St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-28
MINNEAPOLIS.
THE CITIZENS TICKET.

Yesterday the gentlemen interested
In putting up citizens ticket, issued
a large number of document in the
form of a petition and succeeded in OBJ
tanning many signatureS-ofR epubli-
cans. Very few, indeed, are the names
OF Democrats attached. and of them,
several were signed under misappre
henSion of the facts. 1t is quite evident
that if such a ticket is placed in the
held, 1t will represent, not the
people, but the Republicans
of Minneapolis, who despair
Of party success, and are evidently ask
ing Democratic aid. This was put at
the bearers of the petitions yesterday
whenever Democrat was approached.
Ii the Republicans can elect their ticket
why do they want citizens ticket?
Have they in their party no good men
who would meet the requirements? If
they have, why not nominate and elect
them? Their appeal for citizens ticket
is simply saying they have not suitable
men, or, having them, they cannot elect
them.
The Democrats believe this is their
year. They feel, and with good reason,
that they can carry the city and elect
the men they select for the responsible
positions. Why should they join the
Republicans in electing man who, if
not Republican, will certainly not be
a Democrat? For mayor. A. L. An
keny, p. b. Winston and others are
mentioned, and no one will say any of
them is not abundantly qualified for the
position. f. q. Holbrook has made
as good comptroller as the
city ever HAD, and there is
no probability that citizens
ticket could furnish better. X. Koort-
gard, cashier of the State bank, will
probably be nominated for treasurer,
and certainly he could not be improved
on by non-partiSan movement. AS to
the aldermen, they must be elected by
wards, and there is no reason to believe
any better men could be chosen by mass
meetings than by party primaries.
Many of the wards might be better re-
presented than at present, but not by the
non-partisan process.
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Democrats have heard enough of Re-
publican promises in tie nOn-partiSan
line. They remember how, when they
Endorsed Judge Rea, the Republicans
pledged themselves that the Fourth
Judge should be a Democrat. Henry
q. Hicks himself voiced this pledge, yet
when the time came how did he redeem
1t? He became candidate himself and
accepted the appointment, when he
knew it was against the almost unani-
nous sentiment OF the bar. There are
many honest and high-minded Republic
cans who are not responsible for this,
but at the same time the Democracy re-
CARDS it as lesson on the non-partiSan
question.
The rank and file of the Democratic
party will not take kindly to any scheme
advocated by the Tribune. They will
naturally regard with suspicion any
thing favored by that Pharisaical sheet,
especially when they read such insult
ing paragraphs as the following which
appeared in yesterdays paper: 1.-The
Democratic party has demonstrated its
lncapacity to govern this city OH bust
ness principles. 1t would not be more
successful in the future than in the
past, because in this community it is
controlled by the very elements which
prefer bad to good government. The
majority of citizens who pay taxes and
otherwise contribute to the progress of
the city are Republicans, and Repub-
lican administration would be infinitely
better than the traditional Democratic
Wlde-openneSS."
This is gratuitous insult, flung into
the faces OF the very people whom the
Republicans are now piteously begging
for assistance.
49,
Prominent Republicans also repudi-
ate and reject the scheme. w. d.
Washburn opposes it, and it is said he
and Col. King had an argument in
which the latter was worsted and eX-
claimed:
ITS well enough for you to talk.
Washburn, but you couldn't be elected
delegate from your own ward"
Loren Fletcher opposes it, and very
uniquely says: "1here can be no sue
cessful move of that kind in this city.
The Republican party cannot coalesce
with the Democratic party, because
there is no Democratic party in Mime
apOlis. There is an AmeS party, and
Ames is its ruler and he would have to
be consulted"