St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-18
SAINT PAUL.
A REPUBLICAN DIFFICULTY.

A great deal has been said and printed
of late of the personnel of the heaoS OF
the respective tickets on which the mu-
nicipal political battle will be waged
next May, but little mention has been
made in either way of the platforms on
which the afole Said heads of tickets
will stand; and yet the latter is, in all.
the important question. Among the
Democrats there is no division of Sent-
ment i'm the matter. Among the Repdb-
iicans there is chaSm so wide that
none but the elastic supporters or the
marty of PeekSnitf could hope to span.
The Democrats will stand on the idea
nf a very liberal enforcement of the
LIQUOR laws, while the Republicans will
split up between the devil and tie deep
sea. There is large faction already
out for Col. Kiefer and platform writ
ten by the Rev. Sam q. Smith Which
viii provide for special campaign ser
vices in the churches. Another ele-
ment favOrS the candid position taken
BY Hon. Alder; Schetfer, which Will,
they say, catch all OF the liberal ele-
ment, including many Democrat. Net-
Their of these factions. could 10y any
possibility be TecOnciled To the other,
nor could they agree on any eompro-
mise. There is a third element which
would prefer a general campaign, Strad-
ding all economic questions and lei by
some man who would furnish whatever
money might be necessary for hght IN
the hastings. Here. then, are naturally
inserted some Doodle marks.
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Some of the members of the factions
iuSt mentioned, are openly III favor or
more rigid enforcement of the liquor
laws. They cannot see as far as Min
neapoliS, and they want much the same
sort OF system here as is in vogue over
there. Minneapolis is running under
reform administration, with the saloons
closed promptly at midnight and strictly
on Sundays. In ST. Paul the Only re-
form that crept through the polls was
the present council, which Will 20 re-
verberating down the aisIeS of time as a
model reform body. carefully coached
and drilled by the chamber of commerce.
Yet the Monday police court OF Mime
apOliS is loaded with common DRINKS,
and her streets on Sunday night are SO
bOisterOuS, as a rule, as to make the
fhOrOugbfareS of St. Paul, on the same
evening, seem like rural lanes. Run
back over the records of the police courts
of the two cities for Monday mornings
and make some comparisons. The re-
suit will cause much wonder and Specu-
lation as to where the Minneapolis men
get their Sunday drinks. And yet, some
good people over here would exchange
quiet license Tor boisterOus hypocrisy.
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There is one wing of the Republican
party in st. Paul which is referring to
the possible candidacy of Albert Schef-
So. E,Nr nv with DoinUlnd hnnk1 and
fear. They really fear a contest with
him. after the results of last year, and
vet they secretly long for gu ct oppor-
tunity to put knife under his fifth rib
I'm case he should get the nomination.
Their talk of ScheffeT is that his ele-
ments OF strength lie in his nationality
and his liberal views. and tl.ey
are casting about for other cam
didateS with whom to meet them.
A. Il. Kiefer and William Lindeke are
Germans, and are brought out on this
account. but neither of them is labeled
as exactly of the same views of personal
liberty as Scheffer. The Merriam men
would like to get one chance at
ScheffeT." they say, but, in reality, they
would much prefer to see the popular
German quietly shelved.- 1t is, how
ever, put down as reasonable certainty
6udLs SllUuiu Dc utCluc 10 6illcT tiC CdtIi-
paign, he would not sweep the Repub-
Ican caucuses with the same ease gs
before, because, you see, ne would not
have the same Democratic assistance as
before"
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All of these matters will figure very
largely in the Republican campaign,
and threaten to disrupt it, even before
it is inaugurated. With the Demo-
Gratis it is different. 1t is certain that
Mayor Smith, William Hamm. Orlan o.
Cullen. or, possibly, Crawford Living
stOn, Will be the candidate. On the
nomination ofsny one of the quartette
the party will unite, the platform is
predetermined and victory is deemed
certain.