St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-29

virtually: "If 1 am elected, you can
have anything you want and do any
thing you like" The promise made the
gambling syndicate Sullivan, Flanni-
gan 81 Tanner, is one of them. Two
years ago the Republicans promised to
abolish gambling houses. No one is so
foolish as to pretend to assert that the
administration has made the slightest
effort in that direction. This year the
gam blers are told that they may
have all the privileges they may ask.
pledges made two years ago will be
kept. "All things to all men" seems to
be the Republican motto. Mr.. Potter
seems to be unstable.
Now, is the Republican candidate for
mayor man VINO can be depended upon
by any one to keep his promises?
1t is not intended in this article to at
tack Mr.. Potter. The Republican party
and the Republican press have this
year, as always, monopoly of the ''per-
sonaF' campaign methods. But the pub
lie record of man who has held Office
and who is a candidate for Office is open
to examination and criticism. If his
public acts do not speak for him, the
people should know it.
His Work i'm the Council.
E. &. Potter has been in the city
council for two years. During that
time he has posed before the public,
through the press, on many occasions as
a public benefactor. He has sought to
set himself up as popular idol of all
who believe in honesty and progress.
He has fathered several schemes, none
of which have become a reality; some
of them were thoroughly selfish and
bad, while others, although possessing
some merit. were not of such a nature
that the city could, with justice to it.
self, embrace without investigation.
To begin with, there was Potter's
purchasing agent enterprise. He Ian
died that whole matter. He was at the
bottom Of it from first to last. The rec
ords prove it. Before the ques ton
came up in the council, Aid. p otter had
| had himself interviewed ON the sub
ton to create the Office of
purchasing agent. Of course,
business of that nature went first to the
| council committee on ordinances. That
committee, OH May II, 1889, reported to
| the council, recommending that the
| ordinance be not passed, since the city
| charter made no provision for any such
Office. But Aid. Potter was not thus to
be put down. He moved that the mat
| ter be referred to the city attorney.
That official reported back stating that
the council could create such an office
| if 1t so desired. That left it easy for
Potter. Wen, such an ordinance was
| prepared and submitted to the council
| Oct. 4, 1889. 1t came up for its second
| reading Nov. 20 following. and was de-
feated, largely because the newspapers
had given the question such wide pub
| licity, and had given the public an op-
portunity to speak against it. Potter
OF only sprung upon the council that
scheme to create the Office of purchas-
ing agent, but he piloted it through that
body, and stood by it to the last
He voted for it all the time. He spoke
for it in the council and out of it. Why:
Because he had it in his head to be APP
pointed purchasing agent if he could
bulldoze the council into creating the
office. He saw in it fat salary and ar
easy time. That was one of his
Schemes for Self-Aggrandizeme
This indicates that Mr. Potter is look