The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-30
DEFIES REPUBLICANS
TO MAINTAIN CHARGES
~ q. Michael Challenges Opposition
to Prove ExtraYa-
ganee.

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''If the Republicans can show that nm
der the present administration anv de-
Fartment Of the city, except the schools.
Eas spent for running expenses more
tnan II did in the preceding Republican
administration, then l will vote the Re-
publican ticket Clear and forcinIa
statements like these by Mr.. J. c. Mich
aels interested a large mass rneetine.
held last night at c. S. P. S. hall. West
Seventh and Western avenue, under the
auspices of the Fifth Ward Young Mems
Smith and Rohland club.
.. II. ONeill, candidate for municipal
judge was introduced by William
Brown, who presided. Young men. he
said, must have noticed the difference in
the campaign methods Of the two parties
The republicans seem bent on abuse, and
lnsinuations in their evening party organ
have gone SO far that they have been
repudiated by the morning organ under
the head of Nonsense" The Democrats
have stuck to argument and facts Con-
tinuing, Mr.. O'Neil said
No Excuse for DOran.
Whenever you hear high taxes talked
of, think of this: The budget @o1nmittee
which proposed these taxes comprised
seven Republicans and two Democrats,
and the common council which passed
them was made up Of a Republican as
sembly and Democratic board Of alder
men. Where lies the responsibility Z?
Think of another thing. The county taxes
under control of Republicans have been
doubled over last years. There is no
valid reason for the return of f. b.
Doran to power Catch any Republican
privately and he will admit it,"
Frederick w. Foot attacked Congress
man Stevens statement that all over the
country good government meant Repub-
hcan rule. Mr. Foot said:
'In what city have Republicans made a
success of administration? In not one.
Who are the great mayors from Dennis
Mulvehill, of Bridgeport, through John
son, Jones, Rose, to the new mayor of
San Francisco? Every one Democrats.
Where can we go for an example of civic
nisrule? To Minneapolis with her Re
publican mayor now. or to st. Paul with
Doran two years ago. L have never been
in a campaign where platform pledges,
past record and reason were so over
whelmingly on one side while upon the
other was so little but an appeal to pas
sion.''
Services Sufficient Platform.
Representative Philip Martin said that
the real reason for liking Mayor Smith
is not so much his genial ways as his
services. The police system of J. J.
O'Connor alone ought to be sufficient plat
form to elect a ticket. Speaking of ward
affairs, he said, IF good citizenship was
any influence in electing a man Otto w.
Rohland will be the next alderman from
the Fifth ward
George r. OReily said he believed
political meetings were to discuss issues
and candidates fairly and squarely. He
said the Republican campaign is an in
suit to the city. How the Republicans
blame Democrats for the things they are
not responsible for can be seen in the
following instance:
It. B. Doran was a member of the 1900
charter commission. A subcommittee
brought up a plan for a bipartisan pO-
lice board. DOran and the Republican
majority had bipartisan stricken out
When, however, the voters upset their
calculations by electing Robert A. Smith
and the Democratic police board made its
first step toward getting out of the mud
Gle which had been left to it by calling ir
j. j. O'Connor, Former Chief GetcheI
took the matter to court. And there in
the court the Republican attorneys threw
the whole responsibility for the charter
upon the Democrats, whose influence had
been outvoted."
In speaking of the men for whom the
club is named, Mr.. O'Reilly told of the
time when the Bank Of Minnesota failed.
1.-The Odd Fellows had $1,000 in it which
was due to widows and orphans They
came to Mr.. Smith, who at that time
was penniless having given up even his
beautiful home to clear himself from tbs
stigma of owing any man. Mr.. Smith
borrowed $1,000 on personal note, and
gave it to them"
Right Men for Council.
Nothing affects a voter more closely
than the man VINO represents him in the
common council The Fifth ward is for
tunate in having Mr.. Rohland who will
bring to the corlmon good the same hon
estY and business energy that have
ty to his present high standing. He and
Joseph Horejs will stand for the best
things in the ward. The men to succeed
are the meh who have succeeded"
James G. Michael said:
at never knew what improvements
meant to city until l lived in O.Ae
homa, during the week that thousands
of people suddenly made city. Then I
realized il the fearful discomfort what
a big value all the little tEings we take
for granted have-sewers, pure water,
hospitals and a thousand ether little
things. The big task of providing these
things fell upon st. Paul when it was
under Democratic administratiOn-up to
1892. In schools, up to that time, there
had never been pack step. ,They were
ranked second in the world. How many
schools have the Republicans built? How
many engine houses? What public i'm,
provements? What police protection?
Doran, and they left the Democrats to
paY for 1t in the last two years. They
left US to build a detention hospital ward
and market, and yet the call US extrav-
aganti I'll make a proposition: If the
Republicans can show that in this last
administration any department. Of the
city, except schools, spent more in rum
ming expenses than it did under the pre-
ceding Republican administration, then
I'll vote the Republican ticket"
The meeting was concluded by short
speaches from r. n. Hase and Otto
NJ. Rohland
ORGANIZATION DOES GOOD WORK.
Third Ward Democrats Roll Up Big
Majority for DahIquist.
Third ward Democrats will hold another
big mass meeting tonight at the ward
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