The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
LIKE HIS IMPUDENCE.

We print elsewhere a seathing COM
munication from Mr.. G.. A. Tooker.
which but fairly expresses the over
wlnelnaing public opinion of all parties
in ST. Paul. 1t was precisely like the
impudenee of this man Doran to go
down to Columbus to a convention OF
mayors and repeat sententiously, like
an able-bodied parrot, what somebody
wiser than he had probably told him
to say-that public business is not con-
Quoted as efficiently and economically
as private enterprise.
Think of it, in heavens name, these
golden words dropping from the lips Of
clay of the man who has made the
worst failure and reduced municipal
misgovernment or non-government to
the lowest point ever known in st.
PAUL. What idea has he had in any Of
his appointments to place except the
possible fortunes of the second term?"
What has he done except to get his
own creatures into place, at any cost
to the public, wherever there was an
opening? Why did he hasten to put
his own henchmen on the police force.
with such indecent expedition that
their salaries began before those of
the old employees ceased, and the city
is obliged to pay both? Has thers
been, in any single department of pub
lie work in this city over which
improvement or any recognition of the
truth that he honored with lip service
at the Columbus convention, and has
booted out Of his office in practice ev-
cry day since he sat in the city hall?
The expressions of opinion quoted by
our correspondent are indicative of a
sentiment in st. Paul which is we'll
nigh universal. We have never known
in all our experience, and it covers
administrations Of various kinds and
different political aspects, a feeling SO
deep, so bitter and so well-grounded
as that which fills the masses of our
people, Republicans as well as Demo
Gratis, when the name of Mayor Dora1:
is heard. There is an overpowering
humiliation which makes every voter
who cast a ballot for this man feel
that he longs most of all for one chance
to redeem himself He wants to take a
political bath by finding an opportu-
nifty to work just once, for all that ne
is worth, against the political fraud
foi i1y,r INT
ecutive office of this city a couple of
years ago.
The writer was present at con-
versation between two leading Republi-
same subject came up. 1t was then
intimated that a very Objectionable
man might receive the Democratic
nomination. Said one Republican: Il
won't vote for that man. l believe
that I would rather vote for Doran
again, although this is the only thing
that would make me do it." The other
answered: 81 would vote even for him.
[ would vote for the worst man in St
Paul next time as against Doran. =
Both of these men were Republicans,
who had voted and worked for the Re-
publican candidate at the last election.
For man who has, by his public rec
ord, inspired feeling like this, who
has earned just title to this condem-
nation, by his absolute inability to ap-
preciate the existence of any public
necessity rising above private, interest,
to make the remarks that he did at
Columbus is proclamation equal to
mixing ribald sentences with the sa-
cred formularies of the church. How
ever, it is just like Doran.