The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26

duQllor VIII De passed over uHueeueu
by the people?
What does this cheap aggregation
think of the intelligence Of the voting
pCpulati ton of the community anyway
1t is true that in view of their contin-
ued success for the past few years they
are not justified in having a very high
estimate of that intelligence. But they
represent the Grand Old Party-the
party of moral ideas and Of enlarged
intelligence! Shades of the immortal
Lincoln, that there should be an aggre-
cation Of such political animalculae,
claiming membership. too, in an organ
iZation known as the Lincoln club! And
how have these men affected the larger
interests of the city and county in the
past six years or over through the leg
islatiOn. of the state? Let the record Of
unconstitutional and corrupt local leg
islatiOn, the protracted and costly liti-
cation that has been necessary to Sc
cure some intelligent judicial interpre-
tation OF the laws they have tried to
make, answer For four years the su-
preme court Of this state has had it's
hands full trying to get any intelligent
meaning out of such legislation. That
tribunal on two distinct occasions has
been called upon to rebuke the ignOr-
ance, incompetence and palpable Gu
pidity of the men who have been re-
SpOnSiple Tor LnaC record.
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A few evenings ago in public bar
room a Well-known local lobbyist, re-
Gently retired from his active pursuit
of Republican craftsmanship in this
city. openly stated that he knew some
thing about the last legislative delega-
ton from Ramsey county; that he had
done business with them, and that
there was not a member of the lower
from ot1y no
corrupt but two, whom he named, and
one OF which two was the only Demo-
cratic member in that legislature from
this county. And he referred to a local
editor of one of the Republican organs,
himself also lobbyist in VerificatiOn
of his statement. Whenever a shadow
of liberality presents itself in the con-
quot OF these official harpies it is when
there is something of additional pelf
In sight to Justify the exhibition The
reading public is familiar with the
scandals which attended the changes
OF the laws relating to the cOmpensa-
ton Of county officials. They know the
inquire which the name of the late Sher-
If Chapel cut in those scandals. and
they might have known, had they read
the papers carefully, that the echoes of
those scandals found their way, too
INTO the district court Of this county.
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And now 1t is asked that this same
class of men shall be sent to the legis-
lature to renew the scandals and add
TO the expense already OccasiOned TO
this county in the endeavor to find
what the intent of their legislation re-
ally was. And this result is sought on
the preteXt that if it is not accom-
pHshed the reelection of Cushman K.
Davis viii be endangered. But what
ever effect this argument may have it
n hal ,:.,.I-A
pubHcan candidates for senators de-
signed, when elected. to serve four
years, and that in the interval there
VIII be another election for a United
States senator from Minnesota
II at any time in the past twelve
years, either under Republican or Dem
ocra1c city and county administra-
tlon, there have been laws passed which
Facilitated unnecessarily increased ex-
pendltures, the result has been accom-
Pilshed directly through the agency of
republican legislators. There has NOT
been scheme in that period intended
10 promte the interests of the office
holding class that has not been put
through by the aid chiefly, if not entire
ly, of Republican members of the Ieqis-
Iature Leaders in the party today
who would dislike to have their names
mentioned on q level with the present
cheap aggregation might be specified
to whose complainant ambition the
people owe most, if not all, the legisla-
ton of many years past tending to
increase our public burdens.
The sooner the voting population get
ii out Of their heads that the local Re
publican OUTFIT is anything more than
a set or office7seeking politicians, who
are III the business of craftsmanship
for revenue only, the better for their
interests. There are two men now run
nlng for senator who have already left
their mark on the legislation of this
county. After the adoption of Senator
Stevens amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton prohibiting the enactment of spe-
c1al legislation affecting municipalities
we found ourselves inca able for years
of passing any legislation of any kind
affecting the city. We remained under
the rickety Bell charter, and we remain
under 1t yet, by reason of that ill-timed
amendment. 1t is proposed only to deal
here with one of these candidates. the
suave gentleman, Mr. Hitler Horton,
VINO is trying to drag an ex-deputy
sheriff, Krayenbuhl, along with him as
q Republican candidate for legislative
honOrs in the Seventh ward Hitler is
looking for votes now among the hum
bier elements of population in the
Fourth ward. Let US see how he stands:
While Mr.. Horton was in the housa
the representatives of organized Labor
had introduced a bill regulating the
employment Of children Of tender years
In certain mechanical employments. 1t
was defeated, with the aid of Mr.. FIOr.
tons vote. 1t was known as the Wv,
man Ia Dor act
The measure known as the street car
Vestibule bill, which is now a law. and
through which the mOtormen and con.
ductors are protected against the in.
clemencies of the winter season. Sc
cured the opposition and the unfayora,
bic vote of Mr.. Horton.
j. August Nilssen's bill to prevent
any city from relieving street car com.
panfes from the obligation to furnish
transfers to their passengers also was
voted against by Mr.. Horton.
so, too, did Mr.. Horton vote againsr
The memorial to congress against tn.
exactions Of the coal trust, presented
While he was a member. But his III.
frlendliness was not always Of a mega.
tive sort. When certain corporations.
actively enga ged in the effort to de.
stroy organized labor. caused q hin tn
be introduced providing that when
strikers did damage to railroad proD,
erty the municipality in which tha
damage was done should be liable for
that damage, Mr.. Horton signifed his
zeal in the interests Of these corpora
lions by voting and working for the
passage of the measure, with only elev,
en- other members as his associates in
the doubtful undertaking.
IL may be necessary in the course of
thls campaign to go more fully into tbs
Republican legislative record affectina
the interests Of this city and county