St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-01
NEXT CITY ADMINISTRATION.


saying that they will make change, as
the present incumbent has disappointed
them in all their hopes and his promises
| of reform and improvement. A worse
| failure has never in our recollection
been inflicted upon the city. We need
not enter into particulars; if we did, it
would involve reference to every de-
partment of the government that can be
reached or Influenced by the mayor.
The citizens are we'll informed, and
strongly DESTROYS OF making a change
| III the whole conduct of city affairs,
| and now is the time for them to see to
it that they are not cheated out of the
result they so strongly wish; not that
we have any fear that any combination
of circumstances could place the present
mayor III the chair for second term;
nor are we at all alarmed on account of
the Republicans Carrying the city.
What we really fear is that. by the I'M
derhand manipulations of small poli-
ticians, who frequently dominate the
primaries, some undesirable persons
| may succeed IN securing Democratic or
Republican nominations, and thus en-
barrass the election Of good man.
The present administration was made
possible only by reason Of the cry, long
and loudly persisted in by the Repub-
licans. that, as the Democrats had held
possession so long, and the city comp
troller was not prompt in rendering his
reports, there must be something wrong
in the background, and an overhauling
of the books was demanded. These at
lacks are periodical on the part of the
outs, and sometimes result in good; bat
in this instance the city accounts were
found TO be In perfect condition, and the
only visible consequence of the mislead-
Ing outcry was the unseating of the best
mayor the city ever had, and the ousting
of other competent and trustworthy
officers. and replacing them with un-
tried men who have succeeded in lead
ing the affairs of the municipality into
find them. We take it for granted that
nine out of every ten Democrats who
were deceived into voting against Mayor
Smith and for Mayor Wright regret
their action, and will avail themselves
of the first opportunity to redress the
wrong they inflicted upon the city and
themselves, and there are multitudes of
Republicans who feel the same way.
The first point we make in the selec-
ton of. candidate for mayor is, that
the Office must come to him unsolicited:
there is no better or more conclusive
answer to the candidacy of any mau
than that he is making personal efforts
to secure the nominations; do not listen
to any argument in favor of any man
who solicits the office; lump on MIN
with both feet"
The second point is that he should be
Democrat. A great many people do
not think that politics should enter into
the choice of municipal officers, and we
are not going to quarrel with those who
hold such opinions. because we are sure
they are convinced that they are right
| In so thinking; but politics does enter
| into such elections. and will continue so
| to do. at Is a condition and not
| theory that confronts u.s." and we had
better take things as we find them and
utilize them for the best. No one
whose judgment is worth mentioning
| will dispute the fact that st. Paul is a
Democratic eity-except when infu-
enced by some false pretense such as
was made to work at the last city cleo
| ton, and just now its desire to retrieve
| its error in that instance is irresistible;
| so if good man is to be elected, he
must, of necessity, be Democrat.
The third point is this: He should
be citizen of worth and experience,
possessing sufficiently large interest
in the city to be deeply in sympathy
with its welfare, and to be away above
The temptation of lettering his condi-
| ton at its expense. He should not be
| too busily engaged in private business,
| so that he can devote the necessary time
to his public duties, as all well-informed
people know that the Office is one tina t,
| to be we'll administered, will engage
| nearly all the working hours Of each
day of the week. Experience in mu-
nicipal affairs is the cap-sheaf of all
recommendations for the position. He
should not take the Office to learn its du-
ties-he should carry into it ripe ex-
perience and knowledge of them all.
| Our fourth point is. who is the man to
fill this bill? The GLOBE would not take
it upon itself to select any one man
| from all the gentlemen who adorn the
Democratic party OF this city, but it
does take the responsibility OF leading
public deliberation into the proper
channels of thought on this all-impor-
tant question; and, with an abiding con-
| fidence that it speaks the sentiments of a
vast majority of the people, it nomi-
mates for selection for mayor of st.
! Paul, to be chosen at the next election,
the following gentlemen, each and all
of whom it assures the public are not
only entirely worthy of their confd ence,
but possess all the qualifications above
| suggested:
| ORLAN o. CULLEN,
| ROBERT A. SMITH.
| P. II. KELLY,
CRAWFORD LIVINGSTON,
| j. w. LUsK.
Take your choice, you cannot select
| amiss.
The GLOBE will be heard from again
before the crisis arrives.