The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-09
What the Editors Say

MI. Johnson's real objection to the
nrst drainage bill was that it would
benefit large holders of swamp lands.
including property owned by some of
the railroads, at the expense of the
taxpayers, This he did not consider
Ialr nor Just, and he was right. The
state should pay for draining it's own
lands, not those of Individual owners.
This Will not only be cheering INTEL
Ilgence to the people of Northern Min
nesota, but 1t will also serve to show
that Mr.. Johnson had the best inter-
ests of the state in mind when he voted
on these matters in the senate and that
this will continue to be his policy while
ne occupies the executive chair.-Du-
luth Herald
Men ought to know that they ought
not to get alarmed because a mannish
woman, whose spotless collar. has new
er been mussed by the sticky fingers of
taffy- eating baby, proclaims. that the
mothers and grandmothers of the
country are likely to go on Strike"
because they are overworked. That
they are overworked is true, but they
will never strike. They don't work for
money and the only workers that ever
strike" are those who work for a cash
consideration.-Sauk Center Herald.
President Roosevelt's suggestion in
his annual message to congress that
wife beaters should be punished by
'hogging meets with general approval.
The numerous advantages of admins
terlng corporal punishment are as
speedily recognized now as they were
by the old woman who in the case Of
her drunken husband was advised to
heap Goals of fire on his head. Faith" I"
she said, tand do you think that would
n In : hr.rY ,l,-r,e, II,
ter.-Merrison Democrat
Now that the people have passed the
amendment authorizing the legislature
to abolish the grand jury, there will
be an attempt made at the present
session of the legislature to rid our
statutes of this important legal body
and clothe county attorneys with the
power to decide whether party should
be tried for violations of the criminal
statutes. There are many county at
torneyS who are wholly unit to be
vested with such power. - Princeton
Union.
The first message of Gov. Johnson
to the legislature is an able paper in
Its discussion of the subjects touched
upon. His first recommendation is an
Important one = that the governors
term be made four years; that he be
Ineligible to reelection and that the
~same go into effect at the end Of the
present term, the present executive not
to be eligible to reelection. The rec
ommendation is wise one.-St. Cloud
Times.
Mr.. Winston, OF Minneapolis, Gov.
Johns0n's running mate, is to have
one of the best offices under the new
administration. In the campaign Mr..
Winston gained the respect of all the
voters, who have come to consider him
a good citizen. He should make a
good oficial-F'reeborn County Times.
Yes, it's Gov. johnson, now, and you
will find him in the big new state cap
ito1 in ST. Paul. No trouble about find
ing Johnson. The people found him
last fall, and while it's a big Office to
fill, we are very confident that he will
fill it satisfactorily to the people gen.
orally ly.-Montevideo Leader.
Van SAINT says the election Of C1app
was a great victory for the people; the
people, however, do not see how Van
helped the victory along unless 1t was
by getting "madder than he had been
since the Civil lwar."-Moorhead News.
The primary election law should be
curtailed rather than extended. 1t
would work in the selection of post
master.-Appleten Press