St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13
VERY COLD WEATHER.
The Cry Of Doodle" Fairly
Makes the Republicans
SILVER,
and Sends Cold Chills Up the
Spinal Columns of the
Terrified.
"The Best Way Out Of 1t"
Is Now the Watch
word.
Municipal Political Gossip
Marehant Plays in Great
Luck.

Darker skies have not hung over the
Republicans of Minneapolis since St.
Anthony and West Minneapolis were
made one, than covered the political
horizon during the past week. 1t was
really cold, dismal week for Republi-
cans of all classes, sizes and shapes.
The week will be memorable one in
the political history of the city. What
ever hopes the leaders of the grand old
party'' entertained of taking care of
the city next fall, not one single ray of
hope is now to be found anywhere. The
rotten state of affairs in the city has
caused every voter in it to carry highly
perfumed handkerchief close to his
mustache. The cry of "boodle" was
everywhere, even the bOotblackS on the
street corners were cogniZant OF what
was going on, and the Republican lead
ers were at a loss to know what to do.
When the grand jury met it was the in
tention of that august body to look into
the gambling houses, and take their
periodical turn at the designation and
prostitution houses, but the public
were not so mnch interested in having
these places of everyday standing
shaken up any more than was neceS-
sary. What the honest citizens clam
Ored for was a thorough investigation
of doodle" charges and peculiar per-
fOrmances" which have been laid at the
door of the city council. The Repub-
licans, whose friends in the council and
elsewhere were being accused OF crook
edneSs, were anxious to see the storm
blow over as quickly and as quietly as
possible. But the charges were too
serious to pass over lightly, and the
Republican leaders thought il better to
sacrifice few of the party members
rather than have the entire party sunk.
What is going to follow the grand
jury's report? The Republican officials
who have been caught in the dreg net
must be sacrificed at any cost. Like the
doe hunted from the herd, though it
may return again, is not longer regard
ed with favor by the other members of
the herd. So will it be with the Repub-
lican officials whose names have been
mentioned in the late scandal. The
members of the council who have been
connected, either by newspaper publ
cation or otherwise, with any crooked
deals, will be forced to leave the council.
They will not be given the privilege
of meeting the charges. They must go.
The Republican party must be saved at
any cost, and the few who will escape
the jury'S condemnation will see that
the mandate goes forth at once. A
great deal of Splurge is to be made and
all impression sent abroad that though
few of the Republican aldermen have
acted a little indiscreetly, the party
cannot cOuntenance anything wrong.
This, it is thought, will have the effect
pQ &C
from the party's shoulders. But the
voters of Minneapolis know where the
blame belongs, and they will see when
the time comes that the party'S nomi-
nees are defeated. There has been
more corruption talk and more doodle"
charges made since the present council
took charge of affairs than ever before
in the history of the city.
Aid. Tom Downs, who superintends
the spring and fall cleaning of the city
hall, is far from being the happy, jolly,
MISUNDERSTANDING Tom that he
was before he went south. Tom saw
the handwriting on the wall, and so he
was not seen for several weeks around
the city hall and John Sterrit's office.
City Clerk Haney was Toms prOtege,
and he feels very much indeed for Char
Charley has been drawn reflects more
or less upon the chairman of the COM
mittee on public grounds and buildings,
and he shows his troubles already. ION
is very good alderman-Whena asleep
and his co-wOrkerS in the council are
forced to smile when they look back
and review his able address against
giving John Norton the fuel contract,
though John was the lowest bidder by
several hundred dollars. Tom generally
covers up his tracks very well, but City
Clerk Haney was too much of load
for Tom to carry, and hence the latter's
discOnsolate appearance now. Will
Tom vote for Haney's resignation?
Watch for that meeting and perhaps
you will find that Tom Downs has got
other business to attend to.
A rather unexpected turn of affairs
took place Thursday afternoon at the
1t was the indorsing of City Physician
Chase in re autopsies at the city hospi-
tai. Up to few days ago, the alder
men who constitute the poor board
were loud in their condemnation of
Chase'S conduct in cutting open the
bodies of the unfortunate who died at
the city hospital, whenever there was
no reason for doing scat least so far
as such butchering of human bodies
was necessary to determine the cause
of death. Everything was understood,
however, before the meeting was called.
There were too many scandals in the
Republican city council, and to add an
sther would be too much for the abused
taxpayer to hear. This hospital scan
dial must be sat on, and the only way to
do it is to indorse the action of the city
physician and bury the scandal. The
meeting was mixed one, but the re-
suit was important. Chase was in
the time being.
1t has leaked out that Gen. Grant, of
Minneapolis, who was recently appointed
to the office of assistant secretary OF
war, was candidate for the Office OF
deputy collector of customs in this city,
and was promised the place, too, but as
the new Office which he now fills was
about to he created. and he was selected
to fill it. the collectorship went to George
w. Marchant. George, there are many
reasons why you should feel grateful
for YOUR $4,000 job. If Grant had got
the coIlectorship and Hale the promise
of the postoffice, George might have got
less than a $4,000 plum. But some people
are never satisfied. Georges friends
consider that he is IN great luck in hav-
ing got such soft snap. 1t is said that
he wants to have something to say about
the other offices. The story goes that he
thinks. in justice to himself, he ought
to be consulted. But of course that is
out of the question entirely. Senator
Washburn will select the men he thinks
will haln the nartu and not those that