St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-16
COUNCILLORS CRITICISED
An Irate Citizen Directs at the
Assemblymen Some PERTH
nent Talk.
The Refusal of the $4,000 for
Cleaning Up Excites His
Indignation. Ma13J

| TO the Assemblymen of st. Paul: As
a citizen of st. Paul l assume the right
of addressing this open letter to you,
knowing that the sentiments herein
contained voice the opinion of almost
every sane man within its borders,
save. perhaps, your honorable body.
That the wisdom of the city should be
concentrated within the bosoms of
| about seven men, and all the stupidity
and ignorance in the balance of $50, 900
Inhabitants, is one of the freaks that
we sometimes find in nature.
| L do not think that anything l or
any one else in st. Paul can say upon
the subject of the urgency of protecting
the 10000 lives from the terrible
| scourge upon our Threshold, could in
the least modify or change the all wise
and lnfallible views of your honor able
members. The best medical talent of
the world, the united physicians of our
own city, our representative business
men. all the newspapers of st. Paul,
and every individual who has had OPP
portunIty to post himself regarding the
condition Of affairs realize its gravity.
and have urged and reiterated the
speedy necessity of self-protection by
thorough cleansing of our municipality.
AllexcepG your body are satisfied that it
is murder and seif-destruction to toy
and play with this terrible fire.
Will you be kind enough to analyze
yourselves and tell the community
wherein our ignorance and your special
wisdom in this matter lies. Tell us
wherein we can be benefited by saving
S., 1000 at the risk of losing several thou
sand valuable lives? Tell US what great
work in political economy, among the
hidden treasures which you possess.
teaches that taxing the people about 81
head is too risky an experiment for
the worlds far-famed economizers. even
I at the risk i'll avertlng plague which
may cost millions of money and the loss
of lives which money can never COM
penSate for? Oh, wise legislators, teach
US this and be ever blest.
But in our admiration for your wis
dom let US not forget @ few plain facts.
That the cholera will reach us, perhaps
within few days, seems morally Ger
tain. That when it does reach us, 1t
will carry off hundreds Of our citizens,
many of our nearest and dearest friends
thanks to your zeal in keeping US in
'filth-is fully as certain. But even
should 1t not reach us this year, or even
the next, the anxiety and fear which
you have caused thousands of sensitive
and timid people, owing to your delay
upon this matter, will cause physical
Injury to many, and will make you
an object OF detestation in the minds
of your fellow men. If you are unable
TO grapple the difficulties of the situa-
ton, regard for the lives of your fellow
men might have suggested the adyisa-
bility OF your reslgning the trust imposed
upon you. You certainly have lost the
confidence of your fellow citizens.
Should this pest enter our beautiful
city, while you may not be responsible
for all the deaths, rest assured that most
of the deaths will be the direct cause
OF your mismanagelSent on the garbage
question. But, mort than this, though
your judgments may he too obscured to
see it, even your EVIL hearth may not
escape, and these tear!y beloved by you
may be the fIsI amoGg the stricken.
If you were asked to choose between
paying your share of the S., 900, nay, be-
tween paying all of the $1,000, or your
loved child, wife, mother Or self killed
by this pest, which would ycu choose?
Your action says that you are willing to
risk the death of all rather than the eX-
penditure of the enormous sam of
5000? But perhaps your wisdon tells
you that the cholera takes off only the
poor, land not those with your comforts of
living May God pity your blindness
and indeciSiOn. X.