The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-27
What the Editors Say

The editor of the Fairmont News
asks some questions which we pass
along, hoping that some one may fig
ure out the correct answers. He saws,
What is gambling? This question has
bothered US for years, and we have
never received satisfactory answer.
Two boys We're caught playing marbles
Tor keeps, and the pious church mem
Der holds up his hands in holy horror
and tells them they must not gamble.
Across the street church fair is GO
ing on and there are grab bags. lot
teries and fishing schemes that the
wicked call gambling. but the church
member thinks they are all right. One
man buys land for the raise in value,
but il it fails he has lost his money.
Another bets that a certain card will
turn up. Each Is stacking his money
on his judgment and either may lose
or win. Which is gambling? One man
shakes dice for dollars and another
puts his dollars on the price of wheat.
What is the difference? And which is
gambling? 1t seems TO us that all these
things are about an even thing and
that in each case men are risking their
money in the hope of gain with about
equal chance Of losing. Please tell rs
what gambling is? - Minnesota Lake
Tribune.
The United States senate has very
properly informed the president and
his secretary of state that this govern
ment has constitution and that, under
its provisions, the presidency is not Il
monarchy, and that the president has
not the sovereign right to make trea-
ties. take armed possession of foreign
countries and administer their affairs,
or to declare war against other ma
tions without consulting congress. More
than that, the senate has very prop
erly intimated to the president that
any attempt on his part to coerce the
senate or any Of its members, in any
manner, is an insult to the senate and
will be properly resented. This re-
buke is timely. The house as a de-
Lucrative body has long since ceased
TO exist. 1t is only a machine. The
senate alone seems to have the man
hood to consider and freely discuss
public questions. And while il is large
ly under the influence of plutocracy. 1t
still retains the ancient American doc
trine of free speech and public de-
bate: and so long as free speech is
tolerated there is hope of the future OF
the republic.-Waseca Herald.
They have strenuous sheriffs down in
the old state of Maine. The gentle
man who officiates in that capacity for
the county of York allowed he would
break up a cooking main the other
night. He sailed in and mob of sixty
men attacked him. Having no time TO
draw his revolver he knocked down
eight OF his assailants, putting them
out for more than the statutory time.
He handcuffed two OF the leading riot
ers, scared eight more into uncondi-
tional surrender and marched eighteen
to the police station. The exploit is
respectfully commended to Mr. Roose-
velt's attention. There may be another
deputy marshalship yacant.-Duluth
NewS-Tribune.
Bleeding Kansas undertook to regu-
late Standard Oil. Standard Oil un-
dertook to boycott bleeding Kansas.
The state, in self-defense, proposes to
establish refineries on it's own account.
That smacks of state socialism. but it
has the approval Of many who do not
hold with the socialists, who do main
tain that when any commodity Is the
subject Of monopoly it is time for the
people collectively to step in. 1t will
be an interesting experiment. Kansas
being essentially an interesting state,
and in the long run there is no ques-
ton but the people are bigger than Mr.
Rockefeller-Goodhu County News
There isn't much use of Tom Law
sons stringing out his yarns about
Wall street any longer. The people
are convinced of the rascality, iniquity
and all that sort of thing OF the big
bunch of rogues who do business in
that locality. In fact. they know it so
Well that they are awfully tired of the
whole affair and disgusted with condi-
tions that make it possible for thieves
and gamblers to flourish so well. What
they want Is relief. The man who has
a real remedy to offer is the man they
are looking for. No others need APP
ply.-Red Wing Republican.
Users of kerosene-and we are nu-
merous-will sincerely hope for some
good results from a resolution intro
duced In the legislature by Represent
ative Oleson calling for a thorough
investigation as to the quality of kero-
sene now being furnished to consum-
ers.-Walker Pilot.