Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-27
The Difference.

One week from tomorrow the municipal election
contest will occur. On Wednesday the Republicans
will hold their city convention, while the Democratic
city convention viii not take place until Saturday.
There now no doubt that the latter will place in
nomination DR.. A. A. Ames, while tbs former will
nominate C. n Loring for the Office of mayor. tits
not necessarily party issue. No municipal cleo
ton should be a party issue. but rather
question Of principles question Of enforcement or
non. enforcement Of the ordinances passed by the
city council, and Of the passing of conservative or
reformatory measures by the aldermen elected for
the purpose. Yet the p. p. and the Tribune, the
Republican mouthpieces, are frsntically engaged in
the laudsble purpose Of actually forcing party
fghtupon the people. They opened up by attempt
ing to drive Rev. ". W. Satterlee, the
temperance NOMINEES, from the field BY heap
ing upon him abuse which they had
calculated, would so s.irg man who would natursl'
ly be inclined to constituencies after having worked
in the vineyard of his master 30 long as has Dr.
satterlee, that he would withdraw his name and
then by opening their guns upon the Democratic
nominee, endeAvor by all the conglom-
Grated and sickly logic at their
command, make their position upon
the liquor question absolutely untenab!e to every
true temperance man, thereby hoping to win over to
the Republicans the vote Of the reform party
en- nsGsse. Like drowning man, they grasp ut
straws. The little piece of strstagem, however, IL
too transparent by far to mislead any one. The
temperance people Of Minneapolis are not fools.
and know as much of human nature,
and, forsooth Of the trickery annually
resorted to by the Republicans of this city to sccom-
pish their ends, as do the contractors who published
the fragrant falsehoods respecting DR.. A. A. Ames
yesterday morning. With their customary incon
sistency and absolute disregard Of truth, the two
papers above referred to assert that In the election
Of DR.. Ames the temperance people would
suffer defeat, inasmuch as Dr.. Ames
had formed . coalition :, with the saloon
keepers, against slsz and ORDER" which is rep
resented in the candidacy of Loring. Now, how
silly do these statements sound to any Minneapolis
man who has lived here since the election Of DR..
Ames as mayor six years sgo.
The GLOBE asserts this important fact . fact
whicn no man can deny-that is, during the admins
tration of DR.. Ames all existing ordinances
| were scrupulously enforced; and that when DR..
Ames was defeated four years ago by John De Lait-
| tre-a fact which the p. p. gloats over great
victory-the ordinances Of Minneapolis have not
been enforced, but have been permitted to remain
dead letter upon the books, notwithstanding that
| the Republicans used the temperance people a.
cat's-paws to pull the chestnuts from the fire, by
pledging them that theirs was the real temperance
earty, and that if De Lattre-aDd, later, Rand-was
elected, the saloons would be cloted on Sunday.
That was the issue upon which these men were elect.
ed-upon pledges broken within the first month Of
their administration. The Republicans are playing
| double game. i
| The temperance people are fully aroused to the
situation, aud the GLOBE has assurances that In the
event of their being compelled to choose as between
| DR.. Ames or @. NJ. Loring, the former would get
the undivided support and franchise of their party
with the exception Of one Scrap Iron Bill, stalwart
without influence, who has been won over to the ret
inue of Loring, and of which occurrence 1t is NOT
worth while to mention.
If DR.. Ames proves to be our next mayor, he will
go into the Office uupledged to any party clique or
individual, decided and Arm; to enforce law and
order. DR.. Ames is too well known in this city,
which has been his home 80 many years. where he
has struggled in the practice Of his profession from
| the position of poor man to the head Of large
| practice and of fine hospital; where by his true
| manhood, generosity and faithfulness he has won
the friendahp and admiration of major proportion
| of our citizens conservation to be proud Otto
have thase facts pass by UNDECIDED. No one believes
| the calumny heaped upon him, aud 1t will
/ rebound like boomerang and serve to defeat
| the republicans who are using it.