The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-22
What the Editors Say


Republican party of Minnesota that
there was a sufficient number of small
potato politicians in the legisla ture
10 pass the Horton bill over Gov
Johnsons Veto How our representa-
tives are going to explain their votes
on this matter is a mystery; but they
VIII probably try to tell us a whole
lot of stuff about the building not be-
ing completed, etc. That win hardly
wash down. however. The intent of
the measure is Simply to take away
from Gov Johnson few minor ap-
pointments which he did not care for
The Republicans in tine legislature
have done one thing that they did not
intend. They have made John A
Johnson the most popular man in the
state OF Minnesota, and furthermore
have made him the next governor If
he chooses TO be a candidate-Dawson
Sentinel
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 sigma
ture is all that is necessary for the bill
TO become law and he will sign it.
The boards authority over the educa-
tional Institutions will be limited TO the
and superintendent of the eonstruc-
ton of new buildings. This will leave
the board of directors of state normal
schools and the board of regents of the
state university free to act with final
authority in the educational control of
those institutions, without hindrance or
friction. A fight that has been in
progress ever since the board of con-
troll was created has come to an end
Crookston Times.
One hundred and twenty young
women drew farming homesteads in
the recent opening of lands in South
Dakota and a matrimonial rush that
resembles the gold rush to California
has set in. Men from all parts of the
country are offering themselves to the
fortunate young women, the majority
OF them being college graduates from
the east, which goes to show that
college education does not unfit one
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. County
Democrat.
The Perley bill has passed the senate
ana all ii needs now is the signature
or 'he governor. 1t was a hard fought
battle. but once more the state univer-
slty is free from the state board of
control, except in the erection of build
lngs, insurance and purchase of fuel.
II is what the friends of the university
have fought for ever since IL was
placed under the boards control four
years ago and the change back to the
old system is certainly commendable.-
Brainerd Arena.
The Minnesota board of pardons
continues to make the excellent record
or reason and firmness that character
lied 1t under the last state administra- :,
Ilaar.r
dom of dividing the power of Glenn
ency formerly exercised by the gov
ernor among the board is continually
1ustined by experience. Further ii is
easier 10 lodge in a board containing
some criminal experts the rather COM
pllcated powers of suspension and
modification of sentence approved by
modern criminal science.-Minneapol
Tribune.
Emperor William of Germany is
credited with an ambition to have the
German empire swallow up the Meth
erlands while the eyes of Europe are
upon Morocco Universal greed and
jealousy IS all that saves several little
nations from such a fate.-Appleton
Tribune.
The legislature passed the rattle
snake bill and killed the anti-ciga-
rette bill. God made the rattIer and
any Kid can make a cigarette. Great
smanship.-Ortonville Herald
Star.
All this discussion about possible
Republican candidates for governor
two years hence is premature. We
are all too mad to be fair or decent
about it now.-Ortonville Herald Star.
The primary election laws will prob
ably not be amended SO as to avoid
the contested delegation scheme which
resulted in a Democratic governor for
Minnesota.-Buffalo Journal.