The Irish standard., 1902-06-21

| as Lowry, president or the kappa iran
sit company, and William Boutell, the
big furniture merchant, furnished the
bail.
Some of the prominent local attor
neys think the indictment is worthless
and that demurrer will be sustained
for two reasons, namely: that Sweet
could not vote for Ames' secretary un
less Megaarden should be removed by
the governor; and that in the event of
Megaarden's removal Sweet could moi
vote for the secretary unless the sheriff
was to be elected by the unity com.
missioners. At the time the offer is
said to have been made by Ames,
Commissioner Sweet was rot in pO-
sition to elect the secretary, and there
fore the law was not violated, and the
mere fact that money was offered
when the official was not able to carry
out the bargain does not constitute
bribery. So the lawyers say, but the
judge may think otherwise.
The Irish Standard for many reasons
opposed the electi@n of n. \. Ames f r
mayor two years ago and there is no
occasion to repeat them at this time.
1t is the uniform policy of this pap2r
never to strike a man when he is
down, and never to accuse him Of
wrong doing until he has been found
guilty by jury of his peers.
The most bitter critics of the Ames
administration today are Republicans
who made him their candidate after
he had been repudiated by the Demo-
cratic party which honored him in the
past. When he expected nothing more
from the Democrats he left their party
for the party's good and was received
with open arms by their opponents, who
made him their standardbearer in the
municipal campaign Of 1900 and elect
ed him in preference to Gray or Dean.
The leading Republicans of the city
endorsed his nomination and supported
his candidacy, though they well knew
what manner of man he was.
Four days after his nomination on
the Republican ticket for mayor we
find the Republican politicians speak
ing enthusiastically of him in the Trib-
une as vote-getter. G 1ngressman
Fletcher in the Tribune of Sept. 30,
1900, says: Il shall work and vote for
Ames." Thomas II. Shevlin, national
Republican committeeman for Mime
sofa, and the great friend of Roosevelt,
declared that Ames was satisfactory
to him. Stephen B. Lovejoy, the post
master, said that "all Republicans
should line up solidly for Ames and
elect him." His deputy, Mr.. Hughes,
said sit was good politics and good
sense to support him." Marshal Grim
shaw said he "would do everything
in his power to elect him. His clerk,
G.. A. Nimocks, said "Ames would
make good mayor" Judge Ell Tor
rance, William Henry Eustis, Victor
J. Welch, Fred B. Snyder, Attorney G..
s. Cairns, Henry J. Gjertsen, Simon
NIitchelet, Il. i. Davenport, w. 2.
Roberts, John Washburn and a host OF
other Republican war horses promised
to give him their hearty support.
John NJ. Rees said he would take
the stump for Van SAINT and Ames,'
and he did. One Republican leader said
that Ames' candidacy would poll at
least 1000 votes for Van SAINT in Min
neapolis, and Chairman Matchan OF
the Republican executive committee
assured DR.. Ames that the organization
would give him it's hearty support.
Senator G. L. Wallace said lie would
take off his coat and hustle for Ames
if necessary" w. Il. Coe said that
Mayor Ames would give IA clean adj
ministration,' and Maxil d. Robb said
he voted for him before and didn't
have to hold my nose, either" and he
would vote for him again.
when asked if he would vote Tor
Ames, Judge Harvey said eyes, NEST
emphatically." Judge Elliott, of the
district court, said: Il will most GER
tainly do all in my power to elect him.
Al !. Smith, the assistant county at
torney who prosecuted young Gardner
and in his address to the july solemnly
declared that he was proud OF the Ke'
publican party, is quoted to have said:
Il shall support Ames. Why shouldn't
all Republicans support him?"
All Republicans didn't support him,
however. but enough of them supported
him to land him in the mayors chair.
He is now an elephant OH their hands
and they want to cruelty him. Let
them do so. but the Democrats will
hold them responsible for his malad-
miniStrntion just the same. He was
and is their mayor and whether lie will
be convicted or not he has brought
shame upon this fair city and made
its name by-word all over the conti-
nent.