St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-24
Il TICTIM OF MUNICIPAL NIGHT
MARE

We actually feel sorry for the Pioneer
Press That it is compelled to live in such
horrid city as it represents st. Paul to be. 1t
lies awake of nights deporing its dreadful
fate. and day by day its columns chew over
the tax-ridden and rum-besotted condition
of the place. The only CLEAN of satisfaction
that peers through the gloom which hangs
over our contemporary is, that just across the
river is a city of utopian splendOr where the
weary are at rest and the wicked cease from
roubling-where there are no taxes aud no
groggeries. If Minneapolis is not advertised
as the most attractive city on earth and st.
Paul paraded as the most disreputable ranch
in the West it will be no fault of the Pioneer
Press. For there is scarcely day but St.
Pauls city government is presented in its
columns in blacklist colors, while our twin
sister on the other side of the river is held up
as the exemplar of all that is good and
virtuous.
Now, we do not propose to detraet one par
tiele from the reputation Minneapolis enjoys
and deserves, but would rather aid in weav-
ing fresh garlands in the cnaplet OF
beauty and virtuous fame which she wears,
but We do insist that justice shall be done TO
st. Paul. We ask our contemporary to lay
aside its partisan bias and political prejudice
for little while and sit down with us while
we reason together The fact that Minneap-
oils has Republican city government while
st. Pauls municipal affairs are controlled
by Democrats should have no bearing in the
discussion of matters pertaining to the well
fare of the two cities. While we would like
to see our Democratic friends over the river
come into control of the municipal govern
ment Of Minneapolis, and we believe they
will do so at an early day, still we would not
encourage them, in order to accomplish that
end, to besmirch the reputation of their city
and to publish it to the world as rotten
sink of iniquity, when it didn't deserve such
publication. Rather than see such gross
injustice inflicted upon the city, We would
prefer that it should remain in the hands of
the Republicans forever. And every fair
minded citizen, whether he be Republican or
Democrat, must have the same feel
ing toward st. Paul. Our mater
ial interests are of greater consequence
than the domination of any political party.
st. Paul is young city, and within few
years has grown into power aud greatness.
It's rapid growth and prosperous career is the
marvel of the age. It's prospect for contin-
ued growth and future prosperity is all that
its most ardent friends could wish. And
yet it has come up to its present plane OF
glory and prosperity under Democratic man
agement. There is nothing can impede its
future expansion, except assaults like those
made by the Pioneer Press. From this
wooden horse which has been admitted With
in the gates of our Troy are issuing columns
dealing destruction to our enterprises and
blighting the life of our prosperity.
While we are not disposed to controvert
anything the Pioneer Press says about the
good record of Minneapolis, still we would
like to ask our contemporary to tell US frank
ly how much lower is the rate of taxation for
municipal purposes in Min neapols than it is
in st. Paul, and while it is at it also tell US
how much more of premium do Minneapo-
lis bonds command than st. Paul bonds do?
We pause for reply.