St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-31
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Mayor Wright is not only looking
after his reputation as a headsman by
decapitating Democratic officials, but
looks after his friends by using the
pruning hook. As president of the
board of equalization he is able to WELD
an influence that is valuable in dollars
to himself and friends. One OF the early
acts of the board was to pare down the
assessment of the stock of goods be-
longing to the mercantile firm of which
he is the senior member. The cut was
$1,000. This is an example of what his
friends may expect from him, and they
will doubtless follow his example in
seeking tn lower their taxation.
Aid. Copeland remarked a day or. two
ago that the fight over the public
schools in the First ward is not over,
but is gathering force to burst out
anew. He said that he has been out of
the city at the times of the two latest
meetings held to protest over the re-
moval of Miss Bolton as principal of
the Grant school, but that the protest is
that the purpose to cut down the appro-
priation for support of the schools Will be
carried out. Another gentleman who is a
member of the school committee and
who is strongly advocating cut in the
school fund argues that the kindergar-
ten and the domestic economy features
of the school are features that should
be eliminated. In his view the parents
should be held responsible for these
branches OF education. and they should
not be carried on at the expense of the
public. He asserts that the business
end Of the city ought to be looked after
by the council and that the whims and
fads of the board of education should
not be suffered to become matters Of
public expense.
In speaking of the present city ad-
ministration yesterday, William Ban
holZer said: THE Republicans are set
ting the Democrats an example that they
may find profitable in the future. That
is. to appoint none but party adherents
to office" He believes in the policy of
giving the offices to men in the party, and
said that the great number of republic
ans appointed to good positions under
Democratic administration had proven
an element of weakness in more ways
than one.
Comptroller McCardy is often asked
when he will be ready to invite the pub
lie in to inspect the books. He is often
reminded that the late city campaign
was fought on the line, ''Open the
books" and the procession of Scandl-
navians, Irish, German and other
nationalities, including the Italians who
voted the Republican ticket, has long
been formed and is now i'm
patiently waiting an invitation
TO file into the office and
inspect the books. They remember
that they were promised this oppOr-
tunity, and they are already beginning
to be impatient. Some of the shrewder
ones are already more than half-eXpect-
ing that it was mereIya campaign so-
gan that the comptroller never expected
to put into practice. but the rank and
file are still waiting for the fulfilling of
the promise, with the same faith that
they believe that the Mckinley tariff
protects the working people.
A gentleman of waggish temperament
remarked in this connection YESTERDAY.
that he presumed that Comptroller Nc
Cardy is not ready to open his books for
inspection for the reason that Conrad
Miller has not yet finished counting the
money. He said that he might have
finished this task ere this but for the
fact that County Treasurer Nelson has
been piling more money upon him, and
the Sl.500.GO0 of additional money turned
over TO the city treasurer within the
past few weeks has greatly increased
the burden of Mr.. Miller. why" said
he, lust look at MIR. Miller. He is
growing thinner every day, and he
seems to have a great burden On his
mind. Ii the Republican party don'l
hasten to assure him that 1t is not abso
lutely necessary to recount all the
money he will wear himself to skeIe
ton"