St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-19

sOI! 10 uo Stili III tiIo Inlay Ordity Fdcts
or was he left at the first quarter? Just
after the city convention had tackled
Potter's name to its standard he began
a most aggressive campaign. He made
speech every night. He flung out
several dozen "banners," He coined a
new ''watchword" every night. He
footed 'skeynOte" on every street cor
ner. But his banners wouldn't wave.
His watchwords didn't suit the public.
His keynotes too closely resembled the
wild, unearthly shrek from the CHM
ney sweeps horn. All at once Mr.. Pot
ter dropped out of sight. Has he been
called Off? Probably. At any rate, he
is not so numerous by several dozen as
he was when the mayoraltv nomination
was new, and pleased him as the first
pair of red-topped, cOpper-toed boots
delights the heart of the small boy. The
Republican city committee discovered
that Potter was doing more harm than
good; that his brilliant qualities would
stand the test of public trial no more
than his butter would bear up under the
heat of coke oven. The committee
told Mr.. Potter to sit down, and let
other men do the talking.
The old lady who presides over the
destinies of the Republican party in
Minneapolis has some work before her.
She will find herself encompassed by
trouble unless she proceeds to take
down that birchen withe from behind
the old eight-day clock and switch little
Johnny Calderw0Od until he promises
to behave himself. John, as all little
fellows are prone TO do, has again been
talking too much. In a column paid
write-up, in the Evening Tribune, John
says:
81 believe in the abolition of the pres
ent system of prior assessments for pub
lie improvements. The evils of this
method of levying taxes are now and
have been subject for endless contro-
versy and muchfabuse, entailing the loss
of thousands of dollars annually to the
taxpayers on account of the difference
between the estimated and the actual
cost of improvements, and the SUISSE
Quent annullmentS and rebates which
are incident thereto. Instead of the
present system OF levying taxes for spe-
cial improvements, system should be
adopted which shall provide the means
for making improvements before the
tax is levied. The advantage of this
will be that the tax will be in accord
ance with the actual cost of the improve
mentS, and that there can never be any
occasion for rebates or annullmentS."
Is the present city comptroller trying
to crowd Scion Armstrong off the Dem
Ocratic city ticket and get himself in
dorsed by the Democrats? He certainly
is indOrslng the position of the Demo
Gratis and consequently pitching into the
Republican party, especially into the
head of the Republican city ticket. For
years the Democrats have been working
for just such reforms as John favors.
But the Republican council and the Re-
publican legislature never would listen
to anything of the sort. Any reader of
the newspapers will remember that
CalderwOod has roasted the Republican
council, of which his leader, Potter,
was a member, and that he has been
censUred for SO doing. John pitched
intothe council so hard that a special
committee was appointed to devise rules
for the governments of Calderwood. That
committee may be expected to report
Immediately. since Johns position has
been made public. Again he is talking
too much. His whole argument for re-
election consists of structures upon the
party which gave him Office, and which
seeks to return him. He is not, appar-
emily, OF that party, and should with
draw.
The Evening Journal, frightened back
Into line by the bowls of the Tribune. is
very much exercised over the possibility
of P. b. Winston having misunderstood
the duties of the mayor. The Jay should
rest easy and devote its attention to
keeping out of the way of the Tribune.
MIR. Winston thoroughly understands
what he will have to do as mayor. He,
as well as every other man of inteili-
gence. knows that the Office of mayor is
what the iDcum bent makes it. If the
occupant of it be figurehead, then the
office becomes merely an Office in name
only. Let it be occupied by man and
it becomes what it is of right, but has
not been for nearly two years, the most
important Office in the city. If it be
such an unlmportant place, why are the
Republicans SO frantically striving to
elect Potter, at a loss of time and
money? After Jan. Mr.. Winston will
show the people of Minneapolis what
can be made, with the right man in the
right place.
At last City Attorney Russell has put
new construction upon the certificate
of removal clause of u the registration
law. This new construction comes late,
and is, in effect, reversal of his former
position on the matter; but it will suf-
flee. A would-be voter who has moved
from one district or ward into another
since the last election will now, in order
to secure a certificate of registration,
go before his proper precinct judges
and make affidavit setting forth his
legal qualifications as voter. place of
residence, etc; he will also take oath
that he was registered two years ago in
another district. If his name be then
found on the registration lists in his
old district it will be stricken off. This
means great saving of time for voter,
particularly if he he workingman who
has changed his district within the last
two years. and the city attorneys de-
cisIon viii meet with general indOrSe-
ment. Another thing to be borne in
mind by the voter is that he should be
sure to register, no matter how many
times he has registered in former years,
nor where he has registered. He CALI
not be absolutely certain that he Is on
the poll list unless he goes to the place
of registration to find out.
A board of trade committee, composed
of 0. G. Merriman. A. B. Barton, j. M.
Bartlett, W. E. Steele, Isaac Atwater
and Anthony Kelly, has prepared the
following questions and sent them out
to all of the legislative candidates from
Hennepin county:
First-Will you, if elected to the legislature,
use your influence for the passage of law
making the Offices OF register OF deeds, clerk
of court and sheriff salaried officesf
Second-Will you. if elected, oppose the
granting OF any appropriation exceeding
So, 900, 900 in the aggregate. including what
has already been EXPENDED for grounds, and
the erection and finishing Of a court house
and city hall?
No man on the Democratic ticket is
making a livelier campaign or stands
better show for success than H. o. Pc
terSOn. candidate for county treasurer.
Mr.. Peterson is well known as one of
best business men of the city, which is
word i'll his favor. Then he is a fine
Pantleman nerSnnally and has hnStS Of