St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-07
What the Triumph of Hewitt Over RoOse-
welt and George Means to
New York.
How an Enterprising Politician Makes
Campaigning a Profitable Dc
oupation.
Some Reasons Why the President fre-
fers to Regard Himself a Citizen
OCLhe District.
r,.,,Ll hu for a SECOND Term
New York Gossip.

SneciaI Correspondence of the Globe.
NEW YORK. Nov. A gentleman who
is a deep student of public questions with
ont being conspicuous in public affairs and
without being a bgoted partisan. On hear
ing the election news from the city OF New
York remarked that the contest and the re-
suI were of great moment to the whole
country. The election of Hewitt, said
he lis triumph of sound doctrines. MI
Roosevelt, the Republican candidate for
mayor. was an emmently respectable clti-
zen. and a man of rather uncommon capac-
ity for his wears: but he made great mis-
take i'm being a candidate-not only from
nersonal. but from a patriotic point OF
view. There was never any reasonable
hone of his election. Henry George was
first nominated for mayor as the So-called
vorkipgmen's candidate. He seemed for
midable, until the Tammany Democrats,
by a master stroke Of policy which has
scarcely parallel in the history OF New
York politics. presented the name OF
Abram S. Hewitt, man or Splendla
ability and unQuestiOned honesty, ana
thoroughly indOctTnated in the principles
which make republican form OF govern
ment possible As a man long promlnenC
in the national councils. and an ex-
leDSlNe GlAlDlOSEl vi ioOels ~ OSSHP'NO
broad ground. He had the respect and
confidence of both laborng men and capt.
talfsts. His election was the triumph of
principle too sacred to be the exclusive
property of either political party. Mr.
Roosevelt, the Republican candidate for
MAYOR. was a mere hindrance to what was
ACCOMPLISHED in spite of HIN. Had the he
DublicanS made no nomination and allowed
the issue to be sharply jOin5d between the
broad principles 50 happily presented in the
nomination OF Hewitt on the one part ana
the heresies and impossible elySlums OF
Henry George on the other, the majority
for Hewitt would have been so tremendous
that Georgeism would have been routed,
horse. foot and dragoOn.' The victory
was very handsome. as it was. but 1t is
pity that the Republican managers did not
allow it to be still more brilliant Had the
Republicans made no nomination. nine
tenths of the vote which is now recorded
for Roosevelt would have gone to Hewitt"
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The election OF Hewitt to the mayOralty
of the greatest city on the American Con-
rinent was, to large extent, triumph
over d state Of discomfort which has no
proper place under our form of govern
ment. A thinking man of foreign eXtrac-
much enthusiasm. that this was the only
truly civilized country on the globe. 1t is
the only country" he declared, lin which
A man NAV go ahead and attend to his own
business without mOleStatiOn from govern
ment, without menace from standing
army and without being subject to almost
deSpOtic military service. The condition OF
Europe" he continued fought to be an in
delibe lesson to those who are restless
under our benefcent system OF govern
ment The dictum of half a dozen
monarchs and autOcrats in Europe can
throw 7,OOO, 900 men into bloody combat as
soon as the railway trains can move them
to the scene Of carnage. Russia, Germany,
Austria and France can throw large
enough number of men into the field to
produce rivers OF blood. And for what?
How many OF the 1000, 600 soldiers would
know what they were fighting for? The
spectacle is one awful to contemplate and
the contrast with popular government in
the United States ought to appeal with
special effect to those who have taken
refuge among us from the expressions and
despotisms Of the Old countries"
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A smart Irishman who had plenty of
profitable occupation was much pestered
during the recent campaign to go on the
stump. lie is a forcible and convincing
speaker. and his services were much in de-
mand, but he pursued his daily avocatiOn
and didn't raise his voice once. His eXpla-
nation of his silence gave practical insight
into the methods Of modern campaigns L
do not intend to throw myself away at
these elections" he said, there is no
money in them. | will wait till the next
presidential campaign, and may then get
some substantial return. L got 500 week
in1SS4, whooping up for Blaine, and So a
week for expenses. Practically l got
SI25 week. / was with Emory
A. StOrrS. an old campaigner, who knew
how 10 look after the material as well as
the sentimental part of the work. The
general committee of a party pays the
salary. and is presumed in some cases to
pay the general expenses Of a speaker. but
the local committee always pays his hotel
bill. and if its attention is directed to the
matter will buy him ticket to the next
town. Sometimes he gets pass from solHe
politician who is in the railroad business"
AS a rule, about all a Stumper gets from
general committee whether for salary or
expenses, goes into his pocket. 1t ought
to, in most cases. The pay is not muniti-
cent for the service. Travelling from town
to town like a transforming theatrical
company, and living on bacon and
sorghum mOlasSes Is not a novelty
of abiding attractiveness, especially when
the dispensers OF the campaign fund expect
the itinerant missionary to take as part pay
a self-consciOuS patriotism. Ii must be
something of a disappointment though, to
the innocent voter to learn that the elo-
ouance OF his favorite orator is inspired by
dollars and cents, just as Booth is moved TO
%ba of HomIat CO. m
the picturesque jealous rage of Othello, by
the knowledge that his personal agent is
watching the flow of currency into the box
Office. But everybody has to live. and no.
body can afford to work for nothing. Even
preachers are paid for attending to the sal
walton of our souls, and perhaps we ought
not to grumble at pecuniary reward to the
man who braces his lungs against the vicious
night air to save the country.
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President Cleveland's purchase of a
country house near the capital has further
stimulated the already active real estate
market of Washington. One of the ways
to reach Red Top is by the Tenallytown
road, which is crcuitous, and the only
other route is somewhat tortuous also. The
work of extending Massachusetts, avenue is
delayed by conflict between two real es-
tate interests. The far-seeing real estate
dealers have been jObbing up the country
between Washington and Red Top" as
the wicked newspaper correspondents have
named Mr.. Clevelands retreat.
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By the way, there is a tolerably well
authenticated story that the president does
not consider himself any longer citizen
of Buffalo, n. Y. but that he elects to
make the District of Columbia his home A
great MANY reflections may be 0rduced from