The Saint Paul globe., 1898-04-28

our friends Col. Welz, of the Ryan, Col. AL
len, Of the Merchants. or Col. Monfort, of
the Windsor. Those gentlemen, however, are
genial hosts, and are eminently entitled to
the word gallant. But 1t does not apply to
Kiefer. Why, that man Kiefer sat on this
platform last night and applauded a coarse
and vulgar song vilifying Mrs. Root. He
certainly can never again be spoken of as
gallant.
After his return from the war he went into
the distillery business at Post Siding, in
years. This was not remarkably successful
business venture, and 1t caught fire. 1t is
said to have been we'll insured, and that
Kiefer got the insurance.
Then he ran saloon, or retail liuuor store
on jackson street, in company with Jacob
meek. This business, through Mr.. Heck's
abilities, grew into small wholesale bust
ness but was finally abandoned.
He was engaged in the tobacco trade on
Eagle street for some time.
+ He has always hypnotised the Republicans
with the idea that he had the German vote
In his pocket, SO he got the nomination for
mayor, but was defeated. Prior to this time
he had been clerk of court for a couple of
times.
He organized a hail insurance company.
which was great success when there were
no hall storms, and was very successful In
collecting in premiums. But when the bail
came one season, and insurance had to be
paid, the hail company became insolvent.
He organized the Capitol Building society,"
but those who have paid into that society will
probably not vote for him, for, like his other
business ventures, II all reports be true 1t
will soon be where the wicked cease from
troubling and the weary are at rest"
he recently tried to work Mckinley for
efforts to do Up Powderly. the labor leader.
Then he tried for some German mission or
consularship, or some other foreign appoint
ment, but was not as much of success as
he was in the saloon business.
He then returned to st. Paul, and with
the aid of Terrence Kenny and Billy Johnson,
succeeded in efecting the midnight assassina-
tion of Mr.. Doran from political standpoint.
And now he is running fo1 mayor, and last
night l heard him deliver the following
speech from this platform, and am Informed
this is the same speech he makes all over the
city:
Mr.. Shairman, and zgentlemen, I assure
you dat 1t ees a great pleasure to be here
tonight and to see dis pig crowd. and all dis
enthusiasm. Why, zgentlemen, a pig crowd
means lots of friendts und friendts means
votes und votes means a mayoor, and a
mayor means me-
When he was through the Democrats ap-
plauded and exploded with laughter, while
blush OF shame and humiliation came over
the cheek of every Republican on the plat
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Kfefer's Conspiracy.
Klefer has been for some time trying to pre-
vent Mr.. Stevens denomination for congress.
He accordingly entered into deal with Ed
Rogers that Rogers use his great influence
with the Republican voters to secure him
the nomination for mayor and that If he
was nominated and elected he would throw
his influence to get Rogers the nomination
for congress.
Rogers is carrying his part of the bargain
through. Personally, l like Rogers and he
has got an excellent force of deputies. But
II Rogers runs for congress, especially under
this infamous Kiefer deal, he will be fought
to the bitter end 1 hardly think the Re-
publican party stand ready to ratify any un-
derhand deal by which Doran or Chapel or
any other good man would be cut to pieces.
The Brass Ring.
An aggregation of ringsters are the knights
of the Golden Circle, as they call themselves.
call them "the brass ring" This ring is
composed Of Terrence Kenny, A. R. Kiefer
and Billy Johnson they form the center, and
they occasionally take in, when they think
1t Is safe, a decent man like Ed Rogers.
Sometimes the cog slips, and it slipped on
Johnson, whereby he missed the nomination
to the world as having a reputation some
what similar to that of our late lamented
ancestor. Mr.. Adam. who at one time lived
in the Garden of Eden, and who, according
to a Genevan translation of the Bible need,
ed a pair of breeches.
Kiefer German.
Col. Kiefer's sole claim to distinction Is
that by some freak of nature or some in
scrutable Providence. he was born in Ger
many. No grander people exist on the face
of the earth than the Germans. No more
honest and upright people, as class, can
be found among men, but a man ought to
have something to recommend him aside from
the locality of his birth. 1t is said that Judas
Iscariot born in Bethlehem of Judea
which was also the birth place of Jesus
in Virginia, which was also the birthplace of
Washington. Hence the accident OF where
a man is born is neither in his favor nor
against him. Now. while concede the sta.
billy and force of character which the average
German possesses, and while 1 wish to say
that German is a grand fellow, yet Ger
our candidate, Rudolph Schiffmann, is Ger
man American, possessed of all of those at
tributes of heart and mind which make
distinguished man.
Rebecca TaylOr's Attack.
Col. Kiefer has drawn from the county and