The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-04
What the Editors Say

When Gov. Van SAINT SHE'D his castor
into the senatorial contest he fatly
repudiated his statement made to
members of the Roosevelt club of ST.
Paul only two weeks previously. The
governor told President Halbert and
Two other members of the club that
under no circumstances would he be
candidate. Did he mean what he
sald, and il SO what happened during
tf1at two weeks to make the governor
according to his statement, s.madder
than he had been for forty years." It
could not have been the bribery
charges, for he was not candidate
ana therefore not open to suspicion.
W nile the exact condition of the gov
ernor's fences may not be known, we
are willing to wager a red apple that
II they could be examined a full blood
ed Senegambian would be exposed
Alexandria News.
The Reporter cengratulates both
Gov Johnson and John r. King, the
former for appointing King state IL
Drarian and the latter for being the
recipient of so handsome a holiday
prize
Johnson knows good men and is ap-
pointing them to places of trust under
his administration, and King is one Of
the best yet appointed. If Johnson
Keeps on making good appointments he
Will give the Republicans some trouble
in displacing him In the next cam
paign. Thus far he seems to be earn
ing the good opinion Of even the party
he whipped in the late election.-W
dom Reporter.
The delay in the report Of the statute
revision committee is very disappoint-
ing and may cause trouble in the en-
actlnP Af T1r OF ic
seems that that report should be acted
upon first, and it will take considerable
time to give that due consideration.
1t would be useless to amend any stat
ute before the adoption of the report
as the adoption of the report would re-
peal the new amendments, and it
would be very awkward to enact any
new legislation until the report is dis
posed of. Maybe it will be Just as well
II no additional laws are passed
Isanti County Press.
What are the farmers In Norman
county and the valley in general go.
ing to do about seed wheat for the
coming season? Are you going to use
the dried up, shrunkens stuff raised this
year or make an effort to get better
grader We note that many farmers in
Otter Tails Becker and Clay counties
are making an effort to obtain better
seed and We believe they are working
in the right direction. Wouldn't it be
a good idea for the business men in
the different communities to agitate a
change in seed heat?-Norman
County Index.
Will the farce never end? A few
years ago Duluth forced fifth normal
school on the state after the most bit
ter hight waged in the legislature in
many year, and now comes Mime
apolis asking for a sixth institution of
this kind. It is to be hoped that the
legislature will turn down this, new
proposition with a thud that can be
heard all over the state. Instead of
SIX, the state should have only one
normal school, centrally located and
we'll equipped. Let US hear no more
Of this nonsense.-Preston Times.
With all the horror Frank Eddy has
always felt toward the merger and
all other forms of unlawful combina-
ton, he has now gobbled up the Sauk
Center Avalanche, a parallel and COM
peting newspaper in his town, and
merged it with his paper, the Sank
Center Herald. And to think that this
man might have been elected governor.
a-Ortonville Herald Star.
We desire to deny that Frank Eddy
will go down to st. Paul and spend the
winter showing: the legislators the
dress suit he used to wear during his
Washington career.-Northfield News.
Gov. Van SAINT says: sI have not
been so mad since the Civil war; He
should remember 'sthat he whom the
gods DESTROY thew first make mad -