St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-04
P.F. Lyons, Local Forecast Official.
COL. KfEFER FOR CONGRESS.

lie |hepuOl!cdn party OF MS ana the
adjoining counties sneaked Off quietly
yesterday to Lindstrom, a village Oh the
st. Paul IL Duluth railroad, in tie
neighborhood of ChiSago lake, and NOM
mated A. K. kIEFER to be its candidate
Tor congress from this district. Mr..
KIEFER is The same MAJ 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 tor 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 MI. KIEFER on
such grounds, except in as far as they
are of value i'll gaugIng 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
OH 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 he has never
learned to talk the English language.
His public utteranceS have the studied
formaiity of one 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 all in
FAINT. Even at home he has taken no
interest in movements for our local
progress. His whole life has been spent
III a selfish, and not always creditabIe,
struggle for dollars and cents, and i'm
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 h same time it recognizes the un-
certalnties of elections and the power
OF party ties i'll a presidential year. For
THIS reason 1T 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,. must
condemn. A party which includes
In its membership gentlemen of high
haracter- and admitted ability like
STANFORD Newell. E. G.. ROGERS, E.
V. SMALLEY, w. s. DEAN, LANE K,
STONE. FREDERICK G. lNGERsoLL.
WILLIAM III. LIGHTNER, and a dozen
others who might be named, prostitutes
itself and is false to the solemn duties OF
patriotism when it foists an incompeteni
and ~self-seeking creature like Mr.
KIEFER into prominence, and exposes
our citizens to the risk of being dis.
graced by his becoming their represent
alive i'm the halls of congress.