The Saint Paul globe., 1902-03-22
HAS A COSTLY BACKBONE.
That OF II. II. DOran Has Cost st.
Paul Pretty Penny.

AAA VI Abs ACOEan ms NOSA 81.
Paul Pretty Penny.
The Republicans Of St. Paul have a can
didate Cor mayor with the backbone Of
the long extinct mammoth. His back
bone is the kind that in two appoint
nents cost the citizens Of st. Paul Sl00, ,UOO.
The morning organ of the bedraggled
local Republicanism says the people Of
st. Paul wants 4 man for mayor with
backbone-a man with opinions and will
of his own. Further on, in the same con-
nection tire party puppet explains that
such a man is +. y. Doran.' In 50 far
as those bare statements are concerned
the organ is probably correct. Certainty
SO far as the general public was concern
ed its Will and opinions were not con-
suited in the maladministration Of the
gentleman whom the Republicans, BY q
minority vote of their primaries, nave
+ chosen as their mayoralty candidate.
Two instances OF the splendid quality
of backbone enjoyed by Mr.. DOran and
which probably in neither instance can b.
attributed to the good offices Of Acting
Mayor Griffin" Will especially appeal TO
the taxpayers as irrefutable arguments
in favor of the election Of Mr.. Doran ana
his wonderful backbone.
When Mr. DOran assumed the Office OF
mayor, he laid about with right good
will to take care Of his own particular
brand Of Republicans. Almost the first
step was the appointment, contrary 20
law, of a board of public works. The
legal and authorized board was turned
out of the court house and the locks on
the office doors changed to il sure against
any suTreptitious return. Ine podfo
bowed before the superior quality OF
lnayOralty backbone, retired across the
street to hired quarters, and waited the
decision of the court, which was not even
feased by the mighty backbone OF MS
honor The mayor and his backbone
were quite summarily sat upon, out not
I k4er.~ q
aggregating about $4,000, which, by the
way. included the Illegal salaries Of mis-
appointees. One dose OF backbone -
$4,000.
For many years, in fact, practically
from the inception of the library board,
Mr.. H. P Upham had been one OF the
most valuable and continually leadins
member of that board. Mr.. Upham IS
straight-laced Republican, but a. man man
invaluable to the affairs OF the struggling
city library Mayor Smith had always
reappointed him. II remained not Ior a
Democrat, but for Republican with
backbone to remove MT OphaIns M.
Tuham was deposed to make way Tor
Edward Feldhauser. Mr.. Feldhauser
career as a member Of the library board
was stopped in 1900 by the operation OF
the new charter, but in the meantime he
had done pretty well. The city is just
getting rid of the last of a debt Of so
O0l which the library board dominated
by Doran's backbone appointee incurred.
One Otner does OF DdckLohe-~
According TO the aforesaid party or
gan Mayor Smith lacks the backbone
which it's candidate, Mr.. DOran, has in
such a very large degree. The state
ment may go unchallenged, and when
that organ discovers one appointment
made by Mayor Smith which has cost
the taxpayers the expenditure OF 81 un-
justly then the taxpayers may arrive
at the frame Of mind which win permit
them to indorse the backbone OF Mr..
Doran. His own party had 50 much con-
hdence in his backbone, that, at the end