The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-05
What the Editors Saw

A number of two by four Republican
politicians who happen to be members
OF the present legislature are showing
their small caliber by trying to deprive
Gov. Johnson of the control of the new
capitol. Law and precedent are ig-
nored by those hide-bound partisans
In their effort to deprive the governor
OF the privilege which has been ac-
corded to all his predecessors. In de
pate on this question last Friday, Rep
resentative Jefferson of Cottonwood
county, himself a Republican, gave the
true status of the case in the following
words: 1T is peanut politics to de-
vote so much time of the legislature to
see VINO shall be scrubwoman in this
oullulnS. L did not vote for the present
governor but l hate to have it said to
me state at large that this house
passed any discourtesy to him. If we
mad elected a Republican governor
mere would have been no question of
VINO should have had the care of this
ouiiulhg. -Perham Enterprise.
The new code contains provision
authorizing the state board of health
10 SEND an agent to any locality from
Mhicn birth and death returns have
NJ NJ oeen received in order to collect
tIn. instead of this provision, the
CIV relative to birth and death re-
IA us ought to be wiped out entirely.
AS IL is now the town clerk or chair
man of the board of heaItb raoaiI-nt' o.
cehts Tor each birth or death renorted
some clerks send in nearly co,oDIata
IetuIhS' While others send in martial
IetuIns and still others send in none
al an. Statistics of this kind are 81
IiIoollIplete as to be utterly worthless
Gu me information could all be Sc
cured from the census reports any
way.-Fergus Falls Journal.
ne newspaper men have a eriev-
ance of their own against the nronosad
Coqe. Where libel is charged the puh-
IIsner Is assumed to be guiltless of
HldIlce, provided he makes haste to re-
dGI, although the injured one still has
d TlSnI 10 recover the actual damages
Inc, Inc law as revised would take from
MIN the right to publish a retraction.
AS the Minnesota law has been used
as a model in other states it should
not now be changed without good rea-
soh'-AIeXandria Post-News
While the statesmen are frar,i,o.
oliIS 10 regulate freight rates on raiI
toduS they should make these measures
VI odu enough to cover all common car
Ilers, Such as express companies tele-
Stdph ana telephone lines. The charges
OF express companies for carrvino,
soous are often more unjust and un-
reasonable than the freight cbaroas,
made by railroad corporations Wb;Ia
our statesmen are in the regulating
business they should make a clean iob
or lt.-Faribault Pilot,
A ST Paul legislator has introduced
/ Dill making it manslaughter for deer
hunters tba TO XII men by mistake. What's
me me use IL won't prevent the mis-
n
Known TO be enforced. Sentiment al
ways overcOmes hard sense. and tho
laW' too' In prosecutions for criminal
careleSsness. The outcome of fba
prosecutions for the terrible Chicago
Iheater disaster shows that too well -
Grand Marais Herald.
1t is said that disease germs will
HEe month on bank notes and orJv
one day on metal currency. 1t is very
uouDtIul, however, if a germ of any
KIND existing on a bank note cOuld
Withstand the terrific squeezing that
would be given it should it ever fall
ITO the hands of country editor
"Ihhebago City Enterprise.
There are a few inspired idiots who
claim that in order to create greater
respect the judges of the supreme
court OF Minnesota should wear gowns.
If any man believes this is true let him
put on his wife's black wrapper and
walk down the streets of his town and
see how much respect he will inspire.
Sank Center Herald.
A prominent Minneapolis lumber
man is In constant fear and trembling
because of the activity of government
ofhcials in unearthing land frauds i'm
oregon and Washington. - Princeton
Union
If Kansas really wants to get rid
OF the Standard Oil, all it has to do
is TO hitch Mrs Mary Ellen Lease and
Carrie Nation together and say sick
EN- and the work will be DONE
FaribaUlt Journal.
This is an age of clamor," says
James II. Eckels. Well it takes a lot
of noise to make some people hear. es
pectally those with whom Mr.. Eckels is
most closely affliated.-Duluth News
Tribune.
Among the Merrymakers