St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25

IS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the county treasury, but we had not
put our hands upon cent or IL; ana II
we charge up against ourselves, as we
do, the Indebtedness OF 1892. why, in the
name OF the multiplication table and
the rules Of addition and subtraction,
should we not charge them with the
Indebtedness which now stands upon
Tie books of the city? Applause.
JUST WHAT AND HOW PAID.
Now, gentlemen, the fact is. that they
have paid off. with Democratic money,
during the last two years, jnst 1913, 600
of the debt of the city. say with Dem
ocratic money, because We had raised
and had in the county treasury ready
to turn over 10 the city treasurer or 81.
Paul. Mr.. Miller. when he stepped into Of
flee, the entire tax levy OF that year, more
than s2l2.O0O, which had been raised tor
the purpose and had been held sacredly
for the purpose of paying the municipal
indebtedness; and / have it from MIR.
Miller himself that that money was
turned over to him; and that it was not
turned over, the first Of it, until June 8,
1892 three days after the Republicans
took possession of the city government.
Applause.
Now they have good deal more cash
in the treasury than we had TWO years
ago, and | ain willing to take Mr.. Nc
Cardy's own figures for the difference.
because We have so much margin stand
ing 10 oar credit in this matter. gentle
men, that we can give them SlUu,uOo,
and it doesn't make any difference.
Applause We will admit, for the
purpose OF this argument (and L nave
had no time to investigate 1t since this
morning). that they have $4,000 more
cash in the treasury now tnan there was
when we Ncntou of office. That they
have decreased the debt Si53.0OO AN !
increased the cash s370,00O. In other
words, the city is 1923. 900 better OIL.
STOLE THE SCHOOL FUND.
Now. where did the money come
from? have told you that $4,000 was
in the treasury waiting for them. that
we had raised. We had levied $4,000
more, which was subsequently collected
| and applied for this purpose. They
stole, gentlemen, they went down into
the pockets of the school children Of the
city and stole $4,000 more out OF the
school fund, In direct violation OF the
laws of the city. [Applause.l And here
you have grand aggregate, out of the
S523, 600, of 1888, 600 that were furnished
them by the Democratic party aud the
| school children of ST. Paul. Applause.
| And how much have they left to theil
credit? About $4,000. on MIR. Nc
Cardy's own showing. About $4,000
against 1891, 900 that the Democratic
| party furnished them.
But. gentlemen. this is really aside
| from the question. 1t makes no differ
ence who pays our debt if the money tC
pay it is taken out of yOnr pocket and
| out OF mine by way of tax levles. 81
| far as | am concerned, am not dis
| posed to stand upon this platform and
| boast in times like these, of putting III,
| hand into The pockets of the necessitous
| citizens Of st. Paul to pay the city debt
| prefer to postpone that necessity, II
| possible, to some future time. Grea
| applause.
| THE REAL QUESTION.
| The question at issue between us
| gentlemen, so far as il concerns finance
is simply this: Who has maintained
| the government of this city at the small
est expense in its operating depart
meuts? In the GLOBE of Sunday morn
| Ing there was a statement published b.
one of the most expert accountants In
this city, Mr.. Ponthan, in which lie salt
that the Democratic government hat
| administered the affairs OF the city, in IT.
operating departments, $4,000 mor'
cheaply than the Republicans had dur
ing their administration. both being
under the Bell charter. Applause.
Now, gentlemen, that statement i
not denied by Nv. McCardy or by an.
Republican, paper, and it can't b
denied. They have published lot o
statements here which are not entirel
aside from the issue, but not one o
them has dared to say that that state
ment is not true. What did Mr.. Nc
Cardy do this morning? He pubishe
In the Pioneer Press statement-O
what? Not comparative statement q
operating expenses at all. comparatlv
statement which he claims was col
rect exhibit of the disbursement
during one year of Democratic control
and of disbursements durin
one year of Republican control. of dis
bursements for the payment OF the cit
debt, for the payment of city inter
est. for the payment of the back floatin
debt, and he showed that during tn
time the Democratic party was in con
troll it had paid, in the aggregate, TO
these things and for operating expense
together, $3.600.O00. lie showed tina
the Republicans during the same lengt
of time had spent S2,900,000. Now. re
member that it Is true, and has not bee
denied, that the operating expense
were the anne, practically, within S35,
000 Where, then, did the balance 80
1t went to pay the city debt, it wen
to pay the city's interest. He say
that the Democrats paid S3,9oo,Q90 Qllt
the Republicans S2.900.000. Coed. Tn
operating expenses we're the same. Th
Democrats paid 500, 900 more than tn
Republicans. Therefore, the Demo
Gratis paid 100000 more of the city del
and of the city interest, in the sam
length of time, than the Republican
| did. [Applausel. That is a demonstrs