St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-22
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The Democratic city convention held
Yesterday was a harmonious gathering.
It was one. moreover. that included
every prestige Of victory from the mo
mept at which il was called together
until its adjournment The hearty in
d0rsement and unanimous renomlna-
ton Of Mayor RoBgEr 4. SMITH and
Comptroller SwAS A.PoNTHAS, and the
selection Of WILLIAM BASHoLZER for
treasurer possesses a significance that
BODIES good for the welfare of tire city Of
st. Paul. 1t means that the man who
heads the municipal ticket has the con-
fdencc Of the people, that the city gov
erunent, under his administration. has
been economically conducted, and that
he has been faithful to the trust re-
posed in him. Standing at the head Of
every city department. police, fire,
water and other important services Of
a greatand growing municipality; theO-
reticaIly, If not practically, responsible
to the people for prop r conduct OF the
same, Mayor SMITH has proven himself
devoted to the city's interests and
worthy Of the high confidence reposed
in him. II is not too much TO say, and
the testimony OF visiting aldermen and
capitalists from other cities will bear
witness to the fact, that the depart
mental service Of st. Paul, in all its
ramilications, is second 10 that Of no
city OF its size IN the Union, and
is superior TO many OF larger pOpu-
lations. Ills administration has been
strictly business one in every sense
Of the word. Every corner and loop
hole Of expense has been closely
watched, and for the money that has
been appropriated for the various de-
partments tho best possible service has
been secured. LIN his appointments 10
partisanshiD has been allowed by Mayor
SMITH to interfere with the city's inter
ests. From the best citizens in our
midst he has made his selections regard
less Of party bias. In tnis direction
alone ne mas proven himself eminently
brOad-minded aad watchfuI OF the re-
sponsibiities committed to his care.
This Is wildly evidenced by his wise
and judiciOus selections on the board of
education. That the fact should have
evoked tribute from Mr.. WILLIS in
the convention is not strange. For his
conscientious devotion to the duties of
his Office. the subject OF Mr.. WILLIS
address was fully worthy OF the high
praise bestowed.
OF the rest Of the st. Paul Democratic
ticket II can be said that they stand Sc
curely upon their merits as citizens,
honorable gentlemen and active bust
ness men. The ensemble Is altogether
as good one as could have bee made
up from the same number Of gentle men
in the city. They are all we'll known ;
many of them nave served long aud
faithfully in similar tlices Of public
trust Tney are experienced In munich
pal as we'll As business affairs. They
are men who have made life a success
instead Of failure. They are respon-
sible, trustworthy and capa bic.
Such IS the individual and political
complexion of a ticket bound to be q
winner at tho polls. Against it is ar
rayed motley group Of disgruntled
indictments. Today the Republican
party in st. Paul is made up Of an un-
disciplined company of dissatisfied
"outs." The most valid excuse which
they can offer for appearing as contest
ants is the too palpable fact that they
are simply ''outs." They are anxio US
to get in. For purely personal reasons
they are Of the opinion that there should
be a change of administration. They
are at war with it on these grounds, but
the internal war among themselves is
far more relentless. Otherwise than the
"out" incident they represent 10 issue,
nor have they leg to stand upon. The
head Of their ticket is highly objection
able to one-half their forces. and that
halfIs headless. A sweeping major ity
awaits the Democratic ticket at the
polls, and once more the fact will be
prominently brought home to the peo-
pie that st. Paul is Democratic city by
reason of want of confidence In the Re-
publican party, and an abiding faith in
the administration that has given st.
Paul the reputation in every part of the
country OF one Of the best governed
cities OH earth.