The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-22
WILL CUTHISPAYI IN TWO
NUDGE It. E. PARKER MAKES AN
OFFER TO THE CITY
Announces His Candidacy for the
Municipal Court Bench, and If
Nominated VIII Agree to Serve
for $1,000, Returning the Other
$1,000 to the City Treasury.

Theodore E. Parker, for years assist
ant corporation attorney and one of the
older lawyers of st. Paul, is a candidate
for nomination on the Democratic tick
ct for judge Of the municipal court.
Judge Parker is a Democrat, was a
Democrat before he served in the war,
and when he was mustered out, he re-
manned the same. Judge Parker is one
OF the men who thinks the city is pay
ing too high salaries, and his announce
ment contains a proposition of interest.
Here it is:
The law in relation 10 fixed salaries, as
determined by the decisions of the courts
Of this country, is, if a person is elected
or appointed to an office, the salary of
which is established at a certain sum, at
the time of his election appointment
therto that salary cannot be changed dur
ing his incumbency therein. 1t was under
that law our courts lately decided the case
OF A. e. BOwe against the city of st. Paul,
by which the city has been made liable
to pay upon demand about $4,000 as ar
rearages due upon salaries that had been
settled for and paid to the different officers
OF this city by virtue of ordinance
resolution of the common council fixing
their respective salaries at less sum than
that established by act of the legislature
OF this state. The only practicable and
effective way for the overburdened tax
payers of this city to reap any benefits at
once in reduction Of salaries Of officers
elected appointed to public salaried po-
sitions, the salary of which is excessive,
as named in the law, is to nominate persons
who will obligate themselves in writing to,
upon and after being paid the monthly sal
airy in full, as established, cover into
the city treasury whatever sum of money
has been paid to him over and above the
sum and amount he has agreed to do the
work of his office for, pursuant to his be-
Ing nominated and elected thereto. After
such officer has received and receipted for
the full amount of such monthly salary,
as established by the legislature and then
covered into the city treasury the excess
thereof, as he has obligated himself to
do, he cannot come back upon the city for
the refunded money any more than he could
call upon the city to make up to him the
amount Of rent paid for the dwelling house
by MIN occupied, or the amount paid by
such officer to the grocer who has support
ed himself and family during the month
the officer was earning the salary received
and receipted for. 1t is none OF the city's
business what the officer does with
sessed Of it; he can cover it into
the city treasury. pursuant to his anti
election obligation, pay his house rent.
grocer's bill or any other debt he may hap
pen to owe.
Under that state of the law, hereby an
nounce myself as a candidate for the Office
or municipal judge of this city at the next
city election, upon the following terms.
and conditions, viz: If nominated and
elected thereto I will Immediately after
receiving the monthly salary thereof as
now fixed and established, cover into the
city treasury the full sum over and above
the sum OF $l66.66, retained as the monthly
salary under this promise and agreement:
making. at that rate, the annual salary for
Said office the total sum of 81 900 instead Of
$1,000 it now is.
And 1 further obligate and bind myself