The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-30

Ramsey County - REVIEW OA
Who and What They Are.
Comparisons are at mostly odorous.
In the pharaSaical spirit, which usually
distinguishes "our friend" the enemy,
a comparison has been invited of the
several candidates on the two tickets.
No comparison is possible in most OF
the cases; but. where any is thought
necessary, the public Will make 1t, anu
. there is little doubt that 1t Will be IN
favor of the Democratic candidate.
The Democracy of Ramsey county, for
over a quarter of a century, has been
charged with the conduct of county
affairs. and, during the entire period,
no honest man could say that the Of
fees of the county had not been hon
OTably and faithfully administered.
There is not a single instance in which
any failure to discharge public duty
is chargeable against any official. VINO,
during that time, administered the at-
fairs of this county.
1t has become the fashion OF late
years to refer to Democrats Is not be-
ing entitled to the public consideration,
and many Well-meaning citizens are
under the belief that there has been
something wrong in the conduct of the
affairs of this county under Demo-
cratic control at some time or other
The history of the county will tell
whether even the slightest scandal has
attached to any Democratic official
during the long period of Democratic
sway. Not single instance Of the
kind can be found in that long pc
riod; and the Democracy of today in
vites the confidence of the people now,
as it did during that period, with the
perfect consciousness that experience
tustifies the imposition of the most alb
solute trust in the professions OF the
Democracy.
The array of candidates of the DEM
ocTat!c party designed to represent the
people of this county in the several
offices Of trust and responsibility, ma
tional, state and local, in this cam
paign, embCdies a large proportion of
the public spirit and local patriotism
of our people. 1t represents, moreover,
the very best expression Of our citi-
Zership in every relation of life, pO-
litical, social and commercial. No
party which presents to the public a
ticket of such inherent strength and
general des;rability should be denied
the support and confidence Of the peo-
niA
AN HONORABLE CAREER.
Take. to begin with, the actual, as
wen as the nominal. head Of the Demo
cratic ticket Hon. j. w. Wills 1t is
very rarely that any political party
in any community can present to the
consideration of the people, as it's can
didate for even its highest office,
man so splendidly equipped in all the
requirements for public station as is
Judge Willis. He is essentially and
distinctively an intellectual man. Were
he that alone, it might not be regarded
as giving him, in these days of ma
terial advancement, any advantage
over other men; but he is, over and
above all this, a man of the highest
type of civic virtue. His career at the
bar makes him an ornament of society
and a most valuable element in the
life of the community. Who Is it that
can breathe a word against the pro-
fesSiOnal or personal reputation Of
Judge Willis? For six years he has
discharged the eXacting duties of judge
of our highest local court of record.
He has been honOred by his party's
desire to lift him to higher judicial
eIninence. A scholar, a gentleman,
with all the graces of an advanced
state of social and public culture, he
Is in his public relationship one of the
most gifted men in the state. His Sc
lection as congressman from this dis
trict would be an event which would
rebound to the honor and distinction
OF the community and assure to us a
representative in the popular branch
Of congress who would be an honor to
his state, as we'll as to his immediate
constituency. This is one Of the cases
IN which comparisons are odorous His
opponent has won his -eminence by
no characteristic whatever, excepting
his unfaltering adherence to any and
all the vagaries Of Republican party
politics.
MEN FOR JUDGES.
Next in dignity and Importance TO the
Office of representative in the national
legislature, even if it do not exceed it