St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-26
TAME INDIGNATION.
The Third Warders Took Matters
Rather COolly Last Night.

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Rather Coolly Last Night.
The citizens of the Third ward en-
deavored to hold an indignation meet
ng last night at Hunts hall to con-
denim the election of their two alder
men, Gilman and Durham, for voting
against the Anderson & Douglas fran
chise. The meeting was there all
larg ely a minus quality. The
meeting felt that indignation
was wanting. and tried it's best to get
mad, but each time the result was to
sputter little and cool off again. Prob
ably one reason that every one was so
bashful was because that Messrs. Gil
man and Durham came to the meeting
themselves and settled themselves down
together to see the worst.
R. M. Pratt called the meeting to Or
der, and stated that it was an indigna-
ton meeting and had nothing to do
with improvements.
The aldermen were called to explain
their action. after waiting some min
utes for Indignation from some other
quarter, but they were there to listen
and not to explain.
John McGurck, on being called upon.
said that he had been much pleased at
seeing Mr.. Gilman write the letter to
the meeting held week ago refusing to
vote for any franchise. But be could
the man, that within twelve hours he
should vote for Tom LOwry'S franchise,
after refusing to vote for the Anderson
d Douglas franchise. What do you
expect from such men?" said he, facing
the aldermen and pointing at them with
much scOrn. "You can't trust them. l
am astonished at the act of MIR. Gil
man, but not at the act of the
other man. He has broken every
pledge that he ever made. People think
there is money in it. We can't account
fol it in any other way than there is
consideration to make men change their
minds SO quick"
you mustn't be too personal" inter-
rupted the president.
Il think this is fit time for person.
alities," said Mr.. McGurck, ~ think it's
a time when we should call things by
their right Names"
A period of calm followed in which
economic questions were discussed but
Indignation was lacking.
Aid. Gilman spoke explaining that he
voted to get as much out of Tom Lowry
as possible, and now they can give the
franchise to Anderson & Douglas or to
any one else they liked. 81 thought l
was doing the best thing for every
body" said he, in closing.
EYES," remarked neighbor. ''You
thought you was doing the best thing
for yourself. think so, too"
A good deal OF time was expended in
trying to turn the meeting into one OF
instruction, instead of one of indigna-
ton, so long as indignation could not be
stirred up, but the endeavor failed.
Two or three small spurts of indigna-
ton followed, and motion was finally
carried that it be the sense of the meet
ing that the Third ward citizens could
not find words strong enough to con-
denim the action of their two aldermen
present. A motion thanking Aid. En-
stadt for his stand on the question was
carried.
w. &. Nye came in just as the motion
was carried, and was called on for
speech. He referred in the few words
he said to the men who had so far lost
all sense of manhood as to vote directly
against the good of the city. The meet
ing adjourned to meet next Thursday
evening