Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-08
Before and after Election!

Before and after ElectiOn!
Just before the recent city election, the
Daily Times editor elevated his nostrils ri
dicuously high, Ike pig S snout in chase
after an ear of corn, so as not to perceive the
bad odor of some of the nominees on the
Irish ticket and also, in substance, intima-
| ted to our citizens that between that ticket
and the one nominated in opposition by the
People without distinction of party, there
wasn't much choice or preference; and be
wouldn't ''insut" their sagacity, by indicat-
ing to them the nominees were, or
which were not, competent men for the posts
for which they were severally running.
In other words, he pretended TO be nom
committal (; but there was evidently on his
part nevertheless strong leaning towards
the Irish, or so-called Democratic ticket.
The very intimat;on that there was any
equality of intelligence, honesty, or fitness
was ialsity and gross insult to the Peo-
Pies Party and their ticket.
In strong contrast with this course of the
Times before the election, is its praise OF the
candidates elected, since the result has been
announced! 1t spreads itself yesterday in
savering over in its Sckening style every can
didate who has been chosen. In Mr.. Kit
son. he tells u.s. the city has good Mayor
-"he will so conduct the affairs of his Of
flee as to meet the approval of all Parties y
an opinion which, as he voted for Mr.. X, we
have no objection to his expressing. He has
discovered also, since the lection, that no
better man than Daniel Rohrer could have
been elected City Treasurer" Had Mike
Cummings been chosen would he not have
said the same? 1t also "ailords him much
pleasure to record since the aection, that
10 officer las neen more prompt in the dis
charge Of his duties, and no officer has shown
a more sef-reliant spirit than Mr.. Simons."
AS not worl of this was whispered before
tie hctioa, when it might have done some
good, Mr. Simons should send him word that
he thanked him for nothing! Mr.. Metcali,
he has also just disc vered, is an excellent
book-kceper, aid the right man for Colnptrol-
Ter. Mr.. Schurmer Of the First Ward (whom
it is alleged he also voted aganst.) he now
justly eulogizes for his "public enterprise,
ability and honesty - about which qualifica-
tons, however, he seemed entirely ignorant.
Jcfoyo Tie elcctioa! The editor then runs on
in the same vein, through the whole list Of
Aldermen elect. Patrick O'Gorman he don't
know, but prcsumcs that he will make a
good Alderman :" Grace, although an r.
shman," he learns, "wlll fill the Office with
credit - Mr.. Gross will honor his country.
men by seat in the Council y W. II. Wolff
is afectionately claimed as q our old friend !"
while he has likewise discovered also, since
The election, that Mr.. bod; is an excellent
and honest man."
w lille so much praise is thus bestowed
upon those who have been elccted, it will
strike most peop'c that his new role of & i'm
partially" demanded some sympathy and
consollng notices also Of the defeated cand,-
dates or does he, like the sun flowers, only
worship the rising suns Of the municipality
The most impudent paragraph of the
whole article is the concl ding one-the eli
max-thc base of the puftatory pyramid. 1t
reads as follows
"Thus have the people, by an imperfect
organization, succeeded in placing into the
hands Of responsible men Tor most of them
SOL the affairs of oar city,
Why, after thus commencing in detail as
above, every man who was elected, he should
at the conclusion in this manner intimate q
doubt OF the responsibility Of some of item.
10y the phrase cor most Of them" passes our
But despaiing of solving this vagary of
friend Muggins. by any ordinary intellectual
analysis, we defer its investigation for the
present to direct the attention of our readers
TO the cool assumption with which he bows
himself INTO the ranks of the successful party
in the city; and comedies the credit to an 'm-
perfect organization" of the people for having
against an atrocious party nomi-
nation, 'in placing in the hands Of respon-
'ible men the affairs of our city, When the !
JNnnesotiaa was battling Cor that 'imperfect
organization" where was the Tunes? will be |
he pregnant inquiry Of its friends The an
'wer is at hand-it was carrying water on
10Th shouders-and playing "good Lord,
rood Devil not knowing whose hands it
night fall into-and determined whoever
night be king, it would lie Vicor of Bray.
but upon such thinning and cozzening!