The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30
TOO MUCH BILLY JOHNSON
RAMSEY COUNTY HAS HAD A FILL
OF THE PRESENT AU-
DITOR
LAUGHABLE ACT OF THE P. P.
Now Trying to Boost the Man 1t
Couldn't Stand for as
Member of the
Assembly. -
LAUGHABLE ACT OF THE P. P.

st. Paul Republicans now are COM
mencing to admit that they have had
hard row to hoe in the county this cleo
ton, and are dropping out of that row
one by one, because they don't see where
the eaters" are coming in when the hoe.
ing is done. The Republican managers re,
alize that they are handicapped by the
fact that they have not put up a ticket
worthy of notice by thinking voters.
They endeavor in a sickly, laughable way
to conceal such facts by saying:
1.-The party; not the man."
Not only this. Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike-that . is, the voters-have
noticed what pitiable plight the bosses
OF the Republican party are in; have
noticed that they have resorted to the
last extremity, "mud-slinging. But
there's something else they have noticed.
When mud is thrown it generally acts
as a boomerang, and boonlerangs have
been filling the air of late.
You can't keep good man down"
was sung at the Star the other night, and
the Democratic candidates on the county
ticket seem to have taken it as the sense
of the party that such is about the case
election will be. A prominent pastor OF
this city said Sunday: Everybody wants
to be where everybody else is. -
The Republicans of the county are be-
ginning to feel the force of the state
ment for many of them wish they were
in the band wagon, AMI some are crawl
ing in openly. If it's only a seat on the
floor, the bottom Of the wagon, what
matters it? They are in line.
AS McCfhee puts it, voters do not like
the idea of letting Mark Hanna and his
thousands and thousands of satellites in
counties states and nation ride to heaven
on their backs Just to be hitched TO the
posts on the outside of the Golden gate"
The Republican voters of the county are
beginning to see the hopelessness of
things and reason that when the ODDS
are SO heavy as ainst them, cog has
slipped somewhere. There are a few who
say: What's the good OF anything
Nawthing.
Van Foven just now is amusing him
self trying to see how close he can figure
out his majorities and, incidentally, pre-
pairing to take a move for himself SO
too, Betz Metzdorf, Miller, Irvire-any,
and all of them.
1t is enough 10 make the Internal ma
chinery of Il man stop working to recall
to mind the recent editorial printed in the
Pioneer Press, to the effect that Z GER
tain Mr.. Johnson, whose name is heard
occasionally, is fine county auditor, one
with record to be proud Of. Mr.. john
son probably cannot be accused of dis
fol tn yet to make the world sop moving.
That is conceded. Rowevervthat may be,
it is generally admitted that the less Re
publican organs say about his record, the
better Didn't something shady. happen
the first year County Auditor Johnson
he'd office? Seems as if there were a
few scandals that sort OF colored the at
mosphere in mis- Office? Perhaps the pub
lie calls to mind the facts. Nc use taking
clZo1 ont nf
places. Remen. brance also seems to
bring back the fact that these scandals
eliminated at tie time. certain chief
deputy was discharged. Guess his name
was Bourne Perhaps there are some
people in S.. Paul who could tell "a few
about Johnson.
The editorial in the P. P. is doubly
amusing when it is called to mind that
the same paper, not such very lg
while ago, said that Johnson was better
fitted to hold janitorship tnal seat IN
the assembly. If the truth is cid by mis-
take once in a while; why coa- it over
again with paint that can be seen
through? Why not use the right kind IF
paint?
But remembrance seems 10 TEEN with
things that happened once upon a time.
There was that Odd Fellows insurance
concern. Mr.. johnson was president at
the time. OF course he wasn't held la
BILE for anything because it so happened
that his signature was found to be made
by a rubber stamp. He blamed the rub
Der stamp. He got on the right side of
the fence because he fell there.
Without any beating around the bush,
the truth is that Mr.. Johnson spenE his
first year in Office making himself disa-
greeabe and getting on to the hang of
things" He was woefully ignorant of
what his duties were, like a schoolboy, in
fact He learned his lessons, h2wever,
with much slow-headed plodding, and
now-why now, he really thinks he is Il
live, ffesh-and-blood county auditor.
Does any one remember that rag carpet
the county auditor threw a bi-monthly
fit over during his first year in Office?
Seems as if about that time Mayor Kiefer
and the citizens of st. Paul saw carpets,
felt carpets. ate carpets, dreamed carpets.
had horrible nightmares over carpets
Who should pay for that little red car
pet-yes. stree, that carpet that Johnson
insisted on having
Now, here. is another thing close 20 the
hearts of the school teachers of ST. Paul,
close to the hearts of every one inter-
ested in the workings of the public
school system The schools must either
close or the employees must, work for
| nothing until next January. And why?
One man Isl os5blame-Ceuntys Auditor
Johnson. And he is the man who wants
the suffrage Of the citizens interested in
the welfare of their children and in the
fair name of the Sanity City.
Tint voters of the city will not forget
the facts as they are, all of which are
admitted by Republican officials and the
Republican press. The situation is ,ii-
creditable in the extreme. According to
statement made by President Corning,
Of the board of school inspectors, in the
Pioneer Press of Oct ID, there will be
an interval of three months in the very
heart of the school year with no money
| to run the schools. Last year the audi
tors in both Hennepin and Ramsey, coun-
ties were instructed to levy mill and
a half additional for the support of the
schools. Johnson "knew his business
and did not follow Instructions. Mime
apolis is having no trouble with her
! schools. st. Paul is finding trouble in
chunks, and because one man didn't know
that he didn't know. What does the
proverb say about the man who "doesn't
know that he doesn't know ?'' Citizens
generally will draw their own differences.
Hasn't Ramsey county had enough of
BILLY" Johnson? The answer will be
read in the election returns next Tuesday.
LINDAHL's FINISH IN SIGHT.
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