The Irish standard., 1898-10-08

When Mr.. Eustis was elected mayor
of Minneapolis his tticial connection
will, the towering swindles Of tho
Guaranty l. an company us director in
that Institution was not known. Fla
was mayor when tue bubble burst and
the knowledge Of that iniqui,y began
to spread over the community But
local pride, since Director Eustis was
now the much vauited mayor of Min.
neapolis, operated to keep the matter
from public discussion. The city was
also i'll financial panic, and the friends
of Eustis, Lowry and Fletcher hushed
the matter up with the plea that talk
of the Guaranty Loan would still fur.
ther ada to tne aulc, aud all the facts
would injure the standing of those con.
nected with the concern, and especially
the good name of Minneapolis and
Minnesota. But at the same time the
Republican ringsters continued the
jobs and steals which drained the
treasury of Minneapolis, closed the
public schools of that city and landed
some of the guilty in prisons. though
proposing to regard other ringsters by
elevatng them to still higher POS tons
The City Hospital steal was one of
these jobs, and in this case the city
was mulcted to the amount of $780,.
900. 1t was the easier worked because
its charitable purpose appealed to the
sympathies Of the people In fact such
was the sentiment of the people, in the
crash of falling structures in which the
money and confidence Of the people
had been swallowed up. that it is
doubtful if another scheme than hos.
pital could have been worked through,
who conducted jobs of that sort IN
Minneapolis.
In its essence. the hospital job was
the working off upon the city. the pr.
vate residence of one who had been q
wheelhorse OF Minneapolis. and OF the
Republican state and city machine.
George A. Brackett. When the first
suggestion OF city hospital was made
to the public it responded approvingly,
and Immediately offers appeared Of
property and locations. some OF them so
advantageous and low in cost, that the
ringsters were put to their stumps to
ward off the tenders which put to
shame the Brackett offer. 1t is need.
less to stop t, detail thas., but ono
case will suffice. Lind was offered
near til University, on the east side of
the river. where hospital location
would have besn of immense advantage
for clinical purposes. in connection
with the medical department.. This
offer was for an absolutely free site,
nominal rental OF ST. q year. and the
hospital demanded as condition for tho
property. involved an expenditure of
but small part of the money swept
into the Bracket purchase The sum
Of $4,000, even. would have
constructed all that was i'm.
med,ately needed. The details
vi the offers are not material, as there
were plenty OF others. Besides, there
was the Old court house property, but
q snort distance from the BracKett site,
just about to be vacated for hat other
colossal Republican job. the $4,000, 900
court house that is only partly finished,
the Cd court house ity bel, II ,lng
to the public, and which has now gone
into its natural use by the r d Cross
society, which woud have made a pub.
lie hospital perfectly adapted. with
slight expenditure.
These staggered the workers of the
Bracket scheme, bus in due time, and
in their own way, they got their ma.
cnlnery into working order, aud soon
it was known that the Board OF Cor.
re;tions and Charities. of which the
mayor in his official position. Mr..
Eustis, was II 9 head, was determined
10 'qu're tire Ei"c',"t' nrnro'iv It