The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-17

was merely that they should run their
boilers and engines without emitting
smoke. Naturally enough they could not
do it, and their representatives were, ac-
cordingly, hauled into the police court
to be punished for the crime involved in
their failure, and outsiders who might
have thought of bringing their industries
within our borders were thoughtfully re-
minded Of at least one of the dangers
which would beset them.
These foolish and abortive prosecutions
naturally recall the efforts made to con-
Wet the gamblers whom Mayor Kiefer
brought into light from under the cover
of the protection of his police "'Red"
Griffin and the policy sharps had their
day in court. and very amusing day 1t
was. But they went the way of all other
offenders and alleged offenders against
the law.
Doubtless when 1t is shown that the
blazoned reductions made in a debt in
CURED in the making of the only public
improvements that the city has made ut
any time have been accomplished
by these gentry going down into
their individual pockets to mee1 the bill,
the voters of st. Paul can be taught to
forget and eXtenuate the crimes and
blunders which have made up the prin-
cipal part of the operations of the pres
ent gang for the past four years.
ELECTION DODGES AND DODGERS.
1t is but few days since our astute
police chief who is expected by our mayor
to give us the best governed city in the
country, told the public that the reported
burglaries and outrages committed on
certain religious and charitable houses in
this city were merely another election
dodge"
This meant that Chief Getchen resorted
to cheap, lying and cowardly device to
cover up the worthlessness of the depart
ment he is at the head Of His scheme
has failed, and he has only succeeded in
aff1xing with his own tongue the label of
hopeless incompetency which four-ffths
of the people of the city long ago de-
cided should be affixed to Republican po-
lice administration.
Now that ex-Chief of Detectives O'Con-
nor, a representative of the only compe-
tent police administration this community
has ever enjoyed since it reached the pro-
portions of a great city. has been able to
confront this robber Of the sanctuary with
the punishment he so richly merits. the
astute and brilliant discovery of Mayor
Kiefer will doubtless see the full sig
nif1cance of the election dodge" which
is involved. He didn't see it entirely be-
fore. What has he to say about it now?
What apology has he to offer to the decent
people of the community for the brutal
and cowardly falsehood with which he
tried to throw aside the responsibility of
the continued burglaries of the residences
Of our people, which have, if anything,
been conducted even more actively since
he took control Of the police?
Chief GetchelI and those whom he is
associated with in the disagreement Of
this town are quite busy these days try
ing to dodge the inevitable results of the
election which is now pending. Let US
see just how he can dodge this latest ex-
posture of the folly of looking to him or
his superiors for the proper policing of
St. Paul. There are many artful dodgers
among his political brethren. Let us see
whether he is wholly worthy of the COM
pany he keeps. It requires something like
genius in this direction to be worthy fol-
lower of the Wizard who keeps the city's
books.