St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-25
HIS TWO GREAT PLANKs.
The Republican Reform Ma
chine and Its Wonder
ful Ways.
SOME DREAMS DISTURBED
A Democrat will Continue to
Be Clerk Of the
Courts.

the refOrmerS for the office OF clerk Of
courts. 1t is generally agreed that Ed
is a good fellow. If that were enough
Ed would be a strong candidate for any
office. 1t is because Ed is good fellow
that he is candidate for clerk OF
courts, instead of some other office at
this time. 1t is for the same reason
that he has thus far been an unsuccess-
ful candidate for number of other
offices besides that of clerk OF courts.
1t is for that reason, also, that In all
probability he will be candidate for
some additional office or offices before
fall elections come around.
Eds Platform.
There are two great planks in Eds
platform. The principal one is Eds
low-license record as a lawmaker. Like
all local reformers. Ed knows that he
must have Democratic votes to help
him to office in this country; hence his
low-license, no-license plank.
The reformers are tumbling over each
other to nominate Ed, and all because
of his low-license record, just as they
have been tumblfng over each other for
years to nominate A. Il. MeGiH for any
thing in sight, and all because of his
high-license record. The reform ma
chine in this community is, as every
body knows who knows anything at all
about local politics, of the double
barreled, back-action variety.
Wanted->a Paying Office.
The second plank in Eds platform is
that, the bottom having fallen out of the
law and the real estate business, there
is nothing left but to possess himself of
some desirable Office. First, Eds eyes
wandered off in the direction of the
district bench, but the boys wouldn't
have it that way. He had been very
badly beaten in his fight against Kiefer
for the congressional nomination two
years ago; and so. his personal and
political friends, Henry Johns, f. w.
Zollman, Ed Mcdonald. George Lamb,
Sam Lowenstein and the rest. decided
that he should have the congress
sioDal nomination this time. Ed
accordingly grasped his sword
and shield, and once more
entered the congressional arena. This
was only about three months ago.
About that time, however. Col. Kiefer
appeared in sight, and threatening the
''Cherman" vote on Ed and his hackers,
babe him Withdraw, which Ed did in a
most incontlnent and undignified man
ner.
But Ed had to have an office. He
couldn't have the sheritf's Office, for was
not that Office packed with reTormers in
the person of the reform sheriff and his
ubiquitous deputies? So it was decided
to put Ed off on the clerk of courts.
Considering the generous tendencies of
the local reform crowd. it is regarded as
highly probable by those who are on the
inside that Ed will loom up about the
time of the convention as the
Leading Candidate for Abstract
Clerk.
or that if he does really go into the
convention as a candidate for the Office
of clerk of courts, he will fare about as
we'll as he did when the A P. A. gen
tlemen walked off with the cake and
nominated MIR. Doran for mayor. George
Thompson alone stands between Ed and
the destruction Of his noble ambition to
get an office that will pay something
worth talking about.
The reformers are disturbed in their
dreams about the present incumbent of
the office which Ed wants TO break into.
They are calling him all sorts OF wicked
names, such as 1.-THE Cardinal" "Diek,"
1.-The O'Connor." ETC., ETC., but he keeps
on his way undisturbed. His Office is
administered in a way that would de-
light the heart of the most rampant civil
service reformer of them all. His mis-.
fortune Is that he is a Democrat that he
has a head full of brains; that he knows
more about politics than even any
newspaper reporter or editor in town,
and that he never Stops over.
A Nice Question.
There is d controversy prevailing at
the present moment between rival re-
form organs, morning and evening, as
to whether MIR. O'Connor will or will
not be candidate for reelection. The
question is nice one-to sharpen the
reform intellect on. Its practical bear
ing is not quite apparent to the average
person, hoWever-Since, whether it is
O'ConnOr or somebody else. the office
will be filed during the years 1895, 1896,
1897 and 1898 by all entirely acceptable
Demo crat.
Is Eke in 1t at AIl2
A more substantial question for Ed
and his friends in the newspaper offices
would be whether their candidate will
not be done up beautifully long before
the convention meets. or, indeed
whether he is not done up already for
the nomination for clerk of courts or
any other nomination.