St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-04
COL. KtEFER FOR CONGRESS.

The Republican party of this and the
adjoining counties Sneaked Off quietly
yesterday to Lindstrom, a village Oh the
st. Paul q Duluth railroad, in tie
neighborhood Of CniSago lake, and NOM
mated A. r. kIEFER to he its candidate
tor congress from this district. MI.
kIEFER is the same man who ran for
mayor of ST. Paul two years ago, and
was defeated because the public had no
confidence in his fitness for any sort
of political preferment. An interest
ing feature of the campaign then waged
was the Pioneer Press reputation of
its party's ticket, and its scathing ar
raignment of Mr.. KIEFER's personal
and business record. If the charges
which it brought against HIM at that
time, and which it claimed the ability
to prove by satisfactory evidence, con-
tanned even a modicum of truth. to
select him now for this post of much
greater dignity and responsibility is an
insult to the intelligence and high
mindedness Of the voters of this com
munity.
. The GLOBE does not propose, how
ever, to revive ancient scandals, nor to
base its opposition to Mr.. KIEFER on
such grounds, except in as far as they
are OF value i'll gauglng his character
and capacity. In the superficial contact
of everyday life he is a courteous gen.
tleman OF pleasant bearing. who appears
to have some considerable capacity for
attaching his fellows to his cause. But
his temperament, his experience, his
education and his attainments are abso-
lutely out Of harmony with the require
mentS OF the office to which it is pro-
posed to elevate him. When he was a
candidate for the mayoralty he was pre-
cipltant in expressing his adherence to
any sort of economic heresy which
seemed to promise him a vote or two.
This was partly because of his uncom-
mon eagerness 10 be elected, but partly
because he knew nothing of the subjects
on which his opinion was asked.
The same things are true of him, only
In fuller degree, in the wide domain of
national affairs. He has lived in Amer
lea for many years, but ne has never
learned to talk the English language.
AAiS toiiSCo IofS TIC SluQl6U
formality of n graphing doubtfully
with a foreign tongue. 1t would be i'm
possible for him to take the stump and
define his position OH the problems at
issue at this hour. His mind has no
philosophical turn, and the intricacies
OF the financial questions which demand
solution are as unfathomable to him as
the propositions of calculus to an in
liant. Even at home he has taken nc
interest In movements for our local
progress. HIS whole life has been spent
In a selfish, and not always creditabIe,
struggle for dollars and cents, and in
perniciOuS activity over the lower grades
of ward politics.
Ii the GLOBE were simply a partisan
newspaper, anxious for the success OF
he Democracy at any cost. it would be
glad for the situation thus presented,
1t has too much faith in universal suf
frage to believe that such a man will be
Endorsed at the polls in November. But
at the same time it recognizes the I'm.
certainties of elections and the powe,
OF party ties i'll q presidential year. For
this reason it accuses the Republican
leaders of this district of wanton dis
loyalty to our people in making
a nomination which their own con.
sciences. if they have any, mus
condemn. a party which include:
In its membership gentlemen of higl
haracter- and admitted ability Xix,
STANFORD Newell. E. G. ROGERS, E
V. SMALI.EY, w. s. DEAN, LANE K
STONE. FREDERICK G. INGERsoLL
WILLIAM Ill. LIGHTNER, and a dozel
others who might be named, prostitute.
itself and is false to the solemn duties O
patriotism when it foists an incompeten
n selr-seeking creature like Mr.
KIEFER into prominence, and expose,
our citizens to the risk of being dis
graced by his becoming their represent
alive in the halls of congress-.