St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-03

fore you this evening | am In political
meeting, as l understand 1t. was born
Democrat. and i have frequently voted the
Democratic ticket, but to my mind the great
merit of the ticket which has been placed
in nomination Is that 1t is not only deslgni-
ed as the Democratic, but Is designated. as
the Democratic and Independent ticket;
regard this as a business meeting. TAP
plause) No fountain can ever rise peyohu
it's source. With great effort you may put
it up for a little while, but It cannot stay stay
So every city will have just as. good gov.
ernment and no better than the people OF
that city want and are Wiling 10 lahg
the trouble to make. tAppiaqfse3 o fser, ~
your charter. You may PROVIDE LOT slnsie
governing board or a dual governing poaru,
the government of that city VIII De no ,,tIa pvsI
than the people of the city take the trouble
to make It The largest business institution
in the city of st. Paul today OUTSIDE OF tne
management of the great railway conpofat p"3nat
tions and possibly few OF the greatest
financial institutions in the town. is the gov
ern1nent of the city of st. Paul ALREADY
that government raises and dlsDurses nearly
So 000 COO per year in the process Oh its opera,
fion. what business establishment in the
city does business whose transactions az
gregate as much? What business estapiisp-
ment of the city has pay roll as as gre great as ane
| city of ST. Paul-nearly $l,S0000 year!
| None have. The city of ST. Paul is simply
vast business establishment, and that rs AT
| there is of it. Our town must be protected
against Qre, properly pOliCcut ITO AAA-"s
| be paved and lighted, it's public health must
be preserved but what has patlopai pontics
to do with any Of the questions inyoivea IN
any of those processes? This ticket ,oa Is
| business ticket. 1t is ticket whlcn
| proposes to perform the business OF TINS
| CITY in the best manner, and at the least
| possible cost. We have one OF the most
| beautiful cities in the Union. We have one
of the healthiest cities in the Union. We
| have city which has the best climate Oh any
! in the Union. We have the best system Oh
| water works. We have more well paved
| streets We have more good sewers: Inose
| are few of the labors before your city gov
| ernment. How are they to be performed! is
| it to be done at little expense. or at
great expense? When we talk about expense
| and the expense of the government, what the
| people of ST. Paul pay out for the national
! government and the state government is as
i nothing compared to what they pay out 10
I carry on their city government.
! Our government has cost too much. The
! burden upon the taxpayers has been too great,
and we have met here tonight to consider
| how, for the following two years. this public
| expense of our city, so important to US, can
| be carried on the cheapest, best and most
/ economical basis.
FROM LABoR'S STANDPOINT.
Following Col. Clough, H. W. bennett was
| introduced. He declared the welfare OF the
| city of St Paul is of more value than the
perpetuation of any political party One OF
! the planks in the platform Of the Democratic
party recites that it demands a submission Of
/ the Howard charter to the people, right
| that has been denied to the citizens OF this
! city by the Republican party. lf you would
| have respectable citizens and good wofkmen,
| give them chance to educate their children.
| There is nothing greater to their advantage
| than the public library, and why were the
Republicans SO cowardly that they could not
say ANYTHING in their platform about 1t?
What do you see in the Republican platform
| in relation to the city of st. Paul? They
| adhere to the principles enunciated in
| the state and national platform Of their
| principles Of protection for the monopolist
and alien labor to compete with American
| labor.
PARKER'S VIEWS.
J. ]. Parker was warmly received h
/ stepped forward. He spoke as folilcsus: III
| stand before you tonight as an exponent Of a
| government that every citizen of St. Paul
| hopes and expects to get when he elects the
| next ticket, which will be the Democrat
| Citizen ticket. Applause.) The citizens Of st.
| Paul were never more alive than they are
today to the necessity of conducting the ad-
| ministration OF this city on business and
| economical lines. 1t is beyond question the
! taxes that we have been laboring under for
/ the past five or six years have been bur-
i den more than many Of us could stand. 1t
| is the desire OF the citizens of this city to
| eject men who viii stand for the right, stand
/ for reduction and reform. and will stand
| without fear or favor. Uong applause.) 1t Is
| well known that politicians pure and simple
| never measure presented in the council
| for their consideration that they dom t
| weigh we'll the pros and cons as to their
/ future as to the effect IL Will
| have for them yssen they desire to run for a
| higher Office, or the one they hll at the pres