St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-29

sumed the duties of chairman and presented
Louis Betz, candidate for the assembly. Mr..
Betz returned the compliment of his cordial
reception with a modestly brief speech, in
dcrsing the entire Cullen ticket and promis-
ing his own undivided attention, If elected,
to the duties of his office and the wishes Of
his constituents.
The assemblage began smiling in advance
when DR.. Stone was announced Nor did the
health commissioner fail to season his pun
gent remarks with anecdotes of characteristic
humor. DR.. Stone read extracts from the
city comptroller's last report, convicting that
official of bookkeeping, If not of methods, that
showed remarkable disregard for the peo-
pies interests. Mr.. McCardy had been oblig-
ed to record the receipt of all sums accruing
from taxation, but he was strangely indefi-
mite in his statements as to what had become
of the taxpayers money. Yet the comp
troller was being held up by the Republicans
as the model city official of st. Paul.
Then John H. Ives made his first appear
ance on the platform during the spring cam
paign. The marvellous assurance of the Re-
publican daifies reminded Mr.. Ives of GER
tain little steamboat down on the river that
had prodigious whistle, but that always
had to stop going while the whistle was
blown. If the local Democratic administra-
tions, as was said, had accumulated bonded
Indebtedness, valuable and handsome i'm
provements were in existence to show where
the money went But if a bonded Indebted
ness was wrong, it was the fault of the Re-
publican legislatures that had authorized
the issuance Of the bonds, the fault of the
Republican delegations that had induced the
legislature to grant this authority. Mr.. Do
ran, unfortunately, had been once connected
with the infamous coal trust that long op
pressed the poor. Young Horace Bigelow,
seeking the place assured to Ed Murnane
had recently visited the upper end Of the
ward for the first time in his life, and had
piloted himself around with map furnish
ed by George Warren.
John s. erode was unanimously received.
When the handclapping was at length stilled,
Mr.. erode said that he was sure of having
many friends in the Fifth, for it was there
that he had received the largest plurality
when he ran for the Office of county treas
urer two years before. He would have been
glad to take part in the campaign before, had
he not been unusually busy with his private
affairs. The Republican papers reported that
John S. erode was going to tell his German
friends why he didn't get the postofflce, and
the same papers kept repeating that the Ger
mans were dissatisfied. If the latter were
dissatisfied, 1t was because the Republicans
were trying to always dictate just what the
Germans should do. The delay In the set
tlement of the postoffice question has been,
in Mr.. Grode's opinion, not due at all to the
present city campaign, but to the numerous
important questions that had recently occu-
pied the attention of the national adminis-
tration. II have just as much reason, now,"
added Mr.. erode, "to believe that will be
named postmaster, as 1 ever had" Ap-
plause).
Republican sheet had pretended that he
and Mr.. Strouse had been refused any in
formation at Washington until after the city
election. AS a matter of fact he himself had
asked for no information, nor had Mr..
Strouse, so far as the speaker knew. What
ever becomes Of the postmastership, the duty
of Germans was to attend to the important
question whether their city was to be ruled
by their friends, the Democrats or by the
most intolerate section Of the Republican
party. The Germans. he felt sure, would do
their duty this time by the Democratic party
as they had in the past. Not a man was on
the Cullen ticket but deserved the votes OF
the whole city. Every candidate was g citi-
zen with the interests of st. Paul at heart
1t was not sufficient to elect the head of the
ticket only. The mayor must have other
Democrats in Office to assist him in main
tanning an honest, efficient government Mr..
erode promised to speak frequently for the
ticket during the next week, and retired
amidst the warmest applause.
James A Rosa prominent member of the
Coiored league. recalled the Iawiessness Of