The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-04

ClLiZettS the pOHtlcal 1mmOFddlly VI liz
Republican campaign managers mas cor
rupted even the English, pure and un-
defled, of the able and distinguished
editorial writer of this journal. Smooln
things, are done not by real poIitlcadi cal
parties, whose duty is to be honest ana
frank with their constituents, but IT is
the proper language in the mouths OF
that active and industrious fraternity
who, during The Republican admlnlstraA
tion of Col. Wright, burglarized the safe
in the Office of the chief of police ana
under the administration of f. B. Doran
and Reddy Griffin terrorized our citizens
and looted our city"
Men Strong and True.
The Republican platform is the "gang."
l. for one, am willing to meet that issue.
Who is the man on whom these mud
batteries are turned? l might recite some
history. L might tell you how the leaders
of the city Democracy, while yet poy'
succeeded his honored father in the COM
mon council, how for ten years he served
hoDorably and acceptably to all as clerk
of the district court how he was nom
ored by the presidential appointment as
United States marshal. ! might tell you
that in the department of justice at
Washington is on file telegram TO the
president from Walter H. Sanborn, judge
OF the United States court of appeals,
that there was no man in Minnesota pet
ter qualified to be marshal than the man
l have referred to, but all this l scorn,
and in the name Of friendship Whlch
commenced more than thirty years ago
and which has ever since been unoroken
and Unclouded, 1 say to this magnificent
audience Of my ne1ghbors and my TRENDS 9.a Us
that of all the Republican pack Which
are today barking and biting at his heels
there is not one who is worthy to loose
the lachet Of the shoe of Richard L.
O'Connor. Qong and continued cheers
and applause.)
If history were to be consulted to lind
a parallel for the gang of machine Re-
publicans who for the past ten Years
have cursed the Republican party Of st.
Paul l would find it in that crew who,
under the leadership of Jack Falstan
waylaid the unwary traveller on the dan
gerous highways Of Gads hill. (Prolong-
ed applause.)
Built Up City.
County Attorney t. R. Kane dealt with
the history Of the city and the important
part which the Democratic party has
played in its development. in sharp con-
trast with the do-nothing policy of the
few Republican administrations under
W hich the city has suffered. He said in
part:
I'VE are now dealing with things Of
Importance to the welfare and destiny Of
this municipality. This is an undeniable
truth, and judging by that criterion, the
only just and true criterion by which the
sincerity and capacity of political or
ganiZations can be tested lies in fair
and impartial manner to test the respec-
tive merits of the political parties in this
campaign.
First let me present to you in brief
manner the reasons upon which the DEM
ocratic party asks a continuance of your
confidence for the next two years, and
next why every man in the city of st.
Paul, who loves the city, should sup
port the Democratic party in this cam
paign irrespective of his political affilia-
tions in state and national affairs. No
man can reflect on the greatness of this
city and its prosperity in the present
09 h09r without noting the rapid growth
years, from whistling station until we
have now a trade and population that
places us in the front rank Of American
cities.
During that period we have de yelo~ed
from frontier town of 500 to the proud
population of 1900 We have developed
from way station where the trappers
mercial city that today controls an en-
pre- larger than the great republic Of
France. In that period we have develop
ed from steamboat landing on the Ms
terminal West of Chicago. Three great
transcontinental lines start from the
union depot and there is not a rail-aad
system in America that feels its system
complete until 1t has secured an entrance
into the. great terminal center of the
city of st. Paul
Legacy of Accomplishments.
THE Democratic party in forty years
administration has developed the water
works system until at present it could
care for the enormous population which
will some day be here, and that by talk
ing water from the lakes forty miles
away. The Democracy of this city has
fostered the school system for forty
years. The engine houses, our police sta
tions, our bridges, our public hospital and
our court house, which cost $1,000, 000 are
what we offer you as the legacy of for
ty years of Democratic administration
and Democratic rule. In 1854, the first
mayor was elected in st. Paul. We have
mad twenty-five mayors since then, twen-
ty Of them Democratic and five Repub-
lican: and we have a right to take a par
donable pride in forty years of Demo
cratic administration
And what Is our present condition?
fire department that vies with any in
ment that has caused admiration from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. And the DEM
ocratic administration demands that the
railroad corporations and large corpora
tlons live up to paving their proportion
Of the taxes Of st. Paul. We ask the
Republicans to show what they have
and cOnfidence?'