St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-30
LOCAL POTPOURRI.
THE CITY CRIB.

The statements made that certain Of the
reform officials are getting percentage
from both of the Fifth street ''crap" games
is supposed 10 be another of the stories cir
eulated to injure the reputation of the
present administration. Suppose the police
do know of the existence of the two joints
and the names of the men who run them.
Is that any reason why they should be
accused of getting their bit for allowing them
TO run? In the face of au indignant denial
from the officers one who would have any
doubts must be hard TO convince.
Now let the W. c. n. u. descend on the
mayors Office in force and demand that
matron be appointed to care for the women
who are arrested during the night ana day.
The idea of 'the old turnkey being allowed
TO act as maid to the females arrested is too
horrible to think about
1t is truly wonderful how small and mar
row IN nded men who are held up as examples
OF puDlic spirited citizens really are. One OF
the city fathers who opposed the appropri-
alton of s., 900 10 the press club, announced
on the quiet to one of his most intimate
friends that he was going to vote against 1t
because a certain paper had roasted him
on several occasions.
Carter II Harrison, the present mayor OF
Chicago, who has been there before many
time, stated in public address on taking
his seat that "A city cannot be governed as
wholesale business house is managed. The
people of the city are the rulers The mayor
their servant The man who rules the people
of great city must surrender many OF his
personal ideas if he hopes to accomplish
great things" just as a suggestion, it is
hoped some friend of our present reform
xrril1o y tba oh aY
tract. OF course Mayor Wright needs no
such advice now but when he is reelected
next spring with a copper) he might bear it
in mind.
glance st the present city treasurer with
his hat off does not give one the impression
that he is looking at the owner of giant in
teIect; but, all the same, Conrad Is deep
one. He still insists that the work of check
ing up the books in his office for the past ten
years shall be completed, even if he has to
pay the expense out of his own pocket. To
a friend the treasurer has explained that the
outlay of $500 in this way would go long
way toward getting him the nomination next
spring without having to purchase any Of
the delegates in the convention.
II would be decidedly funny if after all the
time Aid. Zimmerman has put in on the
street railway ordinances one should be
passed by the board in face of his opposition.
Now that the police matron has lost her
Job she is ready TO tell a whole lot of stories
about the actions of some of the head reform
officials The facts on which the stories are
based were told the eX-matron in confidence
By some of the females who have been under
her charge the last two months
Aid. Zimmerman gives as his reason for re-
fusing to vote for the $4,000 appropriation for
the press club entertainment that he is not
going to have the peoples money spent in
the saloons or in wine suppers. Mr.. Zimmer-
man says he has relative who is a news
paper man, ana it is possible that he gets his
mistaken idea of newspaper men in general
from this source.
II. S. Fairchild made talk before the as
sembly Thursday night which was intended
by HIM to be an argument in favor of 81 000
being appropriated for a scheme to advertise
the city. If the statements he made were
true, it is certainly bad plan to use the
money in advertising, as it might be used
later on to keep one or two of the merchants
from bankruptcy. THE RoUNDER.