The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-07
What the Editors Say

The brave words of Gov Alva Adams
or Colorado as he views with calmness
the theft of the governorship by the
Republican majority in the legislature
II would rather be robbed than rob.
l come home to you defeated, but my
hands are clean'-throwS into glaring
contrast the unutterable meanness of
the Peabody coterie as they plot and
scheme to defeat the expressed will
of the people. All honor to the ten
Republican members of the legislature
who refused to be made parties to such
a despicable deal and all honor to
GOV. Adams who, in defeat. towers like
giant above the pigmies who accom-
plished his retirement from the guber-
material chair.-Grand Forks Press.
1t has been an error to permit the
publication of reports of the bureau of
corporations at Washington. II the
desire was to use these for political eff
rect, II was not shortsighted. II it was
TO inform the public, then it was mis-
taken; because the public cannot be
completely informed without letting the
rascals free. The japanese have shown
wonderful skill in preventing the pub
hcatlon of any of their plans of CAM
palgn in advance of the actual move
ment- The government must be equal
ly discreet If il hopes to accomplish
anything In the war against the trusts.
Red Wing Republican.
Newspaper men cut quite a figure in
the states, official life. The following
officials are newspaper men: Gov.
Johnson's private secretary chief clerk
OF the house. secretary of the senate,
state librarian, first assistant secere-
tary OF the senate, second assistant
secretary of the senate, second assist
ant clerk of the house. 1t seems that
the state needs the newspaper men
or is II that the newspaper men need
the state?-Northfield News.
The newspaper men have a grievance
OF their own against the proposed code.
where libel is charged the publisher is
assumed to be guiltless of malice. pro-
Vlded he makes haste to retract, al
though the injured one still has a right
to recover for actual damages. The
law as revised would take from him the
right to publish a retraction. AS the
Minnesota law has been used as
model in other states it should not
now be changed without good reason
Alexandria Post-News.
Former constituents of the truly
great editor of the Sank Center Herald
announce that Brer Eddy will be a can
didate for congress to succeed the ge-
NAL and gentlemanly Buchanan. Col.
Eddy is letting his curls grow in wan
ton luxuriance, is neglecting to polish
the heel of his left shoe and picks his
teeth with Straw-SignS which, to
initiate. mean a canvass of the rooral
deestricts with an object in view.-Be-
midi Sentinel.
Revival meetings are being held in
nearly every town in the state In many
places 1t is slow work, with but little
interest manifested, while in others.
where they have-evangelists. with hyp-
motto influence. they have the commu-
mites craZed. with crowds of converts,
and the leaders getting from them
$40 to SIS a day for their services
Taylors Falls Journal.
The western states are torn up over
vast land frauds. Here in Minnesota
the main land thieves got in their graft
so long ago that their crimes are out
lawed and their defective titles have
been cured by fifteen years of peaceable
possession.-Fergus Globe.
If Minnesota can put $4,500. 900 into
a capitol. it it can put 100000 more, IL
needed, in giving its chief executive a
nifty and honor that is his, and not COM
pei him to be bottled UP in a hotel
Glencoe Register.
Between the price paid the farmer
for steer apd the price paid by the
consumer for beef there is a large mar
gin not explained in the Garfield re-
port on the operations of the trust
Brainerd Tribune