St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-29
MAYOR BABB TALKS.
He Discusses Politics and the Sa-
loon Question.

Ilc DlSCuSScS Stnu CuO Oes-
loon Question.
Mayor Babb is not candidate for re-
election. AS he said SO himself, the
statement must be true. Perhaps the
mayor did not intend to talk about the
matter at first, but, seated in comfort
able rocking chair on the piazza at the
Hotel Lafayette. on Friday evening last.
he declared that he was not can 1ldate
for any office. His honor and Col.
Pennsylvania, were discussing the
tariff question when the GLOBE CORE
spondent approached the party.
''Hello!" was Col. Matthews greet
ing. Pull up chair. tell you,
mayor, we've got hard work watching
these newspaper boys"
"Well, think they keep watching me
pretty close" answered the mayor with
a smile, as he extended his hand.
"Oh, yes. that's because you occupy
such a high positon,' answered the
colonel. 81 think will have to run for
Office myself, just to see low it goes.
Now, Isuppose the next thing l hear OF
you will be in congress-"
"Well. hardly. l think I have had
about all the offices want" replied the
mayor, and look of jollity settled over
his bronZed features.
Eyes: but you will. of course. be- a
candidate for re-election"' ventured the
reporter.
'.Of course he will. Why. man, will
duck swim?" answered Col. Matthews.
"NOw, see here" said the mayor. with
a good-natured laugh. II never was q
candidate for any Office in my life; that
is. never sought the nomination for one
and the fellow who started the story
that [ wanted second term-well he
didn't know anything about it. That's
all. will tell you that no poor man
has any business to be mayor OF Minne-
apols. His entire salary must go for:
this thing and that, and if had just
stayed away from home for year after
| was elected would have made money.
No one on the outside has any idea of
the drain upon the mayor for money.
Why, there is not day that haven't
calls from people to subscribe anything
from IS up to S25. and the money has to
go. The salary of the Office is soon eX-
pended and a man who had to depend
upon that would come out of the little
end of the horn. No, sir, am not a
candidate for reelection"
''Of the candidates mentioned as the
probable nominee of the Republican
party, who do you think stands the best
show of capturing the eonventiOn?"
''Well, that is hard to tell. Aid. Pot
ter has probably been at work the long
est and | suppose his chances are very
good, but il is little too soon to tell
with any degree of certainty who the
nominee may be-"
"Mayor, the newspapers say that you
and Judge Emery have had falling
out about the saloon question. Did
such thing happen?"
81 saw something of that kind in the
papers. Judge Emery would hardly
talk to me the way the papers
say he did. Judge Emery is
running the municipal court and we
are running the police. We do not in-
terfere with his branch of the govern
ment and he don't interfere with us.
think we are educating the people on
the saloon question. Now this year
there will not he as many licenses taken
out as last year. but the saloon men
will make just as much money. When
the saloon men find that they must close
ON Sunday, and that their neighbor
must also close, and they are enabled to
get days rest once week, why the
saloon men themselves will be in favor
of enforcing the law. We are getting
along nicely with the saloon question
and we have no cause to complain"