The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
THE COMING COUNTY ELECTION.

The progress of political events in
this city and county during the past
four or five years has plainly shown
that the mass of the voters are strong
ly disposed to elect Democrats to
power and to retain those already in
power. 1t is not difficult to under
stand this condition of sentiment. At
ter having given over the control of
their local affairs absolutely to the
Republican politicians, four years of
experience of Republican officials has
operated to satisfy them that the ac-
ton taken was not promotive of the
public interests. Scandals of all kinds
have ensued both in city and county
affairs through the inef1ciency and
dishonesty of Republican officials. The
state of things revealed by TIL e
G 10 b e through the tax certificate
transactions was sufficiently Infamous
to result ordinarily in the overthrow
of any party whatever under whose
control it was shown 10 exist. The
management of our county affairs by
the Republican majority of the present
and former board of county commits
Sioners has shown such a low standard
of official morals as to be a warning
to every intelligent taxpayer against
keeping in power men of the stamp of
many of those whom the Republican
party has brought into office. The
scandals of city administration under
Republican rule during four years
were hardly less notable, although they
have been somewhat dwarfed Of late
by the recital of the infamies attend
ing the Republican administrations of
Minneapolis and Hennepin county.
There is the amplest reason for look
ing forward to Democratic success in
the next county election. All that is
required is that the best men of the
party who are willing to contest the
offices will file their certificates of
nomination.
1t is indispensable to the success
of Democratic nominees in the forth
coming county election that the Demo-
Gratis shall place before the peon1e a
list of names for the Office of county
commissioner which will be in as mark
ed contrast as possible to the class of
men whom the Republicans have NOM
mated in the past for that office. Thus
far the indications are that the Re-
publican candidates for the board Of
county commissioners will represent
no advance whatever on the standards
OF the past four years. The less de-
sirable elements Of local politics have
been kept up at the surface by that
party in connection with the admins
tration of that particular office.
With the appearance of such addi-
tional men of character and fitness for
the other offices as may think proper
to file their certificates, the voters of
Ramsey county are certain to have
presented to them in the coming cleo
ton, through the Democratic partv q
county ticket which will entitIe itself
to election. In no other way can tba
result of the election pe assured. Ey
cry observer of political life in citv
and county alike is aware that per-
sonal superiority is the rouchstone
with the average voter in seIecting
those for whom he shall cast his vote
Neither party can be said to be numer-
lcally in the ascendant in either civ
or county, and the result with refer
ence to the parties must inevitable de-
pend upon the superiority, individual
ly and collectively, of the men whom
they respectively place before the peo-
pie for their SURFACES.