The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-24
FIRST WARD IS IN LINZ
DEMOCRATS TURN OUT AT THE
GRAND RALLY LAST
NIGHT
UNITED PARTY WILL WIN
Voters of the Ward Opposed to Re-
publican MisruIe, and Will
Give Robert A. Smith
Their Support.

Democrats of the First ward assembled
at a grand rally in the hall at 495 Brad
ley street last night. The hall. large
enough to accommodate several hundred
persons, was much too small for the as
standing room for those who desired to
hear the speakers.
Edward Peterson, an attache of the
state labor commissioners office, was
first introduced by the chairman of the
ward organization. Mr.. Peterson said:
There is one thing to which L desire to
that the city of st. Paul has never in
dorsed Republican misrule 1t has al
ways been an accident that Republicans
get into power in this city. Either
through split or internal warfare in
the Democratic party or the pertidy OF
some irresponsible, alleged leader The
republicans never won victory on their
merits, for the simple reason that they
never earned merit in the administration
of the city's. affairs. Without saying
anything against the honesty of such
Republicans as Wright. Doran and Kief-
er, we are ready to say that anyone or
all of them are better men for the of
nee they, filled than the present nominee
of the Republican machine. In order to
make hitting end of the farce we will
to use a baseball term, on Monday next
say, three times and out in Kidding the
plauSe,)
Attorney T. ]. McDermott was the next
speaker. He talked earnestly and kept
his auditors interested. He said:
IT want to express first my gratifica-
the interest you are manifesting in this
campaign: 1t demonstrates the fact that
you are alive to securing the best govern
ment obtainable for the city and that
you are appealing to the right political
party to secure that ~reatly desired end
10 prove that statement is not mere idle
ooast or an understudied statement 1
want to call your attention to the fact
that the city of st. Paul grew from COM
paratlve commercial Oblivion to her pres
ent prominence in the Northwest while
democrats were at the head of municipal
government.
In making our choice of candidates
Tor VINO we will vote this time We must
judge the future by the past accomplish
ments or either party as municipal gov
ernors. The great public works of ST.
Paul were nearly all designed and con-
city government and when it Is consider
ed how rapid the growth and how difficult
the work of construction has been, the
Democratic party can point with no small
degree of pride to its work
During all the time that the Demo-
cracy was In power and these great mu-
nilclpal works were In course of compile
ton, when millions of the peoples money
were passing through the hands Of pub
lie officials yearly, not one obligation of
dishonesty or theft was alleged against
the Democratic officials. The Republicans,
for lack of campaign material, have tried
TO make capital out Of the building of the
high bridge.that was built during one of
Mayor Smiths administrations. We think
the high bridge Is good thing in com
meTcial way for st. Paul. and that 1t has
patd for itself over and over again.
We nave nominated man who has been
mayor of the city three times. yet such
is the record and enmities Of Republic
can mayors that they have never once
cared to renominate one of their mayors
for reelection to that office The silk
stocking element of the Republican party
always controls the--aayor when that
party is successful and the rank and
file of the party are not pleased with
the condition: While always chosen as a
Democrat, Mayor Smith was always
mayor for all Of the people, and not for
some exclusive faction, set or coterfe of
hill jewellers who wanted to dodge
G. M. Brewer, candidate for justice of
the peace, made a short address, and was
followed by Charles Ferries, the ward
candidate for alderman.