St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
RAKED FORE AND AFT.
Touch of the Man in GaIIagher's Com
pltments to the Council.
Why it Declined Him--Analysis OF
That Body.

The bright, laughing face of G. A. Gala
CHER was wreathed in smiles when GLOBE
reporter met him on Washington avenue,
last even ing. On Friday evening, the
council declined to confirm his nomination
by Mayor Ames to be member of the wa
ter commission, and though Mr.. Gallagher's
face expressed his usual light-heartedness
the reporter was curious to know how he
felt about and asked:
''Well, Mr. Gallagher, how did you regard
the action Of council, last night?"
The smile become somewhat cynical as
he replied:
PERSONALLY, It's rather an honor than 9TH
erwise, and bears with it no depressing re-
suits. l draw just as long breath, and my
sleep is as sweet and peaceful as week ago.
/ 1t is in accord with the hide-bound hypocrisy
! and partisanahip of the Republican members
Of the council. The true reasons for their
action are, in the first place they knew l
would support Mayor Ames in the matter of
making eight hours day 8 work for all en-
ployed under the board; that l would aid the
mayor in breaking up the contract system
and managing the work Of the department di-
rectly, thus giving employment to more men,
and distributing the profits of contractors
among the citizens in the shape Of increased
labor and shorter hours. They also remem-
Der my work in the last campaign, and fear
the Gg ht of Investigation might destroy some
of their pet schemes in the water board
With contracts to be let out and q proposed
junketing expedition in the inter-
est O. of the new pumping
station, somebody might get hurt.
was amused. though, at the report of Mr.
Barrows' committee. In the first place MIR.
Barrows made the report Of the committee,
! although he neither wrote nor is he capable
Of writing such report Mr.. Sly comes to
his rescue by saying have no real estate in
| the city, consequently [ am unfit to hold
office. have not lived here long enough
| 10 have my official character smirched with
| contracts for painting either the city hall or
| the new wOrkhouSe, nor in recommending
| sites for public buildings. The fact is I was
q Democrat, and though they succeeded in
| securing two suits of clothes with pseudo
Democrats in them, the fact still remains
! that the Republican bosses cracked the whip
and the long-eared bipeds responded with a
party vote. Talk about ability for Office why
| just look at the Republican council. There's
President Clough personally ''gCod fellow ~
but he don't possess executive ability
enough to preside over the delibera-
tons of an amateur base ball club. He don't
know any more about parliamentary law
| than Aid. BarrOwS knows about rhetoric or
! philosophy; he sits with the city attorney on
one side and the city clerk on the other. and
| between the two he manages to send some
| feeble potition to the proper committee.
IdkesdWdy Uuo CITY clork, ana the Drains Or
| the Republican council would not be clear
enough to ruin the finances of a peanut stand
Why, the city attorney was asked to draw up
an amendment for Aid. Haugan doing away
witha license of rs cents on bootblacks and
| the amendment G.? as it came from his legal
pen, Increased the license twelve-fold Talk
about qualifications for Office, the combined
parliamentary wisdom (?) OF the whole Re-
pnblican council, il left without the aid of
party pressure in any decent deliberative as
sembly, couldn't frame proper motion to
adjourn. For such body to pass as critics
upon qualifications that they never possessed,
is enough to make the gods laugh
They object to my recent residence in
the city, but if coming years have in store
for me any such affliction as time seems to
have left on the distorted brain of the Re-
publican council, then 1 must exclaim from
the depth of my soul: Good Lord, stop the
clock!
In place Of wrapgling with his honor.
Mayor Ames, would advise the council to
appropriate sum sufficient to procure
copies OF Cushings' Manual, and employ an
instructor to teach them them the first
rudiments of parliamentary legislation.
Thus delivering himself. Mr.. Gallagher
smiled as though imbued with a confidence
in his ability to cope with the legions of
the Republican party, and walked up the
street toward his Office.