St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-30

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Z/T4I q, GNX)GJ n. could do more
'C|f@JFSa/\ ttlcular, during
x. A. sn>fTH- YEARS Sts Htns than amy any
other man in the state if he were sent
10 the lower house of congress"
i his aroused the curiosity of the st.
Paulites, and they inquired the name of
the man spoken of so flatteringly.
"EX-MayOr Robert A. Smith" was the
reply. And happen to know that
there is no man in the Northwest who
made so good an impression on the Pres
dent as he. although they have met
but few times. President Cleveland
is a man who acts largely from impress
SlOns, and he
Seldom Makes Any Mistake
i'm his estimates of men. The first time
he met Mr.. Smith was in 1887. when he
visited ST Paul. and was entertained
by the mayor. Well, he was delighted
with him and has never forgotten him."
THAT is quite true" said Hon. Dan
w. Lawler, who was member OF the
party, for the other day when men
toned the name of Mayor Smith Mr..
Cleveland with pleased expression
said that he knew Mr.. Smith very well
and esteemed him highly. And l agree
with YOU" continued Mr.. Lawler, that
st. Paul cannot send man capable of
doing more efficient work for her than
the popular eX-mayOr. and, if he would
consent 10 accept the nomination next
time, he would be elected by an over
Whelmiug majority. He is now taking
vacation which may have the effect of
reversing his determination 10 retire
from politics. / hope so at any rate, and
| believe that when he is convinced that
il /, his duty to make the race he will
do So"
Kiefer Can Get Nothing.
That St. Paul will get no appropri-
alton for her public building from the
next congress is certain, for the reason
that the condiuon of the treasury will
permit of but few such appropriations,
and these few will not go to- members
of the minority party. The people OF
St. Paul were tGld in the last campaign
the necessity oi electing member OF
the lower house who would be in har-
monv politically with the majority: but
they refused to look at the matter from
n business standpoint, and must suffer
the consequences. The Democratic
majority in The house is well up towards
hundred. ami it is legislative custom
that the majority will take care OF It's
members before it will consider the
wants of members Of the opposition.
If either of the two senators from
Minnesota were a Democrat the situa-
ton would be very different, as the st.
Paul bill could be pushed through the
upper house and thus given great
start in the house, because the majority
in the latter would feel like helping the
senator along; but with Republican
senators and a Republican IN the lower
house, the Fourth district will not be in
| a position to demand much with any
hope of having such demands honored.
Whether eX-Mayor Smith would ac-
cept a congressional nomination is not
known: in fact. his friends think he
would not; but there is 10 doubt that,
| if he could be induced 10 do so, he
would be elected by an overwhelming
majority. He would come to Washing
| ton with a prestige that would mean
| much to st. Paul. He is not an orator,
| but he is emphatically the style OF
| man that takes in the house, and IN SIN
| weeks after he took his seat he would
| know all the other members and become
| the most popular member OF the body
Writing Long Letters.
The life of Democratic member o.
| congress from the West is made miser
| able these days by his constituents
They write to him about offices anC
everything else under the sun, and The
worst of it all is they insist upon writ
ing such lengthy letters that 1t takes al
a mans time to read them. For eX
ample. the other day one of the Min
,1,a~ a M
cation for a fourth-class postOffice
worth perhaps $500 per year. The ap
| ulicant wrote a very bad hand, and hi
orthography was something wonderful
but he was not satisfied 10 state that n
lnclosed his application with such ami
such Endorsements; not at all. lie GOV
cred about ten pages with an account o
his life from the cradle TO the present,
space of about fifty years. To som
men this would have been highly inter
esting. but to this member with hun
dred more letters quite as lengthy o.
hand it was quite the reverse.
How 10 Get u POstOzsice.
In this matter of securing changes 4
fourth-clasS postoifices especially, ther
seems to be very vague idea of th
proper course to be pursued in the va
rioIs districts of Minnesota. In tn
first place, after the local Democrat
agree upon a man he should send
simple application. along with his in
dorsementS, to either the Democrat
representative from his district or t
the Democratic candidate at the recen
election who was defeated. Thus, il
the First district all such application
should 90 to Hon. w. II. HarrieS, a
Caledonia; in the Second to Hon. W