St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-04
VU UElSInhL OHhNLUT
Mayor Winston Will Probably
Not Change the Police
Force Much.
The Charter Revision Bill Not
Such a Terrible Affair
After All.
The Lay Of the Minnesota
Hen--The Prizes Are
Awarded.
The Athenaum Library Makes
a Good Showing--Cale-
domains Annual.

The cold February zephyrs swept
over Bridge square yesterday, nipped
the nose Of the policemen and the vege-
tables in the grocery stores, sharpened
the voice of the fake auctioneer, cast a
chill over Harlow Gales market scheme
and wrapped the city hail in coat of
holy calm, Out on the streets the pc
destrianS quckened their steps and
sWOre softly to themselves as the strains
of whistle and wait for Katie" Smote
the already surcharged atmosphere. 1t
was q cold day. Within the city hall
the mayors thoughts dWelt fondly upon
the mellow sun shining down upon
"Wmston's New Home" in warm old
Virginia, which he might now be enjoy
iEg had he not been so unWlSe as 20 al
low the people to force public office
anon him. In the outer office.
f. G.. Holbrook calmly closed his eyes
and thought of the wheat market. Not
even the sound of bed tick fell dis
turbed the soothing silence that had
come over that office, usually the scene OF
somuch tumult. WhatlnviSible hand had
smOothed out this month of quietneSS.
AS before remarked, it was cold day,
such day as cOmpelS the otnce-seeker
to become a stove-seeker. The after
noon moved, and the mayor departed to
attend meeting of the library board.
4 newspaper reporter entered and
started the musing Holbrook with:
Any police appointments been made
tO-day?"
He came back to earth and responded
in the negative. None had been made.
There was not a place-hunter in sight.
Here was an opportunity to find out
something about these official funerals.
"Will there be many changes IN the
police departments was the next queS-
ton.
"Well, there will be some changes"
"Who will be fired?"
"You'll have to ask the mayor" with
a laugh, but | don't believe it will do
YOU much good. To tell the truth, |
don't believe the mayor has decided
upon many changes, if upon any"
"Will there be a general turnlngover,
a wholesale reorganization OF the
force?"
"Now," replied Mr.. Holbrook, 81
don't know what the mayor intends to
do. For my part l do not believe that
there will be any wholesale discharges.
Men who have been faithful ofhcers,
who have done their duty, who have at
tended to their business, and who nave
kept out of politics, have, in my opin-
ion, nothing to fear. 1t doesn't seem
the right thing to throw out men who
are experienced and who are good men,
and Nlr. Winston intends to do the
right thing. That is all / know
about it. Aid. Farnsworth's resolution
introduced at the last council meeting
will, if passed., provide for slightly in
creasing the working force Of the de
partment. The resolution, having been
referred to the committee on police, is
now tied I'D for two weeks. 1t is not
probable that the force.a as itnow stands,
will be changed until that resolution
has been acted upon"
That was all. 1t was not much, but
it was an index Of the intentions of the
new administration toward the police
department.