The Saint Paul globe., 1896-10-22

office, he deserves reelection, IL per-
scnal fitness be considered. DR.. Mel
son, the Republican candidate, is not
to be compared with DIR. Whitcomb,
II the qualifications necessary to prop
eriy conduct the office are to determine
the result of the election. Any regu-
larly graduated physician and surgeon
can conduct an autopsy; any layman
can certify to death from natural
causes. But there are phases of crime
and negligence resulting in death that
require consideration by a man of tact,
judgment and executive ability. DR..
Whitcomb has demonstrated time and
again his ability to cope with such
cases.. 1t would be a grievous error to
remove tried and competent man,
merely to crafty the ambition Of an
uEtried candidate. 1t is these argu-
ments that are being made by DR.. VIII t.
combs friends. His election is certain,
as Republicans everywhere in the city
will vote for him. While he may lose
scme of the German votes, that ap-
pose him because of a third term, he
will gain largely from the Republicans
who are unwilling to place this i'm
portant office under the control of an
other, merely because he happens to
be the candidate of his party.
AS the morning organ of the .Repub-
ocratS have no money. AT least they
have very little. But they have suf
fcient to pay for hall rent, printing
and other legitimate expenses of the
campaign They are not corrupting
ward politicians or attempting to buy
votes. On the contrary, they are max
ing clean, vigorous winning canvass.
There is harmony in their ranks; there
is but one purpose before them. Each
candidate is aiding the candidacy of
all the others on the Democratic ticket
An immense amount of quiet work is
being done, that the frantic appeals of
Republican bosses cannot counteract
The weakest man on the ticket has
been strengthened by the attacks of the
Republican organs. There is no rea-
son why the entire Democratic county
ticket should not be elected. There is
every reason to believe that more than
half the offices will be In Democratic
control within a few months. With
two exceptions the Democratic legiSla-
tive ticket is certain of election. The
frantic appeals of some Republican
legislative candidates, calling upon
them to raise fund to save the Repub-
Icans from defeat, is a confession of
weakness and fear.
Nothing but. money can secure the
defeat Of the leading Democratic candi-
dates. The Democrats are united on
the county candidates; the Populists
will vote the fusion ticket without the
detection of single vote. Thousands
of German. Republicans will bolt their
county candidates. Altogether it Is
easy to understand the bluster Of the
Republicans
Rev. Benjamin W. Arnett, bishop of
the African Methodist Episcopal church
OF Ohio, addressed a large audience of
Afro-American citizens at Market hall
last evening upon the issues of the
present national campaign. The speak
er, while eloquent and patriotic in his
remarks, went little into the merits of
either of the two great parties seeking
the suffrage Of the people, but declared
he intended to vote the Republican
ticket because the Republican party
had done so much for the negro, and
advised his auditors to do likewise.
The meeting was held under the aus
pices of the Central Colored Republi-
can club, which previous to the assem-
bling at Market hall, marched about
the principal streets of the city. headed
by the Twin City military band.
Bishop Arnett, accompanied by T. H.
Lyle brought up in the rear Of the pro-
cession in a carriage.
When Bishop Arnett was introduced
he said he appeared to address the
audience in answer to the demand of
an American citizen. There was a
time when every one was called upon
to take stand on issues relative to
government and policies, and that time
he thought to be the present The re-
sponsfbilities Of the American citizen
he said. were very great, and it de-
pended upon the intelligence with
which the people cast their ballots
whether or not the glorious advantages
and institutions of this country would
be preserved to posterity In such an
emergency Bishop Arnett believed that
all lines should be obliterated and that
the people should stand together in the
interest OF common cause Thus II
was that he was ready to take his
stand, he said, on the political issues
of the day beside Archbishop Ireland
and lend his effort to the success of
the Republican party. He did this not
as a churchman but as an American
citizen in full exercise Of his rights.
-Four or five different parties were
seeking the support of the people. said
the speaker, but the struggle was in
reality between the Republican and
Democratic parties, and as intelligent
citizens the negro must decide for him
self which party he would support.
The platform of every party except the
Republican had the negro under it. but
that party openly declared against
mob law and the lynching of negroes.
a fact which alone should commend 1t
TO the suffrage of every Afro-Ameri-
can. In fact. the speaker declared he
could not understand how a colored
man could do other than cast his vote
for the Republican party. The Demo-
cratic party, he said, had no right to
ask for the vote Of the negro. tt had
d1sfranchised him, and ever since the
reconstruction days had been fighting
MS rights as an American citizen. In
answer to a question propounded by
himself as to who was leading the
Democratic party in the present cam
paign, the speaker said 1t was Ben Till
man, and then denounced the latter as
a leader OF mobs, anarchy and rebel
non. Bryan was the man whom Till
man had nominated, and the speaker
wanted to know if the colored people
OF ST. Paul were going to vote for the
cholce OF such a man as Tillman. Sew
eral veices answered with a hearty YES.
While others called forth a chorus of
negations
Bryan was nice young man, said
BlShop Arnett, but he did not believe
in putting the destinies of 10 600. O0O of
people In the hands of man of SO lit
tie experience. In contrast to Bryan
the Republican party had nominated
William Mckinley, a man. according
to the speaker, who embodied all that
was American, in that he represented
the culture, intelligence and the wealth
Of the land, and such man should re-
ceiye the votes of the negroes. When
mckinley was elected on Nov. 3, smoke
would issue from smokeless stacks
throughout the land, and the whirling
machinery would be the music of re-
turning prosperity. Minnesota he
longed to the Republican phalanx. and
the colored citizens should do their
part in rolling up Republican major
lty of 25.ooo in bringing. about so grand