The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-13
What the Editors Say

.puoncan party Is doomed in Mime
sofa, and Gov. Van SAINT is the instru-
ment OF Its death. There is nothing in
the first place about his administra-
ton that Is especially brilliant. True.
ne got up row about the merger in
the interests of one railroad gang to
undo another gang and made HIM
self governor twice. If this had been
an unselfish move the people could
have thought more of him. Then he
attempted to force upon the state a
candidate of his choice for governor;
the convention repudiated him, and
then he helped elect Democrat. Now
he bolts again. Twice the Republican
convention has declared in favor OF
senator Clapp to succeed himself, but
last week Van SAINT made speech and
described himself as the man to be
sent to the senate, and day or two
later declared himself a candidate
against Clapp, whom he, together with
the entire Republican party had here
tofore warmly indorsed. It is faithIess-
ness in party policy which the Iegis-
iature should most emphatically dis
approve Window Reporter
Particularly in ST. Louis county has
the rank injustice of the grand jury
system been shown to the full. The
grand jury has been employed by men
OF petty minds to vent their spleen
upon real or imaginary enemies and it
Is weapon that should be removed
from such. a class. The inquisition has
peen, 1t would seem, at the command of
number of trouble breeders on the
Mesab1 range, who have used it in an
attempt to besmirch the good names of
some of those they do not like. Such
dolng Is not the intent of the grand
jury system, and it is hoped the legis-
will
wish of the peopIe.-Iiibbing Ore.
One indication of the Improvement in
the tone of the country press is the
growing tendency to eliminate per-
sonalities and relegate the roast. Pub
1shers of rival newspapers are not SO
prone to comment upon the shortcom-
ings OF each other as in years past, nor
Is lhere SO great a disposition to attack
anu nay pubic men. Clean, common
sense criticism and discussion has to a
large extent supplanted the old order
and this fact is encoura ging. At best
the roast is undignified and disgusting.
ana there viii be none to mourn ifs
passing.-St. Peter Herald.
Gov. johnson directs the attention of
the legislature to some thirty odd ton
icS upon which he asks them to make
-" - VIII " CIy Lew exceptions his
recommendations should be generally
needed. He throws in a few, but very
iew, o1d-time Democratic ideas into the
document, and some constitutional
propositions which might as well he
passed upon; but upon some very i'm
portant issues of the recent campaign
the legislature will either have to
meet him half way or else have an
other run for it's money over the same
race track two years hence.-Midway
News.
Whatever else may be said about
Gov. Johnson, all must admit that he
mas used excellent Judgment in MAX
ing his appointments, and if he uses
the same tact as a chief executive he
VIII make no serious mistakes.-Chat-
Held News Democrat
Since the reelection of Senator
Clapp is now practically assured. the
query arises whether Van SAINT has re-
covered from his mad spell or still re-
mains madder than he was during
the civil war?-Bertha Headlight.
A Hennepin county solon is said TO
nave said that if $4,000 had been
thrown into the fight at the last min
ute Senator Clapp could have been de-
Ieated d Who is always the first to cry
stop, thief ?'-Bemidji Pioneer.
!t was fortunate that the legislature
held the architect down to four and a
half millions. Had he been given an
other million there would not have