The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-25
What the Editors Say

If the tariff was reduced to a reve-
nue. basis so that it would produce
enough money to run the government,
with the postoffice and other grating
eliminated, and with trust productions
that are sold cheaper abroad than here
on the free list, the cost of living and
labor would soon find a reasonable
level. The old excuse for protection
that it would foster and build up IN
fant industries can not now be claimed
as necessary for the gigantic trusts,
for some of the largest of the COM
bines are making profits so great that
they are paying large dividends on
watered stocks ten times greater than
their plants could be reproduced for.
The consumers of the United States
are therefore taxed not only to sup
port the government but also the much
greater tax imposed by the trusts and
that is what the Republican leaders
call the benign influence of the Dingley
law.-Faribault Pilot.
Since the time has passed when
"Uncle Sam Was Rich Enough to Give
Us All a Farm" President Hill thinks
only. such acts should be passed by
congress as will place the remaining
lands in this country into the hands
of the people who wish to cultivate
them. He, with others, views with
alarm the emigration to Canada, and
the probability of England adopting
differential tariff with her colonies
which will admit Canadian wheat in
that country II cents cheaper than the
American grain. In his opinion the
solution of the problem will come
through securing an Oriental market
which will take the grain of the far
Western states, thereby lessening the
home supply and advancing prices.
This is what has been termed Mr.. Hills
Oriental dream, the reality of which
is daily growing clearer not only to
Mr.. Hill but to the farmers of these
Western states.-Alexandria Post
News.
1.-The Democratic party is becoming
more and more exhausted as the
months pass in its race after an avail
able candidate-Le Sueur County
Leader"
Softly, neighbor Don't get mixed.
So far the Republican party is the
only one which has had any anxiety
about the next Democratic standard
bearer. We can assure you, however,
that the Democratic party numbers
many citizens who are great enough to
fill the presidential chair and preserve
the dignity Of true American Justice
LIE Sueur County Democrat.
There promises to be big fight op
the Great Lakes the coming season be-
tween the owners of the vessels and
the union employees. The owners have
held convention and decided to take
possession Of their vessels again, even
though they are unable to get them out
of port. This means that lake naviga-
tion may be little slow in opening
Fergus Falls Journal.
So Minnesota will lose Tams Bixby.
No more a roamah, to Oklahoma he
HES himself at last to reach the SEN
ate. the job he's been at for many sea-
sons. past. Here's hoping Oklahoma
will do the right thing by Tams, for he
has been at least part of the making
of Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
= 1t is claimed that the woods are full
of men in southern Minnesota who
want to vote for EustiS. They didn't
come out of the woods when John
Lind put his On the spit.-St. Peter
Herald
Every gubernatorial candidate seems
to have hard working press bureau
these days. Something reaches our
sanctum every day relative to one of
the ndidates.-Dawson Sentinel.
But what's the use of the Chicago
building inspector closing the churches
of Chicago, anyway? They are only
used by the unhappy visitor who can't
get away.-St. Cloud Times.
The Wabasha Herald wants reduced
railroad rates to the editorial conven-
tion. A paradox! A paradoxi-Orton-
vile Herald Star.