St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-03
A BLAST AT BABB.
Why a Good Republican Re-
CARDS Him as Unfit for
Mayor.
Emerson Cole Hauled Over
the Goals in an Open
Letter.
He Was Mr.. Hyde Then and
Now He Is a DR..
Jekyell.
F. H. Boardman Speaks Out
as an Independent
Citizen.

NO one u0uDIS the hepuOllCaiioiii oI
Fred Fl. Boardman, and his earnestness
in the matter of pronouncing Candidate
Babb as an unfit man for the Office OF
MAYOR. His word and influence will be
felt Tuesday next in an unmistakablc
way. For the benefit of the public he
issues the following open letter to
Emerson Cole:
AN OPEN LETTER.
The Pioneer Press of Nov. heads the
Minneapolis page with the question,
GLOW now, Mr.. Boardman"' and gives
what purports to be an interview Win
Emerson Cole. The Pioneer Press is a
respectable paper. and IN my judgment
would not publish an interview any
different from what was given. In that
interview, Mr.. Cole, you go out OF your
way to attack me, using statements you
have from the lips of Mr.. Babb, and
that you certainly ought to know are
| untrue. You remember one day last
month when you and | sat down in the
People's bank, and explained to you
Mr.. Babb's coal venture at the expense
of the Cedar Lake Ice company, sub
stantiallv the same as [ gave i'll my IN
teryiew in the Star, and asked you as
a business man what you thought OF 1t;
how YOU denounced it in very strong
language. You recollect at this con-
yersation read you the following mem
oranda. taken the same day from the
books of the Cedar Lake Ice company.
and charged among the expenses OF
running the Cedar Lake Ice company:
Sept %, lsss, $40, charity h n, l 6lckeIS
So, Grand Army of Republic drum corps
lime 81. SO. Grand Army or Republic pic
mic: May II. 81. Press club tickets; May 10;
ST, hall S. NJ; March 30. So. Ladies social
tickets: March 8, $40, Grand Army Republic
book; feb. 23. 50, charity, and 81, A. B..
Church: Feb. Is, 50, Church of Redeemer;
Feb. 1G. $40. self and friend to chicago; Sl,
exposition subscription.
when | read this to you your eyes
snapped, and you remarked, "lhat IS
damnable..' Said ], what would you
do if your cashier here in the PEOPLES
b nix should assume to do half this
with the banks funds?" 81 wouldn't
stand it a moment and Babb must stop
it, l told you that L had omy MADE
minutes of few things that have been
done within the last few months. You
asked me if | thought there was any
thing more OF this kind. / said yes"
You will recollect. Mr.. Cole, the con-
yersation you and | had in my Office,
about two weeks ago, when L read you,
among other things, the following
minutes, taken from the books OF the
Cedar Lake Ice company and charged
nm 10 the expense of running the Cedar
Lake lee company. 90
In 1897: Dec 5, board of trade. $40;
Oct. %, charity, soc; Oct; "a, charity ball
ticket. So Oct. 4, tickets A. N. Il. church,
soc: Sept. %, charity, Maud Compston. 50;
Sent. -, trip to Chicago, $50. 10; Sept 8,
Vienna Cappa. S1.20; Oct. "a, Nicollet ave
nue. illumination. So; June II, charity to
buy man false arm, So; June ), tickets d: A.
r., SO; May 20. tickets mail carrier, eIc;, 81 81
April IA. tickets G.. A. r.. soc; March 80,
church tickets, soc: vendoms, 81; Feb. IA,
Tniversalist church. So; Jan. Is, trip
back to Chicago, $50; Jan. II ticket
pew church, 81: In, SO, one years
To- lot temperance society, 81; Oct; 81, charity
bail. So; Oct. l., E. C. Babb, Chicago,
SI7.25: Oct. 2, charity w. P. r., So; Aug.
&c, Babb, 60 cents; Nov. 8, trip to Duluth,
Sc. %: Aug. 90 trip to saltwater. 50; Aug.
II, trip to Anoko, S1.15; July %, expense
,. subscription to colored church, So; March
81. expense Babb, So; March "a, expense
Babb So: March 16 expense Babb, 80; Eel.
6, tickets p. c., 81, etc.
and told you the bookkeeper. IN an
swer to my questions told me that these
sums of money charged expense OF
Babb were moneys taken by MIR. Babb
to spend in saloons for the purpose of
getting saloon trade, as he claimed"
You replied: THAT is a cOrker," and
be it said to your credit and good bus
mess Judgment, you denounced such
business methods in strong language.
asked you what you thought OF such a
man as this for mayor at time when
the Du bic were demanding reform
administration of city affairs. You
will also recall conversation between
us relating to Mr.. Babb one cold night
as we walked home together, but L will
snare YOU the modification of further
mention of these things notwithstand-
ING YOU have treated me unfairly. You
are candidate for alderman in
the Fourth ward, and on ac-
count of your eminent fitness
for the place should be elected.
but prefer to take your Judgment on
Mr.. Babb's peculiar business methods
and his fitness for the office OF mayor III
your calm moments, as L have had 1t
over and over again during the last
year, rather than take your Judgment
under the pressure of excitement and
OH the eve of an election when you are
candidate. Let me say toyOu. Mr..
Cole, and some other Republican critics.
that | have lived up to this day an
American citizen at liberty to act Oh all
public questions as my conscience and
my Judgment dictate, and by the bless
ing of God | shall continue to live a free
American citizen. | belong to the Re
publican party, but l am not to be
led or driven by that class of
men who say they would support
the devil if regularly nominated,
The whole question is this: | cannot
support Mr.. Babb for, mayor. No
amount of whitewasl will conceal his
defects and his unftness. / believe it
to be my duty TO oppose him. Others
differ with me, claiming that inasmuch
as was candidate before the same
convention | have no right to publicly
oppose him. Invent into that conven-
ton free man and l came out of that
convention free man. My rightS were
in no way abridged. l have given rea-
sons enough why / will not support Mr..
Babb. If you business men want such
mayor support him. That IS your
privilege as it is mine to oppose him.
Some critics talk about this being only
personal matter between MI. Babb
and myself. Reverse the thing. Sup
pose a prominent Democratic candidate
were in the same position our candidate
is, what would be SAID by Republicans?
Is it wise to excuse in our own party
what we would condemn i'll others?
Respectfully, FRED II. BoARDMAN.
That Brainerd Saloon Lie.
W. W. Rartly, through the Pioneer
Press of yesterday, reiterated by impli-
cation the exploded lie that Hugh Har-
| rison, Prohibition nominee for governor,
owned and rented saloons at Brainerd.
| He did not dare say so, but in the face
of repeated denials still implies it. To
show his absolute ignorance of the
whole matter, he says:
| Why has not Mr.. Harrison, in his tour