St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-28

| Mysteries about the alleged Illegal regis
| tratiOn of voters by the Democrats. Ii
these frauds were of the gigantic char
acter claimed by these papers. how is it
that they never boldly give one case of
| Illegal registration? The fact Is the
| charges are simply made for the pur-
pose of misleading the public. The law
| governing the registration IS such that
il is an impOsslbility 10 peTpetrate The
wholesale frauds SO industriously
charged by the Republican organs.
IL
There is not much principle about
men who in one breath swear fealty 10
the Democratic faith, and In the next
bolt their party's nominations in favor
of those recommended by body of dis
gruntled officeseekers. -
II
The so-called Citizens committee has
been denouncing the increased salaries
paid Of late years to city officials. Who
is responsible for the increase OF these
salaries? The Republican delegations
in the legislatures of 1887 and 1889. In
true Pecksniffian style these people are
now charging the Democrats with acts
TOR which they are alone responsible.
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Not single bond can be issued by
the city without the sanction OF the
| legislature. The Republicans are just
now wringing their hands in hypocriti-
| cal diSmay at what they declare to be
the enormous Indebtedness of the city.
| They forget that the whole OF this
| debt has been incurred with the sane
zion and aid of the Republican legis-
| latOrs.
II
| The humblest citizen can approach
! Mayor Smith with the assurance that
| he will be cordially received and his
wishes have that attention which the
nature of them requires. Can the same
| be expected from Col. Wright if he is
| placed in the mayoral chair? 1t is very
| doubtful, when we consider that the
colonel is the special representative OF
'our best citizens"
| Il
| j. j. McCardy, candidate for the comp
| trOllerShip on the Republican ticket,
declares il he is elected he will open
out the books of the city. Mr.. McCardy
| might explain when the Democrats re-
fused to give reasonable opportunities
| 10 citizens desiring to get any infoTma-
| ton from the books of the city. By the
way, if Mr.. McCardy were elected comp
troler the citizen who would face that
austere makeup of his TO CLEAN a little
information from his books would have
to be of iron nerve.
il
Conrad Miller is reported to be highly
indignant with Col. Wright Mr.. Miller
| is of opinion that the colonel Is trying
| to work him. 1t arises this way: Col.
| Wright, in playing his various charac-
| e...c ,I.tf ID.f.t hin 81
tionist-appeared Monday evening on
who is the Citizen candidate for the
| treasurerShip. DR.. DreiS spoke with Col.
| Wright, and Mr.. Miller is exceedingly
| sore. He cannot see why he should as
Sist in electiEg Col. Wright when that
| gentleman IS coquetting with an Oppo
nent. Mir. Miller is working regardless
of the head of his ticket.
IL
The herocs of the Dispatch about the
| certain defeat OF the Democratic noni-
| neeS should be taken with a grain of
| salt-and pretty large one, too. Two
| years ago this paper gave out prior to
| the election that 0. o. Cullen, in the
| Third ward, was being run pretty
close race. 1t was also stated that j.
| Il. Pewters. who was running independ-
| ent, was going to have heavy poll, and
| that, after ALL the outlook was exceed
ingly favorable for the defeat of Mr..
Cullen. What was the result? Here
are the election returns: Cullen. l.j53;
Simmons, 96l; Pewters, 100; Meeker,
60. 1t is significant to note that up to
the present this paper has not referred
TO the candidature of Mr.. Cullen this
campaign.
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James c. Wall is doing some great
hustling Ill the Seventh. Fred Inger-
soil has not walll-away by any means.
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A great deal is being said about the
wholesale employment of men on the
street force, the ostenSible purpose OF
which, it is asserted, is to secure sup
port for the Democratic ticket. The
Pioneer Press has been investigating
this, and yesterday stated: The re-
porter went into the Office of the board
of public works and asked for the record
containing the names of the street
cleaning force as it was up to April Is.
Three hundred and fifty names ap-
peared there" Just think of it, Three
hundred and fifty men manufactured by
the Republican organs into an army OF
many thousand workers.
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The Daily News is away off when it
editorIally says that the late John Roche
was the Pioneer Press candidate two
years ago for city comptroller. Seeing
that the Pioneer Press repeatedly re-
ferred to Mr.. Roche as ian old car
bunce." 1t IS difficult to make out how
tie News falls into the error of saving
that he was its candidate.
The public likes man who has the
courage OF his convictions. but the indi-
vidual who is neither fish, flesh nor
fowl nor good red herring" they despise
The polling OH Tuesday Will show this
Every indication is that Aid. Melady
will be returned To the council by the
citizens of the Sixth ward by largely
increased plurality over his election last
year. The attempt to divert a few
Democratic voters by ca oling an indie
pendent Democrat TO run i'll opposition
has enlisted the sympathy of a great
many liberal Republicans, and it is es-
tiniated that for every Democratic vote
he will lose through such cunning he
will receive dozen from falr-,ninded
Republicans who declare for fair play
and who stand ready to defend re-
speeted citizen.
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Conrad Miller has queer idea of do
ing city business. He is on the stump,
and he goes from ward TO ward asking
the votes of the people upon the n.y.
pOtheSiS, if he is elected city treasurer,
ht..wll count the city's money. lie
doesn't seem to understand that the
money is accounted for by the depoSi-
tories every month. No money remains
III the hands Of the treasurer. but under
the law it is deposited in the designated
banks and these banks make account
iugS 70 the city. This is plain basi-
ncss proposition. and the business men
III the city understand The absurdity OF
Mr.. Miller'S malicious in5inuatiOn5.
I'm TO tine present time the -'opposi-
,inn" has not furnished prnnf OF the
..riines they have leYelied inst tie
iut.cn abused city ball gang.
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vie more days ali the Republican