St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-04
Why Mr.. Clapp Will Lend His
Voice to Schef-
fer.
COmSteck on Record as Fa-
voring the fiigh-Tax
System.
He will Resign His State Sen
atorship to Some One
Else.
The Prohibition State Con-
vention to Be Better Than
Barnum'S.

Those who don't know very much of
governmental work and the salaries at
tached thereto comment with some
surprise on Dan LAWYERS resignation of
the Office of assistant district attorney.
The popular mind long since adopted
the fallaciouS idea that to be govern
ment official is to hold ''snap." 1t
may be so in few favored cases, but
not with majority. The original sal
airy of MI. LAWYERS position was $1,000.
and it is reported that it was reduced to
$500 or $1,000. No sane man with am
billions desires to bury them in govern
ment building for that sum of money.
Mr.. Lawler is ambitious. and is to be
congratulated for widening his field of
labor. Undoubtedly, though-small as
the salary is-there will be dozen can
didates to succeed him, and political
circles be torn up by their endeavors to
get there,
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Col. Harrington will have additional
reasons, besides the necessity of re-
moving to st. Vincent, for reSigning the
deputy collectorShip of customs since
st. Paul has been made the collectors
headquarters. The deputy collectors
salary was before the change fixed at
$4,000, very comfortable sum. But
with the change it is said the salary has
been reduced to the sum of So day, or
about 81, 900 year. No respectable st.
Paul citizen could afford to remove to
st. Vincent for that pittance. In this
connection it might be well to state to
future applicants for office in Minnesota
that there are no Sinecures lying around
loose. and that the policy of the admin
iStratiOn is to cut down salaries.
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Ramsey and Hennepin county Demo-
Gratis have started big ball rolling in
the way of organizing ward clubs for
campaign purposes. They have pro-
ceeded so far since the presidential
nominations that there is scarcely
ward in either city that has not a first
class organization. To the young Dem
ocrats of Minneapolis has been given
also the charge of the state clubs now
organized or to be put in operation here
after. In Ramsey county fine club head
quarters have been opened in the Grand
opera house block, which is to be raj
lying point for the ward clubs. The
test of membership for these clubs is
very simple. Sound Democracy or de-
votion to tariff reform are the talismanic
words of admission. Among the very
influential clubs started in Ramsey is
the Genital Scandinavian club,
recently organized by A. K. Doe. 1t
promises to have membership of 1000
before the campaign is fairly opened.
No grand mass meetings will be held in
st. Paul until after the state ticket is
nominated. Then rally of immense
proportions will be held. One of the
important duties of these clubs will be
the circulation of tariff reform litera-
ture.
The following call has been issued:
All Democratic and other voters of
the Second congressional district of
Minnesota who favor reduction Of the
present exorbitant tariff and excessive
taxation are invited to unite in sending
delegates to district convention, to be
held at the court house in MankatO,
Mimi, Tuesday, August IA, 1888, at 1
O'Clock p. H., to nominate a candidate
for representative in congress.
The basis of representation in said
convention is one delegate for each
county of the district and one delegate
for each $50 votes or major fraction
thereof cast for President Cleveland in
1884. The several counties OF the dis
trict upon this basis will be entitled to
representatives as follows: