The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-02
MAYOR AMEs' FORMER FRIENDS.

The Republican politicians and press
of Minneapolis are showing their anx-
iety in a variety of ways to divest
themselves of the responsibility for
the character of the existing city adj
ninistration. There are no more Sc
we're critics of that administration
now than the leading Republicans Of
Minneapolis, who are at the same time
loud in their disavowal of all reSpon-
sibility, on the part of themselves and
The party alike, for the existence of the
infamous condition of affairs which
has been revealed as existing under
Mayor Ames' administration.
The word seems to have been passed
along the Republican line that Ames
and his associates must be disowned
at all hazards, and that the attitude
must be maintained, that the taxpay
ers of Minneapolis can alone depend
upon the Republican party in that
community for an honest and econom-
ical administration Of city affairs.
In the light of this state of things
an editorial which appeared recently
in the Irish Standard, of Minneapolis, is
to be regarded as at once interesting
and instructive. The editorial in qucs-
ton is entitled "Ames' Republican
Sponsors" and is devoted to the task
of demonstrating that those who are
now most anxious to disavow Aznes
and his administration were prompt
IN their acceptance of his nomination
and in their promises of their ardent
support to him. The Irish Standard,
in It's demonstration of this truth. in
dulges in the use of quotation marks
to such an extent, no doubt, as to
bring sorrow TO the heart of many a
righteous citizen of the Republican
persuasion who is now intent on dis
owning Ames,
The thesis of our contemporary
essay on Republican righteousness is
found in it's statement that ''the lead
ing Republicans of the city Endorsed
his (Ames) nomination and supported
his candidacy, though they we'll knew
what manner of man he was" In sup
port of it's position it proceeds to say
that four days after his nomination
Republican politicians were speaking
eulogistically of Ames in the Tribune.
In that behalf the Standard quotes
Congressman Fletcher as saying: 81
shall work and vote for Ames." 1t
presents the illustrious friend of Pres
ident Roosevelt, the national commit
teeman of the party from Minnesota,
Thomas H. Shevlin, declaring that
AmeS' nomination was entirely salts
factory to him. 1t quotes Stephen B.
Lovejoy, the postmaster by grace of
the Republican party, as declaring
that 'all Republicans should line up
solidly for Ames and elect him" Mr..
Lovejoys deputy, notwithstanding the
Republican strenuous adherence to
civil-service principles, goes his prin-
cipal one better by pronouncing it
good politics and good sense to sup
port Ames.' Marshal Grimshaw de-
clared enthusiastically that he would
do everything in his power to elect
Ames." And his deputy, Nimmocks,
gave the world the fond assurance
that 'Ames would make a good may
or"
The Standard does not conf1ne itself
to using inverted commas in all cases,
nor does it confine itself to the active
politicians and officeholders of the
party of moral ideas in Minneapolis.
1t brings such men as Judge Elliott, of
the district court, to the fore with
the statement of his devotion to Ames:
Il will most certainly do all in my
power to elect him." Judge Harvey.
of the same tribunal, is quoted as say
ing: eyes, most emphatically," to the
inquiry made of him whether he would
support Arnes. And no less prominent
a parsonage in the public eye at this
time in connection with the prosecu-
ton of the Ames corruptionists than
Assistant County Alto. ley AL J. Smith
is quoted by our American con-
temporary as saying: II shall support
Ames. Why shouldn't all Republicans
support him?" Why, indeed should
they not?
The Standards list Of Ames spon-
sors, of his guides, philosophers and
friends is a long one. The GIob e
has space to reproduce~the names of
but few of the most distinguished
among them, including Judge Ell Tor
rance, William Henry Eustis, Fred B.
Snyder, John M. Reese, Henry J. c ,art-
sen, E. ]. Davenport, w. P. Roberts
and John Washburne.
1t was in the columns of our enter
prising and devoted contemporary, the
Minneapolis Tribune, under date Sept.
p, 1900, that the Irish Standard found
the entertaining and instructive polit-
ical record which it has just given to
the world. To those of our Republican
brethren who understand the full
value of the Republican claim that
Democrats are wicked and corrupt
folks, and that the last hope of clean
municipal administration rests with
the 6. o. p, The Globe warmly
commends the editorial of the Irish
Standard, from which it has here so
literally quoted.
"The Mayfower" is evidently quite