St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-26
WILL afR. McCARDY WITHDRAW

VIII MR. McCARDY Withdraw
In view of the great misfortune which over
took James O'Brien, the Democratic candi-
date for County Auditor, yesterday morning,
the question was very generally asked whether
Mr.. McCardy would not withdraw in his
favor. There seems to be an eminent fitness
in the suggestion and it is the only manly
course for Mr.. McCardy to pursue, and one
which would largely retrieve him in the eyes
of those who now oppose him.
The GLOBE well understands that the world
is full of misfortunes and struggles, and that
men must care for themselves and do the
best they can, but there are cases which APP
peal keenly to the public and which, when
it is consistent, the public should heed. If
Mr.. O'Bren was an improper person to
be county auditor, the fact that every dollar
he had in the world was swept away by fire
yesterday morning, aud he is left with the
care of a wife and eight children, the Oldest
but sixteen years of age, should
not call upon the public to put
him in the place as q matter of sympathy.
But it is conceded on all hands that Mr..
O'Brien will make as competent an official as
the county ever had. He has grown up from
childhood in this community, and no man
lives who has for u moment questioned his
integrity. He was a brave and gallant sol
der, and was severely woun-
ded while inside the rebel breast
works at Nashville, but wounded as he was
he served until the war was ended. His eX-
perience for number of years in the Office
OF District Clerk endeared him to the public
and proved his capacity. He is known as
Jimmie O Brien throughout the city, not as
is frequently the case as registering
nick name, but because Of mis- courtesy his
obliging disposition, the ease aud freedom
with which he meets every one, making them
feel like addressing him with the familiarity
of father or brother. When qualification
and integrity are unquestioned
and the shadow OF great
calamity can be averted by public
sympathy, it is not only appropriate but even
a duty to allow that sympathy to have full
play. Mr. O'Brien did not need the aid of
a calamity to elect him auditor. He was
certain of the election before, but the home
less wife and eight children nevertheless
On the other hand, Mr.. McCardy not only
has a comfortable home, but is actually
wealthy, having been able to grow rich by
means of the Office he holds, it having placed
him in the way of fortunate real estate oper-
atoms. 1t is not as though he was a new
candidate, as is Mr.. O'Brien. He has held the
position for two terms and grown rich,
and now is a candidate for the third term,
though his own party has gone on record as
opposed to third terms. 1t is under such
circumstances that in view of the calamity
which has befallen Mr.. O'Brien,
it would be manly for Mr.. McCardy
to withdraw. Mr.. O'Brien will be elected by
the largest majority ever given a man in
Ramsey county, but it would be gratifying
to see it made unanimous. The suggestion
that Mr.. McCardy ought to withdraw
was so generally accepted that it
was reported last evening that he had
withdrawn. IF this is the case, we are not
Informed of the fact but we should not be
surprised if it proved correct. 1t would GER
tanly raise him in the estimation of the
community, and so far as the results of the
/ election are concerned, will not make a
change.