St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-24

able qualities for success-untiring en-
ergy and persistent silence"
II cite the opinions of these two once
eminent public men to sustain my own
assertion that in the transfer of the
federal offices of Minnesota to the Re
pubicans, and from the Democrats, Mr..
Bickel will play an important part. He
will certainly. in a private way, repre-
sent such political interests as Mr..
Window may have here, and in return,
as the Staunch friend of the latter, re-
ceive due recognition for his own de-
Sires. The radical editor of the VollI-
zeitung might take issue with this state,
ment-poSSibly Nill-since there has
always existed suspicion that Mr.
Bickel contributed more or less to his
defeat for the revenue cOllectorship
in 1885. But there are not many who
are posted who will beittle the in1u-
ence Mr. Bickel will have in the new
dispensation of affairs. He is not in
any sense himself candidate for any
office, nor is the junior Bickel an asplr-
ant for the cOllectorship, as has been
reported. The opinion of the elder
though, it seems to be quite evident,
will decide who shall be collector. and
thereby secure the most influential po-
litical .QederaD Office in the state to-
day.
While high license slightly affected
the salary of the collector for his in
come depends upon the gross receipts
of his Office-it is safe to say that he re-
ceives about $40 per week which at any
time owing to the opening of the dis
tillery at South st. Paul may be raised
to 800, His income then, making all due
allowance for the clerks and deputies
allowed the office. is the best of any
federal Office in the Northwest. He is
allowed chief deputy and three as
sistants for his office, and seven outside
deputies located at st. Paul, Mime
apolis. Winona, st. Peter, Albert Lea.
Lake Park and st. Cloud. besides a
stamp clerk at Minneapolis, gauger
for the Twin Cities. a gauger at Wlnona,
and ten deputies known of gaugers.
storekeeperS. etc, for the diStillery.
The salaries of all these range from
$500 to $1,000 per year. The scope of the
with an important political element of
the state-the liquor drinking and liQ-
uor selling classes. The collector if he
be martinez in nature has it within his
power, and backed by many curious
and troublesome regulations of his de-
partment, to make it deyilish interesting
for the wholesalers, brewers and retail
ers of the state. while, on the other
hand, if he be polite in nature and
careful of partisan interests he may,
without defrauding the government of a
cent or violating the rules, ignore petty
infractiOns of the law and build up be-
hind his office powerful faction inter
ested in the maintenance OF his party in
power.
1 think this explanation will make it
plain why the Office of internal revenue
collector is regarded as the most imp0r-
tant in the state, and why the man who
will be chosen to fill it by the Republi-
cans will be a shrewd pOlitician,capable
of taking care OF his party's interests.
And by virtue of his own long service
in that office, the sound quality of his
Republicanism and his relations to
Window, Mr.. Bickel may be put down
as the most powerful factor in deter
mining who the appOintee shall be.
The bulk of the people under the SUI
pervision of the internal revenue office
are foreigners. and it is generally salts
factory to them to have German or a