St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-19
Oct. II, 1884
MISTER YcCJRDY.

Mr.. J. J. McCardy has twice been elected
| auditor of Ramsey county, and both times by
Democratic votes. 1t would be natural to
suppose that he would have little personal
and political decency in his treatment of
citizens who do not belong to his political
party. That is it would be natural to expect
this in an ordinary case, but entirely un-
natural to anticipate any conduct on the part
of Mr.. McCardy which involved decency.
Last fall, Robert Wylie, who was county
commissioner, was elected Register of Deeds.
This compelled his resigL alton commits
sioner, and any one but a porcine animal
would have promptly rendered it. Mr.. Nc
Cardy thought ne saw point. The Register
of Deeds, the County Auditor and the Pro-
bate Judge fill vacancies in the county board,
and Mr.. McCardy induced Mr.. Wylie to
hold on to his commissionership until the
time cam to assume tie duties of his new
office and he was thus enabled to participate
in appointing his successor. McCardy ca
ioled Wylie into this act of partisan indie
cency, for fear Mr.. Lienau, the retiring Reg
lister, might vote for a Democratic county
commissioner.
When the meeting was held to select Mr..
! Wyle's successor, Mr.. McCardy's vote would
! have elected ex-Mayor VIM. Dawson. Mr..
Dawson is recognized as just the character
Of man TO fill position in the county board.
man of integrity, a large property owner,
member of the state board of equalization,
there were multitude of reasons why
the public interests demanded Mr.. Dawson's
selection in preference to any of the other
names presented. Mr.. Dawson had done
more than any other one man to place Mr..
McCardy on the high road to personal for
tune in his real estate operations, for which
he (McCardy) chiefly uses his public position.
He consequently had the public interests
as well as personal reasons for
selecting Mr.. Dawson, and his vote would
have done it. Instead of that his vote was
cast for Mr.. Espey, a new conner in the city,
who, however worthy he may be, cannot, by
reason of'his recent advent, ill the place as
Mr.. Dawson could. But Mr.. Dawson was a
Democrat, and this bigoted, partisan churl,
who boasts of his faithfulness in looking af-
ter the public interests, saw nothing but an
opportunity for partisan advantage and
Mr.. Espey was elected.
This is the man who has been twice elected
by Democratic votes but who, when his
single vote would have elected man like
Mr.. Dawson to the county board, refused to
give it because, forsooth, Mr.. d. is Demo-
crat.
Do the Democrats feel like any more self
qualification in voting for McCardyl
This is the man who writes articles laud-
| atory of himself, for his party organs to
print, claiming wonderful zeal as an official
in guarding the public welfare, but who,
when the opportunity was presented of
choosing between two men, one of whom
was notably superior for the work required,
deliberately selected the other to gain par
tisan advantage.
Do citizens and taxpayers, whether Dem
ocrat or Republican, think such man has
any claim TO be counted as an official who
uses his official position to advance the pub
lie welfare.
Stripped of his mask he is found void of
personal decency in his official treat
ment of those SO unfortunate
as to be obliged to visit his office
and possessing only the talent of political
bigotry which impels him to sacrifice the
public welfare to score political point. 1t
is time he was voted down.