The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29
What the Editors Say

1t is to be regretted that Gov. Van
oant could not have retired from Office
Witnout making such sorry spectacle
VI niInself. Not being content with
tle5llng dlssensions which proved fatal
70 the republican party, at whose hands
ne mas been twice honored with the
nlghest office in the gift of the people.
ne also tried to butt into the senatorial
contest in the waning hours of his adj
nlnistratlon. 1t was not his fault that
ne ala not succeed in disrupting the
republican party beyond resurrection.
7 FoItunately wiser counsel prevailed.
Let US nope that we have heard the last
OF van Sant.-Clearwate Herald.
Prof. Shaw, of the Minnesota Agri-
cultural college, and Prof. BoIley' of
the North Dakota Agricultural college.
both men of experience as wheat rails
ers, practical and scientific, say that
rusted wheat used for seed viii not
necessarily produce rusted wheat. for
they have tested the matter fully.
1heir word is law and gospel in such a
matter; and yet we believe every farm
er viii be justified, if he is able. in pro-
curing the purest and best wheat pos
slpie for his sowing the coming season.
II Tor no other reason than to change
his seed.-Glencoe Register
~,
Clapp has been elected by the state
legislature to succeed himself and the
hurry and blurry is all over The little
cloudburst of opposition did not sig
nlfy much and the plan to fill the field
with as many possibilities for the SEN
atorlal toga in the hopes of forming a
combination, was a dismal failure.
Senator Clapp may feel a personal sat-
lsfactlon as well as his friends at the
strong Endorsement given him by the
people of MlnneSOta.-CrookSto Times.
The game and fish commission is try
Ing again to secure the passage of a
law making it necessary for every man
or boy who wants to shoot a few ducks
OF chlckens on his farm or anywhere
else to secure license. 1t is all right
10 prevent the sale of game and limit
the number Of birds or big game one
may Kill, but we draw the line at hav-
ing to first secure a license to kill a
bird we have fed and harbored on our
own premlses.-Todd County Argus.
The reciprocity sentiment is fast
gaining ground in Canada Closer re-
lations with the United States is meet
ing with general favor of Canadians,
especially those who do not wish to
adopt an attitude of provincial isola-
ton, who see in the policy of high pro-
lection, the evil of fostering infant in
dustries, beyond the aim of fitting them
for open competition in the worlds
markets to stage where they become
nopolistic.-Glencoe Enterprise
Representative Coles proposal for the
enactment of legislation which shall re-
suit in Minnesota's adopting a compre-
hens1ve system of drainage of state
lands is certainly a good one If drain
q ii tI,o +o
its people, and a thing which it is the
duty of the state to undertake, it is
certainly the part of wisdom to dis
cover just what must be done and to
plan for doing it systematically.-Be
midi Pioneer.
If Senator Smoot, the Mormon sem
ator from Utah, and a believer in po-
lygamy, was a Democrat instead of
high moral Republican, he would have
been fired from the senate months ago.
The senate seems to have several
thieves, grafters and one Mormon in it,
and as they are all Republicans they
are too holy to be expelled.-Wright
County Times.
The new capitol is not large enough
to give some of the state officials more
than suite Of three rooms and they
are grumbling. They should be willing
to retire to private life at the end of
their term, go back to their respective
counties, get elected court commissioner
and have all outdoors for office room.-
Eden Valley Journal.
Another meaSly trick that the Second
district congressman has been guilty of
is the removal of a couple of rural mail
carriers in Blue Earth county who sup
ported Bert Miller for congress before
the primaries. When it comes to
small-bore politician McCleary is a
pretty small gimlet.-Lamberton Star.
We are told that a majority of the
senators are opposed to the Peterson
anti pass BILL This is natural, but the
people will keep an eye on the bill and
the fellows who are in favor of killing
it in the ommittee.-Preston Repub-
lican.
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