The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-30


gentlemen to again lead the Democratic
ticket to victory. Their nomination by
overwhelming majorities is the strongest
commentary on the popular respect which
they enjoy.
Choice of the People.
A free comparison of the contending
candidates for the offices of mayor, treas
urer and comptroller furnishes food for
some interesting political reflections.
Mayor Smith was nominated at the pri-
maries by vote which nearly equaled
the combined vote of the Republican
candidates, and that despite the fact that
his opponent was the most popular
young man in the Democratic party, and
one who had repeatedly proved his ability
as successful campaigner against ire
mendouS odds
The Republican stump orators urge
against Mayor Smith that he has held
office almost continuously for half cen
fury. In their argument against him
they furnish the very strongest reason
for his reelection. His service has prov
ed his fitness. AS Mr.. Doran knows to
his sorrow, no man can lily serve the
citizens of ST. Paul in official capacity
and make a record for continued Office
holding. Mayor Smith was nominated
by the people and by an overwhelming
majority of the voters of his party, as
sisted by the votes of hundreds of the
Republican friends Of good government.
Nominated by Minority.
Mr.. Doran was the minority candidate
of poll which did not represent better
than a minority of his party. He was
nominated in the face of the open denun-
citation of the immense stay-at-home Re
publican vote and only after he had been
taken up by the political bosses and lit
orally forced upon the people. Mr.. Doran
cannot be charged with chronic Office
holding, at least in offices which are in
the gift or control of the people. He was
elected mayor in 1896. His adminstra-
tion was not in the strictest sense a sue
cess.
AS a matter of fact, the leading organ
of his party which is now giving him
half-hearted support, subjected him and
| his administration to the SevereSt
| structures 1t made no attempt to conceal
| the well known fact that the proprietor of
| the most notorious den in st. Paul was
| the power behind the Doran throne. So
potent was it's recognition of that lament
able fact that in it's columns the man in
question was always referred to- as
| Mayor" as he was popularity known
| throughout the city.
| The same organ which now swallows
Mr.. Dorans candidacy with a wry face
| numerically berated him for his appoint
| A1SIAlS " the municipal DOdrQS ana was
| frankly outSpoken in its opposition to
| his administration of mistakes and mis-
government. At the close Of his admin
| 1Stration Mr.. DOran attempted to secure
| the nomination for another term. He was
| backed by the machine he had built UP
with the patronage Of his office, but the
people were aroused. Their indignation
was at a fever heat even the politicians
were disguised and Mr.. Doran's name
was Kissed down in his party convention
a Record of Failures.
| Mr.. Doran comes again before the voters
| of st. Paul, not with a record of fifty
years honorable and valuable service, but
with the record of single inglorious at
tempt to run the city on political lines
to the entire elimination Of business or
| common sense principles A record be-
smirched with the commissioner of pub
lie works scandal; the appointment Of
Harry Franklin to the board of school
inspectors; the = MeXicanizing Of the
library board and it's disastrous results:
the reconstruction of the board of fire
commissioners and a score mistakes or
misdeeds which the voters of St Paul will
lcng remember to their sorrow.
Otto Bremen was elected city treasurer
by an overwhelming majority He was
unknown to politics, but the public de-
manded that the disgraceful state of af-
tratlon be wiped out forever The trust
imposed upon Mr.. Bremen was not mis-
placed. His official record is the peer of
that Of any man who has served the peo-
pie of st. Paul. When Mr. Bremen took
the helm, order came out of chaos. The
treaSurers office soon became a part of
the city government in which the citizens
secured the service they are entitled to
and in which they take pardonable- pride.
Nothing in the line of his duty was
neglected by Mr.. Bremen
MuzzIed the "Wafchdoc."
With the reconstruction of the treas
urers office came clashes with Comp
troller McCardy, whose high-hahded
methods, entrenched behind his fetch,
the charter were far from complying
with the provisions of the charter of
which McCardy loves to prate The fierce
watchdog had no terrors for Mr.
Bremen. The law provides that certain
things shall be done. McCardy a law
unto himself. refused to comply, and Mr.
Bremen took him into the courts. One
lesson was not sufficient for the self
constituted oracle. of the people and again
Mr.. Bremer took the GEAR into the
courts and again. he was sustained and
the watchdog forced to comply with
the laws, he had long dfsregarded in the
most high-handed manner
MI. Bremers opponent is an estimabIe
gentleman and if there were the remotest
possibility of his election the taxpayers
OF st. Paul would be safe in the belief
that Mr.. Wolterstorff would take into the
treasurer's office the ideals of an honest
if unfit man.
Mr.. Wolterstorn has had, so far as the
public knows, nos training that fits him
to assume the responsible and arduous
duties of city treasurer. Moreover 1t
is to be believed that neither Mr.. Wolter-
storf or the leaders of the Republican
party take his candidacy very seriously.
When no candidate presented himself
as sacrifice, and the Republicans faced
the problem of allowing the office OK
treasurer to go by default, the Lincoln
club, that beehive of candidates, took
upon itself the duty of securing candi-
date, willy nilly. Even the prestige OF
the Lincoln club failed to draw out the
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