St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-25


sociation or corporation is. And, unfortu-
nately, the municipal politics of this city
have arrived at point where politics are
left out to certain extent. We always,
about election times and previous to election
times, talk a good deal about reform. 1t is
a good thing always, and has been talked of
in this city for years, and the first time L
ever heard of any vigorous attempt to reform
was when good young Democrat introduced
resolution Of reform. That resolution
brought out citizens committee, which went
into an examination of the most thorough
and searching character of every department.
and it has led to reforms and retrenchments
and economies that will reduce the expenses
of this city and your taxes great many
hundred thousand dollars. That Is what
call real reform.
We often hear that office seekers are the
men we don't want, and 1t is right. An Of
fee ought to always seek the man, and not
the man the office, because a man who wants
an Office it Is a thankless sort OF business
1 have tried it myself, and know, wants
it because of the salary that is attached to
it. Take the municipal government OF this
city, and select your man for mayor, for
the chief magistrate of this city. Who ought
it to be? A man to be mayor OF city ought TO
be a man who has attained medium age,
who has got a competence OF his own and
don't need the salary.
The Republicans have nominated Mr. Do
ran, and the better element OF the Dem
ccratic party has chosen our friend Mr.. Cul-
len. Now the question is, who ought we to
elect? This gentleman Mr.. Doran, ran once
before for mayor, and was turned down.
And we know the citizens OF this town who
have taken pains to follow the course of
events we know that from that time to
this Doran has been laboring industriousiy
and all the time for denomination, and ne
got it. The great hope we have is this:
This is Democratic city when we have the
free swing and views and desires OF the
people. Now Mr.. Cullen was not see seeking iIlg
office. He has said over and over again:
81 don't want it, and would rather get along
without it," but the people of this city
have picked him up and said, You shall
take it. We want you to take it." If there
ever was a case where the office sought the
man against his own wishes. 1t is this case
of Mr.. Cullens. If there wasn't anything
else we had to say between the two men
except the fact that. Doran has, as we all
know, been working and laboring for it since
his defeat at the hands of the people two
years ago. and Mr. Cullen has always done
what he could to avoid nomination, to
decline further political honor, why, say,
Mr.. Cullen ought undoubtedly to receive the
suffrage of the people. He is man OF
experience, and he is man of ability as
we'll. We want business administration.
1t don't make much difference, no diner
ence, in fact, if a man is a Republican, or
Democrat, as long as he is the man we want,
the man the people want
The Republican convention met, and 1t
was expected by the select people, whose re-
gion we occupy. the people up on the nili
it was expected and hoped by them that
Capt. Castle would be nominated for the
mayoralty of this city. The captain is an
able man, the captain is an old soldier ana
the captain Is fine gentleman, and IL he
had been nominated and elected. he would
have made an able mayor. Capt Castle was
turned down by this Doran crowd, and from
that time on l never met Republican VINO
did not say up to the time of the Democratic
convention, 'Give us a good man and we
will vote for him." and we told them we
would, and we kept our promise. since since, the the
member single man, excepting possibly pol
iticians who were afraid to express their
views outwardly. but who said I'VE are
going to vote for Cullen" (Cheers.)
I think much Of this system OF balloting,
called the Australian system, where man
can go quietly into the booth and vote his
ticket according to his convictions, and
believe the very men who are making
speeches for Doran are going to adopt the
! plan of voting their convictions, and will
drop their ballot for Mr.. Cullen. 1t has got
ten to be epidemic. 1t pervades the whole
society of the city. We are not incumbered
with any question of tariff; with any ques-
ton of currency. We are exactly as II we
were all partners in business, and this was
/ our annual meeting to determine on our
/ methods of doing business for the next two
| years.
Judge Flandrau's address was frequently
| interrupted with applause. Following him,
! O. o. Cullen was introduced, and he had
to wait some minutes for the enthusiasm to
cease before he could make himself heard.
He said:
1 am not here tonight for the purpose OF
making a speech, but simply to show my
/ appreciation of the interests which you gen.
tlemen are taking in the present campaign.
You are all well aware of the conditions from
which the present Democratic Citizens ticket
comes. They are so well fixed in your mem
ory that it is unnecessary to mention them
here. You are well aware also that the head
of the ticket, myself was disinclined to re.
| enter politics. For fifteen or sixteen years
! l served as public officer, retiring tive
! years since, fully determined that I had done
/ my full part towards the city and its tax.
| payers, and was reluctant again to entel
the political arena. The Democratic Citizens
party has produced a platform which
is broad, grand and liberal : liberia
this city, and grand enough for any Chris
tian in this community. applause.
Through the persistent applications Of tha
! committee which were so intense, I at las
reluctantly consented to accept their nomi
nation on one condition, and one only, tha
under no eircumstace would ! make a prom
Use of any kind nature to any individual
firm or corporation. tGreat applause.) Tha
I must go in If elected free and untram
meled, and I will say to the credit of tha
body of gentlemen that not one of them ha
ever intimated to me the semblance of max
/ ing or asking promise from me. That Il
the programme under which not only myself
but the remainder of the ticket so far as
know, are carrying out this campaign. w
! propose to show, If possible, to the citizen
that we can run and maintain an independ
ent ticket. 1t is mainly in the interests o
the citizens and its taxpayers That will b
our campaign, that will be our future con
duct-the city first, the Democracy second
(Applause.)
There is but little can say this evening
that will interest or entertain you. Judg
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