of this increase. J. A. Johnson
or Bob Dunn? Many young men will
no doubt cast their first vote this
election, and the young men of the
state being enthusiastic supporters of
Mr.. Johnson, it is quite likely that he
will get a goodly portion of this in
creased vote.-Mankato Review.
When Congressman Bede held the
federal office of United States marshal
and desired to take part in political
campaign, he resigned office. But the
Republican federal officeholders in this
state at present are not so particular,
as Mr.. Bede will notice. Even Register
Culkin, of the Duluth land office,
Travelled all the way to ST. Paul to
predict majority of 5000 for Dunn
in st. Louis county, when the total vote
here will probably not exceed 1900!
Certainly Mr.. Culkin should receive
a reward of some kind.-Duluth Her
aid.
The manner in which r. c. Dunn's
political speeches are being received
throughout the state shows that the
thoughtful Republicans of Minnesota
take pleasure in throwing icicles down
his back and then laughing at his con-
tortions. Dunn visited Glenwood and
the reception rendered him was of the
same temperament he has met with
elsewhere. Republicans received him
In about the same spirit that an A. P.
A. banner would be received in a st.
Patricks day parade.-Sauk Center
Avalanche.
Congressman Davis seems to be
making a silent hunt, if any, and has
not as yet said a word or done a thing
for the head of the Republican state
ticket. There are more Johnson and
Davis Republicans than there are Dunn
and Davis Republicans and the shrewd
Republican candidate for congress
wants them all.-Norwood Times.
The grand jury system is an expen-
sive and slow method of bringing
criminals before the court to be tried.
Every taxpayer should vote for the
proposed amendment abolishing the
old antiquated system. Quicker and
less expensive methods can surely be
devised to do this work.-Albert Lea
Enterprise.
When Congressman Buckman spoke
of his timber trespass to Auditor Dunn
he remarked that his men had id
long ak handles" Ex-Congressman F.
M. Eddy, in commenting upon themat-
ter. said: Eyes, they were long handles,
they reached clear across a whole
township. Little Falls Herald.
1t will require all the ability and tact
of good Republicans to extricate the
candidate for governor from a dilemma
in which he finds himself and to recon-
cile the factional differences which
threaten to rend the party asunder.-
Mortified News.