St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
ELECTION REFLECTIONS.

''The campaign has ruined the reputation
of a number of political wiseacles," yester-
day said one of those quiet observers who
delight to drop into newspaper Offices 10
talk over matters with that compendium OF
universal knowledge known as the city
editor. There's Charlie Robinson, who
has managed the Pillsbury campaign twice.
Two years ago, when the Republicans got
a majority of 5000. he was great man.
People always spoke of him after that as
possessing wonderful sagacity and shrewd-
ness. They presented him with a $3.50
watch and made a great fuss over him.
This year the papers quoted his
as a true indication of what was to come.
Now look at him. He went on record as
predicting Pillsbury's election by 5000.
Well, he came within about 5000 of hitting
the mark. Freeman p. Lanes word won't
be regarded as worth betting on after this,
either. He was betting that Pillsbury
would be elected up to 5 o'clock. under
stand, too, that at one stage of the cam
paign that c. a. PillSbury stood ready TO
put up SIS, 600 against SIS, 900 that his
father would be elected"
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81 often hear people wonder why it is
that so many stick to Doc Ames with such
fidelity" continued the observer. Il can
understand it all. The Republicans make 'em
stick. Their papers lie about him
and their speakers abuse him. Take me
for example. l didn't feel great interest
in the campaign, although would probably
have voted for the doctor, but / wouldn't
have worked any. Saturday night / at
tended the Republican meeting at the Le-
land rink. From the time that first orator
opened his mouth until the last one sat
down it was a constant stream of abuse of
DIR. Ames. They miSrepresented his adj
ministration so glarinly that the malice was
apparent all through. They exaggerated
his faults in a manner that was absrrd TO
any one who knows him. They went so
far that they would wind up with a half
apology for their meanneSs by saying he
was open to criticism by being before the
people. What was the effect? Well, it
made me mad, and l fairly burned with in
dignation. The result was that 1 got out
with my buggy and hunted around for votes
with the rest of 'em."
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"And their papers, too. Look at those
cartoons. The one in the Tribune on
Ames' acceptance speech I'll bet turned
hundreds of votes. L don't wonder that
Republicans who knew the doctor came
out and voted for him, and that the Demo
Gratis worked all the harder"
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''Elder Salterlee says, 4 am glad to see
Albert A. Ames elected, but l hate to see
his reputation elected. l know he's q
noble, generous-hearted man and that hi:
character is above that of public men gen
orally, but the reputation which he ha:
been given by the lies of the parties make
people outside of the city think that he's {
monster of vice, and that the city has beer
given over to the devil Well, the Eide
should remember, that if these papers mis-
represent Ames that they do not hurt hin
personally. as the recent election abund
antly testiies. but they injure the fai
name of Minneapolis by their distortions o.
the truth"
For instance, a man from Chicago asked
me- Tuesday night if it could be possibl,
that Ames was elected. said Yes I'm
a Democrat he said, but L am sorry Il
hear it, Why said. Because if he i
a man of such character as the paper
| give him he should not be in Office.
Can't you see,' / answered, that they
SANDER him? If half what they say o
him was true don't you know he neye
could be elected?' 1t didn't take me fiv,
minutes to convince that man that the PEG
pie took a wise step in electing the doctor
So you can see how easily these persona
attacks can be met and actually used Il
help the person they are made against"
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snow that the doctor is really elected
I'll predict that he will give us the best ad
ministration we have ever had. He has ;
better opportunity than he ever had. witt
an increased police force and more etfectiy
municipal machinery"