The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
What the Editors Say

The passage of the Perley bill will
give general satisfaction all around.
The educational institutions have Sc
cured the emancipation desired and the
board of control has gained a longer
lease of life. The governors signature
Is all that is necessary for the bill to
become law and he will sign it. The
boards authority over the educational
institutions will be limited to the pur-
chase of fuel. placing of insurance and
superintendence of the construction of
new buildings.
This will leave the board of directors
or state normal schools and the board
or regents of the state university free
10 act with final authority in the edu-
cauonal control OF those institutions,
without hindrance or friction. A fight
tnat has been in progress ever since the
BOARD or control was created has come
to an end.-Crookston Times.
IL is an unfortunate thing for the
Republican party of Minnesota that
there was sufficient number of small
potato politicians in the legislature to
pass the Horton bill over Gov. John
sons veto. How our representatives
are going to explain their votes on this
matter Is a mystery; but they will
probably try to tell us a whole lot of
stun about the building not being COM
pleted, etc. That will hardly wash
down, however. The intent of the
measure is simply to take away from
Gov Johnson a few minor appoint
ments which he did not care for. The
Republicans in the legislature have
done one thing that they did not in
tend. They have made John A. john
son the most popular man In the state
or Minnesota, and Furthermore have
made him the next governor if he
chooses TO be a candidate.-Dawson
Sentinel
The legislature made a mistake the
other day when il passed the Horton
Dill. over the veto of Gov. Johnson AS
all newspaper readers know the Hor-
ton bill takes from the governor the
management of the new capitol build
ing and the power to name its en-
pIoyes. 1t places these responsibilities
In the hands of the capitol commission.
a Republican body, for two years. The
party whip was cracked, the party or
ganZatlon was set in motion, and the
Dill was passed. We don't think the
Republican leaders who Accomplished
this have any especial reason to feel
proud of the job. Their work was not
important, and no great purpose was
served. 1t was a small piece of bust
ness-that's all.-Wadena Pioneer
Journal
The senate has disposed of about the
only remaining primary bills before it.
Now If the Legislature will pass the
necessary appropriations, leave the
code for next time and get railroad
legislation in such shape that the peo-
pie VIII have something to chew on. it
won't be such a bad winters work The
tax amendment will be enough to
transmit to the people for one year.
Red Wing News.
The st. Cloud Times notes that the
only Republican newspapers which
cannot recover from the jolt received
Dy the election of John A. Johnson are
Gov. Dunn'S Princeton Union and Pri-
yate Secretary MitchelFs Fairmont
News.-Red Lake Courier
Edward Atkinson, the celebrated
statistician, announces that a woman
may be we'll clothed on SOS per year:
there are women who will wish to be
shown-like the man from Missouri
Fargo Forum.
King Edward and President Loubet
have been hobnobbing together and
casting sidelong glances at Kaiser Will
heim, but they won't scare the kaiser
little blt.-Duluth News Tribune
Inc ISSiSIdlure passed the rattle
snake bill and killed the anti-cigarette
bill. God made the rattIer and anv
kid can make a cigarette. Great states
MISUNDERSTANDING Herald Star.
The primary election laws will prob
ably not be amended so as to avoid the
contested delegation scheme which re-
suited in Democratic governor for
Minnesota-Buffalo Journal.
All this discussion about possible Re
publican candidates for governor two
years hence is premature. We are all
too mad to be fair or decent about it
now.-Ortonville Herald-S Star
Republicans had best be careful in
creating sympathy for Gov. Johnson,
unless they want to see him elected a
second time.-Anoka Union