St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-28
MIR. NEwEL's CANDIDACY.

when it says that its proposition to
make STANFORD Newell mayor of the
city of ST. Paul has been received on
every side with expressions of uneQuiv-
ocal approval. No one better than he is
could be found for this honorable office,
and very few who are as good. Always
genial, friendly. thoughtful, interesting
and courtly, he has hundred thousand
friends in this community, and only
now and then an enemy. He has lived
here great many years. and has seen
the town grow from village to popu-
louS municipality. He knows its needs,
and he has had such wide experience
in the practical affairs of life that if any
one is capable of satisfying them he is.
In the social demands of the position he
would be without a peer. If he were
called on to preside at banquet, he
would do it gracefully, happily, wittily.
If he were requested to greet a
visiting delegation of politicians.
of school teachers, of mechanics.
of capitalists or of any other sort
or persuasion, every man among
them would go to his home charmed
with this city and with the hos
pitality and good fellowship of its
chief magistrate. He would be supe-
rior to the temptations of self-seeking,
considerable of the unfortunate and
fearless in the discharge of his duties.
There is no doubt about any of these
things. He would give Importance to
the Office by accepting it. The Office
could not add bit to his dignity or
prestige. If we are to have Repub-
lican or a non-partisan mayor. he is
surely the citizen for the place. The
GLOBE pledges him its cordial support
in case he should be elected. 1t is con-
ident that the best interests Of st. Paul
would be safe in his hands.
But there are two objections to Mr..
NEwEL's candidacy. The first is ROB-
ERT A. SMITH. When a financial in
stitution or a great railroad is in sue
cessful operation under carefully Sc
lected management. the directors do
not change officers at every an
nual meeting. We do not read
of Mr.. HILLS being supplanted
in the presidency of the Great
Northern, or Mr.. WINTER in the control
of the Omaha, whenever an election is
held. On the contrary, they keep right
on, year after year, growing in ability,
and becoming more valuable every
month to the stockholders, who are glad
to secure their services. A city govern
ment is Simply business concern, like
a bank or a transportation company,
and there is no reason why the princi-
pies which bring prolific the one should
not be applied in the operating of the
other. The country is divided into
political parties as far as the solution of
national problems is concerned, but the
cleaning of streets and the regulation of
the local water supply are not partisan
matters. Efficient management is the
great thing here, as much as it is in the
direction of the affairs of a manufact-
uring enterprise or an insurance asSo-
citation. And in the one case, as in the
other, when capable men has been
found for the head, if he is willing to
stay. it is good sense to keep him there.
The GLOBE is Of the opinion that we
have capable man at the head of st.
PauPs executive department. No criti-
cism can be justly made of Mr.. Newell
or half dozen others who have been
suggested for the place. But what is
the matter with ROBERT A. SMITH !?
The Republicans have no right to COM
plain that he has favored the Democ-
racy in his administration. He has APP
pointed as many of their faith to office
as he has of his own party. He is a
large property owner himself, and he
has sought for men equal to their tasks
without regard to their political affilia-
tions, after the same fashion in which
he would select employees for his per-
sonal business. If we are to choose a
mayor out of considerations of facial
comeliness, Mr.. SMITH is as cookbook
ing as Mr.. Newell. His manners are
as pleasant, his heart is as kind, his ex-
perience in affairs is as great, his sue
cess in life is as conspicuous. There is
nothing the matter with ROBERT A.
SMITH. Under his management we
have attained noteworthy position
among American cities. We have a
| good police force, orderly streets, an
adequate supply of pure water, an eff
| Gent fire department, unequaled facll-
| tiles for local transportation and con-
tented and prosperous population. This
| is very satisfactory condition. and we
had better not hazard a change. We
| had better reflect ROBERT A. SMITH.