The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-25

PROJECTING THE OFFICEHOLDERS.
AT last all those of our people who have
wtthstood the demand for a new charter
have come to their senses. 1t was neces-
sary for a decision of the supreme court
to have fallen upon them before they
awoke. And now 1t is positively pitiful
TO observe the squirmings of these peo-
pie out Of the false position which they
had forced themselves into.
The two organs Of the existing local
conspiracy of offfceholders are at last
in agreement. The bitter warfare which
has been maintained between these two
sheets for the past fifteen or twenty
years is hushed, and they are at peace at
last. And in what worthy cause does
peace prevail! They, too, recognize at
last that a new charter has become an
absolute necessity. But the new charter,
they unite in insisting. must be the
old charter over again in all its ragged
worthlessness, with a provision worked
into it which will enable us to tax the
people ad libitum, whenever we please
# only the additional taxation Is for
school purposes.
Truly. Comptroller McCardy as a pa
e1icator is a success. 1t is evidently he
who has furnished the inspiration pro-
6uctiEe of this charming state of agree
ment between two institutions which
have quarreled each successive year over
their respective share of the spoils of
local patronage as two very hungry dogs
always do over the traditional bone
freedom from all responsibility for the
unfortunate state of things which exists
It's desire to have applied to it an efficient
remedy Is none the less sincere or in
tense. What is a thoroughly efficient
remedy is the problem which we should
at this time all unite in solving
Let Us see what the enemies of the
G o b T. contentious have to offer, now
that they are compelled to meet the
situation. One set of them urge that
We should have a charter, but it should
not come through a charter commission.
We must wait, if We adopt their advice,
until the next legislature meets and
passes an enabling act. Another set say
that We should go ahead and get up a
petition for a new charter which shall
be old in all respects except it's pro-
vision for the necessary school levy,
which the first set say no charter can
give US. Other individual Republicans,
like Gen Sanborn, say that we don't need
any charter at all. Let US just have the
necessary general laws passed by the
Legislature, and everything will come out
all right. Still others insist upon an
entirely new municipal system, which
will cut down the enormous expenses of
our present system by Incorporating the
city and county governments and making
other needful changes which the office
holding conspiracy are fighting the pos
sibility Of with tooth and nail These
have evidently learned something by
reading the G o b e, but, Of course, al
least the officeholders among them viii
IN the last event be found with the resi-
opposing the needed remedy, if it threat
ems to cut with any depth or cleanness
into the evils upon which the presen
vampire brood over in the court house
building are fattening
The state legislature has been the very
stronghold of our local freebooters fol
many years past. The Globe extend:
Its profound sympathy to the tax-payine
public of st. Paul If they shall be Obliged
to depend upon Republican legislator,
and a de egation of Ramsey county Re
publican statesmen, as they have depend
ed in the past, in vain, for the rem
edy for our present evils.