The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-04
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When a Minneapolis paper few nights
ago printed fantastic story to the eff
feet that 'Populist" politicians were try
ing TO delay to prevent the arrival CT
Thirteenth Minnesota regiment from
syrchronizing with that of the president,
that paper was not righteously indignant
over the honest discovery of real plot.
1t was merely beating the tom-tom to
distract attention from the petty articles
OF a troupe of narrow partisans in Min
neapolis, who have concocted scheme
for the disposition of the Democratic eX-
ecutive of the city from the place OF
honor usually accorded the mayor in a
municipal demonstration
1t has been given out by the high and
mighty magnates of the committee that
the head of the Republican party shall
not be shocked by contact with a poll
tician of opposite party faith.
President McKineys peace of mind
would be ruffied. it is feared should it
be broken to him, ever so gently, that
the fair sister city had been led from the
fold of RepUblicanism to espouse the
Democratic faith.
Let not his dreams be disturbed say the
committee, and they have pretty nearly
got the job fixed up.
Because Mayor James Gray is a Demo-
crat he is to be snubbed when the Thir
teenth Minnesota and the president come
to Minneapolis Though the citizens com
miJtee is making a great hullabaloo over
the return of the regiment, the soldiers
who did service in the Philippines are
metaphorically-to be butchered to make
a political holiday.
The Thirteenth Minnesota is to be but
81 incident of the presidents visit instead
of the cause. Rome is TO howl and the
soldiers are expected to assist. Now
that E. ]. Phelps October picnic in Lor-
ing park has been called off the men are
to be massed in front OF the exposition
for the purpose of listening to a har-
rargue from the president.
AS presiding officer Of this occasion Cy-
rus Northrop, whose salary as president
Of the state university was increased
some weeks ago, has been selected.
n other cities when there is a big
gun in town the mayor Of the city is
the man VINO does the honors 1t was
so when Dewey was entertained at New
York and will be so when the president
lays the corner stone at Chicago next
week.
But the non(0partisan committee hav-
ing The matter in charge in Minneapolis
found thar the mayor of this municipality
is d Democrat, and therefore ineligible
to ride IN the same carriage with the
president, though Mayor 4. A. A1nes per
formed this feat when President Cleve-
land came TO town. AS a result it was
decided 10 snub the mayor. lie viii be
"permitted" to make a hVe-1ninute
speech, but if his excellency should ex-
press wonder at the minor role assumed
by the mayor in the festivities it will
be explained that he is a hereto poiti-
cally and has not drunk in recent years
of the clear waters that pour from the
fount of protection, annexation, etc,
which rise in the vicinity of Canton, O.
This revelation, Of course is to be fol-
lowed by excuses for the alteration of
the city in straying from the party fold,
but President Mckinley will be entrust-
ed with the secret that is weighing down
the heart of the party in Minneapolis.
and that is that they have hard fight
on, and to win the next time they will
have to run one of the foremost mem
bers Of the reception committee, Mr.. r.
J. Phelps, or some other good man, for
mayor.
This will please Mr.. Phelps and it won't
seriously annoy President Mckinley, it is
presumed
What has been known as the "citizens"
committee, had held several meetings. at
great cost of vocal expression, but Slight
financial outlay, when it was finally de-
cided to allow the men 70 pay their own
fare from San Francisco, but if they