St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-07
POLITICAL GUESSING.
& Republican Scheme to Give
the Mayor Full Appoint
ing Power,
So That the Sanction Of the
Council Will Not Be
Required.
Such a Bill Will Be Intro
duced in the Early Ses-
sion Of the Legislature.
Another Seent-Laden Breeze
From the Direction Of
BoWker'S Home.

Perhaps it is too much to expect abso-
lutte consistency in political party,
but it is no more than fair to expect
them to be reasonably honest-at least,
about as honest as the men comprising
them. But the Republicans of Mime
appolis are not honest to any degree.
Their own organ says so. The Tribune
says this of a plan practically decided
upon by William Henry Eustls and his
lieutenants to give the Republicans full
| control of the council:
THE situation has been called to the
attention Of MayOr-elect. Eustls, and ne
is said to have devised partial way out
of the dilemma by proposing that the
| Hennepin delegation prepare III the
early days of the coming legislative ses-
sion bill which shall give the mayor
the full appointing power, without max
| ing a sanction of the council necessity.
! The new amendment prohibiting spe-
| cial legislation could be practically set
aside by making the bill apply to only
| cities of say 10000, of which there is
! but one in the te-Minneapolls. ms
would take ali the appointive officers
| out Of the hands of the council, and 1t
| could be used as whip to keep the
| Republican aldermen in line, for they
could be told that unless they toed the
mark they could not expect to have at
tention paid to their suggestions as to
| who should be appointed to the various
offices. In this way it is calculated that
| the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES combine
| for the presidency could be busted, !"
as Miner would not be apt 10 vote with
| the Democrats if he stood in danger OF
| having all his recommendations for
positions turned down by Republicans
| mayor. With Republican president
thus assured, the matter OF chairman
ships could be satisfactorily disposed OF.
and the Democrats left out in the cold.
This really seems to be the only way by
which the Republicans can realize the
full fruits of the victory won at the
POLLS. 1t is proposed to introduce the
bill early in the session i'll the house
and have it looked after in the senate by
Lieut.. Gov. Clough."
Did ever penitentiary-harde GRIM
inal Toast of his crime more unblush-
ingly than the Republican organ here
boasts of its party'S falseness to every
principle heretofore avOWed by 1T as ap-
piled to local government? What is this
beautiful scheme accredited to William
Henry Eustis but the Trip charter,
denounced two years ago, as all that
dangerous in the line of legislation for
municipalities? The Republicans have
not an excuse for their plan. The Trip
charter was brought out because the
Democrats thought the city needed a
new charter. The Republicans declared
with one voice that Minneapolis had the
finest system of municipal government
ever invented. The Trip charter was a
menace to liberty. 1t tanned at monarchial
Capitalization. Gov. Merriam was
with no II
dare sign it. And that was all that pre-
vented its becoming law.
A that was two years ago. Condl-
tionS have changed. A few weeks ago
City Attorney Russell declared for a
more centralized municipal govern
ment. Now the Republican mayor
elect and his followers declare for re-
vivtied Trip charter. Why? Because
they want more centralized and
stronger municipal government? They
don't offer even that lame excuse. I'm
blushingly, they admit that they want
such government so that the
appointing power may be prostituted to
the uses of party whip to coerce pos
Sible independent and honest members
OF the council. What blackmailerS are
to society such Republicans as these are
to government. William Henry Eustis
is starting out well.
Some people think they see possible
connection between the proposed new
city charter and the new capitol in the
mind of Senator +. G. Mcmillan. Sen
ator Mcmillan wants to see a general
charter law adopted which will apply TO
both Minneapolis and st. Paul. He also
favOrS Twin City union, and believes
that a uniform charter law will help to
hasten the. day of union. His views on
the new capitol question indicate that
he faV0rS capitol site in the Midway
district. The sort of a charter law Mr..
Mcmillan is supposed to favor, contain
ing a provision under which cities may
unite, followed by an act fixing the
capitol site in the Midway district,
would, it is quite generally believed,
| give the sentiment for union an aston
ishing impetus.
Agent Tatro, of the humane society,
has in mind some legislation which he
will try to place before the coming
legislature. He wants a law to cover
cruelty to children; another to prevent
the sending of children to saloons to buy
liquor; another to provide some means
for educating the boys who spend most
OF their time Oh the streets; another
remedy defects in the law concerning
cruelty TO animals, especially to prevent
stabling horses in the street. Tatro
will endeavor to enlist the assist
ance OF members of the Hennepin
delegation. George Blocker. the mem
Der OF the house from the western half
of the Twenty-nlnth district, has in
mind the following bills which he
favors, and may introduce: A bill TO
81 nil of 4ha
return verdict in civil cases; bill to
change the manner OF electing presi-
Dental electors to the Michigan plan :;
a bill to make municipal corporations
subject TO garnlshment of wages of en-
ployes; bill applying the usury law to
building and loan associations: a bill
increasing the term of county officers
from two years to four; q bill tOincrease
the limit OF damages for death from
| $1,000 to $4,000; bill to apply the in
herltance law Of New York to Min
nesota: bill to place the control of the
patrol limits III the hands of the council.
The latest candidate to have cast
down the gauntlet in the fight for the
building inspectorShip is Charles A.
Ferrin, relative of Mrs. Calvin G.
Goodrich. and at present employed as
draughtsman for the street railway
company. He is all Eighth warder by
adoption. 1t is claimed in some quart
ers that he will be the successful COM
petitor.
The Republicans have just awoke to
the fact that the Democrats control the
board of county commissioners. This
board has good deal of patronage at
its disposal. and the Republicans are
worrying. Henry Oswald will probably
be the chairman of the lew board.
THE BOWKER SCANDAL.
1t Is Now Fully Launched Upon
the Public.