St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-18
TOE THE MARK.

The GLOBE has already called atten-
ton to the fact that this city, of which
its people are so proud, and justly So,
has grown to its present magnificent
proportions entirely under Democratic
rule. Of course, the st. Paul Democ-
racy is proud of the fact. and the opp0-
sition is forced to admit it.
And yet, there are number OF per-
sons, and some of our local newspapers,
who are so bitter in their partisan pref
udices, or are so utterly reckless in their
disregard of truth and fair dealing, that
they are advertising to the world that
this city of st. Paul is, and has always
been, under the administration OF a
gang of boodlerS.
These defamers of our city and of its
government charge that the men whose
time and abilities have been devoted to
the upbuilding of st. Paul are a lot OF
corruptionists, whose only aim and OBJ
ject is to enrich themselves by robbing
the public treasury.
The GLOBE calls these defamers to a
halt and demands the proof of their as
SeTtionS.
Here is our catechiSm:
When and where has there ever been
corruption in the city government I'M
der Democratic administration?
When was there ever a dollar taken
from the treasury unlawfully?
When and by whom was a dollar OF
the public money ever appropriated by
a city official to his individual use?
When and where was city official
ever Influenced by corrupt motives in
the performance of duties pertaining
to his office?
These are direct questions, to which
we ask unequivocal answers.
The Pioneer Press and the Dispatch,
either directly or by lndirection, have
been making charges of the character
above enumerated, ever since the mu-
nicipal campaign opened. The GLOBE
here challenges them, or either of
them, to specify single instance of
corruption in the city government dur
ing all these years it has been in control
of the Democratic party. Call out the
boodler by name, and point out the in
stance of his corruption.
We ask JOHN W. ROCHE, who has
been in the comptroller's office for
twenty-three years, and who is now
running on the Republican ticket on a
platform of ''Turn the rascals out" to
specify single instance of corruption
during the twenty-three years he has
been in an Office where his opportuni-
ties for detecting Doodle game, if one
had been in process, were most excel
lent.
We ask Mr.. CULLEN, who is posing as
the great reformer, to name the member
of "the city hall gang,O as he calls
them, who has been corrupt. 1t hasn't
been long since the Republican papers
of this city were active in identifying
both Mr. ROCHE and Mr.. CULLEN with
the gang"
Mr.. VAN SLYKE has also been men,
Der of the city council during successive
Democratic administrations, and if he
knows of any corruption we implore
him to speak right out.
If there is anybody else who has in
formation.on this subject, we beseech
him to rise in his place Immediately
and tell all he knows.
If any person has knowledge of cor
ruption in any shape or form this is the
time to mention it.
If these Republican organs and ora
tors have had as much information
about corrupt state of affairs in the
city government as they profess to
know, why haven't they acted the parts
of good citizens by going before the
grand juries and telling what they
knew instead of waiting until election
times and seeking the cowardly subter-
fuge of election excitement as an excuse
for making charges against reputable
individuals which they had not the
manhood to make in open court.
You must now make good your as
sertions OF forever stand convicted in
public opinion of being cowardly
calumniators.
Show up or shut up.