St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-16
M.CARDY,s POSE.

1t is easy and natural to be an ass.
That is, for those who are built that
way.
The writer of the editorial in last
nights Dispatch. g.Orifying Comptroller
McCardy, is living illustration of our
Introductory axioms. and SO architectu-
rally constructed as to completely fill the
bill.
The comptroller Is depleted as the
buiwark of our liberties-the one man
on all the earth who stands between the
city and financial. cyclohic destruction.
Heavens. Suppose MeCardy should
die Ga contingency which wetrust is not
lmminent), would the earth revofve on
Its axis; would not the sun. moon and
stars make all assignment, hang out the
red flag and go out of business; would
not Gabriel and his trumpet be out Of a
job, as there would be no occasion to
restore life only to plunge the victims
into utter despair?
And what has the great McCardy
done?
He has actually kept three or four
hundred poor men from obtaining
DreaQ Tor their families.
He has held up the pay rolls of the
street force, and poses as the angelic
seraph of concentrated GOODNESS. purity.
virtue, honesty-a yeritable holy of
holies-
And still the wonder grows
That one small head can carry all he knows.
Now for little common sense to
puncture wind bag.
The adolescent adorer Of McCardy
says his only desire is 40 have all
money properly expended after having
been duly authorized by the legally
constituted common council"
There has been no claim on the part
of any one. Democrat or Republican,
that the board of aldermen is not duly
and legally organized.
Even the editorial ass of the Dispatch
does not assume otherwise.
That being the case. why should Nc
Cardy request the Republican aldermen
to hang up the pay rolls as they did, if
he was only DESTROYS of having legal
body pass on them?
And when it comes to the assembly
no one, Democrat or Republican, claims
that the members constituting the pres
ent body were not duly and legally
elected according to the charter as it
stands.
Not even McCardy or his newspaper
Boswell assumes otherwise.
What they do claim is that the chart er
itself is illegal, because Counselor Fl m
Reardon says so, and on that claim con.
tend that the assembly is not legally Or
ganized.
AS a pure matter Of law, laying all
partisanship aside, the acts of the pres
ent assembly will stand the test of any
court in Christendom.
Ne one does or can (not even Column
bus ZolimaM assert that BanholZer and
Holman are not elected IF the charter
is constitutional.
Their votes and acts are strictly legal
until some proper tribunal passes upon
the validity of the charter.
If the charter was declared invalid by
a competent legal tribunal tomorrow,
the decision would not and could not be
retroactive, and the acts ana votes of
men might be strictly legal today prior
TO legal decision and illegal tomorrow
after legal decision.
If the McCardys and Reardons, or any
other blatherskites,- can set aside the
laws, anarchy would reign. A statu-
tory act stands, and must be respected
until it is repealed or declared by a
competent court unconstitutional.
Neither one Of these events has yet
happened to the city charter of st. Paul
and until one or the other does. men
elected under the provisions of the char
ter as it stands Gas all concele BanhoIzer
and Holman are) are legally qualified
to act.
Hence, if Mr.. McCardy simply wished
to do what was LEGAL, his pompous
communication to the mayor would
never have been written.
Instead of cOntesting for LEGALITY" he
absolutely advised. and secured tools to
follow the advice, ILLEGAL action In
refusing to pass the pay rolls, simply to
make little surprise party and per-
sonal capital.
And for this he is crowned and gIori-
fed by his evening organ.
The organ succeeds only in advertis-
ing its own measure OF stupidity and
ignorance.