The Irish standard., 1900-04-28
ST. PAUL MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.

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ST. PAUL MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
The political contest in the twin city
down the river is waxing hot as cleo
ton day draws nigh. The Republican
organs, as usual, are lauding the g. o
p. candidates for office while they sec
nothing meritorious in their Demo
cratic opponents. The Globe, however
is doing valiant service for the Demo
cratic candidates and is ably seconded
by Humphrey Barton, D. w. Lawlcr
Judge Flandrau, M. Doran and other
prominent citizens. Last Saturday
night the second named gentleman de
livered a magnetic address in advocacy
of Robert A. Smith and the entire Dem
ocratic ticket and in refutation of the
claims Of good government by the Re
publican party. Mr. Lawler was at his
best and raked the enemy right and
left in dignified and forcible manner
His arguments carried conviction to
the minds of his audience and of the
public who read them in the Sunday
Globe. He exposed the shallow pre-
tentions of the God-and-morality gang
who have brought the fair name of the
city into disrepute, and showed that
during the years when st. Paul was a
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strides in growth and prosperity and
was economically and honestly gov
erned by Mayors Rice, O'Brien and
Smith. He declared that the most
rabid partisan has been unable to
point to one act of criminal conduct on
the part of Democratic officials. He
challenged the opposition orators to
specify single instance of an alleged
extravagant or improper use of the
public funds during Democratic adj
ministrations, and up to time of writ
ing they have been unable to furnish
any specifications. He showed that
any Improvements that have been
wrought in the financial condition of
the city has been due to the Bell char
ter for whose existence the Democrats
were chiefly responsible.
Adverting to Hon. Robert A. Smith,
the Democratic candidate for mayor,
Mr.. Lawler' declared that his life was
an open book which the people of st.
Paul have read and loved. In his long
career of usefulness and honor no as
persion has ever been cast upon his
integrity as a man or public servant.
In saying this Mr.. Lawler was repeat
ing what the Pioneer Press was con-
strained to say of him when it reluct-
antly acknowledged that Robert A.
Smith twas and is personally honest"
The references to Mr.. Smith We're
cheered to the echo. During his ad-
dress Mr.. Lawler was magnanimous
enough to say nothing derogatory of
the other Smith who is aspiring to the
mayoralty, nor of any of the candi-
dates on the Republican ticket.
Next Tuesday is election day, and as
| matters look at present it is safe to
predict that the Democratic ticket is
the favorite one in the field. The
| nominees are excellent men and well
qualified to fill the various Offices.
| Robert A. Smith at the head of the
ticket is tower of strength whose
great popularity will insure victory.
Louis Betz and Otto Bremen, two Ger
man-Americans, are candidates for
comptroller and treasurer, respectively,
and will add considerable strength to
the ticket. The nine assembly men
have been judiciously selected and
stand a good chance of being victors
The eleven candidates for aldermen are
popular in their respective wards and
superior to those on the Republican
ticket. On the whole, the ticket is one
of the strongest ever presented to St.
Paul voters.
This being the last issue of the Irish
Standard before the first of May we
embrace this opportunity of saying to
its st. Paul constituency to work faith
fully for the success of the Democratic
ticket from now until the polls close.
st. Paul is Democratic if the Demo-
| Gratis do their duty. The Irish-Amer-
leans during the Republican regimes
have been boycotted from all city en-
ployment, though they have contrib
| uted by their energy to make it what
!! it is-one of the most enterprising
cities in America. Let them no longer
be deceived by pseudo Democrats
whose wranglings and dissensions in
the past caused the minority party to
get control of municipal affairs. 1t is
time that a change should take place,
and it will surely take place next
Tuesday.
THE PORTO RICAN TARIFF.
Little Porto Rico is now an Ameri-
can colony" to be governed outside